Activities to practise vocab for describing hair and eyes - oral translation, then memory task, speaking, grammar practice of ser and tener and unjumbling sentences.

Consolidation work to practise vocab on descriptions of people - simply read each sentence slowly and pupils have to translate into English on blank sheet or mini whiteboards, can be done in pairs as quiz. Alternatively, you could read the sentences and pupils write them in Spanish, dictation-style to practise recognising vocab and spelling correctly. Answers included.

Worksheet to practise writing the time in Spanish using the 1 pen 1 dice game format Here is a link on how you can play the 1 pen 1 dice game https://frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2017/12/one-dice-one-pencil.html

This is a template for a multiple-choice lesson activity (could be used as a starter or plenary, or a short recap exercise). I have included examples of how I have used it in the past with Spanish, in a gap-fill style to consolidate vocab previously learned. You could keep the gap-fill aspect or get rid of it and just put questions.

An anagrams worksheet with spaces for each letter to help students practise spelling them. Can be used as a starter or short activity.

A quick multiple-choice exercise to encourage students to notice adjective endings to find the correct agreement. When correcting answers, you can then go through the different options and get students to discuss in pairs the rule / why it’s that option. You might also want to revise the opinion phrases before doing the sheet or do some reading aloud to ensure correct pronunciation.

A very simple, low-prep listening task for French - once pupils are quite familiar with the vocab on prepositions, rooms in the house and items of furniture, you can do this fun sorting task. You can either prepare a list of vocab in advance or just do it off the cuff as I do - read out a short list of vocab items that fit into one of the categories, and pupils write the number in the correct column. eg. if you say ‘Numero 1, la buanderie’ pupils write ‘1’ under ‘places in the house’ etc. you could then do a recall task after marking it where pupils have to make a list of the words in French that were mentioned in each category!

A set of different activities on irregular adjectives to be projected on the board and for pupils to complete orally with partner

A ‘song challenge’ worksheet on the topic of school - put on a French song in the background and students have the duration of the song to fill out the vocab table. This is designed as a recall activity, revising all vocab previously covered.

A worksheet of activities on verbs & vocab and a listening gap-fill to accompany the song Est-ce que tu m’aimes? by Maître Gims.

A worksheet to accompany a YouTube clip containing a dialogue from Ice Age 4 -a short listening gap-fill exercise followed by some mini grammar - a few short grammar tasks based on some aspects of the transcript.

A selection of activities based on the song dernière danse by Kyo. A listening comprehension gap-fill followed by several mini grammar activities on different points.

An advanced level worksheet (eg. A-Level in UK) for French listening and mini grammar - ie. some short grammar exercises based on some grammatical features of the song tourner dans le vide by Indila, as well as a listening gap-fill and some translation.

A listening gap-fill exercise using the song ‘je me tire’ followed by several mini grammar exercises - short grammar tasks based on some of the grammatical aspects of the transcript.

A variety of different exercises based on the song je suis ton ami (you’ve got a friend in me) from Toy Story - a listening comprehension gap-fill task followed by some mini grammar - various short grammar tasks to raise awareness of these different points.

A lesson of various activities based on a French cover of ‘sorry’ by Justin Bieber. Activities include vocab-matching (high frequency verbs in the infinitive), listening and filling in the blanks, vocab-finding, and translation both into L1 and L2 with a focus on certain aspects of grammar. Answers included. If you prefer an easier version, here is a KS3 lesson I made on the same song: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/d-sol-e-sorry-justin-bieber-french-version-ks3-lesson-12284272

A sheet summarising key knowledge for GCSE level French writing in the past - key expressions in the past and most useful verbs in perfect and imperfect

A multi skill set of activities based on the video ‘A quoi ça sert, l’école ?’ from the YouTube channel 1 jour 1 question - vocab activities, gap-fill, reordering, translation and sentence unjumbling. Answers included. Suitable for Year 11 or a good Year 10 group in my opinion.

A short worksheet with a reading and listening exercise to practise distinguishing between the present and perfect - good to do once students have just learned the perfect tense, to go back to the present and consolidate the differences between them

A quick oral translation activity for students to do in pairs to practise conjugation verbs in the perfect tense in French - very similar sentences are used firstly from L2 to L1, then the other way round.