Westlake Girls’ High School Westlake Girls’ High School

Level 2 French

12FREN
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs H. Drabble.

Recommended Prior Learning


Subject

Level 

Recommendations

9 French

9

Open entry.

10 French

10

Year 9 French or with TiC discretion.

 Level 1 French

1

Year 10 French or with TiC discretion.

Level 2 French

2

10 credits in Level 1 French including at least one External assessment.

Level 3 French

3

14 credits in Level 2 French including at least one External assessment.


This course aims to develop the students’ ability to communicate confidently in less familiar situations, by extending their language base to cope with topics beyond their immediate personal life. The topics revolve around modern teenage life such as media, popular culture, healthy living, family and relationships.

The standards offered in this course may be altered at the discretion of the Teacher in Charge.



Course Overview

Term 1
Topics covered: family and relationships, French heritage, holidays and the impact of tourism. Grammar: present tense, modal verbs, reflexive verbs, future tense.

Term 2
Topics covered: French music and cinema, health and wellbeing. Grammar: conditional tense, adverbs, perfect tense.

Term 3
Topics covered: Volunteering and technology Grammar: negative, pronouns, present participle.

Term 4
Grammar revision and practice of skills for the external listening and reading exams.

Departments:

Languages


Pathway

Level 3 French



			


				






    

        
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Courses will only run based on minimum entries
Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course
You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisites of a course or if the course requires this for entry
Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOF or HOD of the Department
Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths