Lifelong Learning Languages Scheme of Work

FRENCH SLO STAGE 1A

Tutor: Rada Getova
Course book(optional): French1 Palgrave Foundations, by D.Bissar, H. Phillips and C.Tschirhart.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2001, 2008. ISBN 978-0230-55304-0; 2016 ISBN 978-1-137-57919-5

Week Topic (and unit in book) Objectives and language functions Grammar and vocabulary Additional activities
 Verbs: “être” (to be) 
‘faire’ (to do)
 Basic conjugations of the
 Greeting people
regular verbs in the
“Bonjour! Je suis…”  Introducing yourself present tense
1  Providing basic personal information about  The alphabet
(Unit 1) yourself (where you are from and your  Numbers 1-20
occupation)
 Greeting phrases
 Nationalities
 Questions and negatives
 Verbs ending in –er
 (regular form): habiter,
‘Toi et moi’ travailler
 Asking/ answering personal questions
2  Asking questions
(Unit 1)
 Numbers 20-70
 Occupations/studies
 Workplaces
 Verbs: avoir
Les autres
 Giving/understanding information about  Possessive adjectives
3
friends and family.  Family
(Unit 2) 
 Numbers 70-100
4 Tu veux un café?  Ordering snacks and drinks  Verbs: vouloir; aimer;
 More regular verbs ;
(Unit 2)  Un, le ou mon ?
 Snacks and drinks

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 Regular verbs: the three

groups;
La routine  aller; aimer, followed by
 Talking about everyday activities
5 another verb
(Unit 3)  Prepositions à, de, followed
by le/les

Comment dire l’heure  Days of the week;

 Asking for/ giving the time  Verbs: devoir.
6
(Unit 3)  Explaining what you like/dislike/ have to do  Expressions of time
 Meals
Qu’est-ce que vous faites  Daily routine, leisure
le week-end? activities
 Describing daily routine and leisure
7  Introduction to reflexive
activities
(Unit 3) verbs

 Verbs: imperative
 Understanding street signs.
En ville  Directions and locations ;
 Asking for directions
8 buildings and shops
(Unit 4)  Giving directions

La boulangerie est en  Describing where places are  Prepositions of location

9 face  Pronouns le, la, les
(Unit 4)
Au magasin de  Shopping for clothes and food  Demonstrative adjectives
vêtements  Descriptive adjectives
 Expressing preferences  Article du
10
Au marché  Clothes; Colours
 Fruits and vegetables
(Unit 4)  Food items

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