This can be used as a first lesson to get pupils speaking or to introduce cognates or basic opinions.

Powerpoint to teach cognates

This is a bit of fun that the kids love! Use when teaching about French cognates and near-cognates. A great team game for a whole class activity. Instructions are on the first few slides.

an extensive worksheet exploring how to translate false cognates and homonymns in and out of French. Aimed at Yr13 at A2. I noticed a couple of mistakes, which have been corrected, apologies for that!

KS4 resources to revise vocabulary for French GCSE. High frequency vocabulary listed and divided in 5 themes. Cognates listed and divided in 5 themes. Very helpful for speaking and writing revision.

Table for students to use with any text when trying to work out meaning. They can write down the words they know already and any cognates in this table, to help show them how much they know. (For simpler texts!!)

Based on the game show, Pointless, this resource works with cognates in French. Full instructions are in the notes section of the PPT.

Booklet on language links between English and French -using cognates, accents and morphology. Encourages using knowledge of English to help with reading and vocab skills in French, can incorporate dictionary use.

This 4-page file includes: (100% in French) ~A simple French reading including over 40 French English cognates for beginner students to learn to recognize them. The story talks about a family that takes a trip to South Africa to go on safari. ~The same reading but with the cognates highlighted for context. ~A worksheet with 9 short answer questions based on the story ~Answer key Level: French 1 (total beginners) Editable word file

Revising Faux Amis for A LEVEL FRENCH (false cognates)

Advanced Level French faux amis

French Cognate Human Bingo Get to Know You Activity - Help beginning students get to know their classmates and build confidence about learning French with this fun ice-breaker cognate activity. They'll be reading, comprehending, and speaking French right from the start! Each student mingles with a bingo grid and must ask classmates if the grid facts apply to them. The grids contain sentences such as, "Je danse dans le studio." There will be words that students don't know, but all squares contain easily recognizable cognates that will help students navigate meaning. When a student replies yes that a fact applies, the name is written in the box. When a student fills the entire grid, he says, Bingo!" The download includes a follow-up written assignment. Students are to write what they think each sentence means and write the French cognate for 6 clip art images. This activity can also be used as a back to school refresher for continuing French students. 2 pages

This resource is designed to support students in preparation for their reading and listening exam in French and is suitable for foundation and higher students. It includes: -general strategies -cognates/near cognates/false friends -time expressions -specific strategies for each question style -synonyms -spelling and phonics to help decoding -a list of distractors

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A Level French revision of faux amis / false cognates

A Level French guidance on Faux Amis - false cognates

A level French guidance “Faux Amis” false cognates

A* A LEVEL FRENCH be careful of these false cognates

Cognates and False Friends vocab, examples and definitions

French Cognate Human Bingo Get to Know You Activity - Help beginning students get to know their classmates and build confidence about learning French with this fun ice-breaker cognate activity. They'll be reading, comprehending, and speaking French right from the start! Each student mingles with a bingo grid and must ask classmates if the grid facts apply to them. The grids contain sentences such as, "Je danse dans le studio." There will be words that students don't know, but all squares contain easily recognizable cognates that will help students navigate meaning. When a student replies yes that a fact applies, the name is written in the box. When a student fills the entire grid, he says, Bingo!" The download includes a follow-up written assignment. Students are to write what they think each sentence means and write the French cognate for 6 clip art images. This activity can also be used as a back to school refresher for continuing French students.

I have listed some French words that frequently lead GCSE students astray and can cause them to drop a grade. They are known as ‘false friends’ - they are so similar to words that exist in English that if you have not come across them before they will lead you into a false sense of security and you will fall into the trap of equating them with the meaning of the English word.