Listening and speaking:

Listen and show understanding of  longer sentences, short texts and conversations containing familiar and unfamiliar language.

Listen for information in short  messages, dialogues, short texts/stories and note the main points.

Listen and respond to a range of questions.

Communicate orally using a variety of different word classes and basic language structures.

Speak 3 or more sentences independently and include complex sentences.

Hold simple conversations on familiar topics.

Express opinions and understand the opinions of others.

Start to justify an opinion e.g. j’aime manger le fromage parce que c’est bon pour la santé.

Ask for help or clarification e.g. for the meaning of a word in English

Extend knowledge of  sound/spelling links and improve spelling

Identify patterns of language in

familiar songs, poems  and short texts

Start to predict the pronunciation of unfamiliar words in sentences/ short texts  using phonic knowledge, liaison and silent letter rules

Use intonation  when reading aloud with increasing accuracy

Give a spoken presentation using a series of sentences on a given topic

Retell a story using drama and spoken language to an audience

Reading:

Read and show understanding of longer complex sentences using familiar language.

Read and show understanding of more short texts, both fiction and non-fiction

Express opinions on a range of short  texts and start to justify them

Use a bilingual dictionary confidently to find the spelling, meaning, gender and word class of words

Children to use a range of strategies and sources e.g. picture clues / contextual clues/ prior knowledge/  to understand or predict the meaning of unfamiliar words in a short text

Write 3 or more sentences  from memory/ independently  using a variety of grammatical structures and range of vocabulary.

Copy and adapt longer complex sentences using a writing frame.

Start to adapt short texts with the support of a dictionary.

Use a bilingual dictionary and phonic knowledge to support the accurate spelling of new words.

Write longer descriptions using a variety of  simple and complex sentences and grammatical structures.

Grammar:

Revision and consolidation of grammar introduced in previous two years. A better understanding of the differences and similarities with English.

Know that common letter strings e.g. ion can help to extend vocabulary

Start to recognise and use the partitive article, particularly when ordering food

singular and plural personal pronouns used  correctly (je,tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles)

Revision and consolidation of determiners:

un,une, des/le, la,l’, les/mon, ma, mes/ ton, ta, tes/ son, sa, ses

partitive article:

du, dela, de l’, des

Personal pronouns:

Je,tu,il/elle, nous, vous ,ils/ells

Spelling of adjectives more accurate

Start to understand exceptions for agreements(e.g. adjectives after c’est don’t agree)

adjectives:

intéressant ennuyeux, facile, difficile, amusant

Number of adjectives that children use is increasing (e.g. bon, mauvais, fort, nul, énorme, gros which is beginning to have an impact on their writing

Confidently use a wide range of conjunctions in speaking and writing e.g.( et, mais, puis, parce que, quand, donc )

Start to use en, à (including à la, à l’, au, aux correctly, particularly when explaining places they are going to visit

Start to be aware of adverbs and how they can improve a sentence (e.g. time phrases: après cela, enfin, plus tard, avant, après

Start to conjugate regular ‘er’ verbs the present tense e.g. je joue/tu joues/il/elle joue/nous jouons/ vous jouez/ ils/elles/ jouent

Understand how to write ‘er’ verbs in the negative form  e.g. je ne joue pas

 Understand how to write ‘er’ verbs in the imperative form e.g. trouvez!

Understand how to write er’ verbs in the infinitive form e.g. jouer to play

Start to conjugate some common Irregular verbs:

avoir - ai/as/a/avons/avez/ont

être- suis/es/est/sommes/êtes/sont

faire – fais/fais/fait/faisons/faites/font

Increased knowledge of grammar reflected in sentence structure  and spelling in  writing.