I have nearly 30 years teaching experience in a variety of secondary schools. I am currently a senior examiner for GCSE French writing, and many of my resources concentrate on developing exam skills, while still providing engaging activities. They are designed to develop the key skills needed for the new exam format throughout KS3 and 4.
I have nearly 30 years teaching experience in a variety of secondary schools. I am currently a senior examiner for GCSE French writing, and many of my resources concentrate on developing exam skills, while still providing engaging activities. They are designed to develop the key skills needed for the new exam format throughout KS3 and 4.
A collection of 9 higher level role-play practice cards. The cards display both the candidate’s and the teacher’s role. The top text box can be flipped to make a tent- fold card suitable for pairwork in class. The cards contain a hyperlink to a LOOM video where I talk through the task, explaining what is expected in each bullet point, giving sample answers. I then run through the task giving the teacher’s role, leaving pauses for students to say their own answers out loud. I believe it facilitates speaking work/exam practice with remote learning in place. There is a free sample available in my shop.
A 20 page booklet designed to roughly follow Viva 2 Module 3, ‘A comer’. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of school, including vocabulary building, translation skills, reading comprehension, a 90 word writing task, picture question and extension activities. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. There are more than enough tasks to keep even the keenest students busy. There are opportunities built in to the tasks to give student and teacher feedback. Ideal for home learning, and for students who have limited IT access, as paper copies could be made.
A powerpoint talking through how to get really good marks on the Foundation Question 3, translation word task, giving an examiner’s insights and pointers to help the range of foundation students. There is a hyperlink on the front cover to a Loom video animation of the powerpoint, which will also help students if they are working at home. There are examples of potential answers for the students to mark as you go through the powerpoint, with explanations as to how that mark has been awarded, and finally 4 questions for the students to tackle themselves. The powerpoint/video can be paused for students to make notes of any useful vocabulary and exam tips.
Also available in French.
A powerpoint talking through how to get really good marks on the Foundation Question 3, translation task, giving an examiner’s insights and pointers to help the range of foundation students. There is a hyperlink on the front cover to a Loom video animation of the powerpoint, which will also help students if they are working at home. There are examples of potential answers for the students to mark as you go through the powerpoint, with explanations as to how that mark has been awarded, and finally 4 questions for the students to tackle themselves. The powerpoint/video can be paused for students to make notes of any useful vocabulary and exam tips.
Also available in French.
A powerpoint talking through how to get really good marks on the Foundation Question 2, 40 word task, giving an examiner’s insights and pointers to help the range of foundation students. There is a hyperlink on the front cover to a Loom video animation of the powerpoint, which will also help students if they are working at home. There are examples of potential answers for the students to mark as you go through the powerpoint, with explanations as to how that mark has been awarded, and finally 4 questions for the students to tackle themselves. The powerpoint/video can be paused for students to make notes of any useful vocabulary and exam tips.
Also available in French.
A powerpoint talking through how to get really good marks on the Foundation Question 3, translation task, giving an examiner’s insights and pointers to help the range of foundation students. There is a hyperlink on the front cover to a Loom video animation of the powerpoint, which will also help students if they are working at home. There are examples of potential answers for the students to mark as you go through the powerpoint, with explanations as to how that mark has been awarded, and finally questions for the students to tackle themselves. The powerpoint/video can be paused for students to make notes of any useful vocabulary and exam tips.
Also available in Spanish.
A complete unit of work. A colourful and easy to follow 26 page booklet designed to roughly follow and complement Studio 1 Module 5, ‘Moi dans le monde’. The resources are based on, but are different from those in the textbook. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of places in a town, telling the time, what you do, the verb ‘ir’, tapas, future tense. Includes vocabulary building, grammar, translation skills, reading comprehension, assessment resources including a 90 word writing task, picture questions, conversation questions and extension activities. A look at the contents page on the preview will give you an idea. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. There are more than enough tasks to keep even the keenest students busy. There are opportunities built in to some of the main tasks to give student and teacher feedback. Ideal for home learning, and for students who have limited IT access, as paper copies could be made. Individual exercises could be given as homeworks. A Word and a PDF version are included.
A colourful 34 page workbook designed to roughly follow studio 1 module 5 Partez! This booklet is designed for lower ability students. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of holiday destinations, holiday activities, eating in a cafe, dream vacations etc., including vocabulary matching, translation, reading comprehension, wordsearches and a research project. There are also simplfied assessment materials - reading, writing, picture questions and speaking questions. The tasks are straightforward, with clear explanations and instructions in English. The activities and texts are different from those in the textbook, although in the same vein. Ideal for lower ability groups and individual students. The tasks are designed so that a non specialist learning suppport staff would be able to effectively help students. Also useful for home learning, homework tasks and for students who have limited IT access.
Also available is a ‘standard’ version of this booklet for more able students.
A colourful 28 page booklet designed to complement Studio 2, ‘La France a du talent’. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of talent contest, including vocabulary building, grammar skills, translation skills, reading comprehension, a 90 word writing task, picture questions and extension activities. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. Looking at the contents page in the preview will give you an idea. While the tasks are different from the text book, they are in the same vein, so the students are familiar with the format. Task explanations are in English - so there is no question of students not understanding the tasks! There are more than enough tasks to keep even the keenest students busy. There are opportunities built in to the tasks to give student and teacher feedback. Ideal for home learning, isolating students, or dip into for homework tasks. Also has links to video clips on You Tube which students might enjoy writing commentaries on.
A colourful 32 page, easy to follow workbook designed to roughly follow and complement Studio 1 module 4 Ma zone!. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of where you live, places in town, directions, what there is to do etc., including vocabulary building, translation skills, grammar focus, reading comprehension, a 90 word writing task, picture questions and speaking exam questions. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. The activities and texts are different from those in the textbook, although in the same vein, so it is useful as a supplementary resource. There are opportunities built in to the tasks to give student and teacher feedback. Reading the contents page in the preview will give you an idea. Ideal for home learning, homework tasks and for students who have limited IT access.
A collection of 26 pictures and questions, similar to those in the GCSE speaking assessment. These cover a range of different topics, requiring the student to describe the picture and then answer supplementary questions. A great re-usable resource when laminated and used for ‘mock’ exams. Also available in Higher level and Spanish.
A collection of 26 pictures for practising this element of the Speaking exam. A collection of images with follow on questions. The pictures are the same as the Foundation level version, but the follow on questions are more complex. A great reusable resource when laminated, perfect for mock exam
Contains 2 Sets of picure card questions (26 per set, foundation and higher) with follow on questions, and a set of 30 role plays to provide plenty of practice in this skill, on various topics and themes.
A booklet designed to give students the practice in the skills now required for GCSE in KS3, where textbooks are often lacking. Meant to accompany Studio 2 module 3. There are translations on each unit, GCSE style writing tasks with 4 bullet points in French, picture stimulus and conversation topic questions. There are feedback checklists for each written task, and space for re-drafting. A powerpoint is included with the answers to the translations. A useful resource which can be used as a booklet, or dipped in and out of for classwork and homework activities.
A 12 page booklet designed to supplement Studio 2 Module 2, giving KS3 students practice in the writing and translation skills eventually required for GCSE , and to extend more able students. Can be used as a workbook for the students, classroom activities or homework sheets. There are also conversation questions to prepare for speaking. There are teacher feedback checklists and spaces for students to redraft their work.
A GCSE resource, a 39 page booklet designed to give students lots of practice in translation skills and writing tasks, with detailed feedback forms on each task, and opportunities to redraft work. There are also topic questions for the speaking exam. Can be used as a booklet for the students, or as individual translation exercises, homework tasks etc.
A GCSE resource, which can be used as a booklet for students or dipped into for translations/writing skills practice. Designed to complement Studio GCSE Module 6, it provides extensive translation and written task practice, and suggested questions for the speaking element. After each written task there is a tick box feedback form, saving teachers time. There is also space to act on this feedback and to re-draft written tasks.
A booklet designed to give KS3 students practice in the skills now required for GCSE, or for use with Foundation GCSE students. Accompanies Studio 1 Module 1. Can be used as a workbook or projected on screen, or individual pages as homework tasks. Topics include likes and dislikes, descriptions, talking about other people. Includes extensive sentence translation exercises, written assessment style activites, questions for speaking test and a picture card question. There are also extension activities
A GCSE resource designed to give students practice in the skills required for the new specification. A booklet containing extensive translation exercises, exam style written tasks, photo questions and role-play practice, as well as conversation topic questions. There are opportunities throughout for students to evaluate and re-draft their work.
