Modern Foreign Languages
At school we believe that the learning of a language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for our pupils. It helps them to develop communication skills, including key skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. The children’s knowledge of how language works will be developed and extended. Lessons will enable pupils to make substantial progress in one language. The linguistic skills gained will assist and lay foundations for further language learning. It will provide pupils with the confidence and independence to explore and be able to attempt manipulation of the structure of language. Learning another language gives children a new and broader perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others.
Aims
The national curriculum for languages aims to ensure that all pupils:
- understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources
- speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of
- communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation
- can write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt
- discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in the language studied.
Year 3
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A new start Getting to know you Numbers Colours
Calendar and celebrations Bonfire colours Commands Days and months Christmas
Animals I like and don’t like Animal nouns Singular and plural Opinions Story
Carnival and using numbers Carnival Numbers to 15 Core language recap Age Dates Easter
Fruits and vegetables Hungry Giant Fruit and veg nouns Counting Asking politely Story Board game
Going on a picnic Aliens in Spain Picnic story Food items Polite request Explore Spain Ask and answer ‘Where do you live?’ | Welcome to School Recap core language Rooms in a school Classroom objects
My town, your town Commands Shops Asking and giving directions
Family tree and faces Epiphany Family members Personal info Face parts Describing with colours
Face and body parts Face and body parts nouns and commands Yoga with body parts Alien creation
Feeling unwell/ Jungle animals Aches and pains Doctor role play Animal nouns Adjectives Simple sentences Story
The weather Ice creams Weather phrases Seasons Forecast Flavours Opinions | Talking about us School subjects Extended feelings Recap personal information Introduce a friend Subjects and opinions
Time in the city Spanish city Buying a ticket Directions Descriptions Shopping Festive jumper
Healthy eating Going to the market Fruit and veg nouns Class survey Prices Market dialogue Recipe
Clothes Clothes nouns Verb to wear Describe using adjectives Read descriptions Design and write
Out of this world ID cards Personal info conversations Names of planets Adjectives Prior learning recall Planet creations
Going to the seaside Items for the beach Persuasive sentences Visiting the seaside Read and understand facts about the beach | This is me Personal information My personality and appearance My dreams
Homes and houses Rooms in a house Furniture Describe rooms Spooky house story Game Elf on the shelf
Playing and enjoying sport Sport nouns Opinions Verb ‘to play’ Sports descriptions
Funfair and favourites Funfair rides Opinions Adjectives Plan and describe theme park Favourite things Tradition
Tapas culture Tapas culture in Spain Opinions Hotel breakfasts Café roleplay
Performance Time Comedy sketch – What a waiter! Mocktails Scavenger hunt Read all about it – Transition to KS3 |
