French Aims and Objectives The French IGCSE course aims to help pupils make significant progress towards becoming a specialist in the language, the culture of France and the French-speaking world. Pupils will develop their language skills in three key areas: grammatical awareness, comprehension and communication. As a result, they will become capable of understanding the language in a variety of registers as well as writing and speaking it accurately and increasingly fluently. The development of their language skills will take place within a framework of topics and issues of interest. Pupils will also be strongly encouraged to participate in an exchange visit to France, which will further enhance their language skills.
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CIE http://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcsefrench-foreign-language-0520/ 0520 January 2023
IGCSE Topic
Grammar
Self, family, pets, personal relationships Meeting people Home Life Daily routine
Opinion and justification Revision of questions Depuis + present Revision of adjectives, comp and superlatives
House and Home Household chores
Revision of present tense (including reflexive verbs) Telling time Revision of passé composé Après avoir
Autumn
Revision of future Conditional
Eating and drinking Eating in other countries Eating out Festivals and special occasions
Health and Fitness (stress, alcohol, tobacco, drugs)
Partitive article
En (pronoun) Revision of direct object pronouns Indirect object pronouns y
Pupils should be able to Introduce themselves and give personal information Ask others for this information Use regular and irregular verbs in the present tense Talk about their family and ask others about theirs Understand and discuss family relationships Describe themselves and others (appearance & character) Talk about where they live and the type of house they have Describe the rooms in their house Talk about their daily routines during the week/weekend Talk about how they help at home Talk about a previous house/bedroom Say what they did at home (past) Talk about healthy eating and the importance thereof Engage in shopping transactions Order meals in restaurants Make a complaint Understand a recipe Talk and write about how to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle 2021 Page | 25
