MFL resources you can trust! Where? Here...in Polly Glott's Shop... I have shared my eye-catching, creative resources - already made and trialled - often with built-in differentiation to make your day a little easier. I have over twenty years MFL teaching experience in the classroom, so download my ready-made worksheets, packs and presentations to even out that work-life balance!
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MFL resources you can trust! Where? Here...in Polly Glott's Shop... I have shared my eye-catching, creative resources - already made and trialled - often with built-in differentiation to make your day a little easier. I have over twenty years MFL teaching experience in the classroom, so download my ready-made worksheets, packs and presentations to even out that work-life balance!
If you're browsing the shop, try typing in "French" or "Spanish" to find resources in that language.
Something I did during an "enterprise" day. Pupils advertise a product in French. You could show some ads in French first (vet them before you do!!). I've deliberately chosen the (silly!) products as they'll take ages to choose their own if not! If you can't film the ads, just "perform" them for the class. Make sure they all have a grid to fill in as they watch so they're not just sitting around!
Simple introduction to basic food stuffs. Includes vocab' and pictures, a noughts and crosses and an activity you could use to match pictures and words if the pictures were cut out and mixed up. Suits Year 7 or low ability.
End of year review: Spanish.
A simple pro forma with a summary of what has been studied this academic year with spaces to note improvements from teacher and student. A “looking to the future” section to fill in also. Print on double-sided, landscape A4.
Looking for French jobs vocab’ for ‘le monde du travail’? This is a great set of 42 vocabulary cards covering les emplois words in the masculine and feminine forms. They fit well with Studio 3, Module 3. Instructions and ideas for games are included.
They will print back-to-back French and English (those eagle-eyed observers who looked at the preview images and thought they wouldn’t…you were right. School-girl error which has now been corrected…).
Le monde du travail jobs vocab’ cards
If you are introducing learners to the French jobs topic, this is the ideal resource for you. You can use it to help with introducing vocabulary learning at word level, actively and passively.
A bilingual vocabulary list and ‘Va à la pêche’ game vocabulary is included to help.
Ideal for
introducing the French topic ‘the world of work’ and jobs words
collaborative learning : activities ideas include pair and group games
beginning to identify feminine jobs words
If you like this resource, have a look in my shop where you’ll find many more useful French and Spanish resources. Lots are low or no prep’ to help save you precious time.
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=232746&q=jobs&shop=Polly_Glott
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Polly_Glott
Happy teaching!
Vocabulary covered (plus feminine):
avocat agent de police agriculteur boucher boulanger caissier chanteur chauffeur de camion chauffeur de taxi coiffeur comptable créateur de mode diplomate directeur de magasin électricien employé de bureau facteur fermier fonctionnaire guide touristique infirmier informaticien ingénieur interprète jardinier juge maçon médecin photographe plombier policier pompier serveur sociologue steward vendeur vétérinaire webdesigner
French Eiffel Tower Reward Chart
An 11 page resource (including cover pages, TOU, vocab’ etc.)
4 different reward charts for your learners
Colour versions included
A variety of options for how the chart can be used with guidance on how to use them
An excellent way to encourage better behaviour in your groups or for individual learners
You’ll love this French Valentine’s Day bundle.
What do I get?
Four photocopiable booklets for years 7 to 10 (available separately in my shop) to develop reading skills through French Valentine’s Day vocabulary. There is a wide variety of activities including puzzles, word matching, secret codes… Bilingual vocabulary lists are provided within each booklet to help reduce the reliance on the teacher, so these also make ideal cover lessons.
All my Valentine’s resources can be found together here:
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=232746&q=Valentine’s Day&shop=Polly_Glott
Simple wordsearch starter or filler. Extend by not having seen the vocab’ before and look up in dictionary or glossary before completing. More able pupils could put the vocab’ into sentences.
Simple assessment: answer the questions in Spanish.
¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Cuántos años tienes?
¿Dónde vives?
¿Qué tal?
Extension: ¿Cómo se escribe, tu nombre? Y ¿otra información?
Powerpoint introducing healthy and unhealthy activities. Fits well with équipe nouvelle 2. Take out the sounds (or turn off your speakers!) if your class might get silly or you are easily irritated ;)
Print out slides as handouts for weaker groups to read from and/or note new vocabulary. Could also use slides as starting point for lesson before showing full powerpoint.
Simple Simpons' based family tree for Year 7. mother/father/brother/sister/grandma/granddad/aunt/uncle/cousin.
Includes "superlearner" extension task.
Print out or display on the IWB. Use the transcript (page 2) to make it a listening - read out or record or use text to speech online - copy and paste ;) Allow pupils access to it to make the worksheet a reading or to consolidate what gleaned from listening tasks. Some fairly advanced vocab' for some KS3 so some pre or post discussion/investigation by pupils might be required! Reflects style of FCSE assessments. The last question is just a reading and extension. Aimed at Level 5 FCSE.
Class survey. Sports would have been introduced first. Use the survey to practise the question 'Tu aimes ... ?' plus different sports. There is a variety of answers that can be given to the questions with different symbols for each. Pupils mark the answers on the grid using these symbols. Model the conversation and how to do the survey before the whole class does it.
Extension work in the grey sections encourages further development of conversational language. Check learning with short performances of the conversations and/or follow up with writing up of some conversations.
9 pages of vocabulary tests to go with the lists I've made. The first few have some of the test in English and some in Spanish so pupils write the opposite language. Later on, pupils must just write in the Spanish. The final page is a blank grid in case you don't like any of those options!! Buena suerte.
SPANISH HW VOCABULARY SHEETS
If you use Viva 1, this is for Module 2 Mi tiempo libre.
What does it contain?
7 weeks of vocabulary learning to print
*How should I use it? *
Give out as individual sheets or trim for each week. Week 8, well, Christmas will be upon you!
You could always push these into next half term as they are useful words for any topic.
I’m hoping to make some activities to go alongside this so watch out!
Words in italics are extra ones which will be useful and relevant but could be left out if you wanted or used as extension.
A simple, beginners’ (low ability) worksheet to help introduce some introductions vocabulary. Reading exercise to consolidate at the end. Would make a good cover lesson resource. Exercises to expand on the content could be: use the vocab’ list as a starter, but insist pupils work out pronunciation of words in French also. Carry out a speaking activity in pairs using the vocabulary and/or text given. Superlearners should include higher level vocabulary. Extend those who find this easy by asking them to create their own text like the one at the end.
Spanish
Personal Information
KS3 beginners
Basic Spanish questions and answers on a single page worksheet: reading and writing.
e.g. name/birthday/age/how are you
A couple of extension tasks shown with the “superlearner” symbol.
Spanish Writing Assessment Preparation
KS3 Year 7
This resource comprises simple preparation with a framework for the first half term writing assessment over three pages.
How could I use this?
Use the first draft by translating the text above each line.
Next use the box to write their own version, changing the underlined words. Watch out for pitfalls e.g. masc/fem adj. endings etc.
Encourage superlearners to add more detail and all pupils should use the assessment criteria at the bottom to understand what they should be doing.
Use the second sheet once you’ve marked the first to improve/correct. Take this one home to learn.
The third sheet is the actual assessment.
Spanish Dónde Vives
A booklet in Spanish, A4 2 sided - ie A4 sheet folded in half so makes A5 :) including:
brainstorm of vocabulary
listening
reading
speaking (game)
writing
Vocabulary included:
Do you live in a house? - ¿Vives en una casa?
Where do you live? - ¿Dónde vives?
I live—vivo
in—en
a house—una casa
a semi-detached house—una casa doble
a detached house—una casa individual
a terraced house—una casa adosada
a flat/apartment—un piso/un apartamento
a farm—una granja
a country house—una finca / una casa de campo
a castle—un castillo
The mountains—las montañas / la sierra
The coast—la costa
The desert—el desierto
The capital—la capital
The city—la ciudad
The countryside—el campo
The centre—el centro
The outskirts—las afueras
A village—un pueblo
Next to a river—junto a un río
*and—y
*also—también
*how brilliant!- íque bien!
*I (don’t) like to live— (no)me gusta vivir
*I’m going to live —voy a vivir
*I would(n’t) like to live— (no)me gustaría vivir
*because—porque
I think that—pienso que
*it’s (not) great/fun/interesting— (no) es fenomenal/divertido/interesante
*noisy / polluted / dirty—Ruidoso / contaminado / sucio
Transcript and ideas for development included.
If you’re looking for more resources on town/area/where I live in Spanish, have a look at my other resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-mi-ciudad-writing-frame-with-vocabulary-11509852
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mi-barrio-12349326
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/donde-vivo-11551336