Tricolore 4 5e edition
Suggested Scheme of Work for 2 Year GCSE
Year 1
Term Unit Grammar Strategies
Autumn term – first half 1A Je me présente Asking and answering questions Question words
1B Un stage international The present tense Formulating questions
1C Copains, copines Adjectives Cognates
1D La vie de famille Reflexive verbs Using questions to formulate answers
1E La vie de tous les jours Depuis with the present tense Improving written work
1F Des fêtes et des festivals Possessive adjectives Expressions with tout
1G Ça se fête
1H Contrôle
Autumn term – second half 2A La France – destination touristique Pouvoir, vouloir, devoir + infinitive Statistics
2B En ville Ce que, ce qui
2C Allez-y! The pronoun y
2D Les transports en ville Negative expressions (1)
2E Ville ou campagne? Negative expressions (2) Using negatives to add complexity
2F Pour découvrir la France The perfect tense with avoir Debating an issue
2G Nous sommes partis The perfect tense with être Developing historical knowledge of
French speaking countries
2H Contrôle
C’est extra! A
Spring term – first half 3A Des projets Futur proche and futur simple Reading and listening for detail
3B Si on a le temps Si clauses Reading and listening for gist
3C On se prépare et on arrive Making use of the social and cultural
context when reading/listening
3D À la maison Numbers Formal and informal language
3E Au parc d’attractions Revision of the perfect tense; emphatic
pronouns
3F Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait? Asking questions in the perfect tense Developing knowledge of French
speaking countries
3G Je me suis bien amusé(e) Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense Developing knowledge of French
speaking countries
3H Contrôle
Spring term – second half 4A La vie scolaire Developing knowledge of French
speaking countries; making use of
visual clues when reading/listening
4B Une journée scolaire Developing knowledge of French
speaking countries; making use of the
social and cultural context when
reading/listening
4C Au collège Saying something is compulsory or Comparing life in the UK and France
forbidden
4D On parle du collège Expressions using the conditional Structuring a debate
4E Avant, c’était différent The imperfect tense (1) Comparing life in France and other
countries
4F On se connecte
C’est extra! B
Summer term – first half 4G Aux magasins This, that, these, those Collecting useful phrases
4H Vous faites quelle taille? Asking questions using quel/lequel Translation strategies
4I Qui étaient-ils? The imperfect tense (2) Developing knowledge of French
speaking countries
4J Contrôle
5A Des repas Practise conversations
5B Vous mangez bien? The pronoun en Describing physical properties
5C Il faut manger pour vivre Collecting useful phrases
Summer term – second half 5D On fait des achats Dealing with longer texts
5E Au café Direct and indirect object pronouns Collecting useful phrases
5F On mange vite Using past tenses together Agreeing and disagreeing in a
discussion
5G Au restaurant Practise conversations
5H Je viens de … Venir de, aller, être en train de + infinitive Adding complexity to written and
spoken language
5I Contrôle
Year 2
Term Unit Grammar Strategies
Autumn term – first half 6A Enquête-loisirs Listening skills
6B Bien entendu! Jouer à/de
6C Le sport, ça vous intéresse? Faire du/de la/de l’; adverbs
6D On regarde la télé Comparatives; personal pronouns Building writing and speaking skills
6E Vous aimez la lecture? Direct object pronouns Adding reasons to produce more
complex sentences
6F Qu’est-ce qu’on fait? Using pronouns Practise conversations
6G Si on allait au cinéma? Superlatives Developing knowledge of French
speaking countries
6H Qu’avez-vous fait? The pluperfect tense Building writing skills
6I Contrôle
C’est extra! C
Autumn term – second half 7A À propos des vacances Using intensifiers
7B Des vacances à l’étranger The future tense; prepositions with names Ading reasons and opinions to
of places produce more complex sentences
7C Ce que je voudrais faire The conditional Reading/listening for detail
7D À l’hôtel Collecting useful phrases
7E En vacances Avoir lieu Building writing and speaking skills
7F Des vacances actives ‘Before’ and ‘after’ Adding complexity to written and
spoken language
7G Et maintenant … la météo Using different tenses together Using more than one tense in the
same sentence
7H On s’amuse … ou pas? Talking about the present, the future and
the past
7I Souvenirs de vacances
7J Contrôle
Spring term – first half 8A Le corps humain Reflexive verbs and parts of the body
8B Votre santé en vacances The imperative; expressions with avoir Recognising key topic words
8C Problèmes et accidents Relative pronouns qui and que Building longer sentences
8D En faisant du sport En + the present participle Adding complexity to written and
spoken language
8E Ça fait mal Collecting useful phrases
8F C’est dur d’être ado Making use of social context when
reading
8G Le tabac, l’alcool, la drogue Dealing with longer texts
8H Forme et santé Building writing and speaking skills
8I Contrôle
C’est extra! D The past historic
Spring term – second half 9A Que ferez-vous? Talking about plans Developing knowledge of French
speaking countries
9B Spécial examens Pendant, depuis, pour; verbs with an Reading/listening for detail
infinitive
9C Un stage en entreprise Direct object pronouns in the perfect tense Dealing with longer texts
9D Mon métier Verbs with prepositions Building writing and speaking skills
9E Au travail Quand + future tense Using complex sentences
9F Pour gagner de l’argent
Summer term – first half 9G Un job pour l’été Dealing with different types of texts
9H On peut rêver The conditional Producing complex sentences
9I Contrôle
10A Un monde divers Coping strategies
10B Les problèmes du monde Summarising
10C Le changement climatique The passive Understanding maps and factual
information
Summer term – second half 10D La circulation et la pollution False friends
10E Le transport Adjectives ending in -al Making use of grammatical markers
10F Consommez mieux, jetez moins Verbs ending in -uire and -eindre Making use of visual and social
context when reading
10G Le défi pour les villes
10H À nous d’agir Making use of social and cultural
context when reading
10I Contrôle
C’est extra! E
