Reading task aimed at a middle ability Y8 group who have been doing Spanish once per week since September but are in their 2nd year learning French. In the topic of house/home, this was their 2nd lesson on infinitives so I threw this at them as a bit of a challenge.

Resources to accompany the film "Tomboy" (2011) for able Y9 pupils. Main focus is describing characters in 3rd person but some general reading comprehension (true or false about the story) and work on how characters feel, plus predictions for what will/should happen next. Lots of opportunities for discussion in English - SMSC. 19/04/15 - Added final 2 lessons (1 matching quotations to characters, watching and discussing ending, 1 writing a comparison of 2 main characters).

Writing tasks for Year 8 studying the topic of Holidays (Expo 2). Developed in response to requirements of the new GCSE proposals, as the current Y8 will be the first affected. Aim is to get them used to regularly writing stuff without access to their books, word mats or dictionaries, reusing prior knowledge. Focus on conveying information and using correct verbs, rather than developed and fancy work. Mixture of task bullet points for writing tasks, and translation (both directions).

A worksheet aimed at preparing a very low ability (Y11 SEN) class for the FCSE Reading papers on the topic of Holidays. Covers key vocabulary needed for the paper that they won't necessarily have covered before as the FCSE papers can be a bit random.

To revise for a reading assessment towards the end of Expo 2 Module 3 (Les sorties), testing knowledge from Modules 1, 2 and 3. Includes free time activities, perfect tense, modal verbs. Print p.1 on plain paper and give a sheet to each group to highlight key words, etc. Print p.2 on different colours of card and cut into strips (each question on a different strip). Give each group Q1 - when they have written their answer on the strip of card, they bring it to you and you give them Q2. It's a race to finish first (or get the most questions answered within the time limit). My pupils loved this and asked if we could do it again soon.

A couple of worksheets made for the very top end of a low ability Year 10 group. These pupils are currently producing C-grade quality work, in a class where most others are E/F/G so the worksheet is designed to extend their range of language whilst being something they can work on independently. One worksheet is on verb structures (avant de / apres avoir) and the other is on pronouns (je le trouve, je l'aime, etc.). The topic area is holidays/tourism/town as that is the current.

Powerpoints aimed at very high ability KS4 working towards a controlled assessment on Healthy Living. I will add each week's resources as I get to them. -Week 1 - present tense, advanced negatives, pronouns y and en. -Week 2 - food groups, nutrition, describing different foods (EXT: bien que + subjunctive). (JUST ADDED: Guess the food reading which I had missed off before.) -Week 3 - sports and exercise - using jouer and faire in a range of tenses (+ time phrases) -Week 4 - imperfect tense. How your lifestyle differed in the past - Week 4b - Mauvaises habitudes. Opinions of smoking and alcohol. -Week 5 - Giving advice for a healthy lifestyle (with il faut, on doit, il est important de) (EXT: il faut que + subjunctive) -Week 6 - Your future plans for a healthy lifestyle I have added a checklist for pupils to self assess when preparing their draft (C grade and A grade version). The documents entitled "Revision" are helpsheets for pupils to refer to when producing written work.

Lesson in response to the shootings in Paris on 07/01/15. 1st slide for triggering discussion. Explain/discuss context for any pupils who are unaware. Provide sources 1-11 to pupils to analyse and discuss. Depending on your group, they might just do a couple each, or might get through all of them. If time at end - discuss and write tweets.

2 lessons aimed at top-set Y9 pupils, linked to Module 1 of Expo 3 Rouge. Lesson 1: -Intro to film genres - think of an example for each genre listed. -Reading task - guess the film from the description (answers: The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Frozen, The Fault in Our Stars) -Find the French (for key phrases to use in writing) -Writing task with sentence starters provided. Lesson 2: -What do you care about when choosing a film? - ranking priorities and writing about them -Opinions of different aspects of the film - review.

Adjectives Intensifiers Comparatives Aimed at Y7 to support written homework.

A simple reading task to introduce the perfect tense with Year 8. Pupils use their existing knowledge of verbs in the present tense/infinitive to identify the meaning of past tense verbs in the text, leading to a discussion of how the perfect tense is formed. Aimed at Y8 pupils, alongside Expo 2, Module 2 but could easily be used with weak Y9s too.

Differentiated reading tasks for a very mixed ability top/middle set Y10 French group. B/C text focuses on recognition and usage of key verbs in the perfect and imperfect tense. A* version assumes pupils are already confident with the 2 tenses and introduces a range of advanced structures which they can use to develop their work.

A series of lessons aimed at high ability KS4 (Y9 or 10) to equip them with skills to include a range of tenses (including ones they haven&'t been taught yet) in their work. Focuses on recognising when to use 6 main tenses and on using the verb table in the middle of the dictionary to conjugate so pupils can be more independent in future. EDIT: Conjugation board game removed from the resource at the request of the original creator as they have now made it into a paid-for resource.

Reference material for high ability KS4 groups. I am giving this to my groups quite early on and teaching them to use the verb tables in the middle of the dictionary. So whilst at the moment they haven't covered the imperfect or conditional in much detail (and haven't done the A* tenses at all) some should be able to use their initiative and go beyond what they have been taught, with this guide to help them.

Lesson aimed at developing dictionary skills prior to writing Controlled Assessment. The aim is for pupils to know what type of words they are looking up, and to be able to use verb tables correctly to avoid handing in work peppered with infinitives. All examples are the Oxford School French Dictionary as this is what our pupils use in exams. The conjugation game on the last slide was sent to me by a colleague who found it on TES - you may need to search for it to get a clearer copy than my screeshot.

Colous poem project for Y7 Spanish - will probably take 3-5 lessons depending on your group. After learning basics of colours, word order and adjective agreements, pupils read a poem and identify nouns and adjectives. They develop dictionary skills to research new vocabulary so they can be creative, producing similes using nouns (eg: blue like the sea) then add in adjectives to enhance their similes (eg: blue like the shimmering sea). After the 2-3 lessons provided on powerpoint they can complete their poems and write up in neat for display.

Resources for able Y9 groups using Expo 3 Rouge, working on the topic 'L'avenir'. Covers near future tense for talking about plans for the weekend, future tense for talking about longer term plans, si clauses. I will add more to complete the topic when it&'s ready.

5 weeks worth of lessons on the topic of school, prior to task-setting for a written controlled assessment. -Audit of prior knowledge (basic vocab) -Giving opinions (basic and GCSE) -Talking about compulsory and optional subjects in England and France. -The school day in England and France (revising telling the time) -School uniform -Direct object pronouns -School rules -Future plans in the near future tense, future tense, and with si clauses.

Present tense lesson for Year 8: -match-up starter with grammar extension for more able -tutorial and drilling on present tense formation -writing task -'donner ou garder les points' plenary game - pupils translate sentence, then decide whether to keep the points or give to the other team BEFORE the points are revealed.

Vocabulary lists produced for most modules of Y7, 8 and 9 French, roughly following the Expo textbook. Year 7: 1) Basic introductions, numbers, colours 2) Family and pets 3) House and home 4) School and daily routine Year 8: 1) Revision module (talking about family, where you live) + jobs and weather 2) Temps libre - introducing past tense 3) Les sorties - modal verbs, clothes 4) Manger et boire 5) Les vacances Year 9: 1) Future plans (Module 2 of Expo 3) 2) Interests/leisure/culture (Module 1 of Expo 3) 3) Healthy living