4 very useful handouts for Junior ~Cert students of both OL and HL. A comprehensive grid with the most common and useful verbs in the first person (present, past and future tense), an introduction to French letter writing, a handout based on the postcard and a final handout based on note writing. Everything a JC student needs for the written section of the exam!
A 5 page word document with lots of key and useful phrases for French writing, particularly for expressing opinion on a topic/'what do you think' questions.
The handout is separated into different headings e.g. to introduce ideas, to express opinion, feelings, agreeing with a statement, disagreeing, general etc... Also includes a variety of different tenses.
Very useful for Leaving Cert/A level students.
A complete lesson based on food which can be used to consolidate students’ understanding of the vocab, to facilitate group work/class activity and which also serves as an oral exercise.
First document is a survey where students have to walk around the class trying to find other students who like/hate/are allergic to certain foods. The questions must be asked and answered in French.
Where the survey is complete, the students are given the worksheet. Here they have to categorize the food items under headings (start/main course/dessert) and also have to write answers to 4 French questions as if they were ordering food in a French restaurant.
Students like this lesson as it gives them a chance to get up and move around the class. Suitable for all age groups/levels.
A PPT used for preparation for the French oral exam. Presented in a clear and colorful way. Questions and answers included. Can be used for ordinary level students and can easily be supplemented for higher level students.
A 22 slide PPT which outlines when to use the present tense, how to conjugate regular ER, IR and RE verbs and gives a list of most common regular ER/IR/RE and irregular verbs. Comes ready to use with animations and transitions. Perfect for revision or initial teaching if taken section by section.
A 2 page worksheet based around clothes and colours in French. Will help students to learn the vocab. Includes translation exercises, reading/learning task & small written tasks using agreements. Could be used as a work sheet, homework or exam.
A 15 slide PPT which explains how to form the passé compose tense (verbs that go with avoir). Gives examples, lists the irregular past participles and has 2 gap fill exercises to assess students understanding of the topic. Attached also is a translation worksheet based on passé composé with avoir which could be used in class, for HW, as a peer exercise or as an exam. 24 sentences are in English and must be translated into French.
2 word document worksheets based on the passé composé (with etre and avoir). Both are translation exercises, one with 14 sentences and the other with 15 sentences. Sentences are in English and must be translated to French. Could be used in class, for assessment or for homework.
A hand out with statements based on alcohol which is very useful for answering opinion pieces in French. Could also be used for preparing advanced students for oral exam. Word document.
Adjectives:
The first hand out explains how to make adjectives agree in gender and in number and also gives examples. It is a two page word document and is appropriate for all levels.
The second document is an exam (could also be used as a class activity or as homework) and has two sections; first section is a simple French to English translation and second section is a grid in which students must write out the adjectives in feminine and plural form.
Also attached is a worksheet in which students must insert the correct form of the adjective in each sentence and then translate each sentence. Could also be used as an exam.
A grid 6 x 6 with a variety of questions that may come up in an oral exam. I print and laminate these grids. Students work in pairs or small groups to play the game. Each pair will need two different coloured dice. They roll the dice and answer the question corresponding to the numbers on the dice. They take it in turns to ask/answer the questions.
I use this game as a way of revising for the oral exam or for practicing oral French. Most questions are suitable for Junior Cert or Leaving Cert but questions can be changed to suit the needs and ability of your class.
3 word documents based on ‘En ville’ - Places in the town.
A notes handout which revises the use of the preposition ‘a’ in French with the definite article. This reminds the students how to use the verb ‘aller’ with place names.
A simple worksheet based on some places in the town - word translation, sentence translation and writing task.
A second worksheet which gives students a description in French and the students must choose a place name from the word bank that best suits the description.
Suitable for junior French students as an introduction to the topic.
*For a PPT useful for presenting this vocab, see ‘My Shop’. This PPT has many place names along with a photo. This can be used to present the vocab and also to asses knowledge of the vocab.
A 9-slide PPT on the Six Nations with focus on Ireland and France.
Includes an translation exercise based on rugby vocab as well as a small comprehension exercise using a short factfile on 4 players. Also includes an infographic from World Rugby to bring in some numeracy - this is accompanied by a ‘Do you understand’ slide in which the students are given some figures from the infographic and they must state to what each one refers.
A small unit of work - could be completed in an hour-long class maybe with some oral discussion added in on pastimes/sport.
For more resources like this, see ‘My Shop’.
PPT presenting vocabulary on 'Ma Chambre' and 'Ma Maison'. Pink sldies used for feminine nouns and blue slides used for masculine nouns. Pair activity at the end of the presentation where students must work together to describe the picture of the bedroom. Follow on 'Vrai ou Faux' oral activity to recap or assess at the end of the lesson.
A 2 page word doc exam based on Ma maison topic. Includes house and bedroom vocab, prepositions household appliances and household chores. Students must translate vocab from French to English, Match up French/English phrases/vocab, translate sentences and describe their own house and bedroom.
For a bundle based on this topic see 'My Shop'.
A gapfill exercises on the importance of sport, looking at physical, mental and other benefits. Once corrected, this piece will serve as a sample answer for an opinion piece on the topic.
Also attached is the full sample answer. Can be used as a pair or group reading activity or comprehension.
A word document which contains key phrases for the French Letter (Junior Cert standard). Phrases are under headings e.g. family, friends, the weekend, pastimes etc... so that they are easy to find. English and French are used for each phrase. This is a go-to handout for students when writing French letters and should cover the majority of content needed for Higher level and ordinary level. Could also be used to prep students for their oral exam as it covers most topics that come
Up in the oral.
Also attached is a short PPT to introduce the letter to higher level students. I print this out afterwards and give it to the students as additional notes.
For an introduction to letter writing for younger students, see 'my shop'.