Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Answer questions based on a video of a French-speaker, getting at least half of them correct.
- Match a set of instrument words to the appropriate instrument picture, getting the majority of them correct (allowing for any that they do not know in English).
- Say which instrument they play.
- Say what kind of music they like, using a whole sentence.
- Ask a question after listening to other pupils’ attempts.
- Read and understand music genres in written form.
- Recall country names with accurate pronunciation.
- Use a full sentence to say ‘J’habite en/au/aux ...’
- Write information in French about a character from a different country.
- Use familiar language to write several phrases or short sentences.
- Perform a song from memory with accurate pronunciation.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 5: French transport
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Musical instruments in French
Lesson 2: Musical genres in French
Lesson 3: France and the countries of Europe
Lesson 4: Writing songs, and rehearsals in French
Lesson 5: French singing contest and grand finale
Key skills
Language comprehension
- Listening
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Key knowledge
Phonics
- To identify
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – French Y4: French and the Eurovision Song Contest
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
Knowledge organiser for the Year 4
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French phonics videos: Y4 French and the Eurovision Song Contest
Phoneme practice for sounds used in
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Unit vocabulary
Subject resources
French: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching French
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National curriculum mapping
This National curriculum mapping document shows
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French: Pupil progression of skills
Progression documents showing how skills and
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Curriculum planning | Knowledge and skills progression
The key skills and knowledge covered
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Equipment list
A list of suggested resources for
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Condensed | Assessment
An assessment spreadsheet for French including
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Music
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
- improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music
- appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians’
See 'National curriculum - Music key stages 1 and 2'.
Geography
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities’