Unit Award Scheme

shown knowledge of

1. how to use ‘il fait’ to describe the weather

2. how to use ‘il fait’ to describe the weather

3. how to use ‘il y a’ to describe the weather

4. at least three weather phrases, eg ‘Il y a du soilel’

5. the fact that ‘de’ after ‘il y a’ changes to ‘du’, ‘de la’, ‘de l’ or ‘des’

6. use ‘il’ and a verb to describe the weather, eg ‘il neige’

demonstrated the ability to

7. name the four seasons in French

8. add a season to a weather phrase, eg ‘Au printemps il fait frais’

9. step outside to describe the weather using ‘Aujord’hui’ on at least one occasion, eg ‘Aujord’hui il fait beau’

10. use ‘normalement’ to say what the weather is normally like in a particular season, eg ‘Normalement’, il pleut en automne’

shown knowledge of

11. the name of the country where they live, eg ‘En Angleterre’

demonstrated the ability to

12. describe the weather including the country they live, eg ‘En Angleterre, il niege’

13. use ‘et’ or ‘mais’ to talk about two types of weather, eg ‘En Écosse, il fait frais et il y a des nuages'

shown knowledge of

14. how to say ‘very’ and ‘quite’ in French, eg ‘Il fait assez beau’

15. how to say ‘a lot’ and ‘a little’ in French, eg ‘Il y a beaucoup de vent’.