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Year 4 French

Year 4 French runs to 31 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 8 to 9 in Key Stage 2. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes être, je suis, il, elle est, adjective agreement, SFC, mon / ma, ton / ta, cognate, SSC, liaison, [qu], quand.

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 4 French lesson

In the order they are taught. 31 lessons.

Introductions: singular 'être', 'avoir', and regular adjectives

  1. Introductions: voici, je suis and il, elle est
  2. New friends: 'mon, ma', 'ton, ta'
  3. Months of the Year in French
  4. My Birthday: Using 'quand'
  5. My Monster: Numbers 1-12, 'des', and 'combien'
  6. My Monster: 'il y a' and 'il a'
  7. I'm Hungry: 'Avoir' Meaning 'Be'
  8. Age: 'avoir' meaning 'be'
  9. How Are You Today? 'Avoir' Meaning 'Be'
  10. I'm Sick! 'Avoir' Meaning 'Be'

Activities: singular regular -ER verbs

  1. Menton Carnival: Uses of 'de'
  2. Menton Carnival: Singular Adjective Agreement
  3. Family Activities: Singular Regular -er Verbs
  4. Family Activities: Translating French Present Tense into English

What I and others like: opinion verbs

  1. Likes: 'aimer', 'mon', 'ma' and 'ton', 'ta'
  2. My Friend: Singular -er Verbs
  3. Preferences: Singular Verbs of Opinion
  4. Preferences: Extending My Sentences

People, places, things: adjective agreement, subject pronouns 'it'

  1. What do you have? 'J'ai' and 'tu as'
  2. What it is like: adjectives after the noun
  3. Describe what you have: adjectives after the noun
  4. Describe what you have: speaking in sentences
  5. Mother's Day in 'la Francophonie': 'il' and 'elle' meaning 'it'
  6. Mother's Day in la Francophonie: mon, ma and ton, ta
  7. At the Zoo: 'il, elle' (it) and Adjective Agreement
  8. At the Zoo: Writing from a Word List in French
  9. Tintin: Person Nouns, avoir and être

What I and others like doing: 2-verb phrases

  1. Activities at School: 1- and 2-Verb Phrases in French
  2. Friendship: Saying What You Like with 'les'
  3. All About Me: Intonation Questions, Adjectives and -er Verbs
  4. Message to a friend: writing words and phrases

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Common questions

What does Year 4 French cover?
Year 4 French runs to 31 lessons across a 36 week year, covering être, je suis, il, elle est, adjective agreement, SFC, mon / ma and more.
How many French lessons are in Year 4?
31 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 4?
Children in Year 4 are 8 to 9 years old during the school year in England and Wales.