Repeat modelled words and short phrases

Listen and show understanding of single words/short phrases through physical response 

Recognise a familiar question and respond with a simple rehearsed response

Ask and answer a simple and familiar question with a response

Begin to express simple opinions such as likes, dislikes and preferences

Name objects (nouns) and actions and may link words with a simple conjunction

Use familiar vocabulary to say a short sentence using a language scaffold 

Start to recognise the sound of some letter strings in familiar words and pronounce when modelled

Adapt intonation to ask questions or give instructions

Show awareness of accents, elisions and silent letters; begin to pronounce words accordingly.

Present simple rehearsed statements about themselves, objects and people to a partner

Say simple familiar words to describe people, places, things and actions using a model

Say a simple phrase that may contain an adjective to describe people, places, things and actions using a language scaffold

Say one or two short sentences that may contain an adjective to describe people, places, things and actions.

Listen and identify specific words in songs and rhymes and demonstrate understanding;

Join in with actions to accompany familiar songs, stories and rhymes and being to use words

Begin to read and show understanding of familiar single words

Begin to read and show understanding of simple phrases and sentences containing familiar words.

Use strategies for memorisation of vocabulary

Begin to make links with English or known language to work out the meaning of new words

Use context to predict the meaning of new words 

Identify individual sounds in words and pronounce accurately when modelled

start to read and recognise the sound of some letter strings in familiar words and pronounce when modelled

Adapt intonation to ask questions

Show awareness of accents, elisions and silent letters; begin to pronounce words accordingly.

Write single familiar words from memory with understandable accuracy

Write familiar short phrases from memory with understandable accuracy

Copy simple familiar words to describe people, places, things and actions using a model

Write a simple phrase that may contain an adjective to describe people, places, things and actions using a language scaffold

Show awareness of word classes – nouns, adjectives, verbs and connectives and be aware of similarities in English

Name the gender of nouns; name the indefinite and definite articles for both genders and use correctly; say how to make the plural form of nouns

Recognise and use partitive articles

Name the first and second person singular subject pronouns; use the correct form of some regular and high frequency verbs in the present tense with first and second person 

Name the third person singular subject pronouns; use the present tense of some high frequency verbs in the third person singular

Use a simple negative form (ne… pas)

Show awareness of the position and masculine/feminine agreement of adjectives and start to demonstrate use 

Understand the differences in social conventions when people greet each other

Repeat modelled words/short phrases

Listen and show understanding of single words/short phrases through physical response 

Ask and answer at least two simple and familiar questions with a response.

Express simple opinions such as likes, dislikes and preferences

Use familiar vocabulary to say a short sentence using a language scaffold

Speak about everyday activities and interests

Start to recognise the sound of some letter strings in familiar words and pronounce when modelled

Adapt intonation to ask questions or give instructions

Show awareness of accents, elisions and silent letters; begin to pronounce words accordingly.

Present ideas and information in simple sentences using familiar and rehearsed language to a partner or a small group of people.

Say a simple phrase that may contain an adjective to describe people, places, things and actions using a language scaffold

Say one or two short sentences that may contain an adjective to describe people, places, things and actions.

Listen and identify specific phrases in songs and rhymes and demonstrate understanding.

Join in with words of a song or storytelling.

Read and show understanding of familiar single words

Read and show understanding of simple phrases and sentences containing familiar words.

Use strategies for memorisation of vocabulary

Make links with English or known language to work out the meaning of new words

Use context to predict the meaning of new words 

Begin to use a bilingual dictionary to find the meaning of individual words in French and English.

Write familiar short phrases from memory with understandable accuracy 

Replace familiar vocabulary in short phrases written from memory to create new short phrases.

Write one or two simple sentences that may contain an adjective to describe people, places, things and actions.

Name the third person singular subject pronouns; use the present tense of some high frequency verbs in the third person singular

Recognise and use the first person possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes);

Use simple prepositions in their sentences

Identify counties where selected language is spoken

Investigate weather patterns in parts of the world

Listen and show understanding of simple sentences containing familiar words through physical response

Listen and understand the main points from short, spoken material in the target language 

Say a longer sentence using familiar language and several longer sentences (containing adjectives to describe people, places, things and actions) using a language scaffold

Engage in a short conversation using a range of simple, familiar questions

Ask and answer more complex questions with a scaffold of responses

Express a wider range of opinions and begin to provide simple justification; 

Begin to refer to everyday activities and interests, recent experiences and future plans

Begin to vary language and produce extended responses.

Appreciate the impact of accents and elisions on sound and apply increasingly confidently when pronouncing words; 

Begin to manipulate familiar language to present ideas and information in simple sentences

Manipulate familiar language to describe people, places, things and actions, maybe using a dictionary 

Listen and identify rhyming words and specific sounds in songs and rhymes 

Follow the text of a familiar song or story and sing or read aloud

Read and show understanding of simple sentences containing familiar and some unfamiliar language

Read and understand the main points from short, written material 

Begin to use a range of strategies to determine the meaning of new words (links with known language, cognates, etymology, context)

Use a bilingual dictionary to identify the word class

Begin to use a bilingual paper/online dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases in French and in English.

Read and pronounce familiar words accurately using knowledge of letter string sounds to support, observing silent letter rules

Appreciate the impact of accents and elisions on sound and apply increasingly confidently when pronouncing words

Write a simple sentence from memory using familiar language

Begin to write several sentences from memory with familiar language with understandable accuracy

Write several simple sentences containing adjectives to describe people, places, things and actions using a language scaffold

Begin to manipulate familiar language to describe people, places, things and actions, maybe using a dictionary 

Identify word classes

Demonstrate understanding of gender and number of nouns and use appropriate determiners

Explain and apply the rules of position and agreement of adjectives with increasing accuracy and confidence

Name and use a range of conjunctions to create compound sentences

Demonstrate the use of first, second and third person singular pronouns with some regular and high frequency verbs in present tense and apply subject-verb agreement

Recognise and use the first and third person singular possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes, son, sa, ses) 

Introduced to significant events in French history

Investigate Louis Braille

Listen and understand the main points and some detail from short, spoken material in the target language

Express a wider range of opinions and begin to provide simple justification

Converse briefly without prompts.

Use familiar vocabulary to say several longer sentences using a language scaffold

Refer to everyday activities and interests, recent experiences and future plans

Vary language and produce extended responses.

Predict the pronunciation of unfamiliar words in a sentence using knowledge of letter strings, liaison and silent letter rules

Manipulate familiar language to present ideas and information in simple sentences

Use a wider range of descriptive language in their descriptions of people, places, things and actions.

Follow the text of familiar songs and rhymes, identifying the meaning of words

Read the text of familiar songs and rhymes and identify patterns of language and link sound to spelling.

Understand the gist of an unfamiliar story or song using familiar language and sing or read aloud.

Read and show understanding of simple sentences containing familiar and some unfamiliar language

Read and understand the main points and some detail from short, written material

Begin to use a range of strategies to determine the meaning of new words (links with known language, cognates, etymology, context)

Begin to use a bilingual paper/online dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases in French and in English

Start to predict the pronunciation of unfamiliar words in a sentence using knowledge of letter strings, liaison and silent letter rules

Write several sentences from memory with familiar language with understandable accuracy

Replace vocabulary in sentences written from memory to create new sentences with understandable accuracy

Manipulate familiar language to describe people, places, things and actions, maybe using a dictionary

Use a wider range of descriptive language in their descriptions of people, places, things and actions

Recognise and use a range of prepositions

Follow a pattern to conjugate a regular verb in the present tense

Choose the correct tense of a verb (present/perfect/imperfect/future) according to context.

Locality of country being studied

Look at further aspects of everyday lives from the perspective of someone from another country

Investigate cultural differences

Investigate famous people / events from the chosen country to be studied