French Welcome to - Worcester Sixth Form College

Welcome to
French

French everywhere!
• Combien de mots anglais sont d’origine française?
• Vous avez 2 minutes pour taper le plus de mots possible!
• Croissant             liaison             Première

•           Café                              cuisine
• Cliché                     ballet                 maisonette

•    Déjà vu                  chic                      télévision

Why learn French?
• French is, along with English, the only language spoken on all five continents
• More than 220 million people speak French on all the five continents.

•   A career asset
• The ability to speak both French and English is an advantage for finding a job with the many
  multinational companies using French as their working language, in a wide range of sectors.
  France, as the world’s fifth biggest economy and a major exporter in Europe, attracts entrepreneurs,
  researchers and the cream of foreign students.
• An international language
• Since Brexit, French is now the top language used within the EU. French is both a working
  language and an official language of the United Nations, UNESCO, NATO, the International
  Olympic Committee, the International Red Cross and international courts.
• An advantage for studying in France or a French speaking country.
• Speaking French opens up opportunities for higher education at some of France’s best-known
  universities or elite grandes écoles, often on very favourable financial terms. Students with a
  good level of French may be eligible to apply for a French government.

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Why study a language?
Having language skills is highly regarded by top universities in the UK
• Teaching                           • Hospitality
• Business, Marketing & Sales        • Foreign Service
• Translation & Interpretation       • International Organisations
• Journalism & Broadcasting          • Other International Careers
• Logistics                          • A facilitating subject to get to top
• Editing & Proofreading               universities (languages modules)

• Travel & Tourism                   • Personal skills enhanced

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Why study a language?
Your potential employers in the UK…

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What we do
• Skills: listening, reading, speaking, writing & translation
• Lots of interaction in a small friendly group
• Games, quizzes and competitions
• Songs
• Discussions and activities in small groups
• Weekly tests
• Films, videos, articles to immerse you in the culture
• Links with schools abroad/exchanges and trips
• Extensive use of IT in our new computer suite/ activities on computer

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The Syllabus
• Changes in French society
• Political & artistic culture France & other French speaking countries
• Film studies (1st Year) & Literature (2nd year)

C’est quel thème?

L’éucation en
   France

C’est quel thème?

Les
  Nouvelles
 structures
familiales en
   France

C’est quel thème?

La musique
francophone

C’est quel thème?

•Les Médias

Content
•   Year 1:                            • Year 2
•   Changement dans la société:        • Immigration et société multiculturelle en
•   Nouvelles structures familiales      France
•   Education en France
•   Le monde du travail

• Culture artistique et politique en   • La France sous l’Occupation allemande
  Francophonie:                          en 1940-1944.
• La musique francophone
• Les médias
• Les traditions et les festivals      • Grammaire
  francophones
• Grammaire                            • Livre: “Un sac de billes”

• Film: “Intouchables”

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The Structure
• 4 lessons a week (60 mins)
• 15 mins weekly with a teacher in a group of 2 people to practice the
  oral component and get extra support (10 mins one-to-one sessions
  in Year 2)
• Exams in the second year (May/ June)
   Paper 1 - Listening, Reading, Translation into English
   Paper 2 - Translation into the target language. Writing piece on the film studied
   Paper 3 - Speaking (on the topics studied)

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Entry Requirements
• Grade 5/6 at GCSE in the language to be studied

• Grade 5 at GCSE in English Language

• Otherwise subject to negotiation…

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Our enrichments

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Students’ Feedback -
French
What our students are saying:

"French is a fantastic option to choose, especially at Worcester Sixth Form!
I can vouch for the teaching which makes it a lot easier to understand.
The French exchange is an amazing experience too. It's an amazing feeling to be
able to communicate with people in another language. Definitely an option you
won't regret!”
Rachael: A Level student ( ex Chantry High School student)

Kahoot sur la France et le français
• https://kahoot.it/

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Looking forward to seeing you in September!