We want to ensure that students can communicate and interact with the world around them.
Through teaching a variety of key grammatical structures and developing a wide-ranging vocabulary, we equip our students with the knowledge to express their ideas through writing and speaking and comprehend materials from a range of sources.
We want to create confident communicators who can speak wit increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity. We want our students to develop a curiosity about the world around them, so that students leave with the foundations for further study of languages or to work or travel abroad.
Enrichment
During your study of French at Beckfoot Thornton, there will be a range of opportunities available to enrich your subject knowledge outside of the classroom, including:
- Languages Day at Beckfoot Allerton Primary School – Spelling Bee competition with other Trust schools
- Languages Ambassadors representing MFL at school events.
- Explore Languages visit to the University of Leeds, including a project about different languages.
Assessment
Internal assessments will take place throughout each year to monitor pupil progress and further inform teaching and learning.
KS4 Specification
Careers
The study of German prepares students for the opportunity to choose A Level and to go on to study a Modern Foreign Language in Further Education. Students will develop transferable skills to work abroad or to work for companies in the UK with links to Europe. It is ideal preparation for employment in the following fields: Leisure, Tourism, Travel, Journalism, Teaching, Engineering and many others.
Curriculum Overview
| Year | Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Introducing yourself: Learn how to introduce yourself to others in German, including greetings, talking about your age, birthday, where you live, your personality and your appearance | Family and friends: Describe who is in your family and give details about their personality and appearance Sports: Describe which sports you like to play, and talk about the sport you are going to do next weekend | Sports in 3rd person: Describe what sports other people like and don’t like to play using the 3rd person Das Wunder von Bern film project: Watch and understand the German film Das Wunder von Bern. Discuss the characters and give opinions on what you have watched |
| Year 8 | Holidays: Talk about a holiday in the past tense. Describe where you went, how you got there and what you did Healthy living: Explain your healthy and unhealthy habits and talk about the health of other people too | Family relationships: Revisit describing your family from year 7. Talk about how you get on with your family and explain why School: Give opinions on your school subjects and describe your school. Talk about school in the past tense | Free time: Give opinions on different genres of TV show and film Berlin: Develop and understanding on the history of Berlin and the Berlin wall. Plan an imaginary future trip to Berlin |
| Year 9 | Where I live: Describe where you live and talk about where you would like to live in the future Food and drink: Discuss what you eat and drink for 3 meals, and use the past tense to talk about what you ate yesterday | Holidays: Describe a holiday in the future tense, including where you are going to go, how you are going to get there, where you are going to stay and what you are going to do Sports: Revisit vocabulary from year 7. Develop your responses to talk about how often and with whom you play different sports | Revision of KS3: Revisit all vocabulary and grammar taught during KS3 to prepare you for study at GCSE Sophie Scholl film project: Watch and understand the German film Sophie Scholl, discuss the characters and give opinions on what you have watched |
| Year 10 | Education and school: Give opinions on school subjects, describe your school routine and habits, discuss school rules and school uniform Free time: Talk about your hobbies and interests, including sports, TV and films, music and other free time activities | Media, technology and celebrity culture: Talk about the devices and social media that you use, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of life online, discuss celebrities and popular culture Identity and relationships with others: Describe German festivals cultural events, talk about your family and friends | Healthy living and lifestyle: Describe what you do to be healthy, discuss the body, pain and illnesses, expand on how you will be healthier in future Where you live: Describe where you live and talk about it in 3 tenses. Talk about public transport and local amenities |
| Year 11 | Holidays: Talk about German holiday destinations. Describe your holiday in 3 tenses, including where you go, how you get there and what you do on holiday Environment: Discuss environmental issues in our community and across the world. Explain what you do to help the environment | Jobs and future plans: Discuss the careers that interest you and explain why. Describe any other future plans that you have Revision – Revise and prepare for GCSE German | Revision – Revise and prepare for GCSE German |