Subjects / Junior Cycle / French
Mapped to: Junior Cycle Modern Foreign Languages – French (revised specification 2025, first years from September 2026; 2017 specification for cohorts that started before 2026) · official specification (NCCA). Topic names are StudyRoom's own summaries.
Communicative competence – themes
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Moi et ma famille (Me and my family)Introduce yourself and describe your family, age and pets.CL 15 q In review
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À l'école (At school)Talk about school subjects, your timetable and the French school system.CL 15 q In review
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Ma maison et mon quartier (Home and local area)Describe the rooms in your home and the places in your area.CL 15 q In review
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Les loisirs et le sport (Hobbies and sport)Say what you do in your free time using jouer and faire correctly.CL 15 q In review
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La nourriture et les repas (Food and meals)Talk about food, meals and ordering using du, de la, de l' and des.CL 15 q In review
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Les vacances et les voyages (Holidays and travel)Talk about holidays, countries and transport, and write a postcard.CL 15 q In review
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Le corps et la santé (Body and health)Name parts of the body and say where it hurts with avoir mal à.CL 15 q In review
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Les achats et les vêtements (Shopping and clothes)Name clothes, ask prices and handle a simple conversation in a shop.CL 15 q In review
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La météo et les saisons (Weather and seasons)Describe the weather and say what happens in each season.CL 15 q In review
Communicative competence – skills
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Compréhension écrite (Reading comprehension)Read short French texts such as emails and blogs and pick out key details.CL 20 q In review
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Production écrite (Writing: emails, notes, diaries)Write short emails, notes and diary entries using the right layout and tenses.CL 16 q In review
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Communication orale (Speaking)Prepare answers to common questions and use phrases that keep a conversation going.CL 15 q In review
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Compréhension orale (Listening)Understand short spoken French texts such as announcements, messages and conversations (practised here with transcripts).CL 15 q In review
Language awareness – grammar
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Les articles et le genre (Articles and gender)Use le, la, l', les, un, une and des and learn the gender of nouns.CL 15 q In review
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Les adjectifs (Adjective agreement and position)Make adjectives agree with nouns and put them in the right place.CL 15 q In review
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Le présent (Present tense)Conjugate regular -er, -ir and -re verbs and key irregular verbs in the present.CL 15 q In review
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Le passé composé (Past tense)Talk about the past with avoir or être and a past participle.CL 15 q In review
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Le futur proche (Near future)Talk about plans with aller + infinitive.CL 15 q In review
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La négation et les questions (Negatives and questions)Make sentences negative and ask questions with question words.CL 15 q In review
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Les prépositions (Prepositions)Use prepositions of place and the forms au, à la, à l' and aux.CL 15 q In review
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Les nombres, la date et l'heure (Numbers, dates and time)Use numbers to 100, give dates and tell the time.CL 15 q In review
Socio-cultural knowledge and intercultural awareness
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La France et la francophonie (France and the French-speaking world)Learn about festivals, customs and French-speaking countries and compare them with Ireland.CL 15 q In review