The Primary French Project – Overview of Progression
Year 3 French (niveau bleu) Speaking and Listening
Reading and Writing
Grammar
Read and show understanding of familiar single words and phrases Use pictures, props or texts to read aloud or to ask and answer questions.
Name, identify and use parts of speech Give a definition and example of: • a noun • a proper noun • a conjunction • a verb • an adverb Use a fronted adverbial to open a sentence Know the 4 definite articles: le, la, l’, les
Understand the role of punctuation Use commas and full stops in writing. Know that a fronted adverbial is followed by a comma
Identify cognates / shared words Know that no. is used as a number label in French and English
Speak in sentences Speak or read aloud using intonation to help convey meaning. Use images or speaking frames to ask and answer questions, to create sentences, and to read aloud.
Write and say simple familiar words to describe people, places, things and actions using a model. Use images or writing frames to ask and answer questions, and to create sentences and short texts. Write single familiar words from memory with understandable accuracy.
Translation Know that we translate ideas, not words (one language is not a copy of another) e.g. How old are you? Tu as quel âge?
Dictionary Skills
Language Learning Skills
Greater depth - reading
Listen and show understanding of single words through physical or spoken response. Understand and respond to: • greetings • classroom instructions Identify Paris landmarks Join in with actions to accompany familiar songs, stories and rhymes and say some of the words. Listen and identify rhyming words and particular sounds in songs and rhymes. Recognise a familiar question and respond with a simple rehearsed response. Q&A: name, age, where you live Ask how something is spelt. Asking a question Use C’est as an opener to a question or a statement.
Know what a bilingual dictionary is Know what a headword is Know that headwords appear in alphabetical order
Listen carefully and try to copy pronunciation Identify and use strategies for memorising new vocabulary, e.g. say ten times under your breath; practise with a partner; gradually cover a sentence until you can read it from memory Use images or speaking frames
Using the knowledge of the sound of some letter strings, read aloud individual familiar words. Apply knowledge to read aloud unfamiliar words
Pronunciation and Spelling Spell certain words Say some alphabet letters Know how to say a capital letter Spell Paris, Nounours. Know that personal names and place names begin with a capital letter Recognise the ligature œ, and be able to write it in certain words, e.g. Sacré-Cœur Use the circumflex accent correctly Know that the acute accent appears only over the letter e, e.g. Sacré-Cœur Phonics and pronunciation Pronounce the phoneme [ɛ]̃ or [œ̃] as in un Pronounce the phoneme [y] as in tu. Know that the final consonant in a word is almost always silent, e.g. Paris Know that the acute accent changes the sound of the letter e, e.g. Sacré-Cœur
Greater depth – writing Write some words and phrases accurately from memory.