MFL

Autumn  

Topic title: Presenting yourself and your interests and hobbies.  

In the first part of the term, students will learn how to describe themselves using the verbs to be and to have in the I person and in the present tense. 

They will learn different countries and nationalities as well as numbers to be able say how old they are.  

They will also learn the days of the week, the months and how to talk about the weather. 

In the second part of the term, students will learn how to express their likes and dislikes. They will learn vocabulary linked to sports and hobbies, as well as a variety of adjectives to justify their opinion. They will also learn how to use the negative structures in French/Spanish.   

Spring 

Topic title: Family physical description and personality.  

In the first half term, students will learn about the members of their family. They will learn new adjectives used to describe people’s physical description and personality as well as colours. They will learn how to use verbs in the present tense in the he/she forms, as well as being introduced to gender agreement in French and Spanish.  

Topic title: School  

In the second half term, students will learn the different subject in school and how to express their opinions about them.  

They will also learn how to use previous vocabulary to describe their teachers’ physical appearance and personality.  

Students will also be taught comparatives, and they will use them to compare subjects and facilities in their school. 

Summer  

Topic title: Where I live  

In this term, students will learn about describing their town. They will learn about different places intown and will use prepositions to talk about where they go.  

They will learn the structure ‘one can’ to describe what people can do in those places.  

Key vocabulary from this year will be revisited and consolidate in preparation for their first ROA. 

Autumn  

Topic title: Holidays  

Students ill be introduced to the topic of holidays. They will learn about countries, activities and how to express their opinions in the past, present and future tense. They will also access a wide range of vocabulary that will allow them to use a variety of opinions and adjectives. 

Spring  

Topic title: Free time and healthy lifestyles  

During the first part of the term, students will learn vocabulary and infinitive expressions related to the topic of music, film and clothing. They will recall previous learning to express their opinions and will be introduced to a variety of new adjectives, connectives, and opinions.  

Students will learn vocabulary related to healthy living. They will use their new knowledge to talk about food, shopping and healthy lifestyles in the past, present and future tenses. They will revisit comparatives structure from Y7 and will use these to compose an extended piece of writing. 

Summer  

Topic title: School  

Students will revisit the vocabulary of school learnt in Y7. They will add to their knowledge by learning new vocabulary and structures related to school rules, routines, clubs, and jobs. They will revisit the present tense and will use the future tense to express their future working aspirations. 

Autumn 

Topic title: Family relationships  

During this first part of the term, students will revisit family members learn in Y7. They will then learn new grammatical structures to describe their relationships with their family. They will use their knowledge of the present tense and adjectival agreement to express their opinions.  

Topic title: Technology and hobbies  

During the second half of the term, they will learn about key vocabulary related to technology. They will also recall vocabulary on hobbies and will build on their knowledge with new activities and adjectives. Students will use their knowledge of the past, present and future tenses to express their opinions on the topic. 

Spring  

Topic title: Festivals  

Students will learn vocabulary and structures related to the topic of festival. They will use previous knowledge of the past, present and future tense to talk about events that they have assisted to and/or would like to assist to.  

Topic title: Where you live  

Students will recall previous knowledge to talk about where they live. They will build on their knowledge of comparisons, past tense and vocabulary to talk more in depth about their city. They will also learn new vocabulary specific to towns and problems in their area. 

Summer  

Topic title: the environment  

Students will use their grammar skills and newly learnt topic specific vocabulary to talk about the environment. They will talk about local and global issues in the present tense. They will also be introduced to the conditional tense to talk about what they change to support the environment.

Autumn 

Topic title: Free time and healthy living  

In the first half term, students will be looking at the topic of free time and healthy. Building on their previous knowledge from KS3, students will learn more complex vocabulary and structures, as well as solidifying their knowledge of the past, present and future tenses.  

Topic title: Festivals   

 Students will revisit vocabulary about festivals seen in Y9. They will consolidate their knowledge and learn more complex structures. They will consolidate their knowledge of the conditional tense and practice their knowledge through exam styles questions. 

Spring 

Topic title: Family    

Students will revisit previous knowledge on the topic. They will consolidate the use of complex structures. They will also be introduced to the topic of marriage and relationships and will learn how to talk about personal relationships. They will learn opinion phrases and star phrases that will add complexity to their work.  

Topic title: Friendship, relationships and equality  

Students will revisit the topic of friendship, will learn new complex vocabulary related to relationship and equality and will be introduced to the simple future tense. 

Summer 

Topic title: Social media, gaming and personal interests  

Students will learn complex vocabulary about social media, personal interest and gaming. They will use different tenses to talk about their interests. They will use the conditional tense to express what they will be doing in the future.  

Throughout the year, students will get opportunities to practice using exam style questions for all four skills. 

Autumn 

Topic title: My town and the environment  

Students will learn vocabulary related to their town, social issues and environment. They will use their knowledge of tenses to express their opinions on current local and global issues.  

Topic title: School    

Students will develop their knowledge of the vocabulary of school. They will learn complex structures and will use different types of past tenses to describe what their school was like before. Students will have an opportunity to practice exam style question related to the topic of school 

Spring 

Topic title: Future plans and work  

Students will learn vocabulary relation to future aspirations and work. They will learn how to express their future plans for university, work and gap years. They will consolidate their knowledge of the past, present and future verbs and will practice through previous exams papers. 

Topic title: Revision  

Revision of all themes and skills in preparation for the GCSE exams. 

Summer 

Topic title: Revision  

Revision of all themes and skills in preparation for the GCSE exams. 

Current Y11: 

French: AQA | French | GCSE | GCSE French 

Spanish: AQA | Spanish | GCSE | GCSE Spanish 

Current Y10 onwards:  

French: Pearson Edexcel GCSE French (2024) | Pearson qualifications 

Spanish: Pearson Edexcel GCSE Spanish (2024) | Pearson qualifications 

Various cultural events take place during the year. These may include but are not limited to:  

Day of the dead celebration 

Feria  

Bastille day celebration  

Trips to Spain or France  

Careers  

Study Spanish or French literature at United Sixth Form. 

Where can MFL qualifications take you? 

Translator / Interpreter 

International business 

Teaching 

International journalism  

Hospitality and catering industry  

International law 

Learning beyond the curriculum and classroom 

Revision Guides  

Revision guides are available to students on the SMHW platform.  

Students are also provided with Knowledge Organisers to support their continuous learning inside and outside of their classroom.  

At KS4 students are provided with revisions guides tailored to their sets at GCSE, these are shared by their teachers on SMHW.  

Academic Reading 

At KS4 reading books appropriate to their level are available and can be requested to their teachers. 

Other Links (social media, YouTube) 

BBC bitesize is an helpful tool to help student widen their knowledge or Spanish and French.