I have been a teacher and leader of MFL for the past 33 years. I am passionate about making MFL more accessible to all and particularly stretching and challenging the more able to reach those top grades at GCSE. I have been a MFL Consultant since 2008, (for the SSAT) and since 2011 independently. I am a published author of 'The Key To Spanish Grammar' (OUP), and I have written various Spanish KS3, GCSE writing and A level packs for Zigzag Education. I am currently writing for Pearson.
I have been a teacher and leader of MFL for the past 33 years. I am passionate about making MFL more accessible to all and particularly stretching and challenging the more able to reach those top grades at GCSE. I have been a MFL Consultant since 2008, (for the SSAT) and since 2011 independently. I am a published author of 'The Key To Spanish Grammar' (OUP), and I have written various Spanish KS3, GCSE writing and A level packs for Zigzag Education. I am currently writing for Pearson.
A time-saving bundle of engaging worksheets for GCSE French including reading, comprehension, vocabulary extension, writing, photo description and translations.
This bundle includes all bubble sheets related to house and home.
Each resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on each part of the topic. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the French for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes multiple writing practice, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop on the topic of charity work.
A time-saving bundle of engaging worksheets for GCSE French including reading, comprehension, vocabulary extension, writing, photo description and translations.
This bundle includes bubble sheets on school, part-time work and future study.
Each resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on each part of the topic. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the French for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes multiple writing practice, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop on the topic of charity work.
BUNDLE INCLUDES KS3 and KS4 German Dictations - a total of 215 dictations!
SAVE 25%.
A time-saving resource of one a week dictation (40+ weeks, for each year group). The KS3 dictations (yr 7-9) cover a variety of topics to ready them for the new GCSE and include gap fills and comprehension activities. For each week you will find the English version of the text (which is the same for this resource in French, German and Spanish making it simple for multilingual departments), the target language version of the text and gap fills and comprehension activities.
Year 10 dictations contain a variety of activities including comprehension questions, gap fills, ‘find the foreign language for’ and ‘true, false or not in the text’ activities.
Year 11 dictations are tiered and can be used for read aloud and translation activities.
The texts are suitable to support students to get ready for the new GCSE and can additionally be used for read aloud tasks, comprehension tasks and translation too. The texts have been designed with many years of teaching experience in mind and a strong understanding of the demands of the new GCSE, providing stretch and challenge but also scaffolding to support all learners. These resources have been proofread by two native speakers to ensure accuracy and the best quality.
This timesaving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of Environmental solutions for the future. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the French for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of dangers of the internet. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the French for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production using past tense verbs. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the French for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of house and home. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the French for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes writing practice on this topic ‘House and home’, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop on the topic of charity work.
This timesaving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of environmental problems. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the French for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of world-wide problems. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of a holiday in the past tense. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes writing practice on this topic ‘Last Holiday’, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production using present tense verbs. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production using past tense verbs. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of food and mealtimes. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes writing practice on this topic ‘food and mealtimes’, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of eating out in restaurants and a cafe. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes writing practice on this topic ‘Eating out’, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of town and region. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes writing practice on this topic ‘town and region’, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of social media. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes writing practice on this topic ‘social media’, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of mobile technology. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the German for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes writing practice on this topic ‘mobile technology’, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of changing face of the family. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of drugs, smoking & alcohol, linking into healthy living and lifestyles. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. However, this resource would also be suitable for KS3 teaching.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
A FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in all languages on the topic of the calendar and festivals, and another in French on the topic of charity work.
FREE SAMPLE - Many other available in this style for a wide variety of topics in FRENCH, GERMAN & SPANISH
This time-saving resource provides students with vocabulary acquisition, practice and production on the topic of the calendar, linking in culture and festivals. There are a variety of different types of task such as comprehension questions, ‘find the Spanish for’, gap fills and true. false or not in the text which readies students for the styles of questions that they face in GCSE exams. They can also be used to practice and develop reading aloud and dictation skills. Two tasks facilitate the description of photographs, in preparation for the speaking and writing exams, getting students used to these questions and photos that may be similar to the ones they encounter. Extension tasks are provided to stretch and challenge students which involves understanding more complex vocabulary and translation. This resource includes writing practice on this topic 'the calendar’, reflecting on the vocabulary used in the prior tasks, is broken up into a 40 word, a 90 word and a 150 word task, allowing for use with all levels.
This resource also comes with answer sheets, making it a perfect resource to support all staff, specialists and non-specialists. Could even be used for effective cover and peer assessment. Resources have been proofread by two native speakers.
Another FREE sample resource in this style is available in my TES shop in French on the topic of charity work.
