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French resources for secondary
Candide chapters 1 to 6
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Candide chapters 1 to 6

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Detailed reading aid for the first six chapters of Voltaire’s Candide ou l’optimisme. What you get: an introduction exercise, with gaps to fill about Voltaire and his life, and key ideas a worksheet for each new chapter with short summary, comprehension questions, grammar exercises, translations, quotes etc. answers to all questions Written by a native speaker for advanced / A-level students of all countries and languages (as a reference, the translations answers are provided in English, but all other answers are in French) Next chapters coming soon!!
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Movie names
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Movie names

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This is a fun activity to introduce the topic of cinema, or to set your older students as an end of term treat! I’ve compiled a list of 30 super famous (mostly American) movies…but not under their original name, rather how they are known in France. Your students will have to use their knowledge to work out the original title.
Egalite des chances (intermediate)
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Egalite des chances (intermediate)

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Conversation starters in the form of statements in French. Ask your students o translate them into English first, then discuss in pairs. This activity fits in perfectly within the curriculum, especially when discussing job opportunities, feminism etc. equal opportunities
ER verbs ending practice / test
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ER verbs ending practice / test

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20 ER verbs to conjugate in the present tense, two tests on each page to save the trees! Easy sentences, perfect for your KS2 or KS3 beginners, high frequency verbs and easy vocabulary with plenty of cognates.
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.
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.
French Culture Quiz
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French Culture Quiz

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Ideal as an end of term treat for your secondary classes, this French culture quiz covers several topics from sport to geography among others. There are 30 questions altogether, all in English. Some of the quiz may be challenging for KS3 but will work perfectly for Years 10 to 13. Answers provided in the last page.
What to revise for listening and reading GCSE exams
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What to revise for listening and reading GCSE exams

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A quick checklist to hand out when your charges start panicking about their exams, this resource will empower your students and help them focus on the things they need to know for their MFL listening and reading tests. It also offers a short list of ideas for extra revision resources.
passe compose practice KS4
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passe compose practice KS4

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This is NOT an explanation of the passe compose, but a double worksheet for your studens to practise the perfect tense with avoir and etre auxiliaries. Also includes some irregular past participles, translation, and thinking skills. Ideal to practise in class or as a homework. Past tense, perfect tense, for higher ability Y9 or KS4, may be useful in Y12 as a reminder when revising past tenses.
a past holiday
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a past holiday

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Holiday Reading and Writing worksheet to discuss past and ideal holiday, based around a bank of positive and negative sentences.