Christ Church CE Primary School – French Progression of Skills 2022-23

National Curriculum

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Speaking and Pronunciation

Engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help.

Asking and/or answering simple questions

Forming simple statements with information including the negative

Practising speaking with a partner

Recognising and answering simple questions which involve giving personal  information

Beginning to form opinion phrases

Beginning to use conversational phrases for purposeful dialogue

To greet people in French and ask and answer a question about feelings.

Forming simple statements with information including the negative.

Recognising and answering simple questions which involve giving personal  information.

Beginning to form opinion phrases

Practising speaking with a partner

Developing extended sentences to justify  a fact or opinion

Planning, asking and answering extended questions

Engaging in conversation and transactional language

Speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases (and simple writing).

Using short phrases to give information

Beginning to adapt phrases from a rhyme/song

Using a model to form a spoken sentence

Speaking in full sentences using known vocabulary

Using a model to form a spoken sentence

Speaking in full sentences using known vocabulary

Planning and presenting a short text

Modifying, expressing and comparing opinions

Develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading aloud or using familiar words and phrases.

Repeating short phrases accurately, including liaison of final consonant before  vowel

Listening and repeating key phonemes with care

Comparing sounds and spelling patterns  with English

Listening and repeating further key  phonemes with care

Repeating short phrases accurately, including liaison of final consonant before  vowel

Listening and repeating key phonemes with care

Discussing strategies for remembering and applying pronunciation rules

Speaking and reading aloud with increasing confidence and fluency

Comparing and applying pronunciation rules or patterns from known vocabulary

Present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences.

Introducing self to a partner with simple phrases

Rehearsing and performing a short   presentation

Introducing self to a partner with simple  phrases

Rehearsing and performing a short   presentation

Conducting a survey with a partner, giving information and justifying opinions

Describe people, places and things and actions orally

Recognising and using adjectives

Choosing appropriate adjectives from a wider range of adjectives

Recognising and using adjectives

Recognising and using a wide range of descriptive phrases

Listening

Listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding.

Listening and responding to single words  and short phrases

Following verbal instructions in French

Responding to objects or images with a  phrase or other verbal response

Identifying items by colour and other  adjectives

Listening and selecting information

Using language detective skills to decode vocabulary

Following verbal instructions in French

Identifying items by colour and other  adjectives

Listening and selecting information

Using language detective skills to decode vocabulary

Using prepositions to indicate the location of objects relative to something

Understanding directional language and phrases and prepositions to describe how to get to places eg the  route to school

Recognising present and near future t ense sentences (using aller + infinitive)

Explore the patterns and sounds of languages through songs and rhymes and link to spelling, sound and meaning of words.

Listening and identifying key words in rhymes and songs and joining in

Beginning to identify vowel sounds and  combinations

Listening and noticing rhyming words

Listening to songs, joining in with songs and noticing sound patterns

Noticing and beginning to predict key  word patterns and spelling patterns

Listening and identifying key words in rhymes and songs and joining in

Identify vowel sounds and  combinations

Recalling and performing an extended song or rhyme

Listening to stories, songs or texts in  French

Reading and Writing

Read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing.

Recognising some familiar words in written  form

Noticing and discussing cognates and beginning to identify language detective strategies

Noticing and discussing cognates and beginning to identify language detective strategies

Making increasingly accurate attempts to  read unfamiliar words and phrases

Reading and using language skills to assess meaning including sentence structure

Appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language.

Reading aloud some words from simple songs, stories and rhymes

Following a short text or rhyme, listening and reading at the same time

Reading aloud some words/short text  from simple songs, stories and rhymes

Reading and responding to. an

extract from a story, an e-mail message or  song

Reading short authentic texts for enjoyment or information

Broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into familiar written material, including through using a dictionary.

Beginning to develop dictionary skills Identifying cognates and near cognates

Becoming familiar with format, layout and simple use of a bilingual dictionary to find the meaning of unknown words and check  the spelling of unfamiliar words

Using cognates and near cognates along  with other detective skills to gist information

Develop dictionary skills and use a simple bilingual dictionary to check the meaning of unknown words and the spelling of familiar words.

Identifying cognates and near cognates

Using a bilingual dictionary to select alternative vocabulary for sentence  building

Write phrases from memory, and adapt these to create new sentences to express ideas clearly.

Recalling and writing simple words from memory

Selecting and writing short words  and phrases

Recalling and writing simple words from  memory

Selecting and writing short words  and phrases

Choosing words, phrases and

sentences and writing as a text or captions

Use familiar vocabulary in phrases and simple writing.

Experimenting with simple writing, copying with accuracy

Making short phrases or sentences using word cards

Experimenting with simple writing, copying with accuracy

Making short phrases or sentences using word cards

Constructing a short text on a familiar topic

Describe people, places and things and actions orally and in writing.

Recognising and using adjectives of colour  and size

Using adapted phrases to describe an object or person

Using adapted phrases to describe an object or person

Using a wide range of descriptive phrases

Recognising and using verbs in different tenses

Grammar

Understand basic grammar appropriate

to the language being studied, including (where relevant) feminine, masculine and neuter

forms and the conjugation of high frequency verbs, key features and patterns

of the language; how to apply these to build sentences and how these differ from or are similar to    English.

Beginning to recognise gender of nouns, definite and indefinite article

Identifying plurals of nouns

Recognising adjectives and placement relative  to the noun

Beginning to understand that verbs  have patterns

Noticing the negative form

Beginning to use prepositions

Using indefinite article in the plural  form

Recognising and using possessive adjective ‘my’ and pronouns he/she/it

Recognising and beginning to apply rules for placement and agreement of adjectives

Recognising and using the negative form

Using prepositions

Making comparisons of word order in    French and English

Beginning to recognise gender of nouns, definite and indefinite article

Identifying plurals of nouns

Recognising adjectives and placement relative  to the noun

Beginning to understand that verbs  have patterns

Recognising and using the negative form

Using prepositions

Accurately applying placement and  agreement rules for adjectives

Recognising and beginning to form

some verbs in near future tense using aller

Recognising and applying verb endings for  present regular ‘er’ verbs

Learning and using some common irregular verbs, e.g. ‘to make’’

Understanding how word order differs between French and English

Identifying word classes within a sentence

Intercultural understanding

Provide an opening to other cultures. Foster curiosity and deepen understanding of the world.

Recognising that different languages are spoken in the community/world

Showing awareness of the capital and identifying some key cultural landmarks.

Recognising cultural similarities and differences between customs and traditions in France and England

Comparing schools and celebrations between France and the UK

Comparing shops and high streets of France and UK

Recognising and using the Euro currency

Identifying some French-speaking countries

Recognising that different languages are spoken in the community/world

Showing awareness of the capital and identifying some key cultural landmarks.

Recognising cultural similarities and differences between customs and traditions in France and England

Comparing schools and celebrations between France and the UK

Comparing shops and high streets of France and UK

Recognising and using the Euro currency

Identifying some French-speaking countries

Learning about France’s sporting culture and events

Asking question and making insightful commentary on cultural differences, including some understanding of stereotype