These are the 2 first lessons of the Module on Celebrity and culture for the new French GCSE - Les célébrités.
It covers the question: Qui est ta célébrité préférée ?Who is your favourite famous person?
The grammar is about job titles and adjectives changing in Masculine and Feminine.
This is used with Year 9 French mixed ability students following a module about films.
We use the EPI teacher method in our lessons to encourage fluency and confidence.
I used the AI website Pixlr to create the images - some of which students found strange.
Some activities overlap to adapt depending on the teaching groups.
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This famous people writing activity helps students practise sentence order, reading for meaning, and factual writing using well-known celebrities to boost engagement.
Students begin with a sentence ordering starter, read a model example, and then complete a printable research worksheet about a famous person of their choice.
What’s Included:
• Sentence ordering starter activity
• Model answer example
• Famous person research worksheet
Suitable For:
• KS3 English
• Entry Level / Functional Skills
• EAL learners
• SEND and mixed-ability groups
Skills Covered:
• Sentence structure and word order
• Reading comprehension
• Writing factual paragraphs
• Research and note-taking
Are you looking for different resources about famous people? Are you wanting groups of students to each research a single person and report back to the class? These presentation make excellent starting points for any research or famous people topics.
Simple texts (mainly true) about famous people in German. There is a grid for pupils to fill in, but I can't locate it - you could just delete the information from the answer grid and use that. I made it on a mac and some of the information seems to have slid together so apologies for that!
Learn about the ‘King of Rock and Roll’, Mr. Elvis Presley!
Watch the video, answer the questions and have a go at singing one of his superb songs.
Just follow the fully editable 12-slided show.
Ideal for 6 and above.
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British Culture Quiz Part 5
A Jeopardy type game about Famous People. This is the fifth part of my Quiz on the UK series.
20 slides with multiple choice questions. Team game.
Use this PowerPoint to introduce a few famous French people in history.
There is brief information about all in French, which can then be translated by students into English.
Worksheet with associated web pages about some famous French people. This activity can take place in class or as homework.
For the required web pages: navigation instructions are provided.
Learn about the explorer and slave trader ‘Christopher Columbus’.
Just follow the attached 21-slide PowerPoint.
Ideal for 7+
2 integrated activities included: Comprehension and Colouring Task.
Contents:
Introduction.
Video.
Activity 1: 28 Questions about the video.
Answers to Questions.
Activity 2: Colouring in sheet.
Enjoy learning about Michael Jordan’s incredible journey to stardom.
Just follow this 8-slide PowerPoint and your student’s will DREAM BIG, just like he did.
Included in the fully editable presentation are 3 activities (ideal for 6+).
Contents:
Introduction.
Story – Dream BIG.
Activity 1: Questions to answer about the story.
Activity 2: Colour in the picture of Michael Jordan.
Activity 3: My Dreams!
More About This Resource
This set includes 10 posters featuring famous figures from various fields. They are ideal for displaying in classrooms or school hallways. Through these posters, students become familiar with notable individuals, find inspiration, and build motivation.
You can print the posters in A4 (8.27x11.7") and A3 (11.7x16.5") formats.
Recommended primarily for upper primary and secondary school students.
Print, laminate or frame them, and use them to decorate your school environment.
Activity designed to elicit use of the imperfect tense of the third person of Etre and adjectives. Instructions: 1.students are grouped in teams of three and given one mini board per group; 2. under time constraints they must come up with one or more adjectives to describe the famous (dead) person on teach given slide; 3. One point is awarded to the best description; 5. Students cannot use the same adjective more than once; 6 The team with the highest score wins.
A powerpoint with facts about famous celebrities with disabilities including symbols for SEN and information about Purple Tuesday. Differentiated work sheets using widget.
A full lesson with creative ideas to engage SEN student and get them to think about key historical figures from the past. Includes a game and an activity where students link text about historical figures to images. Extension tasks for higher learners.
A French worksheet with brief information about 2 famous people, followed by sentences in French which pupils must complete themselves with details taken from the information above. Leads in to further work such as pupils creating their own sets of information plus sentences, or that of other famous people.
Bring your MFL lessons to life with this beautifully designed Famous People Biography & Quotes Pack!
This vibrant 33-page resource introduces students to influential figures from the French-, German-, and Spanish-speaking worlds — from Victor Hugo to Aya Nakamura, Anne Frank, Frida Kahlo, Lionel Messi, and many more.
Each page features a clear portrait-style illustration, key biographical details, and an inspiring quote in the target language with an English translation.
Perfect for cultural lessons, display boards, starters, reading activities, role models discussions, and intercultural understanding across KS3/KS4.
Teachers can use the pages as:
-Flashcards
-Classroom posters
-A gallery walk activity
-Inspiration for biography writing
-Speaking prompts
Retrieval tasks
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**What’s Included **
33 high-quality illustrated profiles
Figures from French-, German-, and Spanish-speaking countries
-Short biographies + dates
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-Diverse representation across gender, ethnicity, time period, and profession
(Examples include Simone Veil , Claude Monet , Aimé Césaire , Anne Frank and Lionel Messi )
Why Teachers Love It
-Encourages cultural awareness
-Visually engaging for displays and activities
-Supports literacy through short accessible texts
Works across French, German, and Spanish curricula