The Languages department at Wallingford School aims to provide all students with the knowledge and skills they need to become able linguists and lifelong language learners. During MFL lessons we teach students to develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as a sound knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and phonics rules which ensures they make strong progress and become increasingly more confident about using the language in both spoken and written forms. All students have the chance to study both one Romance language (French) and one Germanic language (German) thereby gaining experience of 2 major European language families. We believe that using the target language in real-life scenarios is essential and to this end we offer all students various opportunities to travel to France and Germany on day trips, residentials and Exchanges with our partner schools in Grenoble and Bad Wurzach. These visits also broaden our students’ cultural awareness and help them to develop tolerance, resilience and independence.
KS3 French
1st Year of French (Year 7 or Year 8)
Term 1 - La Rentrée
Term 2 - En Classe
Term 3 - Mon Temps Libre
Term 4 - Ma Vie de Famille
Term 5 - En Ville
Term 6 - En Ville / Boulogne (Y7), Dieppe (Y8)
2nd Year of French (Year 8 or Year 9)
Term 1 - Vive les Vacances!
Term 2 - J’adore les fêtes
Term 3 - A loisir
Term 4 - Le monde est petit
Term 5 - Le sport en direct (Year 8) / Qui suis-je? (Year 9)
Term 6 - Dieppe (Year 8) / Qui suis-je? (Year 9 - GCSE Module 1)
3rd Year of French (Year 9)
Term 1 - Ma vie sociale d’ado
Term 2 - Bien dans sa peau
Term 3 - A l’horizon
Term 4 - Spécial Vacances
Terms 5 & 6 - Qui suis-je? (GCSE Module 1)
GCSE French
Year 10
Term 1
Module 2: Le Temps des Loisirs
Term 2
Module 3: Jours Ordinaires, Jours de Fête
Terms 3 & 4
Module 4: De la ville à la campagne
Terms 5 & 6
Module 5: Le Grand Large
Year 11
Term 1
Module 6: Le Collège
Term 2
Module 7: Bon Travail
Term 3
Module 8:Un Œil sur le Monde
Terms 4 & 5
Revision
A Level French
Year 12
Term 1
- Grammar Boost
- La Famille
- La Musique
Term 2
- Film: La Haine
- La Famille/L’Education
- La Musique/Les Médias
Term 3
- Film: La Haine
- L’Education
- Les Médias
Term 4
- Film: La Haine
- Le Travail
- Les Médias/Les Festivals
Term 5
- Film: La Haine
- Le Travail
- Les Festivals
Term 6
- Revision
- Novel: No et Moi
- IRP
Year 13
Term 1
- Novel: No et Moi
- La France Occupée
- IRP
Term 2
- L’Immigration
- Le Régime de Vichy
- IRP
Term 3
- L’Intégration
- Le Régime de Vichy/ La Résistance
- IRP
Term 4
- L’Extrême-Droite
- La Résistance
- IRP
Term 5
- Revision