Lesson to introduce/revise the vocabulary of clothes and the particularities of the adjective agreements (focusing on colours). Includes: slides to practice and learn the vocabulary, match up activities ) observations about the agreements and the Adjective Agreement machine (a creative and visual way to learn the grammar). practice exercise Listening exercise on vocabulary and adjectives (no audio, teacher needs to readout sentences speaking activities Sentence builders for a writing activity / homework. All handouts are provided + can be found at the end of the powerpoint.

Activity to look at the conceptual understanding of the brochure for a French IB class (Standard Level). Comes with an actual brochure with comprehension questions (with two levels for differentiation), as well as two handouts explaining the structure of the text type, and giving some useful vocabulary to write their own.

Wordsearches on the vocabulary of clothes. Good to consolidate new vocabulary / for revisions. TWO LEVELS AVAILABLE for differentiation or to adapt to level of students. 1: Students have to find the vocabulary in the grid and write out the English translation. 2: Students are given the English vocabulary (and the article) and need to find the French translation so they can find the vocabulary in the grid.

Game of running dictation to revise tenses and vocabularies. Includes several tenses and various topics (hobbies, holidays, ideal house), so ideal to revise speaking and writing skills in view of GCSEs. Slide includes instructions and sheets to print out (white slides) and put on the walls of the room.

Powerpoint to introduce the vocabulary of types of houses in German, and practice the 3rd person singular of the verb “wohnen”. Includes slides to introduce vocabulary and a short conversation activity. Details for activities available in the notes of the slides Handouts at the end of the powerpoint.

Worksheets to observe and take apart a model writing for the Q3 writing of the Cambridge IGCSE (could be easily adapted to Edexel IGCSE, or other GCSE exams). This was done as feedback on the CIE IGCSE writing paper 0520/43 of May/June 2021, and to help GCSE students get clear expectations of what they need to do in this writing. It gets students to observe a model writing and assess if the task has been properly completed + identify complex structures used in the writing. Then, They have another writing subject, broken down so they can work through the steps of the preparation. Can be given as homework/cover or be done in groups in class. Was very helpful weeks before the exam as revisions. Word document can be easily adapted to your class.

Lesson to introduce students to the conversation part of the GCSE Speaking exam. Used for Y10 students for their end of year speaking exam, but can be useful for revisions. Created for AQA GCSE but easily adapted for other exam boards. Includes: Exercise to revise question words Listening activity to focus on the tense of the question (sentences for the teacher to read out - students need to focus on tense and time phrases) table for students to write out specific structures to express opinions, varied vocabularies and adjectives, structures and connectives. This sheet can then be used for students as a revision sheet.

This powerpoint is great for introducing colours to German beginners, and practice pronunciation in class. The last slide can be printed as a handout. Ideal for Y7 or beginners.

Creative and visual way to explain adjective agreement in French. Introduction to recall vocabulary, and slides to show use of the “machine”. Can be printed as a poster, or a re-usable handout for students to refer back to. for full lesson on description and adjective agreement, go here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12894986

Activity to use question words in French. Identifying question words, then using them in a short conversation about yourself. Also, activity to match up questions and answers, to look at the structure of an answer.

Lesson to revise clothes and opinions. Includes: -Vocab recap on clothes and colour adjectives talk about the weather and what you wear Reading comprehension on what you wear (2 texts, with a “who says what” activity, and expressions to find in the texts and translate). Focus on opinion adjectives Translation English>French re-using vocabulary. Plenary oral activity. Handouts available and ready to print. Worksheet is on last page of powerpoint. For a lesson more targeted at beginners, introducing clothes and colour adjectives (focus on adjective agreement) : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12895190

Listening comprehension created from a BFM TV video. It talks about the diversity of families in France, and especially single-parent families. Designed for the IB SL but is also perfect for A Level (Topic 1 La Famille en voie de Changement). The video is short and can be slowed down for differenciation. Transcript included in the document.

Powerpoint to introduce the vocabulary of pets in German, as well as practice the pronunciation in class. Second powerpoint to introduce description (adjectives to decribe physical and “personality” aspect of pets). Handful of spoken and written activities to do in class Handouts available in word document. (Translation relais can be given out either as a full sheet, OR cut in strips, and each pair or team has to translate a sentence correctly and bring it back to you to get the next one. For differenciation, this can be done with or without open books.) Ideal for Y7 or beginners.

Powerpoint that can be used across several lessons to introduce/revise the present tense. The first part of the slide is targeted more at beginners/KS3 and focuses on regular -er verbs. It is linked to the topic of school routine, with a starter focused on telling the time. It comes with grammar explanations and practice exercises, a listening (teacher reading out sentences) and a writing activity. The rest of the slide introduces a focus on the 4 main irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller, faire), as well as explanations + an exercise on all 3 types of verbs (-ER, -IR and RE). **Answers are included in the slides, and handouts are as well **(slides with white backgroud) ready to be printed !

Introduction to daily routine with a Grammar Focus on Reflexive verbs. Several activities leading up to the main grammar point, and getting students to infer the grammar rule before having to apply it. Powerpoint + 2 worksheets.

Easy board game which can be printed and laminated (or just put in a plastic sleeve. You only need 1 or 2 dice and something for students to track their progress. Rules included in document, with ideas for differentiation, but very easy to adapt or change up the rules.

Lesson to learn about adjective agreement in French, while describing personality. ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT MACHINE to provide visual, creative way of understanding grammar point. Building up vocabulary of adjectives + grammar focus on adjective agreement. Activities: vocab building differentiated listening (no audio provided but transcript to read out) grammar focus sentence builders for writing activity. game activity (for oral/writing/pair work) describing cartoon characters and guessing who it is. Powerpoint includes all answers + handouts ready to be printed.

Powerpoint to introduce question words in German ! Contains a slide to identify the words and explain sentence construction for questions, as well as 3 activities to do in class, individually or in pairs. Handouts included. Ideal for Y7 or beginners.

List of 50 words with translation - vocabulary of Food in French. Quizlet link for practice “open” vocab test. I gave my students a list of 50 items (some new, some familiar), and a quizlet link to help them practice. The test required them to write down 20 words with their translation in English. I found good levels of motivation and success in this test, since the students would write what they knew, but still needed 20 words correctly spelt. The quizlet link is at the bottom of the word document.

Powerpoint to introduce the vocabulary of pets in German, as well as practice the pronunciation in class. Handout available. Ideal for Y7 or beginners.