Year 11

Welcome to Year 11 French at Jumeirah College

It is estimated that French is spoken by 76 million people as a native language throughout the world and by about 280 million people as a second or third language. French is the official language in 31 countries throughout the world and has significant speakers in 54 countries.

In Year 11 students will continue to develop their French language skills through listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises in preparation for their GCSE exams.

They will study five main topic areas:
• Bon appetit   Talking about meals and eating habits
• Ca m’interesse  Talking about leisure activities
• Nouveaux horizons  Exchanging opinions on different types of holidays
• A votre sante   Talking about common holiday ailments
• Projets d’avenir  Talking about exams revision and future plans

Curriculum Organisation
• Students receive 2 lessons of French per week.
• The department sets students according to test results and the end of year 10 examination.
• The work covered is from the textbook Encore Tricolore 4. This is supplemented with worksheets and online exercises.

Independent Study
• Homework will be set twice a week.
• All homework and deadlines will be recorded in students’ planners.
• Homework should be completed to the highest standard and presentation should follow the department’s guidelines.
• Students are encouraged to use language websites to consolidate language learnt in class.
• Our library is stocked with a number of French books and magazines which provide extension activities for our students.

Assessment and Reporting
• Ongoing informal assessment will take place in class throughout the year in all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).
• Selected pieces of written work will be formally assessed and make up the students coursework portfolio.
• Students will complete exam practice in reading and listening.

GCSE Assessment

• Formal assessment will take place in the 3 skills at the end of Year 11:
 Weighting:

Listening 25%
Reading 25%
Speaking 25%
Coursework 25% (Continuous assessment in Years 10 / 11).

Students will be entered for either the Foundation or Higher paper in each skill. This will be decided following a teacher – student discussion prior to completing the examination entries form. (Feb / March)

Coursework
The written aspect of the course follows the continuous assessment route       
(coursework). Students will complete approximately 5 pieces of coursework on a variety of themes over a 2 year period. The best 3 pieces will be selected by the subject teacher in March of Year 11. The three pieces have to be selected from different themes and one must have been completed under controlled conditions. A moderation day will take place after the Easter holidays.
(Please see the specification link for the titles and more details)

Autumn Term Topics (unit 6 / 7)
• Talking about meals and eating habits
• Discussing healthy eating
• Shopping for food
• Ordering  and paying for drinks and snacks in a café and dealing with problems
• Choosing a restaurant and ordering a meal Exchanging information and preferences about leisure
• Exchanging information and opinions about radio and music
• Exchanging information and opinions about sport and sporting events
• Exchanging information and opinions about reading
• Understanding information about events/ Making arrangements to go out/ Responding to and declining an invitation giving reasons
• Exchanging information and opinions about the cinema and films/ Narrating the main features of a film

Key Assessments

Coursework: Am I fit and healthy?

Coursework: Account of a film

Formal assessment

December -Year 11 Mock examination in Listening, Reading, Speaking:
Past GCSE paper.

Spring Term (Units 8 / 9)
• Exchanging information about different types of holiday and giving preferences
• Discussing future holiday plans/describing an ideal holiday
• Understanding information about visits, tourist facilities
• Seeking information about hotel accommodation/ making complaints
• Understanding information about weather/ describing weather conditions
• Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of camping/ giving and seeking information about facilities available/ youth hostels
• Describing a holiday in the past/ expressing opinions about the holiday Consulting a chemist about minor ailments and treatment
• Describing some parts of the body/ giving and seeking information about pain or injury
• Giving basic details and location of an accident to others
• Making an appointment at the doctor’s or dentist’s/ describing symptoms
• Exchanging information and opinions about personal feelings and problems
• Exchanging information and opinions about issues regarding smoking, drugs, alcohol

Key Assessments
End of Unit 8 / 9 test in speaking, listening, reading and writing

Summer Term (Unit 10 plus examination preparation)
• Discussing your own plans for the future/ talking about exams
• Exchanging information and opinions about work experience
• Discussing your choice of further education and career
• Discussing pocket money and weekend jobs
• Using the conditional tense to discuss what you would do
• Revision of past papers / preparation for the speaking exam.
(NB the speaking exam is generally the first exam to take place out of the 3 skills. (April – May)

Extra Curricular Opportunities
• Year 11 Language revision classes
• Access to Eurotalk (in the library)
• Blogging / emailing students at our partnership school in Poitiers
• Taking part in inter school language competitions

Useful websites

• www.languagesonline.org.uk, encore tricolore 1, unit 9 activities 1-8- la nourriture, les boissons, du,de,des, activity 12- conversation at a restaurant
• Some French supermarkets : www.carrefour.fr, www.leclerc-cannes.com/, www.auchan.fr
• Fast food, information on prices and menus of Mac Donald’s: www.mcdonalds-cotedamour.fr
• Articles and details about restaurants in Paris, you even order a meal online: www.restoaparis.com/
• www.zut.org.uk, year 10 &11, careers and employment
• www.cidj.asso.fr, information about working in France, careers
www.cfes.sante.fr , info about smoking, alcohol, drugs
• www.zut.org.uk, year 10 &11, tourism/ holiday
• www.cybevasion.fr , info about tourist attractions, weather, accommodation
• www.tourisme.gouv.fr general tourist information
• www.monsieurcinema.com , synopsis and general details of many films
• www.allocine.fr , info about current films, film reviews
• www.zidane.fr, info about the famous footballer