Year 13 French week by week plan 2015 – 2016

* numbers in brackets in grammar section relate to the pages in AQA French A2 textbook
(Nelson Thornes)

French: A2 Grammar List

Nouns Gender

Singular and plural forms

Articles Definite, indefinite and partitive (du, de la,

des)

Prepositions (sur, sous, dans, derrière,

devant etc.)

Other ways of expressing a partitive

(quelques)

Adjectives Agreement

Position

Comparative and superlative

Demonstrative (ce, ces, cet, ces)

Possessive adjectives (C’est le mien/la

mienne)

Adverbs Comparative and superlative

Interrogative (quand, comme)

Quantifiers/ (très, assez, peu de)

intensifiers

Pronouns Subject

Object

Position and order of object pronouns

(me/te/nous/vous; le/la/les; y; en)

Reflexive

Relative pronouns (que, qui, dont,

lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles)

Emphatic Indefinite (quelqu’un, chacun(e))

 Possessive (mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes)

Interrogative (qui, qu’est-ce que, quel(le),

pourquoi)

Use of (y, en)

Verb Regular and irregular forms of verbs,

including reflexive verbs (se réveiller)

Modes of address (tu, vous)

Impersonal verbs (il faut/il vaut)

Si + imperfect, + conditional

Modal verbs (devoir/savoir/pouvoir/falloir)

Verbs followed by an infinitive (with or

without a preposition) commencer à;
décider de

Dependent infinitives (faire + infinitive)

Negative forms
(ne……pas/jamais/rien/que/aucun)

Interrogative forms

Impersonal constructions (on dit que, il on

estime que)

Tenses Present

Perfect (including agreement of past

participle) – nous sommes allés

Imperfect

Future

Conditional

Future perfect (j’aurai vu/je serai allé)

Conditional perfect (j’aurais vu/je serais

allé)

Pluperfect (nous étions allés)

Passive voice Present and perfect tenses (il a été inspiré

par)

Other tenses (R)

Alternative forms to the passive (On dit

 que)

Je suis/nous sommes en train de +

infinitive

Imperfect

Subjunctive Present (je ne crois pas qu’il soit)

mood Perfect (j’estime qu’elle soit partie)

Imperfect (R)

Uses of after verbs of wishing, request (Je veux

subjunctive qu’elle prenne..)

Verbs of thinking with a negative (Je ne

pense pas qu’ils soient)

Expressions of emotion

To express possibility / impossibility after

impersonal expressions (il est important
que/facile que/nécessaire que)

INDEPENDENT GRAMMAR HOMEWORK: YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A COPY OF

ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK. AS PART OF YOUR ‘FLIPPED LEARNING’ YOU WILL NEED
TO DO AT LEAST 1 EXERCISE/GRAMMAR AREA. YOU WILL BE TESTED REGULARLY ON
THIS & VOCAB.
W/C MODULES TO BE COVERED
7 September 2015 Environnement: La pollution: fléau de la planète. (ABB)
Grammar. Present and past tenses of the passive voice. (p.10)
ABB: Vocab test - Cultural topic: WW2
environment L’Immigration choisie. (IPE)
Grammar lesson: Revision of the future perfect tense. Defend a viewpoint.
(p.36)
Cultural topic: Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain
IPE: Grammar test
– future perfect INDEPENDENT GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK Future Perfect (78)
– direct and indirect speech (50).
14 September 2015 Environnement: La pollution: fléau de la planète. (ABB)
Cultural topic: WW2
ABB: Grammar test L’Immigration au sein de l’Union Européenne (IPE)
- passive Grammar lesson: Indirect speech. Present oral analysis of advantages and
disadvantages of immigration. (p.38)
IPE: Vocab test – Cultural topic: Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain
Immigration
21 September 2015 Environnement: Comment réduire la pollution? (ABB)
ABB: Vocab test – L’Immigration au sein de l’Union Européenne (IPE)
Environment (2) GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK Comparative and superlative adjectives (10).

IPE: Grammar test

– indirect speech

28 September 2015 Cultural topic: WW2

ABB: Grammar test Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain
– Translations GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: Possessive & demonstrative
Pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles (28)
IPE: Vocab test –
Cultural topic

5 October 2015 KA!: Grammar including translations

12 October 2015 Year 12/13 PC1 feedback:
ABB: Vocab test –
Cultural topic GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: Modal verbs (Kerboodle book
p.110). Conjunctions p.19
IPE: Grammar test –
Comparative and
superlative adjectives

19 October 2015 Focus on topic work:

ABB: Grammar test Comment réduire la pollution: (ABB) p.12.
– Possessive and Grammar work: Modal Verbs
demonstrative Skill: Focus on your own views
pronouns
L’intégration des jeunes.Multiculturalisme (IPE) p.42
IPE: Vocab test – Grammar work: Use conjunctions
European Union

2 November 2015 Cultural topic: WW2 (ABB)

ABB: Vocab test – Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain – summary and mini essay.
Pollution GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: Perfect subjunctive IPE (82)
except for imperfect subjunctive. (See 62 for more help)
IPE: Grammar test –
Conjunctions

9 November 2015 Focus on topic work:

ABB: Grammar test Le transport: (ABB) p.12.
– Modal Verbs Grammar work: Present subjunctive
Skill: Present alternatives
IPE: Vocab test –
Integration L’intégration des jeunes.Multiculturalisme (IPE) p.42
Skills: Express well-informed and sophisticated opinions in a debate
GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: Demonstrative Pronouns (28).
Prepositions (20)
16 November 2015 Textbook topics. La désintégration de la France (IPE)
ABB: Vocab test – Grammar: Demonstrative pronouns (42)
Transport Cultural topics: Jeunet – Un long dimanche de fiançailles. Preparation for essay
question
IPE: Grammar test – Cultural topic – feedback on World War II essay (ABB)
Subjunctive (present
Textbook topic. Les énergies non renouvables (ABB)
and past)
Grammar: verbs+prepositions
GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: Possessive Pronouns (28).
23 November 2015 Textbook topics. Le racisme. Raciste, moi? (IPE)
ABB: Grammar test Grammar: Possessive pronouns (50)
–verbs+prepositions Listening/Reading past paper (ABB)
GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: Present Tense (32-33)
IPE: Vocab test –
Un long dimanche
de fiançailles

30 November 2015 Assessment for Progress Check 2. Past paper including essay.
Essay on cultural topic Jeunet.
Mock speaking test. (choice of 2 cards & 1 aspect of cultural topic)
Feedback from assessment
Grammar: present tense revisión (ABB)
07 December 2015 Feedback from assessment.
ABB: Vocab test – Cultural topic – French resistance in WWII
Nonrenewable energy
GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: Passive Tense (66-67) & Perfect &
IPE: Grammar test – Imperfect Subjunctive (82-83)
Possessive pronouns

14 December 2015 Textbook topics. Racisme: Discrimination, Victimes (IPE). Completion of

ABB: Grammar test module on ‘Société multiculturelle’.
–translation into French Grammar: Passive tense (52), Perfect subjunctive (54)
Textbook topic. Les énergies renouvables (ABB)
IPE: Vocab test – Cultural topics: Jeunet – Un long dimanche de fiançailles. Completion of film
Racism GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK CONDITIONAL PERFECT (79) &
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS (29)
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
04 January 2016 Cultural topics. Revision of ‘Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain’ (IPE)
ABB: Vocab test – French Resistance in WWII – essay (ABB)
Environment (all areas) Textbook topics: Revision of ‘Richesse et Pauvreté’ (IPE)
Grammar: Conditional Perfect (58)
IPE: Grammar test –
Protection de la planète (ABB)
Passive & Subjunctive
Grammar:interrogative pronouns
GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES (10). FUTURE TENSE (54)

11 January 2016 IPE: Cultural topics. Revision of ‘Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain
ABB: Grammar test Textbook topics: Revision of ‘Richesse et Pauvreté’
– interrogative
pronouns ABB: French influential characters World War II
Grammar: Comparative and superlative adjectives
IPE: Vocab test – Notre responsabilité envers les autres
Immigration, Grammar; revisión of the future and simple future
Integration & GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: PERFECT TENSE (38) &
Racism (all areas) Dependent infinitives (74)

18 January 2016 Cultural topics. Revision of ‘Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain’/Micmacs à
ABB: Vocab test – Tire-Larigot
Cultural topic Libération and the legacy of WWII
Textbook topics: Revision of ‘Richesse et Pauvreté’
IPE: Grammar test –
Grammar: Dependent infinitives
COMPARATIVE &
SUPERLATIVE L’ordre public - La délinquance
ADJECTIVES. FUTURE Grammar:revisión of perfect tense
TENSE. GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: MORE VERB FORMS (76)

25 January 2016 Mini assessment?

Past Paper including cultural topic essay. Speaking test
01 February 2016 Feedback from assessment
ABB: Grammar test
– Perfect tense and
dependent infinitives

IPE: Vocab test –

Wealth & Poverty

08 February 2016 Textbook topics:La criminalité

ABB: Vocab test – GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK: PASSIVE (80)
criminality

IPE: Grammar test

– Gap fills

HALF TERM
GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK:GENERAL REVISION (86-87)
22 February 2016 Cultural topic:
ABB: Grammar test Overview of World War II – oral preparation
Passive including use of Textbook topics Crime et châtiment
‘on’ to avoid it Grammar: future tense of the passive
GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK:GENERAL REVISION (88-89)
IPE: Vocab test –
Cultural topic

29 February 2016 Textbook topics revisión of topics studied

ABB: Vocab test – Grammar: general revisión
Cultural topic GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK:GENERAL REVISION (90-91)
(overview)
 IPE: Grammar test
– General revisión
88-89

7 March 2016 Assessment for Progress Check 3. Mock exam. Full paper including
speaking exam.
Listening/Reading past paper
Essay – World War II & Jeunet

Y12 & Y13 EXAMS

GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK:VERB TABLES (92-93)
14 March 2016 Textbook topics
ABB: Grammar test Grammar: cloze tests
General revisión 90- 14/3/16 Y13 PARENTS’ EVENING
91 GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK:VERB TABLES (94-95)

IPE: Grammar test

– General revisión
92-93

21 March 2016
ABB: Grammar test GRAMMAR HK: ELAN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK:VERB TABLES (96)
Translations into
French and English

IPE: Grammar Test

- Verb Tables

EASTER HOLIDAY

General Revision with particular focus on Unit 3: Listening, Reading & Essay

Preparation for essay on Jeunet (IPE),

Translation skills Law & Order p.149-153 Practice Exercises for Translation Skills (IPE)

Past paper January 2012 (ABB)

Grammar (all tenses) (ABB)

Year 13 Revision Timetable

W/C: Skills Focus: Resources: Topic & Assessment

Independent practice
Study (hk):

21st March Translation French into Practice Exercises IMMIGRATION/

English & English to for Translation
 French: Immigration Skills (Zig Zag) INTEGRATION
and Racism (IPE) p.129-138

HK: Immigration
IMMIGRATION & pp.2-3 exs:1-4 inc
INTEGRATION: preparation on
stimulus card on
p.129 text 25/26 Fr immigration.
to English. (Topical Articles
for A2 Zig Zag)

Translation to
French p.133 a-e Learn all vocab
on immigration
(LP & vocab
SPONTANEOUS sheets)
VOCAB TEST ON
IMMIGRATION:

Speaking skills: A2 AQA French ENVIRONMENT

Practice Questions on textbook. Units 4-5 (Pollution/Energy)
WW2 & stimulus card
Plan essay on
(ABB)
World War 2) OR
Jeunet

Learn subjunctive
& passive

A2 AQA French
textbook. Units 1-3

11/4 Speaking skills: Chapter 6, RACISM Unit 5 January 2012

Practice Questions on Unit 3
Jeunet & stimulus card pages 49-56; STIMULUS
(IPE) CARD(S) 2
STUDENTS
Reading
questions (IPE)

Prepare stimulus
card(s) on Law &
Order/Science & Stimulus Card
Technology on immigration
 Vocab test on
immigration,
Translation French to Practice Exercises ENVIRONMENT integration &
English & English to for Translation (Protection of racism
French (ABB) Skills (Zig Zag) the Planet)
p.114-128
HK: Immigration
pp.14-18 inc January 2012
Chapter 3, preparation on Unit 3
stimulus card on
pages 25-32; Listening
environment
(Topical Articles questions (ABB)
for A2 Zig Zag)

Controlled
Prepare essay on
stimulus cards World War 2
on with plan in
poverty/protecti French.(ABB)
on of the planet
(ABB)

Grammar test
on subjunctive
& passive

18/4 Focus on speaking All lessons Speaking mock

exam. dedicated to exam (IPE &
speaking exam, ABB)
including listening
IPE: Stimulus Card on to small parts of
Law & Order OR previous
Science/Technology candidates by AQA

Speaking (all of group)

25/4 ABB: Stimulus Card on

Poverty OR Protection
of the Planet Speaking
(all of group)
 2/5 Controlled essay on Jeunet Revision of SCIENCE HK: Translation skills
Essay on Jeunet

(OR WW2 IPE) & TECHNOLOGY. pp. 154-158

OR WW2 (IPE)

Spontaneous vocab test on inc. present participles SCIENCE & TECHN A2

UNIT 3

all topics 2011

(LIST) IPE

Review of past paper ABB Revision of WEALTH &

POVERTY HK: Topical Articles A2

UNIT 3

Translation skills (pp. pp.20-21 2011

(READ) ABB

Grammar test on all tenses 144-148) WEALTH & POVERTY

Preparation for essay

9/5 FINAL REVISION WEEKS TOPICAL ARTICLES LAW & ORDER P.20/21 (IPE)

COMPLETION OF 2011 PAPER (IPE/ABB)

TRANSLATION SKILLS (LAW & ORDER) AND ANY OTHER TOPICS (ABB)

16/5 General Revision for writing test essays & past papers.

YEAR 13 LEAVE SCHOOL: FRIDAY 16TH MAY (??)