Please note, Bengali is taught from Key Stage 4 onwards.
Year 10
Autumn Term 1 and 2
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Overview
Describing your family
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Describing a family member and his/her personality
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Describing family relationships
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Making plans for the weekend
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Describing an evening out with friends/ family
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Dealing with family issues
In addition, You will learn all the letters of the Alphabet and use of vowel signs and some general vocabulary during this term
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Spring Term 1
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Overview
Free-time
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Describing various free time activities and talk about preferences
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Saying what sports you play and explaining why doing sport is important
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Giving music preferences
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Describing Cinema and TV preferences
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Talk about Bengali music, drama and musical instruments
Modern Technology in everyday life
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Describing your activities on the internet, and discussing the dangers of the internet
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Advantages and disadvantages of using computers, mobile phones etc.
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Advantages and disadvantages of using social media
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Spring Term 2
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Overview
Festivals and celebrations
- Describing your daily life
- Explaining what you eat
- Describing a recent birthday
- Explaining what you wear for different occasions
- Describing a festival or celebration that is important to you
- Describing Eid, and other Bangladeshi celebrations and talk about own experiences
- Compare Bengali and English New Year celebration
- Talk about marriage and partnership
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Summer Term 1 and 2
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Overview
Healthy/unhealthy living lifestyle
- Describing fruits and vegetable: shape, taste and giving preferences
- Buying fruits and vegetables and negotiating prices in a market
- Describing healthy and unhealthy foods
- Importance of exercise and physical activities
- Ordering in a restaurant
- Compare lifestyle before and now
- Describing various illnesses
- Social issues i.e. drugs, alcohol, homelessness and its affect in the society and discuss solutions
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Year 11
Autumn Term 1
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Overview
Holidays
- Describing different destinations and plan holidays
- Describing your ideal and past holidays
- Booking a hotel room, travel tickets
- Discussing travel preferences
- Discussing problems on holiday/dealing with problems
- Giving holiday preferences
- Describing a past holiday
- Reserving a hotel room
Learn the use of joint letters
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Autumn Term 2
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Overview
My area
- Describing where you live
- Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of your region
- Understanding and giving directions
- Asking for and understanding information in a tourist office
- Describing a local project that you have participated in
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Spring Term 1
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Overview
School life
- Giving subject preferences
- Describing your school
- Comparing schools in the UK and Bangladesh
- Giving opinions of school rules
- Describing extra-curricular school life
- Discussing a school trip you have been on
The world of work
- Discussing different careers and which pathway attracts you
- Applying for summer jobs
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Spring Term 2
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Overview
Wider world
- Talking about the global issues that concern you
- Talking about current environmental issues
- Describing what you do to protect the environment
- Talking about shopping choices you can make to help the planet
- Talking about volunteering work you have done
- Talking about global events
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Summer Term 1 and 2 |
Revision |
Examination boards and weightings
- Listening – 25%
- Reading – 25%
- Writing – 25%
- Speaking – 25%
Enrichment opportunities
- Bangla drama visits
- Languages Ambassadors programme
- E-twining opportunity for students in Year 10