| Children can: | |
| Listening attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding: | |
| a | Listen attentively and understand key words, more complex phrases and sentences in longer passages (e.g., instructions, stories, fairy tales, songs and listening extracts). |
| Engage in conversations, ask and answer questions, express opinions and respond to those of others | |
| b | Take part in short conversations using sentences and familiar vocabulary to understand and express simple opinions. |
| Speak and present in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures | |
| c | Present using sentences and authentic pronunciation, gesture and intonation to convey accurate meaning (e.g., with stories, songs, poems and rhymes). |
| Develop accurate pronunciation and intonation | |
| d | Continue to apply French phonic knowledge and links between spelling, sound and meaning of words to begin speaking with mostly accurate pronunciation. |
Year 5 – MFL (French)
Listening and Speaking - Core Skills
Listening and Speaking - Vocabulary
Reading and Writing - Core Skills
| Children can: | |
| Read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing: | |
| a | Accurately read aloud and understand sentences and short paragraphs. |
| Broaden vocabulary and develop ability to understand new words in familiar written material, including use of a dictionary | |
| b | Read a variety of simple texts in different but authentic formats (e.g., stories, song lyrics, reading exercises, emails or letters). |
| Write phrases from memory to express ideas clearly | |
| c | Write simple sentences and short paragraphs from memory or using supported written materials. |
| Describe people, places, things and actions orally and in writing | |
| d | Describe people, places, things and actions with greater detail (e.g., use of ambitious adjectives). |
Reading and Writing - Vocabulary
Grammar (French) - Core Skills
| Children can: | |
| Understand basic grammar appropriate to French: | |
| a | Develop an understanding of the concept of gender (masculine and feminine) and which article to use correctly with different nouns. |
| b | Use the negative form, possessives (e.g., mon, ma, mes) and connectives (e.g., et, mais, parce que) as well as understand the different parts of fully conjugated verbs. |
Grammar (French) - Vocabulary
Aspects of French culture - Core Skills
| Children can: | |
| Aspects of French culture: | |
| a | Explore the similarities and differences between their own locality and that of a French speaking country (e.g., discuss aspects of daily life). |
Aspects of French culture - Vocabulary
