Complete lesson for A-level teaching based on patrimoine and bénévolat.
The lesson includes a starter to introduce the idea of what is patrimoine, a gap fill exercise to revise present tense verbs, including a reminder about the t eupohonique when inverting subject and verb for questions.
The same text is used to help extend students’ vocabulary and the lesson ends with a reading comprehension based on AQA A-level exams.
A complete lesson based on an article from France Info discussing the pros and cons of suspended sentences.
The resources includes interactive vocabulary training, translation and a listening summary task.
Within the pack, there is PPT to support the lesson, a PDF document where all the material that needs to be printed for the lesson has been collated, a model answer for the summary and a transcript of the audio.
Teach the French subjunctive through an engaging lesson on French music, radio quotas and cultural identity. Includes reading, grammar exercises, discussion and a fun noughts and crosses game!
Resource overview
This lesson explores the debate surrounding French-language music quotas on French radio, using the topic as a meaningful context for introducing and practising the present subjunctive.
The lesson combines cultural awareness, reading comprehension, grammar practice and speaking activities. Students are encouraged to express opinions, justify their arguments and use the subjunctive naturally rather than simply learning grammatical rules in isolation.
What’s included?
Starter activity: Questions about musical preferences, language and the role of French music in French culture.
Cultural context: An introduction to the French radio quota system and the debate surrounding the protection of French-language music.
Subjunctive discovery activity: Students explore five categories of expressions that trigger the subjunctive.
Grammar reference: A clear reminder of how to form the present subjunctive, including regular and irregular verbs.
Gap-fill exercise:
Reading comprehension: A text about French-language music quotas, adapted for language learners and containing numerous examples of the subjunctive.
Comprehension and grammar identification: Students answer questions about the text and identify the subjunctive forms and their triggers.
Speaking and discussion: Students debate whether French-language music should be protected through radio quotas, using sentence starters to structure and justify their opinions.
Noughts and crosses revision game: A 3×3 interactive activity in which students complete subjunctive sentence starters correctly to claim their X or O and try to win the game.
An answer key and suggested answers are also provided.
Suggested lesson use
The resource is designed to fit into approximately 60–70 minutes, although individual activities can easily be adapted, extended or used across more than one lesson.
It works particularly well as a lesson for students who have already encountered the subjunctive and need to consolidate their understanding, recognise common triggers and gain confidence using it in conversation.
Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Recognise common expressions that require the subjunctive.
Form the present subjunctive using a range of verbs.
Identify subjunctive forms in a written text.
Express opinions, feelings, doubts and recommendations.
Justify their views on a contemporary cultural issue in French.
A useful combination of grammar, French culture and communication, with a competitive game to finish!