Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
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Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
Please leave a review if you are happy with your purchase, or email me (Charlie01042000@gmail.com) and I will be happy to resolve any problems.
Text about Le Carnaval / Mardi Gras with questions in English.
Divided into 3 sections:
Le Carnaval - c’est quand? - explains when the carnival period is and why the dates change each year
Le Mardi Gras - explains what Lent is and why we eat pancakes at Mardi Gras
Le Carnaval - describes what happens during the carnival period
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 2
For each topic, sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 2:
Talking about earning money
Talking about what job you want to do
Talking about what job you are going to do in the future
Talking about what you did or did not do yesterday
Talking about different ways of making money
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of Grid Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 6.
There is one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence.
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
The following topics are covered on the worksheets:
a) Giving opinions of school subjects
b) Talking about your school
c) Discussing rules and regulations
d) Talking about school activities
e) Talking about successes at school
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 2 French Module 3.
There is one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence.
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
The following topics are covered:
Talking about celebrities and tv programmes
Talking about digital technology
Arranging to go to the cinema
Talking about leisure activities
Talking about shopping
Normally, yesterday and tomorrow
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 5.
There is one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence.
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
The following topics are covered:
Talking about places in a town or village
Saying where you go at the weekend
Inviting someone out
Ordering drinks and snacks in a café
Saying what you are going to do
Talking about plans for a special weekend
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 2 French Modules 1-5
There is at least one worksheet for each double page spread. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence.
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
Please see individual file listings for full details on topics covered
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 5
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 5:
Staying in a hotel
Comparing different methods of travel
Describing what you normally do on holiday
Comparing what you normally do on holiday with what you did in the past
Eating out at a restaurant
Talking about problems on holiday
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 8
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 8:
Talking about environmental problems
Talking about things which concern you
Discussing ethical shopping
Talking about volunteering
Talking about big events (using 3 time frames)
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 4
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 4 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 4:
Describing my region
Tourist information
Talking about plans and the weather
Describing my town
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 5
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 5:
Describing where we go at the weekend
Inviting someone out
Ordering drinks and snacks in a café
Saying what you are going to do
Describing plans for a special weekend
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of “Retrieval Activities” based around GCSE Studio French Module 2
For each 2 page spread in the chapter (including Point de Départ pages), there are 2 powerpoint slides which can be used to help students recap previously learned vocabulary and structures:
a) “Cinq par Jour” - a selection of 5 questions ranging from single word / short phrase translation to an open ended question for students to answer in French
b) A retrieval grid of 16 items for students to translate. Items are colour-coded and worth between 1 and 4 points depending on difficulty. An easy way to measure progress over time and incorporate an element of competition into lessons.
Ideal as no-prep starters or a “refresh your memory” interval in a double lesson!
A selection of “Retrieval Activities” based around GCSE Studio French Module 3
For each 2 page spread in the chapter (including Point de Départ pages), there are 2 powerpoint slides which can be used to help students recap previously learned vocabulary and structures:
a) “Cinq par Jour” - a selection of 5 questions ranging from single word / short phrase translation to an open ended question for students to answer in French
b) A retrieval grid of 16 items for students to translate. Items are colour-coded and worth between 1 and 4 points depending on difficulty. An easy way to measure progress over time and incorporate an element of competition into lessons.
Ideal as no-prep starters or a “refresh your memory” interval in a double lesson!
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 1 French
For each double page spread in a module, sentences are is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
For a detailed overview of what is included in each file, please see individual listings in my shop.
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 6
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 6 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 6:
Opinions of school subjects and facilities
Describing school
Talking about school rules
Describing uniform
Talking about school activities
Talking about successes at school
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
All activities can be used in class or as revision tasks for students working remotely.
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
While your students are working remotely, it is more important than ever that they keep previously learned knowledge fresh in their minds. Why not set them an extra “5 a day Challenge” or use one of the slides as no-prep starter for your lessons?
This PowerPoint contains 27 sets of “5 a day” questions drawn from the content covered in Studio GCSE French Modules 1-4.
a) A word / short phrase to translate into English
b) A word or short phrase to translate into French
c) A sentence to translate into English
d) A sentence to translate into French
e) An open-ended question to answer in French
The following topics are covered:
Describing people
Describing my town
Talking about what I do with friends
Talking about family relationships
Arranging to go out (future tense)
Describing a day out (past tense)
The person I admire
Revising leisure activities
Revising films / going to the cinema
Talking about sport
Talking about using technology
Talking about books and music
Talking about tv programmes
Talking about a night out with friends
Talking about food and meals
Describing clothes and what to wear
Describing daily life
Shopping for clothes
Describing festivals and traditions
Talking about shopping for a special meal
Describing family celebrations
Talking about where you live and what you can do there
Revising places in town and asking the way
Describing a region
Finding out tourist information
Discussing plans and the weather
Talking about your town, village or neighbourhood
This resource includes 3 files:
a) PPT guiding students through the format of the 90 word task
understand the format of the task
identify key words in the bullet points to ensure correct tense is used
identify linguistic success criteria (sentence starters / connectives / opinions / negatives / tense / intensifiers / comparatives (& superlatives)
use a WAGOLL to identify examples of linguistic success criteria
find the French activity (using the WAGOLL) to identify key vocabulary
Reading activity (using the WAGOLL) - complete the sentences in French from the options in the box
analysis of markscheme (Edexcel, Foundation Writing, 90 word task)
b) Student task sheet
c) Feedback / DIRT sheet
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English or English to French. Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually by asking students to type answers into the chat box.
Includes key words and phrases from GCSE Studio French Module 2.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
A no-prep starter or plenary to practise items of food in French.
Can your students find all 15 items of food without hitting the wipeout squares?
3 Wipeouts = Game over!