French (Year 8)

See Year 8s French ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year

Topic	Sub-topic
My town	Town- ” Il ya” and ” il n’ya pas”
	Town- ” Il ya ” and ” Il n’y a pas”
	Directions
	Directions
	where you go ( à + definite article)
	where you go ( à + definite article)
	Inviting someone somewhere ( vouloir+ infinitive)
	Inviting someone somewhere ( vouloir+ infinitive)
	What you can do in your town ( pouvoir+inf)
	What you can do in your town ( pouvoir+inf)
	Culture- Researching a region of France
Holidays	Talking about holidays ( place and activities)
	Talking about holidays ( place and activities)
Morning routine	Getting ready to go out+ reflexive verbs
	Getting ready to go out+ reflexive verbs
Café	Ordering food and drinks at a café
	Ordering food and drinks at a café
Holidays	Talking about future holiday plans ( near future)
	Talking about future holiday plans ( near future)
Dreams	what you would like to do- ” Je voudrais+ infinitive”
	what you would like to do- ” Je voudrais+ infinitive”
	Revisions- Catch up
TV preferences	TV programmes + opinions
Film preferences	Types of movies+ opinions
Reading preferences	Genres of books+ opinions
Y8 exams (English, Maths, Science, Languages, Humanities)
Technology	Talking about the internet using ” aller” and “faire”
Past tense	talking about what you did last evening
Past tense	Talking about what you did last evening
Le petit Nicolas	watch the movie
Le petit Nicolas	School system in France
Le petit Nicolas	Relationships with family

What will you study?

Describing where you live
Directions
Where do you go at the weekends
What can you do in your region
Learning through short stories or plays

Holidays
Getting ready
Ordering in a cafe and numbers 1-100
Future holiday activities
Dream holidays

Television
Films
Books
Technology

Useful tips and resources

Practise speaking with a friend or family member
Make mind maps to help revise vocabulary
Make flash cards to help revise vocabulary
Listen to French music
Watch French series

Pupils will be given login details for each of the websites as necessary:

Quizlet – to practise vocabulary
Languages Online – to practise grammar and topics
Linguascope – to practise vocabulary and topics
Language Gym – to practise language and grammar
Sentence Builders – To practise language
Wordwall – to practise vocabulary and grammar

French (Year 8)

See Year 8s French ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year

Sutton High Prep School

Sutton High Senior School