United Kingdom · National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Year 4 Modern Foreign Languages
This curriculum develops communicative confidence through authentic linguistic contexts and cultural exploration. Students transition from isolated words to structured sentences while building phonetic awareness and intercultural understanding.
All About Me and My World
Students expand their ability to describe themselves and others using adjectives and personality traits. They move beyond basic introductions to discuss family relationships and physical characteristics.
Learning to describe character traits and feelings using simple sentence structures and agreements.
Identifying family members and describing their relationships using possessive adjectives.
Using colors and size adjectives to describe hair, eyes, and height accurately.
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
A focus on food groups, preferences, and daily physical activity to promote wellness vocabulary. Students learn to express opinions and justify their choices regarding lifestyle.
Recognizing common fruits and vegetables while practicing transactional language for shopping.
Expressing opinions on food and drink with simple justifications and conjunctions.
Naming sports and hobbies while using verbs to describe frequency of activity.
School Life and Routines
Students compare their school day with peers in other countries and learn to tell the time. They practice describing their timetable and classroom environment.
Learning the 12 hour clock and using time phrases to structure a daily schedule.
Vocabulary for school equipment and the use of plural nouns and prepositions of place.
Discussing school subjects and explaining why certain lessons are preferred over others.
Habitat and Home
Exploring different types of housing and the natural world. Students learn to describe their living space and the animals that live in various environments.
Identifying different rooms in a house and various types of residential buildings.
Classifying animals by their habitat and describing their appearance and movements.
Introduction to simple environmental verbs like recycling and saving energy.
The World of Work
Investigating different professions and the tools people use in their jobs. Students practice future-oriented language and role-play professional interactions.
Learning job titles and using the future tense to talk about aspirations.
Describing what people wear to work and the equipment they use.
Mapping where different professionals work and using directional language.
Travel and Celebrations
A festive unit covering holidays, weather patterns, and traditional celebrations. Students prepare for a virtual trip and learn to send greetings.
Describing weather conditions and choosing appropriate clothing for different climates.
Planning a trip by listing necessary items and discussing modes of transport.
Exploring traditional festivals and learning how to write postcards and greetings.