Below is a basic description of what Rosemary Musker students will learn in Modern Foreign Languages over the course of their time here.
Year 8
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Spring
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Summer
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This term you will be learning how to
give personal information & greetings in all the languages we study. Some of you will be studying German & French, some just French & some just Spanish! Of course, this could change as you go through the year! Look out for assessments as you go along—your teachers will tell you well before one is coming up! |
French:
School Life + Leisure and Hobbies German: Spanish: |
French:
Home & where you live Holidays German: Spanish: |
Year 8
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Autumn
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Spring
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Summer
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If you are studying German, this term you will
concentrate on personal information and greetings and School life. For students studying French, you will be talking about yourself and studying daily routines and leisure. |
French:
Family Parts of body and illness Food & buying food German: |
French:
Paris & organising a trip to France Holiday activities German: |
Year 9
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Autumn
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Spring
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Summer
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French: “La France et francophonie”
“In the workplace” |
French: “En ville” - in town
“En forme” - health & fitness |
Media
Projects |
GCSE
FRENCH
GCSE French involves studying 4 Skills, each worth 25%
• Listening final exam
• Speaking final exam
• Reading final exam
• Writing coursework (5 pieces over the 2 years)
The department also organises:
• A trip to France
• Help with coursework
• Cheap dictionaries and revision guides to buy
• An ‘assistante’ to help with spoken French and prepare for exams
We use an interactive whiteboard extensively and we have e-mail links with a school in Nantes
French GCSE is useful because it helps you:
• Travel
• Understand others
• Get better wages
• Look smart on your C.V.
ASSET Spanish/German
Asset is a brand new languages qualification, aimed at all levels of ability in a variety of different languages.
It offers a number of benefits:
• It is nationally recognised by employers and colleges
• It offers a wide range of levels from beginners through to GCSE and A-level equivalents.
• It is entirely skills-based and assessments are made on what you can do, rather than what you can, or can’t, remember.
• You are assessed separately in each of the 4 skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). For example, if you find the listening hard, you can choose to leave it out.
• There are no time limits – you sit the tests when you’re ready!
You can choose either Spanish or German (or both)
It will help you to:
• Get a better job – British companies are always looking for people who can speak other languages and when you’ve learnt one, learning others is easier
• Make yourself understood on holiday
• Go where you want to go, not just where the holiday rep. sends you!