MFL Graduate Award

MFL Graduate Award

This part of the website contains the syllabus for the Swinemoor Primary School MFL Graduate Award.

You will need to study all the information presented here.

Staff will help you develop the study skills you need in order to memorize, retain and recall this information.

Once you are confident you can recall this syllabus tell your teacher and they will give you your undergraduate test.

Once you have passed you will receive a badge and be known as an SPS MFL Graduate!

MFL Graduate Award

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MILITARY LEADER

Napoleon Bonaparte
FRENCH MONUMENT

The Arc de Triomphe
NOVEL

Les Miserables

MILITARY LEADER

Napoleon Bonaparte

Born: 15th August 1769

Died: 5th May 1821

Job: Military leader and first Emperor of France

Famous For: Battle strategies and famous victories across Europe. 

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FRENCH MONUMENT

The Arc de Triomphe

Location:  Paris

Built: 1806 – 1836

Purpose: Triumphal arch to honour those who fought and died in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.

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NOVEL

Les Miserables

Author: Victor Hugo

Set: 1815 – 1832 in France

Historical Context: The story takes place after the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign. 

The Main Theme: The struggle between rich and poor in France.

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Learning resources

Example Questions

  • Who wrote Les Miserables?

  • Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

  • What is buried underneath the Arc du Triomphe?

  • When did Napoleon Bonaparte die?

  • Describe Napoleon’s battle strategies.

  • Who asked for the Arc du Triomphe to be designed?

  • What happens at every year at the Arc du Triomphe?

  • When was the story Les Miserables set?

  • What is the name of the famous battle where Napoleon was finally defeated?

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