Y7 Revision guide by topic Your exam will consist of a listening paper which will be done in class and a reading/writing paper, which will be done in exam time. The listening paper comprises 25% of your exam, the reading/writing paper comprises 75%. The topics you be likely to be tested on are the following: School, school classrooms, subjects, items in the classroom, opinions on subjects Telling the time (e.g. il est quatre heures moins le quart) Family and animals and adjectives to describe them, including whether the adjective comes before the noun it is describing (BAGS list) or after (most of them). Au café - food and quantities of food (e.g. un paquet de biscuits, un kilo de tomates) and numbers. You will also need to know the following verbs: Avoir Être Reflexive verbs: se laver, se lever, se brosser, se réveiller, se coucher etc And be able to ‘conjugate’ all regular –ER, -IR and –RE verbs in the present tense And the following grammar items: How to say ‘some’ of things using du, de la or des (e.g. de la pizza, du pain). How to say ‘my’ ‘your’ ‘his/her’ in French: mon, ma, mes; ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses The different between the indefinite ‘a/one’ (un, une) and the definite ‘the’ (le, la, les) articles
Y7: end KS2 MFL assessment form Autumn term topics Nom………………………….. 1. Dans mon école Grammar: Saying ‘my’ in 3 different ways: mon, ma, mes The verb conjugation of ‘avoir’ Un, une, du, de la, des Expressing preferences/opinions and giving reasons why (j’aime xxx mais je déteste xxx) Vocabulary: Une règle ……………………………………… Une table ……………………………………… Une poubelle ………………………………… Une feuille ……………………………………… La pause récré (récré) …………………….…….. Le déjeuner ………………………………………….…… La salle de classe de xxx …………….…………. La cantine ……………………………………….……… La cour ……………………………………….……… La bibliothèque ………………………….… Les laboratoires des sciences ……………………………………….……… La grande salle ……………………………… Le terrain de sport ……………………… Le parking ………………………………………. La cuisine ………………………………………. Les toilettes ………………………………… Une gomme …………………………………. Un bâton de colle ………………………… Des ciseaux …………………………………… La fenêtre ……………………………………… La porte ……………………………………… L’anglais ……………………………………… Le français …………………………………… Le dessin ……………………………………… L’espagnol ……………………………………… L’EPS/ le sport ……………………………… La technologie ……………………………… L’informatique ……………………………… L’éducation réligieuse ……………………. La musique ……………………………………… Les sciences …………………………………. Les arts dramatiques ………………………. Un crayon ……………………………………… Un taille-crayon …………………………… Un stylo ……………………………………… Un feutre ……………………………………… Un cahier ……………………………………… Un tableau (blanc) ………………………… Une chaise ………………………………………
Autumn term topics continued - 2 - Autumn term topics continued 2. Ma routine Grammar: How to talk about the time (il est xx heure(s) (et demie etc.) Using reflexive verbs (se lever, se promener etc.) Regular verb formation and conjugation Vocabulary: Se doucher ………………………………………. Se brosser (les dents/cheveux)………………………………………. Se coucher ……………………………………………… Se promener ……………………………………………… Se fâcher ……………………………………………… S’amuser ……………………………………………… Se dépêcher ……………………………………………… Quitter ……………………………………………… Aller (je vais)……………………………………………… Je prends ………………………………………………. Je fais mes devoirs ………………………………….. Heure(s) ………………………………………. Et demie ………………………………………. Et quart ………………………………………. Moins le quart ………………………………………. Cinq ………………………………………. dix ………………………………………. Vingt ………………………………………. Vingt-cinq ………………………………………. Moins …………………………………………… Se réveiller ………………………………………. Se lever ………………………………………. S’habiller Se laver ……………………………………….
How I feel I did overall for the Autumn Term -4- How I feel I did overall for the Autumn Term Red = I didn’t understand Orange = I feel quite confident about but need to practise Green = I understand fully What I did well: _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ What I need to improve: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
Y7: end KS2 MFL assessment form Spring term topics Ma famille et mes animaux Grammar: ‘My’, ‘your’, ‘his/her’ (mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes, son/sa/ses) Avoir and être verb conjugations How to make sentences negative, using ‘ne…pas’ around the verb Plurals of nouns (animal/animaux etc.) Making adjectives ‘agree’ with what they describe (m, f, pl) (generally adding an ‘e’ for fem, ‘s’ for pl. but there ARE exceptions!) Vocabulary: La mère………………………………………… Le père ………………………………………… Le frère ………………………………………… La sœur ………………………………………… Les parents ………………………………………… Le grandpère ………………………………………… La grandmère ………………………………………… Un demi-frère………………………………………… Une demi-sœur ………………………………………… Les grand-parents ………………………………… Un chien ………………………………………… Un chat………………………………………… Un hamster …………………………………………… Un poisson ………………………………………… Un cochon d’Inde ……………………………………… Un lapin ………………………………………… Un cheval ………………………………………… Une araignée ………………………………………… Une tortue ………………………………………… Une souris ………………………………………… grand(e)(s) ………………………………………… petit(e)(s) ………………………………………… gros(se)(s) ……………………………………………… joli(e)(s) ……………………………………………… méchant(e)(s) ………………………………………… gentil(le)(s) ……………………………………………… mince(s) ……………………………………………… vieux/vieille(s) ……………………………………… féroce(s) ……………………………………………… mignon(ne)(s) ………………………………………
Spring term topics À table! Grammar: Vocabulary: -2- Spring term topics À table! Grammar: Using the correct form of the partitive article (du, de la, des) for ‘some’ Quantities and how to use them Conjugation of –er verb ‘manger’ (to eat) Vocabulary: Cinq ………………………………………. Six ………………………………………… Sept ………………………………………… Huit ………………………………………… Neuf ………………………………………………… Dix ………………………………… Onze ………………………………………… Douze ………………………………………… Treize ……………………………………………… Quatorze ………………………………………… Quinze ……………………………………………… Seize ……………………………………………… Dix-sept ……………………………………… Dix-huit ………………………………………… Dix-neuf ………………………………………… Vingt ………………………………………… Vingt-et-un ………………………………………… Trente ………………………………………… Trente-et-un………………………………………… Quarante ……………………………………………… Cinquante …………………………………………….. Soixante ………………………………………………. Soixante-et-un …………………………………… Soixante-dix …………………………………….. Soixante-et-onze …………………………………… Quatre-vingts ……………………………………….. Quatre-vingt-onze ………………………………… Cent …………………………………… Cent un …………………………………… Le fruit………………………………………… Le légume ………………………………………… Le fromage ………………………………………… La viande ………………………………………… Le pain ……………………………………………… Le jambon ………………………………………… Le saucisson ………………………………………… Le raisin ………………………………………… L’oignon La pomme de terre ………………………………… La pomme ………………………………………… La poire ………………………………………… L’eau ……………………………………………… La tomate ………………………………………… L’orange ……………………………………………… La saucisse ……………………………………………… Une gramme ……………………………………… Une bouteille ………………………………………… Une boîte ………………………………………… Un litre ………………………………………… Un kilo ………………………………………… Un demi-kilo ………………………………………… Un pot ………………………………………… Un paquet ……………………………………………… Un /une ………………………………………… Deux ………………………………………… Trois ………………………………………… Quatre …………………………………………
What I did well: _____________________________________________ -3- How I feel I did overall Red = I didn’t understand Orange = I feel quite confident about but need to practise Green = I understand fully What I did well: _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ What I need to improve: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Based on this, how many hours revision should I do per week for my exam? …………………..
Finally: top tips for revising! If you’re struggling with quantity of vocab and phrases, then just learn a few from each list. Enough to be able to give a (different) opinion on two different items, using a connective between. Use post-it notes and stick feminine words on one side of your bedroom, masculine on the other! It works! Buddy up! Find a friend with whom you can revise and give yourselves time limits on each topic. Then test each other. Winner gets the prize (e.g. Haribo etc.) Make yourself a revision timetable for every day leading up to the exams. Then work out which parts of your revision you’re going to focus on each day. Switch off! Unplug or turn off your internet connection as it’s too tempting to surf the web and turn off your mobile as well (one distraction too many). Buddy up! Find a friend with whom you can revise and give yourselves time limits on each topic. Then test each other. The one with the most correct answers gets the prize (e.g. Haribo etc.)