This resource is designed to support beginner learners and non-specialist teachers of French. It provides explanations and activities to practise the grammar of verbs, adverbs and conjunctions that is given in the Key Stage 2 national curriculum for Languages. What do you get? A .pdf document containing 30 activity and information sheets Practice of subject pronouns, conjugation of high-frequency irregular verbs (present tense), conjugation of high-frequency regular verbs (present tense), negatives, adverbs A full answer key Guidance on how to use the resource

This resource is designed to support beginner learners and non-specialist teachers of French. It provides explanations and activities to practise the grammar of nouns and adjectives that is given in the Key Stage 2 national curriculum for Languages. What do you get? A .pdf document containing 22 activity and information sheets Practice of nouns, gender, articles, plurals, adjectival agreement, adjectival position, possessives and intensifiers A full answer key Guidance on how to use the resource

This resource comprises 2 sentence builders for each double page spread of Studio 1. One sentence builder is in the traditional tabular format, the other in a flowchart format, which is often more accessible for younger or lower ability learners. All the sentence builders are in black and white for easier and cheaper copying.

A set of 50 French Challenge Cards designed for learners in Key Stage 2 and lower Key Stage 3. 4 levels of difficulty Ideal for early finishers who need something else to keep them busy Promote independent learning, thinking and discovery Many of the Cards require the use of a bilingual dictionary, a key skill required by the National Curriculum Number activities promote mathematical skills Explore elements of grammar required by the National Curriculum

A set of 50 French Grammar Challenge Cards designed for learners in Key Stage 3. They would also be suitable for learners in Key Stage 4. 4 levels of difficulty Ideal for early finishers who need something else to keep them busy Promote independent learning, thinking and discovery Many of the cards require the use of a bilingual dictionary So what do you get? .pdf file containing the 50 A5 cards, ready for you to print out, laminate and store in your own way answer sheets overview showing which level each card is, and the grammar point(s) it addresses 12 A5 grammar information cards to support learners as they complete the challenges

Dictados (Dictations) is an exciting new resource designed to support teachers to deliver dictations in Spanish from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4. The resource comprises 45 different dictation activities. Each one has notes for the teacher, which include an overview of the activity, suggestions for preparing it, suggestions for follow-up activities, and the dictation transcript. There is also a pupil worksheet for each activity. The dictations cover single letters, syllables, words, phrases and sentences. They encourage students to practise and use their knowledge of phonics and the sound-spelling link, their reading and writing skills, their vocabulary, and their understanding of grammar. What do you get? 106 page .pdf document an overview of the resource and how to use it a list of ideas for teaching dictation contents pages 45 teacher information pages 45 pupil worksheets

Four different quiz sheets that can be completed in pairs or groups. Give all the groups sheet A, give them a limited time (10 mins perhaps) to complete it, then collect it in and while they are completing sheet B, mark sheet A and put the marks on the board. And so on.

A simple wordsearch for practising the colours in French. Children write the correct word on each splat then find the word in the wordsearch. A teacher guide is provided.

A simple wordsearch for practising the colours in Spanish. Children write the correct word on each splat then find the word in the wordsearch. A teacher guide is provided.

A set of 11 A5 display cards showing the colours. Could also be used as flashcards.

A set of 11 A5 display cards showing the colours. Could also be used as flashcards.

A short PowerPoint presentation which shows how to conjugate regular -ER verbs in the present tense. Can be used for whole class or for independent study or revision.

Find the names of the sports, minus the articles.

General knowledge quiz about Spain and life in Spain

A display key for a marking code designed to help students to correct their own written work. The idea is that you underline a word that has a mistake and write the appropriate code above it. Hope it's useful.

This is a collection of facts that I put together for the visit of Baroness Coussins to the Links into Languages NE conference in January 2011. Useful for making the case for languages to Year 9s !

A set of Happy Families cards in Spanish to help the children to practise family vocabulary. You could also use them to introduce the notion of gender and adjectival agreement. An MFL Sunderland taster. On MFL Sunderland you will also find the French version.

Ready to print out, cards with the names of Francophone countries around the world and their flags. Can be used for display or as part of a lesson.

Children need to fill in the speech bubbles correctly, using the example given and the writing frame to help them. There is also a space for them to write about the sports they love. Could be a good introduction to the Olympics, and to some dictionary work, as children look for the names of new sports.

Children need to fill in the speech bubbles correctly, using the example given and the writing frame to help them. There is also a space for them to write about the sports they love. Could be a good introduction to the Olympics, and to some dictionary work, as children look for the names of new sports.