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.
Looking for something for your students to do away from the screen? Why not try these Mardi Gras masks?
10 templates to colour in and decorate, with instructions in French.
Bumper quiz covering 10 rounds of 10 questions. Attempt it all in one go or dip in and out, simultaneously giving your students a breather whilst adding cultural capital!
All answers are included.
Round 1: Identify the French company from their logo
Round 2: Complete each sentence with the correct number and find the total
Round 3: Identify the famous French people (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 4: Label the towns on a map of France (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 5: Identify the 10 countries where French is widely spoken (from a list of countries in French)
Round 6: Identify the Paris monuments (includes the option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 7: Match the French idioms to their English equivalent
Round 8: Crack the clues in French to identify the brand of chocolate (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 9: Match the French foods to the correct picture
Round 10: Identify the 10 correct statements from a list of fun facts about France.
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 5
For each topic, sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 8 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 5:
Talking about what countries you would like to visit
Describing impressive places
Talking about holiday activities
Talking about French-speaking countries
Describing people and what they do
Talking about future plans
Talking about a past trip
Talking about a French-speaking star
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
Adding cultural capital to lessons is one of the biggest challenges faced by MFL teachers today. This reading comprehension (based on a video clip from 1 Jour, 1 Question) aims to familiarise students with the idea that France is comprised of "la Métropole"and “les DOM-COM”. A link to the video clip is included in the file, as are answers to all activities to enable self / peer marking.
File includes:
Transcript of video clip
Identify the 10 words (from a list of 20) which appear in the text
Find the French words / phrases in the text
Vrai / Faux / Pas Mentionné
Identify the 8 mistakes in the English translation of a section of the text.
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 2 French Module 1
For each topic, a paragraph is 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 1:
Talking about school holidays
Saying what you did during the holidays
Describing a visit to a theme park
Saying where you went and how
Describing holiday disasters (negatives in the perfect tense)
Describing holidays using the present and perfect tenses together
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 2 French Module 3
For each topic, a paragraph is 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 3:
Talking about celebrities and tv programmes
Talking about digital technology
Arranging to go to the cinema
Talking about leisure activities (using negatives)
Talking about a shopping trip
Using three tenses
A selection of Grid Translations for GCSE Studio 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 on the worksheets:
a) Dealing with a hotel stay
b) Talking about traveling
c) Saying what you do and did on holiday
d) Ordering in a restaurant
e) Talking about holiday disasters
A selection of Grid Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 8.
There is at least 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 what concerns you
Talking about what the weather will be like
Talking about natural disasters
Talking about protecting the environment
Discussing ethical shopping
Talking about volunteering
Discussing big events
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 4.
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 animals
Describing your family
Describing where you live
Talking about breakfast
Talking about Bastille Day
Creating a cartoon family
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 2 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 sports
Giving opinions about sports
Asking the way and giving directions
Using ‘il faut’
Talking about injuries and illness
Interviewing a sportsperson
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Click on a box worth between 1 and 5 points to be taken to a French sentence to translate. Click on the French to reveal the English translation. Simply click on the English to be taken back to the menu.
Students can play individually or in teams. Who will win the most points or be the first to clear a complete topic?
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
Includes key words and phrases from Studio GCSE French Module 6 under the following topic headings:
a) Subjects and opinions
b) Times of the day
c) Teachers
d) School facilities
e) Uniform
f) Rules and Regulations
g) Primary School
h) School Successes
A selection of reading tasks to accompany Dynamo 1 French Module 3. Each text is presented as a spiral, a heart or as waves to encourage students to focus more closely on the text.
For each text tasks include
a) number the words in the order in which they appear
b) vrai / faux
c) answer the questions in English
d) find the French
Ideal no-prep cover / consolidation activities.
6 worksheets are included, covering the following topics:
Talking about the weather
Talking about sports you play
Talking about activities you do
Talking about sport in French speaking countries
Talking about what you like doing
A celebrity interview
65 future tense bullet points from Edexcel GCSE French writing papers collated into one handy booklet. Contains a gap-fill for your students to translate each bullet point into English and space for them to prepare each answer in the target language. Ideal for use as a no-prep starter which reinforces the use of key future tense structures and transferable vocabulary.
Personalised Learning Checklist for Edexcel GCSE French Theme 1 - Identity and Culture.
Students RAG each attainment statement under the “Before” heading at the start of the unit of work, allowing the teacher to easily identify the strengths and weaknesses of students’ prior learning. Repeat the RAG at the end of the unit under the “After” heading and indicate in the final column whether progress has been made. (eg. from Red to Amber / Green). A quick and easy way to prove student progress and identify gaps in student knowledge for tailored interventions.
80 past tense bullet points from Edexcel GCSE French exam papers collated into one handy booklet. Includes a gap-fill activity for students to translate each bullet point and space for them to prepare their answers in the target language.
Ideal as a no-prep starter in order to reinforce common past tense structures and transferable vocabulary.
Personalised Learning Checklist for Edexcel GCSE French Theme 2 - Local Area, Holidays and Travel.
Students RAG each statement under the “Before” heading at the start of the unit of work, allowing the teacher to easily identify prior knowledge and understanding. The process is repeated at the end of the unit, with under the “After” column. The final column is used to indicate whether progress has been made (eg, from red to Amber / Green). A quick and easy way for teachers to evidence progress over time, whilst also identifying gaps in student knowledge to allow for tailored interventions.
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 2
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 2:
Talking about sport
Talking about technology
Talking about reading (using negatives)
Talking about music
Talking about tv programmes
Talking about an evening out with friends (past tense)
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 1.
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 4 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
What I do with my friends (present tense)
What makes a good friend
How I get on with my family
What I did at the weekend (perfect tense).
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 6
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 6:
Giving opinions of school subjects
Describing facilities in my school
Describing my school and schools in France
Talking about school rules
Talking about school activities (using the imperfect and present tense)
Talking about achievements at school (using the past, present and future)
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 3
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 3:
Describing daily life
Shopping for clothes
Describing festivals and traditions
Shopping for a special meal
Describing a family celebration (past tense)
Describing family celebrations (comparing the past, present and future)
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!