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← Progression Step 5 (Years 10–11)

Year 10 / 11 French

Full teaching content for GCSE French skills – opinions, tenses, writing, speaking, listening and reading – with bilingual explanations and practice.

Areas of focus

Exam skills

Listening, reading, speaking and writing strategies.

Grammar

Tenses, agreements and high-frequency structures.

Theme vocabulary

Identity, lifestyle, education and future plans.

Core language

Opinions, connectives and question forms.

Lessons

Each lesson includes clear explanations, examples and practice questions.

Core language · Both

Opinions & Reasons in French

Giving and justifying opinions with connectives – essential for speaking and writing.

OpinionsReasonsConnectivesComparisonsIntensity
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Grammar · Both

Essential French Tenses

Present, perfect, near future and simple future – accuracy under exam pressure.

PresentPerfectFutureImperfectNear future
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Exam skills · Both

French Writing Skills

Planning bullet-point tasks, extending answers and checking accuracy.

WritingBullet pointsStructureAccuracyRange
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Exam skills · Both

French Speaking Skills

Role play, photo card and conversation – keeping going and developing answers.

SpeakingRole playPhoto cardConversationRepair strategies
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Exam skills · Both

French Listening & Reading Strategies

Predicting, spotting distractors and using context in listening and reading papers.

ListeningReadingKey wordsInferenceFalse friends
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Theme vocabulary · Both

High-Frequency Theme Vocabulary

Core vocabulary clusters for identity, free time, school and future plans.

IdentityLeisureSchoolFuture plansEnvironment
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Grammar · Higher

French Grammar Accuracy Boosters

Adjective agreement, negatives, comparatives and common accuracy traps.

AdjectivesNegativesPronounsComparativesPrepositions
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Theme vocabulary · Both

School Life in French

Subjects, timetable, rules and opinions – high-frequency school language.

SchoolSubjectsUniformRulesOpinions
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Theme vocabulary · Both

Free Time & Media in French

Sports, hobbies, TV and online habits with opinions and frequency phrases.

SportMusicTVSocial mediaWeekend
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Theme vocabulary · Higher

Future Plans & Work in French

Jobs, ambitions and future tense frames for higher-tier answers.

JobsAmbitionsFuture tenseLanguages
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Exam skills · Both

French Translation Practice

Strategies for English↔French translation and common traps.

TranslationAccuracyWord orderFalse friends
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Theme vocabulary · Both

French – Leisure & Wellbeing Theme

WJEC-style theme: healthy body/mind, relationships, technology and media.

HealthSportRelationshipsMediaWellbeing
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Theme vocabulary · Both

French – Travel & Culture Theme

Travel, francophone culture and sustainability language.

TravelCultureSustainabilityFrancophone world
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Theme vocabulary · Higher

French – Study & Work Theme

Study opportunities, work and why languages matter for careers.

StudyWorkLanguages careersFuture
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Exam skills · Both

French Phonics & Accurate Pronunciation

Sound-spelling links, silent letters and clearer speaking marks.

PhonicsPronunciationLiaisonAccuracy
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Full Year 10/11 French skills coverage – grammar, themes, and exam strategies for all four skills.

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