French Distance Learning Pack (Personal Information) Useful for cover, home learning, starter activities, revision or homework. **No prep’! This resource can stand alone and be accessed by learners independently. ** This 47 page distance learning pack is based on vocabulary from Studio 1 Unit 1, personal information: animaux/araignées/capoeira/chats/chiens/cinéma/consoles de jeux/danse/foot/gâteaux/opinions/hair/eyes/personality…) but would work well as a stand-alone resource as well. Here’s a summary of what you get: A 47 page booklet which includes the vocabulary list. Reading, writing and comprehension tasks – see the contents page in the files section. Answers If you find this resource useful, have a look at the accompanying puzzle pack which could also be used for home learning: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-puzzle-pack-12416879 There are lots of other useful resources in my TES shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Polly_Glott Happy teaching!

Reading comprehension/gap-fill/matching exercises. May help with reading and listening tasks you will do or can be a stand-alone document to go alongside what you already do. Contains some higher level language. Tip: set short time limits per block of questions and go through them with the class when the time's up! Then move on. Keeps them on their toes and avoids inattention and lack of motivation if they find a particular task hard. Or, use the sheet as starters over a series of lessons. The bottom exercise has one answer missing: hopefully superlearners will spot this ;)

Various activites for WW1 in French lessons. pg1 find the matching vocab' from Eng version of poem (might need to print larger version, plain) pg2 reorder the French version of the poem; verses are in correct order but within verse the line order is wrong pg3 poem written out in full. Some words in bold to look up with some groups! pg4 propaganda from France: translate/discuss? Then do own.Some unfortunately from WW2 but too late now. pg5 explanation of origin of poem for teacher reference

A Tarsia puzzle. Search for Tarsia software so you can open it! Could be a good starter to check progress once vocab’ covered/basis for discussion of new vocabulary if introducing the vocabulary as new. Good for pairs to discuss language. Could set a time limit to create some competition! Contains vocab’ such as être/avoir/family members. The puzzle has to be cut out into triangles and then placed French to English to create a shape.

A "Tarsia" game. You'll need to install "Tarsia" first. Then pupils match up the English and French phrases into a shape. You can tell them the shape to help them!

A set of phrases in English and French to match up to deduce perfect tense pattern with avoir. Lots of cutting to do, I’m afraid! Then a quiz sheet to see what they’ve learnt after you’ve told them how it works! Simple! :/

Powerpoint to introduce hobbies vocabulary.

Basic ntroduction to personality words in m/f lists.

Pro forma for logging speaking each half term (or less!!).

Noël: A pack of French Christmas resources for years 7 to 11. 5 or more sheets per year group which eliminates the need to scrabble around every year as they are all different. Starts basic for Y7 with vocabulary based sheets/word search etc and by Y11 they have some multiple choice reading comprehension to do. If you can’t fit these in to your SoW, why not use them for French club, HW or just for keen beans! I’ve included a PDF of everything plus another copy which has hints/tips/answers also brought over from the original. Note: they print landscape.

Word search in Spanish with Christmas vocabulary. Translate the vocabulary into English.

Vocab' to speak spontaneously in class.

Reading worksheet on town and holidays for Year 8.

Sheet to colour to help with agreements.

Worksheet to provide spaces to create a song or rap in French.

Little tickets for use in the French classroom. Use as you wish as tokens/rewards. I give them for speaking and collect them in for a draw at the end of a lesson or week. Write names on back. Winners receive rewards according to your school system.

Pro forma to fill in for a mid-year review of progress.

A grid for pupils to log their progress in all four skills.

Some ideas for those pupils who find target-setting for themselves difficult. Could be adapted for any MFL.