A great resource, outlining the new AQA French GCSE as a simple Factsheet. Very useful for students as an introduction to the course. Also used with excellent feedback at Open Evenings to provide further information (from the AQA website) for students, Parents and Carers, and for staff within the department alongside the new Specification. Suitable for Foundation and Higher tiers. A huge time-saver! The Factsheet provides information about the advantages of studying French at GCSE level, alongside answers to the following questions: 1. What will I study? (Core themes and sub-topics.) 2. How will I be assessed? (Information on the four exam papers, the length of the exams, the marks awarded and the types of questions.) 3. When will I take my exams? 4. How do GCSE grades 1-9 work? The Factsheet is attractively and simply presented with photographs and images. A space for Student reflection is provided at the end of the document, as well as the link to the AQA Specification at a Glance for further information.

A great resource, outlining the new AQA Spanish GCSE as a simple Factsheet. Very useful for students as an introduction to the course. Also used with excellent feedback at Open Evenings to provide further information (from the AQA website) for students, Parents and Carers, and for staff within the department alongside the new Specification. Suitable for Foundation and Higher tiers. A huge time-saver! The Factsheet provides information about the advantages of studying Spanish at GCSE level, alongside answers to the following questions: 1. What will I study? (Core themes and sub-topics.) 2. How will I be assessed? (Information on the four exam papers, the length of the exams, the marks awarded and the types of questions.) 3. When will I take my exams? 4. How do GCSE grades 1-9 work? The Factsheet is attractively and simply presented with photographs and images. A space for Student reflection is provided at the end of the document, as well as the link to the AQA Specification at a Glance for further information.

Assembly linked to the European Day of Languages 2018. Aimed at KS3/4, but easily adapted for younger / older year groups. 10 slides in total. Great time saver! Slide 1: Asks students to recognise pictures of European capital cities, a map of Europe and the European flag and work out what they have in common. Slide 2: Outlines what the European Day of Languages is and why it is celebrated, using information from the official website (link in Notes section if teacher wishes to adapt). Slide 3: Information on how speaking another language helps students. Slide 4: Matching celebrities to different languages they speak. Slide 5: Outlines what students will be doing over course of day (easily adapted). Slides 6-8: Asks students to guess which animal makes which sounds. Slide 9: Wishes students a good day and good luck. Slide 10: Links to resources on European Day of Languages official website, including language games, facts and figures, lesson plans, ready-to-use materials and information on where to order materials.

Great lesson, introducing France and the French language to learners. Created for Primary, but easily adapted to Secondary with a host of suggestions for further discussion, analysis and reflection provided. 40 slides in total. A huge time saver! Ideas for Secondary extension include cross-curricular links to: History (how were French regions affected for example during WW2, the Vichy government etc.); Politics (where in France is currently experiencing a surge in right-wing popularity? Why?); Geography (environmental impacts of tourism, how is it currently managed, could it be more effective?); Arts, Theatre, Music (funding, is it comparable to the UK? The policies of André Malroux and their impact); and the French Language (how is it protected, do other languages have similar institutions? Search Académie française). Slides 1 - 11 ask students to work out the country, linking to European Day of Languages 2016. Beautiful photographic images are provided to support student reflection (monuments, architecture, food, spring, summer, autumn and winter in France, artists - Monet and Matisse, the Tour de France and typical French shops). Slides 12 - 15 introduce the geography of France through maps and facts and figures (position within Europe, number of regions, number of people who speak the language). Slides 16 - 38 introduce French vocabulary linking to the images that students have just seen. Seasons, colours, numbers 1-12 and basic greetings. Slides 39 - 40 set students challenge of completing their worksheet within time limit (given by teacher) and to see how many new words they can incorporate into their day. Two song suggestions (You Tube) provided on last slide for younger learners. * Links to Assembly on European Day of Languages and Word document bundle for worksheets that link to activities if helpful.

A great resource, outlining the new AQA Italian GCSE as a simple Factsheet. Very useful for students as an introduction to the course. Also used with excellent feedback at Open Evenings to provide further information (from the AQA website) for students, Parents and Carers, and for staff within the department alongside the new Specification. Suitable for Foundation and Higher tiers. A huge time-saver! The Factsheet provides information about the advantages of studying Italian at GCSE level, alongside answers to the following questions: 1. What will I study? (Core themes and sub-topics.) 2. How will I be assessed? (Information on the four exam papers, the length of the exams, the marks awarded and the types of questions.) 3. When will I take my exams? 4. How do GCSE grades 1-9 work? The Factsheet is attractively and simply presented with photographs and images. A space for Student reflection is provided at the end of the document, as well as the link to the AQA Specification at a Glance for further information.

Excellent resource, can be used as 1-2 lessons depending on ability of group and how much time you wish to spend on cultural exploration of festive traditions. Text is taken from radins.com and is titled 'Noël en France : Noël typique et traditions régionales'. Link to article is included on worksheet. The article compares festive traditions in Alsace/Lorraine and Provence. It has been very slightly adapted and is split into paragraphs for ease of reading and discussion. Questions ask students to consider what type of text they are reading, then to match ten words highlighted in text to the correct description to develop language (for example 'Le Réveillon - le 24 décembre). Third and final exercise is six questions contrasting and comparing traditions in both regions, linking to culinary traditions, Père Fouettard / Père Noël and nativity scenes amongst others. Fully differentiated - two comprehensive vocabulary tables are provided to support learners who would benefit. A great lesson, genuinely interesting, and a fun way to include KS5 students in Christmas fun whilst still challenging their linguistic and cultural knowledge! I learned a few things making it! Next step could be for students to research and present to the class how Christmas is celebrated in other parts of the Francophone world. A great time saver, took three hours to make! Article and questions are one file, answers to all of the questions is the second. Could also be used for high-achieving KS4 class.

Excellent resource, perfect for KS3 and KS4 to introduce / re-cap French Christmas vocabulary (une renne, un bonhomme de neige and so on) and discuss Christmas and New Year traditions. Fully differentiated with 'Want more', 'Challenge' and 'Want support' options for students, including extension questions linking to reading comprehension and Word Bank to support lower ability learners. Fully animated with all answers and notes under each slide to give overview of each activity. A huge time saver, took a whole afternoon to make! Lesson begins by asking students to work out Christmas vocabulary. Emphasis on independent learning. A game is then played, either holding up cards or writing the correct letter of the image that corresponds to the given word on a mini-whiteboard. Reading comprehension on French Christmas traditions follows, then a game of Pictionary and a Treasure Hunt review to finish to re-cap vocabulary. Reading comprehension offers great opportunity to discuss cultural differences, including food (for example foie gras, British culinary traditions that the French wouldn't usually eat, for example mince pies) and similarities. There are two fully prepared reading texts and teacher can select which one would be more appropriate for group. Both are also included on worksheet, either for teacher to delete one as appropriate before printing, or to give both to students and allow them to select their option. The more challenging text asks students to consider traditions at New Year too, and draws upon grammatical knowledge (imperfect tense, verb synonyms, direct object pronouns). The simpler text uses simpler language, is shorter and is split into two sections to help students with understanding. Great fun for the students, they're working independently and assimilating cultural knowledge, and really enjoyable to teach!

Great lesson, linked to Expo 3 (Rouge) 'Je suis malade' spread, Unit 3.1. Fully differentiated with all answers and animations. Perfect as one or two lessons depending on ability of group. Starter activity asks students to label body parts, followed by a translation activity with different French phrases. Mini whiteboard activity follows, then a game of Lotto to consolidate vocabulary. Listening activity has four Voki characters and differentiated grids for answers. Speaking activity is a quick game and is followed by a reading text with questions. Vocabulary to support LA and a 'Challenge' option for HA linked to colloquial language and negatives are provided. The final activity, a written task, gives clear Success Criteria with sentence starters and a 'Want more?' option. Lesson finishes with two slides set up for 'Splat' review game. Great fun to teach!

Worksheet with four activities relating to the numbers 1-10 in French. Answers included in separate document for ease of marking and reflection. Fully differentiated with 'Challenge' activity and 'Want support' scaffold for each activity and number line. Activities gradually build in difficulty, finishing with a word search for numbers. Makes a great lesson after repetition and song at the start and with bingo to finish. Reinforces confidence and knowledge with basic numbers and draws on dictionary skills too, asking students to look up words such as 'roue' and 'ordinateur' to answer questions.

Huge time saver! Created for an observed lesson and took over 12 hours. Graded outstanding! Excellent resource, working on the Italian Passato Prossimo. Fully animated with twenty different verbs in the infinitive and with their past participles formed, as well as auxiliary verb grids for 'avere' and 'essere'. All answers provided along with directions for teacher on each slide. Fully differentiated with 'Challenge' and 'Want support?' options. Set out as Instagram feed, using photographs and linking to a holiday in Orta, northern Italy, to engage students. Use of Twitter feeds and Random Fruit Machine Generator for whiteboard activities to make content as engaging as possible. Designed to be followed by Italian Passato Prossimo Practice - Lesson and worksheet 2 of 2.

Excellent starter, using French Guess Who (C'est qui?) images, asking students to find answers to descriptions on right of slide. Fully animated with all answers, and differentiated with 'Next step' and 'Challenge' options. Can be used to generate cultural discussion regarding typical French names and their English / other language translations. Can be built into an activity for younger learners with them creating their own images, and writing descriptions of their own faces / adding to their partner's descriptions.

Excellent lesson, introducing / re-capping Italian Easter vocabulary and traditions. Fully animated and very attractively presented. Lesson is fully differentiated with ‘Challenge’ and ‘Want support’ options for learners as appropriate. LA and HA worksheets included within bundle. All answers provided and support for teacher in ‘Notes’ section of each slide. Emphasis on fun, independent learning. Students are asked to match Italian Easter vocabulary to the English equivalents to begin, then repeat the words after the teacher (create a team points game from this activity if you wish with actions). Students are then asked to match a phrase to the correct image, using letter cards or by writing a letter on a whiteboard. A reading text then follows, with questions linked to Easter celebrations and traditions in Italy. At the end of the lesson, a Pictionary slide is set up to review learning, and also an Easter Egg Hunt game, whereby if students answer questions correctly, they can choose a square to hunt for 15 golden eggs. Took four hours to make! A huge time saver!

Excellent lesson, introducing / re-capping French Easter vocabulary and traditions. Fully animated and very attractively presented. Lesson is fully differentiated with ‘Challenge’ and ‘Want support’ options for learners as appropriate. LA and HA worksheets included within bundle. All answers provided and support for teacher in ‘Notes’ section of each slide. Emphasis on fun, independent learning. Students are asked to match French Easter vocabulary to the English equivalents to begin, then repeat the words after the teacher (create a team points game from this activity if you wish with actions). Students are then asked to match a phrase to the correct image, using letter cards or by writing a letter on a whiteboard. A reading text then follows, with questions linked to Easter celebrations and traditions in France. At the end of the lesson, a Pictionary slide is set up to review learning, and also an Easter Egg Hunt game, whereby if students answer questions correctly, they can choose a square to hunt for 15 golden eggs. Took four hours to make! A huge time saver!

Excellent KS3/KS4/KS5 starter, finding key infinitives by slotting different combinations of tiles together. Fully aminated and all answers on slides.

Huge time saver! Created for an observed lesson and took over 12 hours with first part. Graded outstanding! Excellent resource, second lesson working on the Italian Passato Prossimo. All answers provided along with directions for teacher on each slide. Fully differentiated with 'Challenge' and 'Want support?' options. Starter links to previous learning and asks students to choose sentences to translate from different options depending on their confidence. Comprehensive reading activity follows, set out as a text message exchange between sisters discussing holiday. Challenge option asks students to consider colloquialisms in exchange and use of modal verbs. Writing activity with clear, differentiated Success Criteria follows and snowball review to finish. Designed to follow Italian Passato Prossimo Practice - Lesson and worksheet 1 of 2.

Fantastic and very comprehensive resource covering all aspects of present tense formation with er, ir and re verbs. All animations and formatting ready to go. A huge time-saver! Powerpoint is 27 slides and can be adapted to suit all learners. Includes clear and concise explanations of conjugation of each verb type and questions to gauge understanding. Perfect for mini-whiteboard activities. Differentiated to help LA access translation questions. Excellent for introduction at KS2 / KS3 to conjugation and for revision and further practice at KS4.

A great resource, clearly explaining the topics studied over the course of the German GCSE and the format of the upcoming exams with a detailed breakdown for the Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing papers. Information includes the length of each exam, the question styles and number of marks available. The GCSE qualifications from 1-9 are also explained in a user-friendly format. Colourful pictures of Germany, easy to read and informative! A great time-saver! Perfect for students and parents.

Comprehensive grammar bundle, suitable for HA KS2 - KS4. All formatting, animations and answers in place. Templates (tables, whiteboard activities) easily adaptable, huge time-saver! Designed to be used to explain concepts alongside other exercises in class. 1. Adjectives - 11 slides - Emphasis on describing teachers (School and Education module) although easily adapted. Introduces concept of masculine and feminine, adjectives before the noun (BAGS) and includes differentiated whiteboard activity. 2. Adverbs - 5 slides - Introduces concept in English and in French through celebrity 'Twitter' feeds (classtools.net). Matching table exercise and word fan task on last slides. 3. Après avoir + Après être - 3 slides - Introduces après avoir and après être. Example sentences and translations. Excellent 'A*' GCSE phrase, also great to extend HA KS3. 'Jeu de furet' (Pass the Parcel) game at end. 4. Asking questions - 3 slides - Linked to school and education but easily adapted. Introduces the three ways to ask questions in French, with an oral exercise as the last task.

Excellent grammar bundle, covering KS4 and KS5 key grammar topics. Also great for HA KS3. Differentiated with clear explanations and student translation activities. Easily adaptable to suit group, very time-saving! 1. Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns - 6 slides - Very comprehensive explanation of DOP and IDOPs, with lots of examples and practice for students. 2. Dont - 1 slide - Clear and concise explanation, giving students example sentences and asking them to work on how it is translated. 3. Impersonal verbs - 2 slides - Clear and concise explanation over full slide of impersonal verbs. Full slide of questions for students to translate, great as a printed worksheet or as a whiteboard activity. 4. Indirect Object Pronound (AS) - 4 slides - A deeper explanation of IDOP, suitable for KS5 learners or high-ability KS4 learners. Includes prounoun flag.