I used to teach French and Spanish in secondary schools. Now, amongst a variety of other endeavours, I tutor these languages and create languages resources.
I used to teach French and Spanish in secondary schools. Now, amongst a variety of other endeavours, I tutor these languages and create languages resources.
A French Perfect Tense dictation activity to be read out by the teacher. Sentences include verbs which use avoir and être as their auxiliary. Regular and irregular past participles are included. Two versions of the student worksheet are provided as well as a transcript/answer sheet.
An odd-one-out, free-time speaking activity using photos. The aim of the main activity is for students to describe what there is in a photo, to develop their ideas and to make comparisons. The PowerPoint includes differentiated versions for Higher and Foundation Tier, a follow-up activity to help students reflect on their own learning/revision and example sentences for students to take away ideas.
Can be used as an introduction to the AQA or Edexcel GCSE Speaking Photo/Picture Card as it encourages description of a photo - the first bullet point of each specification (qu’est-ce qu’il y a sur la photo?/la description de la photo).
Revise Theme 1: Identity and culture; Topic 2: Technology in everyday life (AQA GCSE) in Spanish using these mind maps. More confident students will be able to use the versions with titles to fill in entirely their own content. Students who need a bit more support will be able to use the versions with examples in each box to get them going.
Use this resource as a way to see what your students can remember as they revise, at the end of completing a topic as a reminder of the key points or fill them in using notes and textbooks while you work on the topic so that students can use them for support with work at home.
Four mind maps included; ‘Mantenerme en contacto’ (two versions; one with examples, one without) ‘La tecnología móvil’ (two versions; one with examples, one without).
A speaking activity using questions and vocabulary relating to the topic of ‘Me, my family and friends’ in a variety of tenses.
Suggested answer starter phrases are provided and an answer sheet is also included.
Designed for use with the current AQA GCSE specification but could also be used with the current Edexcel specification.
A speaking resource designed to help students practise using the present continuous to describe events and details in a picture.
Formation of the present continuous is provided for reference and prompts are provided to help students to give opinions and use a few useful irregular verbs in the simple present.
In addition, an example sentence beginning is included to guide students and there are follow up questions for further practice.
A set of tasks to practise writing using the present, preterite, imperfect, immediate future, simple future and conditonal tenses. Prompts are provided for each task to elicit opinions and details, and a small selection of vocabulary is provided to help students extend sentences.
A worksheet and answers to learn the Spanish verb ‘tener’ in the present indicative. The worksheet includes ideas for learning strategies and some basic grammar explanations.
Revise Theme 1: Identity and culture; Topic 1: Me, my family and friends (AQA GCSE) in Spanish using these mind maps. More confident students will be able to use the versions with titles to fill in entirely their own content. Students who need a bit more support will be able to use the versions with examples in each box to get them going.
Use this resource as a way to see what your students can remember as they revise, at the end of completing a topic as a reminder of the key points or fill them in using notes and textbooks while you work on the topic so that students can use them for support with work at home.
Four mind maps included; ‘La familia y los amigos’ (two versions; one with examples, one without) ‘El matrimonio y ser pareja’ (two versions; one with examples, one without).
Three role plays to practise vocabulary on the topic of illness in French. A teacher script and a student task sheet are provided. The difficulty increases with each role play.
A worksheet and answers to learn the French verb ‘être’ in the present indicative. The worksheet includes ideas for learning strategies and some basic grammar explanations.
Learn or revise the imperfect tense in French (including the irregular verb être) with this worksheet.
Basic conjugation and short translation activities with answer sheet provided.
A French conversation worksheet on brothers and sisters, immediate family, physical descriptions, personality and pets. There are several activities provided and an answer sheet is also included.