A very simple worksheet that I have used to practise, memorise and learn to use French idioms at all levels, but much appreciated at KS4 and KS5.

with an accompanying worksheet to support and a reading activity, the power point contains a sentence builder and a listening ' memory map' for pupils to complete after they have listened to the script to see what they remember and if they can identify the activities.

I will try this with my year 11. Think they will like it. Visit the French website 1 jour 1 actu. play the clip ( in Informations animees ), it is the clip from Monday 30/11. the use the activities attached as you wish. The stater sheet will help students familiarise themselves with the script but you may wish to use it as a plenary rather than as a starter, this will depend on your groups ( A Level should cope with it as a starter ). Then complete all activities or even use the script with the first listening, then remove it gradually. offer the vocabulary search once students are more confident , it can be done with or without the script. I have put first letters of each words needed in French for guidance.

I did this to help my class revise different verbs, tenses ( imperfect and present ), adjectives and the DOP. The examples of names can be tweaked, you may also wish to create a new template so you can work with the verbs, verb endings and also adjectives. The last slide introduces the subjunctive mode with il faut que and regular verbs. I have now also added two sheets to work with verbs, with support on sheet 2 ( differentiated verb gap fill )

This is to help students develop skills in reading and writing, revise the use of past, present and future, based on a text giving an account of an aristocrat's daily routine just before the start of the French revolution. The text is on Studio 2 in the last unit, but can be made up by teachers. The horrible stories clip can be used as a starter activity, I used mini whiteboards first to check what students knew about this.\nUse the vocab sheet ( from the CLIL4teachers website, not my own creation for this one ! ) to do match up or card sort.

To allow students to do citizenship en francais and also to work on their reading strategies, using cognates and various other tools.

This is such a beautiful and powerful song by Françoise Hardy, covering so many areas of study. From grammar to expressions of feelings of joy and nostalgia, there is so much to exploit and I will add more resources, but my 6th form love it. A beautiful melody at a steady pace. I hope it is useful and that this song is enjoyed by colleagues around the globe.

I am aware this may be challenging for KS3, however, used appropriately some parts of the book can be approached by top sets at this key stage. I recommend work on adjectives and look at family, school etc.. also for all key stages, you may want to focus on tenses, but better if you watch the movie as well , really great production and students can relate to this and the diary of a wimpy kid.

used for an observation - power point to encourage speaking and reading skills with the worksheet to work out the use of formation of conditional. Based on Atouts AS

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et si tu nexistais pas etc.. enjoy

I attach two texts, two for the students to identify what makes a good piece of writing in French and one easier text for a trap door game ’ which can be teacher led ( teacher reads the text twice, students listen, memorize with pens down and then rewrite the text from memory and then translate . With the longer texts you may help students identify the good practice with the help of the mark scheme, I also tend to organize games ( in two, one with a pencil, one with a pen, teacher calls out a sentence, first pupil to circle the sentence, dominant colour on the sheet wins )

part of a series of lessons ( Etude d'une region-les Alpes ) lesson 4 : the weather in the mountains- with melting words a script for listening, cards to cut and memory map ( to go with the listening script ) Use the authentic script for higher ability students to work on skills for spotting weather, colours ( ski slopes levels ) numbers ( temperature ) tenses....

I have amended this power point I used last year with top set year 9 and KS4 classes and added more practice, consolidation of using the DOP and also tried to show how this works in higher level sentences and work. I will use mini whiteboards also to challenge and mix DOP with other tenses. The second presentation contains more support and details about how to use DOP with perfect and even negatives for top grades.