Ten questions on French politics - good introduction to a topic on "la politique".

Worksheet based on two videos and one article about “Le loto du Patrimoine” created by Stéphane Bern in France, following Macron’s request for an innovative method to save “le patrimoine”. The links of the videos are on the sheet. It is then interesting to create a discussion about what the pupils think about this idea. This fits in the A-Level Year 1 syllabus - Le patrimoine.

Worksheet to go with the following video: http://education.francetv.fr/matiere/education-civique/premiere/video/lutte-contre-les-discriminations

Project: pupils create their ideal job and have to write a job description and the portrait of the ideal candidate. Idea of follow-up: other students choose one of the jobs created by their classmates and write an application letter for it.

Based on the documentary "Sur le chemin de l'école". Students are given one video about one of the children of the documentary. They create a presentation about this child and how he/she gets to school and compares this to their own routine.

Worksheet of exercises linked to the topic "Les jeunes et la politique". Exercises such as: - Replace words with synonyms - Fill in the gaps with verbs with different tenses/moods - Summarize a text in your own words Suitable for L6/U6 and used with L6 Pre-U

Worksheet of questions on the following BBC video: https://www.bbc.com/teach/class-clips-video/spanish-ks2-giving-directions/zmhxpg8 Designed for a low-ability Year 8 set (which is why questions are in English).

Worksheet on the song “Carmen” - Stromae. More focused on vocabulary/grammar and expression of opinions. Will need to go with the lyrics.

Students are put in groups to do some research on one of these associations in France. They fill in the table. Then, they present it to the other students who have to put the information in the table. Topic: "Les marginalisés"

One slide with ideas of simple questions for them to create a dialogue. Good activity to start the year in order to get to know the students, whislt they practise their speaking skills.

One slide with questions on the video clip of the song "Carmen" by Stromae. Used with Year 10 high ability.

Suited for Year 7 or 8 Spanish: Las emociones (with ESTAR) 1. Presentation of vocabulary (estoy contento/a...) 2. Match emotions to pictures (students come up to board and match the sentences to the images) 3. Form sentences with pictures and words

Students have to make some research about a strike that recently happened in France. This slide will help them organise their research and create their oral presentation.

Good starter or plenary activity after having worked on how to form questions in French.

Worksheet based on the following cartoon (Le petit nicolas): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2VsY7zcI1M

PowerPoint on "La fête des lumières" in Lyon, France. Linked with the GCSE topic "Cultural life: celebrations and festivals". Includes: opportunities for speaking activity; listening comprehension (Journal Télévisé). The PPT ends with a project the pupils have to complete: research a French festival and present it.

Different pictures relating to MARIAGE POUR TOUS or MANIF POUR TOUS. Idea of activity: stick the photos around the classroom; students walk around with a pen of a different colour and write their thoughts/opinions about each photo and react to what the others are writing too. At the end: discussion around what they have written.

Worksheet to work on the subjunctive in French: Zaho, Je te promets. Gap-fill, guess the title, translation, add a verse.

This worksheet is to practise the more challenging rules of “le passé composé”. Amongst them: Agreements Preceding object with AVOIR rule Après + auxiliary + past participle (après avoir mangé…) Designed for a high ability Year 10 set, on the topic of “les occasions spéciales”.

Students walk around the classroom asking the questions on this sheet.