Two worksheets aimed at beginner year 7 French on the topic of family and introducing the vocab for family members. The grammar focus is on mon/ma and j’ai to form sentences. There are optional challenge questions but the idea would be that students could complete this work independently and without too much support. It would be good for homeowrk, to send home to complete or for when you need a quiet 20 minutes in class for whatever reason! I have aimed this a middle ability set. The first sheet is to build up from single items of vocab (family members) to sentences then on to a short paragraph. The idea is they will make fewer mistakes with writing as it is very scaffolded. The second sheet is reading comprehension with the aim of them being able to use the reading to help them write their own piece using ideas taken from the examples they read.

I think the 2023 Higher paper will have a question about Customs and Festivals in the 150 words section, based on looking at which topics they have asked in recent years. Students see what an answer might look like then use my examples to write their own version Answer given

A series of activities designed to get students to be able to answer a question on the tricky topic of environment. Starts with single words into and from French and builds up to sentences. Work follows on an example answer for a 90 word question and then students write their own after picking out chunks and phrases from the example. A 150 word writing is the final task. On 4 sides so can be printed easily two pages to a side and on reverse to save paper!

A sentence builder worksheet to give likes and dislikes of food with reasons Guaranteed to keep your class quiet for ten minutes :)

French worksheet building up sentences about transport and places using the whole of the verb aller in the present tense (plus a past and future reference). Sentence builder with the hardest items glossed, first sentences to translate are easy and should be taken straight from the grid. Followed by a section of similar sentences with some unknown items that the students should know from prior knowledge. Finally a paragraph to translate with three time frames and gapped support.

Spanish revision booklet covering basics like dates, numbers, basic greetings, basic questions, stationery, colours Students should be able to work through independently with the idea being that this is revision. Could be homework or cover work. Could be emailed home for absent students. Includes a short guided writing with support supplied.

Resources to support students on the topic of my diet. A sentence builder sheet talking about healthy or unhealthy diets A sheet with several paragraphs about diet and exercise. Highlight the differences. A paragraph to complete with your own words. students then encouraged to write their own. A battleships grid. I love these - you can hear reluctant speakers repeating sentences over and over.

Two worksheets (4 sides of A4 in total) /independent activities on post 16 plans designed to be independent activities over 2 lessons. Sheet 1: basic vocab, translation into English then translation of VERY similar sentences into French followed by a bsic sentence builder. Sheet 2 : more detailled sentence builder to write sentences about plans post 16 includes easy comprehension reading activity with a lot of repeated vocabulary. Students write their own sentences using the builder then read 4 short paragraphs about future plans and pick out the main information. The idea is that they use the paragraphs as a model for their own piece of writing.

An easy step by step sheet helping students build up from single vocabulary items (colours) up to sentences about colours with opinions then a paragraph about themselves and their opinions on colours. Two sides of A4 for easy printing

Very structured and easy worksheet leading up to writing a short piece about family. starts with vocabulary, then sentences, then an example paragraph. Students should be able to write their own short piece at the end. Two sides of A4 for easy printing

A French worksheet to say where things are using next to, behind, in front of, top the right of etc. Also covers places in a town. Sentence builder and 20 sentences to write. Great for homework, cover, or just to get the students doing someting quiet for 10 minutes that they can do. Not a pretty worksheet but effective.

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Guided writing activity building up from vocab items to sentences and then a paragraph on the topic of school with model answer given on the way. On 2 sides of A4 for easy printing

French GCSE worksheet on topic of homeless (social problems). Aim is to use the example paragraphs to complete a Higher level translation into French. Spot the difference activity where students compare similar paragraph about homeless people, highlight the differences between the paragraphs and complete a comprehension activity on each picking out the main points. Students then use elements from different paragraphs (plus a small amount of prior knowledge!) to translate a similar passage from English to French.

Easy Spanish worksheet to support students writing a short paragraph describing a friend, including desde hace and a description. Starts with vocabulary to fill in then works on sentences on the first sheet. On the second sheet there is an example paragraph with a gapped translation and phrases to find which will support students in writing their own version. This scaffolded sheet should support students to work from words up to a paragraph with minimal teacher input so could be used for cover, homework or simply for when you need students to be able to work independently in class. I made the sheet for my Foundation GCSE class (who need support and don’t like too much challenge) but it could be used with confident near beginners too.

A collection of work sheets on the topic of holidays (where I go, what I take) and then past holidays with an emphasis on the perfect tense 8 sheets (plus one Foundation version for differentiation) Sentence builders, narrow reading, improving a text to support Higher writing For me the idea was to teach the perfect tense phrases as chunks of vocabulary THEN follow up with a grammar explanation

Student use the writing frame to write a letter to their favourite teacher. We have completed the topic of school subjects, saying why you like them etc. This is an end of topic activity. Students write a letter in their book to their favourite teacher (they cannot pick me!). I check it. Then they write it SUPER neatly onto writing paper - I buy some cute paper and envelopes for this but you could just use coloured paper, ask them to illustrate it or whatever. The point is it is hand written and neat and nicely presented. My favourite part: I put the completed letter into the pigeon hole of the teacher. I don’t explain what it is. So the teachers get a French reading activity to do as well!

No et Moi model essay It’s question 10.1 from November 2021 paper I wrote the essay myself to share with my students / follow up some recent mock exams we have done. I’ll use some textivate exercises to play with it and do some translation on it too. I have taken photos of the essay plans I wrote, I’ll look at that with my students first so they can see how I got to the essay.

Collection of sheets and activities on Spanish clothes topic Conti style. From basic vocab up to paragraphs. For the listening activities just read the transcript yourself. Battleships LAM grid No snakes no ladders Running race for reading Good for KS3 and also KS4 revision or Foundation