4 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour each. Lesson 1: revision of Passé composé of ER verbs (and mix with present tense) for the first person singular (je line). Lesson 2: Revision of Avoir auxiliary to extend the conjugation + game to revise irregulars (j’ai lu / vu / cru, etc…). Lesson 3: Study of a text known to the students (from Une sortie) to find the time markers and verbs. Lesson 4: Writing task in the past tense (can be used in lessons later to re write in 3 tenses) with extension on how to improve the sentences (sequencers, intensifiers, time markers,…)

Aimed at Yr10 Foundation / Bottom sets. Lessons covering weather and activities in the simple future. 2 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour divided the following way: Lesson 1: introduction of weather in the simple future (finding out which one goes with the present tense - prior knowledge of the weather). Practice through games and listening task. Lesson 2: Full conjugation of simple future, practice of producing simple future with “je” and “on”.

Aimed at a Yr10s Higher set. Lesson that goes through higher level expression in the present tense and the simple future (il pleuvra,…) 5 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour: Lesson 1: quick revision of known weather and parallel with simple future version of the expression + practice. Lesson 2: Listening practice and study of weather in the simple future. Lesson 3: Activities in the simple future + full conjugation of the simple future. Lesson 4: Si clauses practice with simple future. Lesson 5: Speaking practice with prompt cards.

Lesson talking about what you can do in your region. Aimed at Yr10s Foundation/bottom set. 4 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour each. Lesson 1: Geographical features and text study of people talking about their region + guided writing task. Lesson 2: Suprelatives study and practice. Lesson 3: Superlatives further practice with guided writing. Lesson 4: Activities leading to writing a paragraph.

Treasure Hunt using resources from the EDL website https://edl.ecml.at/ (included) Version with and without QR codes. Students answer questions to find out secret codes and win prizes ! Included: “How To” powerpoint with progression, how to use and create your own QR codes (if you wish to use them) + variations if you don’t have the equipment. “How To” powerpoint on Interacty (free website I used to create this Treasure Hunt). Answer sheets with all the riddles + answers Students sheets “Long words” posters to display (not charged extra) Posters from EDL website broken down to display bigger (free resources - not charged extra)

Aimed at Yr11 Foundation sets covering jobs and sectors and aiming to extend the number of details mentioned about why we like / dislike a job we would(n’t) like to do (where we would work, who with, etc…) The activities are differentiated. 2 lessons of 1 hour each (lesson 1 has the potential to be 2 lessons). Lesson 1: Pratice of new vocab through the game “Quiz Quiz Trade” then leads to sentence writing with the same structure repeated to support memorisation "Je voudrais être prof et je travaillerais dans une école avec des enfants. Listening, Speaking and writing around a survey with high sentence starters (ce qui t’intéresserait le plus… L’orientation qui t’attire le plus, ce serait un métier/poste dans…). The end writing is in the 3rd person singular and aim to be a practice run to answer the question “Qu’est-ce que tes parents font comme travail?” Lesson 2: Starter consists of 3 bullet points from past paper writing. Students have to translate the bullet point and choose the most appropriate response for each of them (revision of theme 2). 1st activity is a listening from a past paper (Foundation for now) to review recently seen vocab, recaping listening strategies. Sectors are introduced and drilled in through several games of Morpion (tic tac toe / noughts and crosses). Listening activity to practice. Leads to the practice writing (modelled by the teacher) of a bullet point from a past paper (Higher 20 mark from 2021). Check up the previous lesson (free) to see what to expect on this one: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/theme-4-french-jobs-higher-12906923

Display with the longest words in several languages, created for European Day of Languages. Created from https://edl.ecml.at/Fun/Longestwords/tabid/3114/language/Default.aspx Part of a set up for a Treasure Hunt, check it out: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12909687

Lesson on future plans designed for a higher group of Yr11s. Explores the subjunctive (optional), imperfect infinitive (après avoir…) and recaps the simple future. See below for details. Lesson on future plans, designed for a lower set Yr11. Lesson of 1 hour that contains: Reading: starts with vocab presentation through a reading (finds synonym, helped with cognates and context to actively engage with the meaning of the vocabulary. Use of present tense sentences with value of future (J’espère + infinitive, J’ai envie de, je veux, j’ai l’intention de…) Reading: more complex reading, practicing the new vocab and exploring sequencers and introducing imperfect infinitives (après avoir fait… avant d’aller…) Grammar point (differentiated - more detail on PPT): Main point: perfect infinitive. Lower Prior Attainment + lower ability in the (top set) class: first revision of perfect tense through a worksheet that leads them to the practice of the perfect infinitive. Medium Prior Attainment + middle ability (in the top set class): practice of the perfect infinitive after the language presentation. Higher Prior Attainment + stretch (optional): after the language presentation on the perfect infinitives, language presentation on the subjunctive, first practice through questioning. Grammar point practice with mini-whiteboards (perfect infinitive + simple future OR perfect infinitive + subjunctive). Writing: Leads to a guided writing using sequencers and mix of tenses.

Lesson aimed at Yr9 students covering vocabulary related to technologies and what you can do online. Includes videos from French ads used to study vocab, then students have to write their own ad and do a voiceover over a French ad. Lesson 1: Introduction and practice of activites people do on the Internet. Lesson 2: Introduction and practice of technologies (baladeur MP3, portable,…) and vocabulary linked to them (avoir du réseau). Study of the ad “une tablette déconnectée”. Leads to student writing their own ad as a voice over another French ad for a phone. Differentiation possibility (included): use the second ad to study the vocab (rather than the first ad). Lesson 3 (two possibilities - both included): Both include reading as a writing model, and leads to a writing task. One lesson focuses on the structure “il est + adj + de + inf” The second lesson focuses on a writing frame used across all topics to answer writing questions.

Lesson covering the vocabulary of tasks done during Work Experience, and opinion using “c’était”, as well as the imperfect tense and its difference in use with the perfect tense (passé composé). Aimed at a higher set of Yr11s. Two-hour lesson (with the potential of being a 3 hour lesson). Lesson 1 (can be split in two): l’imparfait - language presentation independent practice to drill the method (scaffolded with the students being asked to write down the steps to find the stem, then write the verb in the first person singular in the imperfect tense). Whole class practice with MWB (scaffolding removed) Language presentation - imparfait vs passé composé Independent practice - study of scenarios in English and decide whether you would use imperfect or passé composé to talk about them in French. Writing - list of verb, roll a die to choose one, roll a die to choose a scenario (sentence starters given) and student have to make a sentence joining the two. Lesson 2: Starter: picture description Reading: match up the places of work experience with the activities (sentences mixing imperfect tense and perfect tense). Listening: fill in a table with places of work experience, tasks + opinion (added). Writing: write your own report of your work experience (using imperfect + perfect tense).

Lesson aimed to a class of Yr9s revising the perfect tense / passé composé. A two-hour lesson. Lesson 1: Revision of how to do the passé composé with avoir (with all 3 groups). Lesson 2: Study and production of the passé composé in context, adding opinions. Leading to a writing.

This assessment has been written for an activity taking place on school site, in the Food Tech kitchen, involving Year 7s making Macarons in a lesson in French, led by a professional chef. Ideal for any cooking workshop including a visitor. The RA includes: Slips and falls Contact with steam, hot water, hot oil and hot surfaces Knives Food handling General Hygiene Food contamination / poisining Contact with cleaning chemicals Electrical Fire Outside visitor

Lesson aimed at a higher set of Yr11s and covering the vocabulary needed to book a hotel room (included showers, single/double bed, etc…) and covering the grammar point of nous vs on (useful for the 28 mark formal essay). A four-hour lesson. Lesson 1: Covering vocabulary of hotel rooms and introducing sentences with “nous” and “on”, as well as “avec” and “sans”. Lesson 2: Practicing the verb loger in several tenses and practicing the vocab seen in Lesson 1 with a reading talking about several hotels. Adding other vocab such as “petit-déjeuner inclus” “nos chambres modernes vous attendent” (seen as chunks). Lesson 3: Focus on “on” vs “nous” in the present tense (verb endings) Lesson 4: Study of a listening (conversation to book a room) followed by a speaking based on the questions of the listening. Students are given a card with information in English about the room they want to book and are asked to play out the role play.

Lesson aimed at a lower set of Yr11s and covering the vocabulary needed to book a hotel room (included showers, single/double bed, etc…) and covering the grammar point of nous vs on (useful for the 28 mark formal essay). A four-hour lesson. Lesson 1: Covering vocabulary of hotel rooms, and use of several games to enhance memory, before introducing sentences with “nous” and “on”, as well as “avec” and “sans”. Lesson 2: Practicing the vocab seen in Lesson 1 with a reading talking about several hotels. Introducing the grammar point of “on” vs “nous”. Lesson 3: Study of a listening (conversation to book a room) to pre empt questions used in a made up role play. Lesson 4: Students are given a card with information in English about the room they want to book and are asked to play out the role play.

Lesson aimed to a higher Yr10 group covering the vocabulary of holidays activities in the present tense, then in the perfect tense (including reflexive verbs). A five-hour lesson: Lesson 1: Re teach of comparatives with a focus on word order without scaffolding. Conjugation activities, conjugating ER verbs at the first person singular in the perfect tense, present tense, near future, future and conditional. Leads to a mwb activity mixing tenses and a translation to French mixing tenses. Lesson 2: Focus on the twelve holidays activities, tasks supporting memory, leads up to a guided writing. Lesson 3: Focus on the beginning of the activities (mostly je vais / je fais / je me). Study of the past tense of reflexive verbs. Lesson 4: Application of the past tenses on the twelve activities and practice of both tenses in a listening. Lesson 5: Challenging reading activity with inference needed to answer questions (as well as knowledge of some synonyms in French. Leads to a writing and a speaking practice.

Lesson aimed at a lower set of Yr11s and covering the problems that can happen on holidays (dirty hotel, lost items, broken limbs…) and what they had to do. A four-hour lesson. Lesson 1: Practice of ER verbs at the first person singular in the perfect tense, present tense, near future, future. Leads to mwb activity and a translation involving several tenses. Lesson 2: Introduction of various problem that happened during the holidays through reading (with reading / translation strategies). Practice through listening / translation. Lesson 3: Practice of previously introduced sentences (j’ai perdu mon passport) in a translation (extension: writing) and listening. Quick look into the imperfect tense to describe (c’était, il y avait…), then focus on vocabulary related to problems in a hotel (with recap of prior hotel vocab). Lesson 4: Vocab recap through translation game. Leads to a guided writing that includes vocabulary and tenses of the whole lesson. Leads to an open question writing.

Lesson aimed at a higher set of Yr11s and covering the vocabulary of transports, leading to a role play on booking your own train ticket and giving your opinion on which means of transport you would rather travel in, using comparatives. A four-hour lesson. Lesson 1: Starts with chunks of sentences to do with transports (plane, car, train) such as “quai”, “guichet”, “aéroport” then introduces the discussion of a train ticket booking through a listening. Lesson 2: Study of questions of a ticket booking, model through a listening. Leads to a role play where each student has a different train ticket that they want to buy with different information on them (destination, time, platform number, single / return, etc…). Lesson 3: Study of 12 sentences with different tenses and the verb “voyager”. Recap of the comparative structure. Lesson 4: Recap of comparative and adding justifications as to why one transport has their preference over another. Leads to a guided writing.

I am putting here Activities that I have found made by La Poste. It includes a French teacher pack to guide teacher towards writing a letter and teaching culture. It also has a PowerPoint with the links towards drawing activities to be sent to children in hospitals, recipes in French, a Christmas tale, sleep countdown, folding “une cocotte” with sentences about Chritsmas history and traditions that students can fold and use to present them to other people. Lesson to write and send a Christmas letter to Santa Claus: Lettre au Père Noël l