A full lesson on ‘‘los necesitados’’ and using the expressions ‘‘nadie, nada, algo, alguien’’. The lesson begins with a match-up activity to get the students thinking about what vocabulary they already know to talk about ‘‘los necesitados’’. It then moves to a presentation of expressions related to ‘‘los necesitados’’ and a reading/match-up task to consolidate the learning. It then explains how to use ‘‘nadie, nada, algo, alguien’’ before moving on to a fill the gap practice. The lesson ends with a public Kahoot on the expressions learnt.

A full lesson on holidays. It includes lots of vocabulary presentations broken down by tasks such as ‘‘beat the teacher’’. It follows with a reading/match-up task to consolidate learning. Then, it moves on to a short group reading task that serves as a scaffold for the following speaking task that the pupils will complete in pairs. Finally, the lesson ends with a writing task. It also includes a mini plenary (exit tickets) to quickly check for student understanding and retainment.

A full lesson on the environment and how people help protecting it. It begins with a presentation of useful vocabulary and expressions related to the topic before moving on to a slap the board slide to check for retainment and for consolidating this vocabulary. It follows with an explanation of word families and how pupils can make the most of these to learn and understand new words and expressions; then there is an exercise to get pupils thinking about word families trying to find the meaning of some new words. Following is an explanation of the difference between ‘‘me preocupa’’ and ‘‘me preocupan’’ and similar expressions. The final tasks are a reading task and two speaking tasks, one of them being a trapdoor which is engaging and fun and gives pupils the scaffold they need for the second conversational speaking task.

A full lesson for Y7 or Y8 based on creating a dialogue inviting others to activities and making excuses. The lesson begins with a recap of activities based on a match-up exercise (match-up questions and answers). It moves on to a revision of common expressions related to answering propositions. Follows a speaking trapdoor game to get the pupils talking and practicing the expressions they’ve revised. Following this is a presentation of activities that can be used to make excuses when invited somewhere (eg. sorry, I have to wash the car; sorry, I have to walk the dog, etc.). This presentation is broken down with and followed by quizzes to help with memorisation and retainment. Finally, pupils can practiced these conversations with the help of a well scaffolded slide, before moving on to writing their own dialogue.

A short lesson on verbs ‘pouvoir’ and ‘devoir’ in the present tense. The lesson includes a reading/match-up task introducing these verbs in the context of activities + why we can’t do these activities; an explanation of modal verbs and the conjugations of ‘vouloir’, ‘pouvoir’, ‘devoir’; a simple mini whiteboard task; a fill the gap task; and a fun noughts and crosses game to end the lesson.

Lesson on activities to do in your town with explanation of how to use PUEDO vs SE PUEDE. Activities include a match-up, a translation task, a fill the gap, and a Quizzizz created by myself.

Qu’est-ce qu’il faut acheter pour ta fete ? This lesson includes a starter on foods and partitive articles to get the pupils settled and warmed up. It continues with an explanation of how to use il faut + infinitives, with a detailed recap on what are infinitives and how to recognise them. It moves on to a mini whiteboard task to check for pupil understanding, before moving on to a reading/sorting out exercise which is also a model for a final writing task.

This is a short lesson to present French and try and engage pupils. It contains a few slides on words that pupils already know because the English language has borrowed them from French. It ends with a drawing/poster activity. This lesson is ideal for primary/elementary students and for Y7. Also ideal for SEND.

A lesson focussed on using connectives when talking about your town. The lesson begins with a fill the gap task and an unjumble the sentences task to recap vocabulary related to shops and talking about your town. Following is an activity that gets pupils thinking about words they don’t know in pairs and getting them to find the general context of different texts. After this, the pupils can take notes of a few link words that they can use in the next activities. These activities include a match-up (which is a good model for the next task), a reading task (which is again a good model for the next task) and a writing task.

A fun and engaging lesson presenting Spanish Easter vocabulary and traditions. It includes two links to Youtube videos which are going to draw the pupils’ attention in and show them Spanish culture. The lesson also includes a quiz and a plenary/game (hangman) to test the pupils’ memory and knowledge.

A lesson on vocabulary about volunteering and verbs followed by infinitives (ex. pienso ayudar, quiero servir comida, etc.). It includes a match-up, a fill the gap, and a translation task to prepare for the final activity which is a well scaffolded and modelled writing task.

A lesson on different types of volunteering. It includes a recap on verbs + infinitives (quiero ser, pienso ayudar etc.) before presenting the vocabulary for different types of volunteering (with little quizzes to break down the repetition and drill in the vocab). Following is a reading task, and a speaking/writing task with lots of scaffold. For this task, find attached the handout to print to help the students.

Lesson with recap match-up task for different types of volunteering, followed by a translation task. The lesson goes on to explain how to use ‘‘me gustaria…’’ with an unjumble the sentences task to put this into practice. Finally, there is an exit pass (writing task) with lots of scaffolding to get the pupils writing how they would like to help.

A lesson presenting shops vocabulary, with mini match up activities to break down the vocab repetitions and drill in the new words. Following this is a translation and match-up activity on what you can buy in different shops. The lesson goes on showing how to say what is in your town and it ends with a well scaffolded and modelled speaking + writing task to get pupils talking and writing about their town.

Full lesson on healthy/unhealthy diets with a full explanation on how to form negative sentences. Activities include match-ups, fill the gap, translations, and a final quiz/challenge to check student retainment and understanding.

A really fun Easter lesson created for a Year 10 class (15 years old) who enjoyed it, however it can be used even from Year 7 (11 years old). The lesson begins with a silly translation game based on popular UK chocolate bars. The kids really enjoyed this task. It follows with some French Easter traditions and vocabulary, with a final slide that could be used for beat the teacher or slap the board games. Then there is a quiz to test the pupils’ memory and knowledge. Follows a French poem on Easter/spring that the pupils can read or translate with the help of a dictionary. Follows an Easter greetings card making lab. The PPT ends with a hangman game slide as a plenary activity.

First of 2 lessons on the imperfect tense. The lesson begins with an easy and well scaffolded wordsnake starter activity to get the pupils settled and engaged with the lesson. An extra/challenge is provided for higher achievers. Following this the imperfect tense is presented and explained (when to use it, how it is in English, how to form it). The lesson goes on with a well scaffolded practice on how to form the imperfect tense (students can use mini whiteboards for this task) and it ends with a Kahoot created by me.

The second of 2 lessons on the imperfect tense. The lesson begins with a recap of how to form the imperfect tense and it follows with the Kahoot from the previous lesson (in case you’re purchasing only 1 lesson, or to give the students a second chance at it). Then there is a sorting task where pupils need to identify the present and the imperfect tense. Follows a reading task and a quiz/recall squares plenary.

A full lesson based on ‘‘ma ville’’ vocabulary with an explanation of demonstrative adjectives. The lesson begins with a reading task based on a town in France. It follows with a quick recap of the adjectives used in the text to check student knowledge and retrieval. It then goes on to explain how to use demonstrative adjectives and it follows with a fill the gap activity, before moving on to a mini whiteboard practice with a stretch/challenge for higher achievers. It ends with a speaking activity (trapdoor game) which is also going to be a good model for future writing tasks.

A fun and engaging lesson based on ‘‘my town’’ vocabulary. It includes a recap of demonstrative adjectives (find the full lesson on demonstrative adjectives in my shop) with a listening exercise (the teacher is the speaker - read the powerpoint notes for the text I used, or create your own). Following is a reading task introducing prepositions, and then a full list of prepositions with a Youtube video to help engage students and drill in knowledge. Follows a writing + speaking well scaffolded task. Finally a fun, competitive noughts and crosses game.