French
Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) is a very important aspect of all our pupils’ curriculum, and will ultimately figure in the range of subjects students will take in Upper School.
At Robert Bloomfield Academy, all pupils learn French. In years 5 and 6 they have one hour per week and in year 7 and 8 this increases to 3 hours per fortnight. The four core skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing are used throughout the curriculum.
In Year 5, pupils build on work covered in lower schools by learning to introduce themselves and ask and give personal details e.g. name, age, birthdays, etc. They learn numbers up to 30, months of the year, descriptions of themselves and their family and how to express likes and dislikes.
In year 6, pupils learn to talk about school, clothes and uniform, sports and hobbies including use of technology, what they have for breakfast, and how to give opinions and reasons for their opinions.
In Year 7, topics include: describing where you live, places in town, ordering food and drink at a café and at the market, traditional French food, visiting Paris, festivals, travel, and past holidays. Communication in the classroom continues to develop, and grammar is explored more deeply, including the introduction of the future and past tenses.
In year 8, topics include: TV programmes, online activities , describing where you live, daily routine and chores, sports, keeping healthy, illness and injuries. We complete the year with the French diploma. The emphasis in year 8 is on extending vocabulary, using two to three tenses in the same piece of work, and creating extended, complex sentences.
We strongly encourage children to practice using foreign languages at home. Here are some websites, that the children will find useful and which will provide a multitude of games and fun activities.
French Phonics
https://www.frenchcourses-paris.com/french-phonetic-alphabet/
Linguascope
https://linguascope.com/default.htm
This website offers a multitude of languages at different levels and games to practise in a fun way. (Your French teacher will communicate your username and password so you can use it for free)
An app is also available.
BBC Languages
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BBC Languages – Free online lessons to learn and study with Free online language learning: courses, audio, video and games, including the alphabet, phrases, vocabulary, |
Lightbulb Languages
https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/
French, German Spanish, Italian and Latin. Variety of topics, skills and resources for KS1-KS5 learners
Free educational apps:
Duolinguo
https://www.duolingo.com/privacy
A huge selection of languages available to practise. App available
Memrise
https://www.memrise.com/en/learn-french
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