Aspect
Year group Theme(s) Knowledge
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Listening
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Begin to recognise 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular pronouns (je, tu, il/elle) with action verbs (e.g. je danse, tu sautes, il galope, elle court) as well as être and avoir ( J'ai, tu as, il est/ elle a) Appreciate that words and letters in French can have a different sound or pronunciation to English
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Recognise and use 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular pronouns (je, tu, il/elle) with regular verbs such as jouer, manger and habiter as well as high frequency irregular verbs like être, avoir, aller and faire. For example: je joue, je vais, tu manges?, il habite, elle a Conjunctions et, mais and quand Instructions to vous, e.g. Regardez! Venez ici!
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Familiarity with and use of 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular (je, tu, il/elle) and 3rd person plural (ils/elles) of a number of regular (jouer, tourner, aimer, traverser, s’appeller) and high frequency irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller). For example: je tourne à droite, tu aimes, il traverse la rue, elle s'appelle, ils parlent, elles nagent, je vais, elles vont Sequencing and frequency adverbs, e.g. après ça, ensuite, et puis, souvent, tous les jours Awareness and use of tu and vous listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
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listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
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Awareness of three verb groups –er, –ir and –re and the role of the infinitive "Comparing the past and present using il y avait / il y a and il/elle est / il/elle était" Prepositions of place
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listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
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listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
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appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
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appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
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appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
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appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
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Know that French is spoken in countries other than France
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Making sentences negative (J'aime becomes Je n'aime pas; il pleut becomes il ne pleut pas) Express a positive and negative opinion (J'aime, J'adore, Je n'aime pas, Je déteste, Je préfère) Conjunctions et, mais and quand
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Familiarity with and use of 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular (je, tu, il/elle) and 3rd person plural (ils/elles) of a number of regular (jouer, tourner, aimer, traverser, s’appeller) and high frequency irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller). For example: je tourne à
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Comparing things using plus and moins + adjective Use of the infinitive with Je veux and J’aime "Comparing the past and present using il y avait / il y a and il/elle est / il/elle était" Prepositions of place
Theme(s) Knowledge Speaking
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