Balshaw’s Church of England High School

Modern Languages

Modern Languages Staff

For more information about the Subject curriculum, please contact: Mrs C Wood the Curriculum Leader.

Mrs C Wood - Curriculum Leader
Mrs L Dudley
Mrs J Lylyk
Mrs C Mackintosh
Mrs J Singleton de Carranza

Year 7

Topic outline

At Balshaw’s all students in Year 7 will have four French lessons every two weeks or four Spanish lessons every two weeks.

Students are taught in mixed ability groups.

In Year 7 students will study four modules.

Students are also taught how to use classroom language to make sure that they use French as much as they can.

French

1 - La rentrée - covers the following topics:

Phonics
Introducing yourself
Numbers and age
Brothers and sisters
Describing the classroom
Talking about likes and dislikes
Describing yourself
Say what activities you do

2 - En classe - covers the following topics:

Colors
Time
School Subjects
School uniform
School day
Describing school is in France and England

3 - Mon temps libre - covers the following topics:

Weather/seasons
Talking about what sports you play
Saying what activities you do
Booking out sport in French speaking countries
Talking about what you like doing
Forming and answering questions

4 - Ma vie de famille - covers the following topics:

Describing your family
Talking about where you like
Talking about breakfast
Learning about 'Bastille Day'
Talking about animals
Using higher numbers

YEAR 7 FRENCH VOCABULARY SHEETS

Year 8

Topic Outline

In Year 8, students are in ability sets and have five lessons of French or Spanish every two weeks.

Although all of our students follow the same scheme of work, work is differentiated to the ability of the students.

Scheme of Work

French

Students will start will a recap of Year 7 work, and then:

1 - En ville - covers the following topics:

Talking about places in a town or village
Saying where you go out at the weekend
Inviting someone out
Ordering drinks and snacks
Saying what you are going to do
Talking about plans for a special weekend

2 - Vive les vacances - covers the following topics:

Talking about school holidays
Saying what you did in the holidays
Describing a visit to a theme park
Saying where you went and how
Listening for negatives in the perfect tense
Asking and answering questions

3 - J'adore les fêtes - covers the following topics:

Talking about festivals and celebration
Describing festivals and special days
Buying food at a market
Using prediction to help with challenging listening passages
Talking about a future trip
Writing about New Year

4 - A loisir - covers the following topics:

Talking about celebrities and TV programmes
Talking about digital technology
Arranging to go to the cinema
Talking about leisure activities
Spotting synonyms
Using three tenses when speaking

5 - Le monde est petit - covers the following topics:

Talking about where you live
Describing where you live
Listening for different persons of the verb
Talking about daily routine
Talking about moving house
Using three tenses in writing

YEAR 8 FRENCH VOCABULARY SHEETS

Spanish Year 7

1 - ¡Vamos! - covers the following topics:

Greetings
Age and birthdays
Numbers up to 31
School bag items
Alphabet
Classroom vocabulary
Spanish speaking countries

2 - En el Instituto - covers the following topics:

School subjects
Days of the week
Opinions of teachers
Opinions of school subjects
Snacks
Money
Numbers up to 100

3 - Mi Famila - covers the following topics:

Family members
Household pets
Colours
Physical descriptions
Hair and eyes

4 - En Casa - covers the following topics:

European countries
Regions
Home Descriptions
Rooms of the house
Activities at home
Bedroom furniture
Daily routine

YEAR 7 SPANISH VOCABULARY SHEETS

Spanish Year 8

1 - El Tiempo Libre - covers the following topics:

Hobbies
Time
Sport
Opinions of free time activities
Future activities

2 - En La Ciudad - covers the following topics:

Saying what your town is like
Asking where something is in a town
Making and responding to invitations
Talking about the weather
Using two tenses together

3 - Mi Vida - covers the following topics:

Talking about activities
Describing friends using adjectives
Understanding nationalities
Talking about places in a town
Doing an extended interview

4 - iDiviértete! - covers the following topics:

Talking about television programmes
Talking about films
Inviting someone to go out
Making excuses
Saying what someone else likes and dislikes

5 - Mis Vacaciones - covers the following topics:

Describing past holidays
Saying what you did on holiday
Giving more details of your holidays
Giving a presentation about holidays
Learning more about Spanish-speaking countries

6 - La Comida - covers the following topics:

Meals and meal times
Snacks
Market food
Fruit and vegetables
Quantities
Restaurant food
Ordering meals
Past food and questions

YEAR 8 SPANISH VOCABULARY SHEETS

Year 9

Topic outline

Scheme of Work

In Year 9 students are in ability sets and will do either four French lessons every two weeks or four Spanish lessons every two weeks.

Topics covered are described below:

French Year 9

1 - Ma vie sociale d'ado - covers the following topics:

Describing yourself
Talking about Facebook
Inviting someone out
Describing a date
Describing a music event

2 - Á L'horizon - covers the following topics:

Discussing your future
Learning languages
Talking about your job
Describing what your job involves
Talking about your ambitions

3 - Spécial vacances - covers the following topics:

Discussing holidays
Imagining adventure holidays
Talking about what you take with you on holiday
Describing holiday disasters
Visiting a tourist attraction

At this stage of the scheme of work, students who have chosen French as an option will start the GCSE course.

The other students will study the following:

4 - Bien dans sa peau – covers the following topics:

Learning the parts of the body
Learning about sport
Learning about healthy eating
Making plans to get fit
Describing levels of fitness

5 - Moi dans le monde – covers the following topics:

Discussing what you are allowed to do
Explaining what's important to you
Talking about things you buy
Describing what makes you happy
Learning about human rights issues

YEAR 9 FRENCH VOCABULARY SHEETS

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ROUGE
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ROUGE
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ROUGE
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ROUGE
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ROUGE
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ROUGE
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Spanish Year 9

1 - De moda

Talking about clothes
Talking about school uniform
Choosing an item of clothing
Talking about a trip to Argentina
Talking about different types of shop

2 - La salud

Learning parts of the body
Describing symptoms
Talking about healthy and unhealthy food
Talking about healthy living
Talking about lifestyle changes

3 - Somos asi

Talking about things you like
Talking about your week
Talking about films
Talking about birthday celebrations

4 - iOrientate

Saying what you have to do at work
Saying what job you would like to do
Saying what you did at work yesterday
Describing your job

5 - Jovenes en accion

Talking about children's lives
Talking about children's rights
Talking about journeys to school
Talking about environmental issues
Writing about raising money for charity

YEAR 9 SPANISH VOCABULARY SHEETS

GCSE French

Topic outline

At Balshaw’s we use the Edexcel exam board and study the linear course. We use the resources from ‘Studio’. The GCSE has two tiers, foundation and higher. The foundation paper allows students to access up to Grade 5. The higher paper allows students to access up to Grade 9.

Year 10

Year 10 students have 5 languages lessons every two weeks

Foundation French Year 10

1 - Qui Suis-je? - covers the following topics:

Revising family and describing people
Revising places in town, activities and times
Talking about friends and what makes a good friend
Talking about family relationships
Making arrangements to go out
Describing a day out
Talking about role models

2 - Cultural Life - covers the following topics:

Revising leisure activities
Revising films and going to the cinema
Talking about sport
Talking about using technology
Discussing reading habits and music
Talking about television programmes
Talking about a night out with friends

3 - Daily Life - covers the following topics:

Talking about food and meals
Discussing clothes and what to wear
Describing your daily life
Shopping for clothes
Describing festivals and traditions
Talking about shopping for a special meal
Describing family celebrations

4 - Town, Region and Country - covers the following topics:

Talking about where you live and what you can do there
Describing a town and asking the way
Describing a region
Finding out tourist information
Discussing plans and the weather
Talking about your town, village or neighbourhood

5 - Holidays - covers the following topics:

Talking about what you normally do on holiday
Staying in a hotel
Talking about travelling
Saying what you do and did on holiday
Ordering in a restaurant
Buying souvenirs
Talking about holiday disasters

YEAR 10 FOUNDATION FRENCH VOCABULARY SHEETS

Foundation French Year 11

Students will start will a recap of Year 10 work, and then:

6 - What School is Like and My studies, Life at School/College - covers the following topics:

Revising school subjects and talking about your timetable
Giving opinions about school subjects and facilities
Talking about your school and school in France
Discussing rules and regulations
Talking about school activities
Talking about school activities

7 - Work, Ambitions and Using Languages Beyond the Classroom - covers the following topics:

Talking about jobs
Discussing work preferences
Talking about plans, hopes and wishes
Discussing the importance of languages
Talking about how you earn money
Discussing work experience

8 - Environmental Issues and Bringing the World Together - covers the following topics:

Talking about what makes you tick and what concerns you
Discussing the weather and natural disasters
Talking about protecting the environment
Talking about ethical shopping
Talking about volunteering
Talking about big events

YEAR 11 FOUNDATION FRENCH VOCABULARY SHEETS

Higher French Year 10

1 - Who Am I? - covers the following topics:

Revising family and describing people
Talking about friends and what makes a good friend
Revising places in town and activities
Talking about family relationships
Making arrangements to go out
Describing a night out with friends
Talking about your life when you were younger
Talking about role models

2 - Cultural Life and Daily Life - covers the following topics:

Revising sport and music
Talking about sport
Revising technology, films and TV
Talking about your life online
Talking about books and reading
Talking about television programmes
Talking about films and actors
Talking about food and meals
Talking about food for special occasions
Discussing shopping for clothes
Using polite language
Describing your daily life
Describing family celebrations
Describing festivals and traditions

3 - Town, Region and Country - covers the following topics:

Talking about where you live, weather and transport
Describing a town and asking the way
Describing a region
Talking about your town, village or district
Discussing what to see and do
Discussing plans and weather

4 - Town, Region and Country, Holidays Travel and Tourist Transactions - covers the following topics:

Describing community projects
Talking about what you normally do on holiday
Talking about holidays and the future
Talking about an ideal holiday
Booking and reviewing hotels
Ordering in a restaurant
Talking about travelling
Buying souvenirs
Talking about holiday disasters
Talking about holidays - past and future
Talking about an ideal holiday
Booking and reviewing hotels
Ordering in a restaurant
Talking about travelling
Buying souvenirs
Talking about holiday disasters

5 - What is School Like - covers the following topics:

Revising school subjects
Talking about your school
Comparing school in the UK and French speaking countries
Discussing school rules
Talking about getting the best out of school
Talking about a school exchange

6 - Work and Ambitions - covers the following topics:

Discussing jobs and work preferences
Discussing career choices
Talking about plans, hopes and wishes
Discussing the importance of languages
Applying for jobs
Understanding case studies
Talking about what makes you tick
Talking about problems facing the world

7 - Environmental Issues - covers the following topics:

Talking about protecting the environment
Talking about ethical shopping
Talking about volunteering and big events

YEAR 10 HIGHER FRENCH VOCABULARY SHEETS

GCSE Spanish

At Balshaw’s we use the Edexcel exam board and study the linear course. We use the Viva GCSE resources. The GCSE has two tiers, foundation and higher. The foundation paper allows students to access up to Grade 5. The higher paper allows students to access up to Grade 9.

Higher Spanish Year 10

1 - Holidays and Travel and Tourist Transactions - covers the following topics:

Discussing holidays and weather
Saying what you do in the summer
Talking about holidays
Saying what you did on holiday
Describing where you stayed
Booking accommodation and dealing with problems
Giving an account of a holiday in the past

2 - What School is Like - covers the following topics:

Giving opinions about school subjects
Describing school uniform
Describing the school day
Talking about subjects and teachers
Describing your school
Talking about school rules and problems
Talking about plans for a school exchange
Talking about activities and achievements

3 - Who Am I and Daily Life and Cultural Life - covers the following topics:

Talking about socialising and family
Describing people
Talking about social networks
Making arrangements
Talking about reading preferences
Describing people
Talking about friends and family
Talking about free time activities
Talking about TV programmes and films
Talking about what you usually do
Talking about sports
Talking about what is trending
Discussing different types of entertainment
Using a range of past tenses
Town, region and country - talking about places in a town

4 - Travel and Tourist Transactions and Town, Region and Country - covers the following topics:

Talking about shops
Describing the features of a region
Planning what to do
Shopping for clothes and presents
Talking about problems in a town
Describing a visit in the past

YEAR 10 HIGHER SPANISH VOCABULARY SHEETS

Higher Spanish Year 11

Students will start will a recap of Year 10 work, and then:

4 - Cultural Life and Daily Life - covers the following topics

Talking about sports
Talking about what is trending
Discussing different types of entertainment
Talking about who inspires you

5 - Town, Region, Country and Travel and Tourist Transactions - covers the following topics

Talking about places in a town
Talking about shops
Describing the features of a region
Planning what to do
Shopping for clothes and presents
Talking about problems in a town
Describing a visit in the past

6 - Daily Life, Cultural Life and Travel and Tourist Transactions - covers the following topics:

Describing meal times
Talking about illnesses and injuries
Talking about typical foods
Comparing different festivals
Describing a special day
Ordering in a restaurant
Talking about a music festival

7 - Work and Ambitions - covers the following topics

Talking about different jobs
Talking about how you earn money
Talking about work experience
Talking about the importance of learning languages
Applying for a summer job
Discussing gaps years

8 - Work, Ambitions, Environmental Issues and Bringing the World Together - covers the following topics

Discussing plans about the future
Describing types of houses
Talking about healthy eating
Discussing healthy lifestyles
Considering global issues
Talking about local actions
Talking about international sporting events
Talking about national disasters

YEAR 11 HIGHER SPANISH VOCABULARY SHEETS