List of interesting idioms of more able students. They first need to work out the literal meaning of these phrases and then find out the meaning or an equivalent idiom in English. I matched this exercise to the topic Hobbies and Free Time, but of course it can go with any other topic.

Describing teachers: revision of adjective agreements, comparative and superlatives.

I’ve prepared this PowerPoint for my Yr8 and Yr9 classed to commemorate Remembrance Day. It contains new vocabulary, as well as activities to keep them busy for a whole lesson!

Introducing school rules with modal verbs. Vocabulary build-up activity followed with work on modal verbs. Lesson finishes with a written production.

I used this Ppt to introduce the future tense to my Year7. I borrowed a couple of slides for somebody else and adapted the rest, so apologies if you recognise your work and thank you! Battleship game at the end and translation exercise.

Introduction of main school subjects followed by exercise on how to express basic opinons and justifications (levels 1-4)

End of topic reading assessment for food, drink and healthy eating. Feedback welcome.

Recap sheet on pronouns (pronoms conjoints et disjoints): le/le/les, lui/leur, a lui/a elle, y and en. 3 exercises to practise using the different pronouns.

PowerPoint presentation to introduce quantities and food, followed by a gap fill exercise to practise du, de la, des, and de. Speaking activity at the end.

This worksheet is linked to a video about organic food available from YouTube under the title 'La famille Kiagi - Pourquoi manger bio?' It's quite a interactive and motivating way to introduce the topic. Feedback wlecome.

Great song, great singer, great clip (available on YouTube). I used it for the topic on healthy eating with my IB French B group, with special emphasis on colloquial and slang language.

Press article about the influence of television on young people. IB French B standard level.

Powerpoint presentation to go with Expo 1, module 4 Objectives: to be able to ask for directions and to be albe to give directions Presentation of new vocabulary + practise, leadiing up to final role play, which the pupils can model accroding to their ability.

This PowerPoint introduces/revises modal verbs + infinitive and introduce the subjunctive (only in the 3rd person singular). Feedback welcome.

JP Gaultier's biography with comprehension questions and IB-type grammar/vocabulary exercices. IB French B, standard level.

3 songs with a different approach on the environment. Clips can be found on YouTube. I love working with songs as it makes language learning more 'real&'. The first of the 2 songs was a big hit at the time it came out and I believe is still quite popular in France.

I got my year 8 class to work on this recipe and particularly on verbs and then they brought in the ingredients and they baked the cake themselves, following the instructions in French. They still talk about it!

I made this worksheet to work on the film 'Les Poupees Russes&' by Cedric Klapisch with my year 12. There are comprehension and grammar tasks, as well as written and oral work (making predictions, describing events, etc.). Hope you enjoy it. Don&';t forget to leave a comment and any suggestions are welcome!

I created this worksheet on one of my favourite songs of all time to finish the topic Family, Relationships and Love. It can be followed up by how to write a love letter or a break-up letter, for example. Feedback welcome!

Each pupil has a card. Pupils should move around the classroom and describe their card to other pupils, until they find a person who has an identical card. This activity is great to get the kids talking, and it also develops their listening skills. They are also usually very excited when they have found their partner! This particular acitivity is related to daily routine, but can be adapted for virtually any topic and any class. Great game!