At Dubai English Speaking College, French is taught through the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), following the British National Curriculum. The activities used aim to be fun and interactive in order to keep the students positive and enthusiastic about the subject. The students are encouraged to participate and speak through various activities (role-plays, pair work, interactive games…).
Year 7
Unit 1
Greetings (using the pronouns "je" and "tu")
Talking about the classroom (using "le/la" - the definite article) and the classroom instructions
School objects and the alphabet (using "un/une" - the indefinite article)
Saying what colour things are (making adjectives agree with nouns)
Counting up to 31 (using the verb "avoir" to give your age)
Saying when your birthday is, giving the date and the star sign
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Unit 2
Talking about the family, brothers and sisters (more practice of "avoir" + using the possessive adjectives "mon, ma, mes")
Talking about their pets (using the plural form)
Describing yourself and others (understanding singular adjective agreement)
Talking about hair and eyes (understanding plural adjective agreements)
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Unit 3
Talking about where people live (using "je/tu" forms of the verb "habiter")
Describing their home (more practice with "habiter")
Describing their bedroom (using simple prepositions)
Talking about what they do in the evening
Telling the time (using the pronouns "ils/elles")
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Unit 4
Talk about food you like/dislike
Talk about what you have for breakfast and lunch
Use time expressions to link sentences
Talk about preparations for a party
Order a meal in a restaurant
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Unit 5
Say what countries people live in
Say where you have been/will go to/would like to go to
Say where you usually go on holiday, how long for and who with
Understand information about a holiday centre, and from a website
Describe a past holiday
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Unit 6
Talk about yourself and your friends
Pocket money
Compare items and give opinions
Leisure and holiday activities
Talk about wishes for the future
The pupils are using the textbook Expo 2 (Heinemann) as the main course book and are completing activities in the "Cahier d'Exercices" as homework. They have a vocabulary test each week and a "Contrôle" at the end of each unit |
