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French resources for secondary
Ma valise - holidays
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Ma valise - holidays

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Perfect if you are teaching about summer holidays, this activity sheet has 3 exercises, each focusing on a different skill: writing (spelling practice with a list of holiday vocabulary), listening (gap fill with a song) and translation. It’s ideal for KS4 but would work with younger or older depending on ability.
Noel en France
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Noel en France

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Suitable for both KS3 and KS4 students, this is a great Christmas pack to get your pupils working on Christmas in France. Activities include: Vocabulary searches, translation, looking words up and drawing them, reading about French Christmas, and puzzles. This activity pack will easily last a whole lesson and students will tick the cultural box needed for GCSEs. Bonus - includes a list of Christmas presents with extra ideas on to make full use of the document ALL ANSWERS provided on last page
Noel et Nouvel An bundle
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Noel et Nouvel An bundle

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All your Christmas needs in one place! This bundle caters for all your class needs from beginners to advanced levels (KS3 to KS5). Includes a range of resources: a cultural text about a typical French Christmas, vocabulary activities, word searches, sentence builders, pros and cons of Christmas, two levels of New Year Resolutions, as well as a list of resolutions, ideas for presents, and a higher level text with exercises on eco-friendly Christmas. Bonus - a list of French Christmas songs (with Youtube links) to listen to as you work. Written by a native, answers included.
Passé composé and imparfait
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Passé composé and imparfait

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Worksheet bundle! three levels of difficulty, each time mixing passe compose and imparfait 1. regular endings with avoir auxiliary 2. irregular past participles 3. etre auxiliary verbs Same format for each worksheet, so your students become more confident and secure in their learning (you could even use them with different year groups) final worksheet is a writing exercise that will challenge students to use both tenses together, with a bank of time markers and linking words to help. this is the perfect bundle to help students understand the (sometimes elusive) difference between perfect and imperfect.
L’automne et la Toussaint
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L’automne et la Toussaint

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Culture based worksheet to teach and/or reinforce the autumn season and holiday topic - SOLID BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE. This is a whole lesson’s worth of resources which will easily keep your students going for a couple of hours - maybe even with homework if they need more time to finish the writing task. La Toussaint is a series of exercises to teach all the necessary vocabulary for this time of year, from chataigne right through to feux d’artifice. Included: translation, pair task, research skills, reading and writing (there is even a short selection of songs to listen to!). This is an all-rounder, hope you like it! Document written by a native French, with all answers provided. Key words; holidays, half term, lifestyle, culture, october, autumn, automne, fall, preferences, translation, writing skills, Toussaint
End of Year Fun pack
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End of Year Fun pack

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Ideal for setting extra work for your students to boost their thinking skills in French during study leave or to sum up the end of the year, this pack includes some top selling resources. You will get: a French culture quiz a lyrics game (excellent for 6th formers to work on their translation skills) a movie titles game The quiz can be used from beginner level (questions are in English) but the song and movie resources are more for intermediate to advanced levels. ALL ANSWERS PROVIDED. Written by a native.
Le bien-être  (well being)
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Le bien-être (well being)

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5 different activities to introduce your beginners to well-being in French. The activities revolve around vocabulary and should last a whole lesson or provide ample work for a couple of homework tasks. This is a perfect worksheet to get your students thinking in French about their lifestyle and what makes them happy / how they relax. All answers provided on the last sheet.
A year in France
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A year in France

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Covering most French cultural events and celebrations, this document is the ideal handout for both beginners and intermediate. The summary calendar is in English with some French words - it details the main festivals pupils need to know about, and represents an excellent foundation for those who will continue with French studies at GCSE level. There are two short activities to reinforce learning, and a link to a French website dedicated to young learners. A more in-depth document with reading exercises for more confident students. Includes a wordsearch, pictures and gap-fill / multiple choice exercises.
work pack French holidays and celebrations
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work pack French holidays and celebrations

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This cultural pack is ideal to set work for students to do remotely and/or as extension. You will find some of my top-selling resources such as the Christmas activities and of course, the French culture quizz. Your students will gain a much better understanding of the main French celebrations. Each worksheet or activity is full of games, reading tasks and writing prompts. Put together this is hours of French learning, or you could just select a few worksheets to target your needs. Included in the pack is: cultural quiz French calendar explanation and mini activities new year resolutions for KS3 and KS4 Valentine’s day Toussaint worksheet Noel worksheets Almost all worksheets come with answers. Perfect for beginners to intermediate. Perfect to set work remotely.
near future practice
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near future practice

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Perfect as a follow-up homework or class work once you’ve introduced the near future, this worksheet has three comprehensive activities which really engage students in their learning: exercises include translation, jumbled-up sentences, colour-coding, time markers, and writing. Ideal for beginners , this worksheet also allows your more gifted students to use complex sentences in their writing.
Song lyrics quiz - translation skills
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Song lyrics quiz - translation skills

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“N’arrête pas de croire, accroche-toi aux sentiments”…if you can do some basic French to English translation, then you will know which song those lyrics belong to! (but just to make sure, it was Journey with Don’t stop believing) Another fun, musical activity for your older or gifted and talented pupils to get their teeth stuck in and test not only their translation skills but also their musical knowledge!! There are 20 famous song lyrics to translate, decipher and recognise. It’s always been a hit with my classes, and I hope your students will love it too. (Answers included on the second page) quiz, songs, music, translation, tenses, pop culture, pop, fun, gifted, end of term, intro to music, lyrics
Oral questions AND answers ( Higher )
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Oral questions AND answers ( Higher )

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Two amazing resources included!! The ultimate TIME SAVER A student-friendly booklet contains all of the 80 questions ** suggested by Edexcel in the back of their Studio Higher textbook. It is colour-coded **to each unit and each question is translated into English. Pupils fill in their answers as they go through the course. It will save you a lot of time typing typical questions for each unit. Students keep their copy for 2 years, helps build up their confidence in the course. A comprehensive example of 80 answers to all the 80 questions, again aimed at higher level. Written in detail by a native (that’s me!) and including higher level vocabulary, tenses and expressions. All colour-coded to each unit. That’s 80 questions with blanks, and 80 detailed answers. Two documents that will save you a lot of time. You can use the answers as translations activities, mix-and match, verb searches etc. Endless possibilities.
Kirikou
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Kirikou

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Worksheet with 12 questions in French to support watching Kirikou. This is ideal for Key Stage 3 but can be used for all ages.
Bienvenue en français
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Bienvenue en français

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Two introductory sheets for your very beginners - perfect for primary and/or Year 7. Includes: Basic words and introductions (first page) Four short activities (second page) answers to the mini French quiz on the last page
Saint Valentin activities
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Saint Valentin activities

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A bumper worksheets pack with fun activities to get pupils engaged and thinking. Includes an activity on the historical background of Valentine’s Day, romantic film titles in French , a letter template with lots of good reusable expressions, and plenty of vocabulary. For the fun part there is also a wordsearch and some easy translation. All answers provided on the last page
Automne et Toussaint bundle ON SALE
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Automne et Toussaint bundle ON SALE

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A whole set of activities to cater for both beginners and intermediate students - KS3 and KS4 . Beginner activities include wordsearch and jumbled up word, more confident students include reading tasks with more complex sentences, stretching to higher level with tenses and opinions.
Jeux d’automne
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Jeux d’automne

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Autumn activities perfect for beginners: -autumn colours -wordsearch -odd one out -jumbled up words Will do nicely for October half-term homework, or as a pre-holiday lesson.
Propósitos de año Nuevo
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Propósitos de año Nuevo

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Need an easy lesson for January? This beginner to intermediate worksheet is perfect for your classes up to Key Stage 4. All they need is basic knowledge of the immediate future. You get a variety of exercises mixing reading, translation, writing, not to forget the all-important cultural notes. This will keep any group busy for a whole lesson, or provide a couple of easy homework tasks ALL ANSWERS PROVIDED
holiday activities using nous + present tense
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holiday activities using nous + present tense

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I created this resource to support Y8 on their unit 5 in the Studio book. Starting with the very basic nous + present tense expressions, I made a table with more complex structures to show students how they can extend their sentences. This worksheet has a big match-up exercise and a writing task. Ideal for beginners. Covers the topic of typical holiday activities.