MFL - French

Learning a foreign languages fosters children's curiosity and it helps students to accept other cultures. Upper  KS2 (year 5 and 6 ) students  study French weekly, and they are given opportunities to express their ideas and thoughts in another language. They are encouraged to understand and respond both in speech and in writing.

Junior School students learn a broad range of topics to expose pupils to a variety vocabulary.

They also study the culture of France or French speaking countries, looking at customs and cultures at Christmas. In lessons, our children take part in games & activities that develop vocabulary, and as they progress, they build their knowledge into sentences and paragraphs. They engage in conversations, asking and answering questions on relevant topics. Pupils express opinions and respond to other people’s opinions. Lessons include songs, videos clips, group & individual work. 

Previous learning is reviewed and revised regularly through starter activities in each lesson. Each lesson offers challenge that requires skills of communication as well as language skills of translation, and use of grammar. Reading tasks include answering questions, gap filled activities, complete sentences, as well as games to aid comprehension.