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Framework Strands: Oracy Literacy Intercultural Understanding Knowledge about Language Language learning strategies Y3 Y4

MFL Framework - Year 4

Oracy

O 4.1 Memorise and present a short spoken text
   
O 4.2 Listen for specific words and phrases
   
  • a. listen with care 2.6, 10.2, 10.3
  • b. use physical response to show recognition and understanding of specific words and phrases. 4.3, 4.12, 4.15
O 4.3 Listen for sounds, rhyme and rhythm
   
  • a. identify specific sounds e.g. rhymes, letters, phonemes, words 8.12, 9.14, 10.2, 10.11
  • b. compare different sounds. 6.4
O 4.4 Ask and answer questions of several topics
   

Literacy

L 4.1 Read and understand a range of familiar written phrases
   
  • a. match phrases and short sentences to pictures or themes 3.6, 3.7, 3.17, 8.8
  • b. identify non-fiction texts by their style and layout, eg a recipe, a weather forecast, instructions for making or doing something, a letter, and advertisement. 8.8
L 4.2 Follow a short familiar text, listening and reading at the same time
   
  • a. make links between spoken and written words 10.11
  • b. identify common spelling patterns in letter strings. 10.11
L 4.3 Read some familiar words and phrases aloud and pronounce them accurately
   
  • a. read aloud words which they use on a regular basis, e.g. numbers, days, weather 3.14, 8.7, 10.3
  • b. pronounce letter strings, words and phrases accurately with good pronunciation. 10.10, 10.11
L 4.4 Write simple words and phrases using a model and some words from memory
   
  • a. write labels for work on wall displays and in their books 8.19, 10.10
  • b. complete a semi-completed e-mail message to someone in a partner school. 10.13

Intercultural Understanding

IU 4.1 Learn about festivals and celebrations in different cultures
   
IU 4.2 Know about some aspects of everyday life and compare them to their own
   
  • a. compare pastimes of children of different cultures and countries 1.1, 1.22, 2.1, 2.19, 3.1, 3.15, 3.19, 4.16
  • b. exchange information with a partner school e.g. sports, hobbies. 10.13
IU 4.3 Compare traditional stories
   
IU 4.4 To learn about ways of traveling to the country/countries
   
  • a. revise the location of the country/countries where the language is spoken 7.16
  • b. identify a route from own locality to specified destination 7.20

Knowledge about language

  • a. Reinforce and extend recognition of word classes and understand their function. 6.8, 10.14
  • b. Recognise and apply simple agreements, singular and plural. 3.9
  • c. Use question forms. 5.4
  • d. Recognise that texts in different languages will often have the same conventions of style and layout.Unit 1 flashcards showing question form
  • e. Apply phonic knowledge of the language to support reading and writing. 10.10, 10.11
  • f. Identify a different writing system. 8.12

Language learning strategies

  • a. Discuss language learning and share ideas and experiences. 8.5
  • b. Use mental associations to help remember words. 3.9, 3.11
  • c. Ask for repetition and clarification. 8.4
  • d. Use context and previous knowledge to determine meaning and pronunciation. 4.3, 6.1
  • e. Practise new langauge with a friend and outside the classroom. 2.16, 3.11
  • f. Plan and prepare for a language activity. 7.13
  • g. Read and memorise words. 10.11
  • h. Sort words into categories. 8.19
  • i. Apply knowledge about letters and simple grammatical knowledge to experiment with writing. 9.6
  • j. Use dictionary to look up spellings. 7.11
  • k. Access information sources. 7.16