The Hill of Être (B&W+Colour+PPT)

This is for teaching which verbs use être as the auxiliary verb in the perfect (passé composé) tense. The hill shows all the verbs with an element of ‘transition’. If you downloaded this before, I have updated it with vector graphics, so it is much clearer.

There is also a free version in black and white only and at a lower resolution. I wanted to keep a free version as I had an older version of this resource that I shared for free, so I didn’t want to remove it. However, this is the super-charged version, so if you like the free one and find it helpful, please consider supporting me.

My pupils are always amused by the idea of someone falling and dying (!) at the end of the story, which makes it memorable. Usually, I only need to draw a quick sketch of a house on a hill on the board to remind them of how some verbs are different.

This pack includes:

• Black and white version that pupils can stick in their books. Should still be readable at A5 size.
• Colour version for use in Powerpoints and small displays.
• Powerpoint that steps through the individual parts in the ‘story’, with high resolution versions of parts of the picture.
• A version without words which makes a snazzy desktop background.
• Poster-sized version of the picture (A3).

Need any of these in a bigger size? Want it chopped into different pieces for you to cover an entire wall? I can make it as big as you like, just let me know in the comments! Alternatively, you can contact me before purchasing through my website.