ESL EFL ENGLISH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES BEGINNER ENGLISH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES ENGLISH PAIRED SPEAKING PRACTICE CARDS TWO SETS OF 100 CARDS 200 CARDS IN TOTAL @ $5.00 EACH Files are non-editable in a zipped format. The resource is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, amended, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use. A great way of getting your students talking without feeling ‘on the spot’, or worried about not getting their pronunciation and accent right in front of the whole class. The Q&A prompt cards offer structured talk opportunities, and focus on vocabulary, structures and general knowledge that they are likely to meet in both the beginning and more intermediate stages of their English learning. My students apply their developing English knowledge creatively and practically by crafting their own questions and answers, using the prompts as speaking frames. With focused and frequent practice, they begin to feel more confident about their language skills, using the Notes and Next Steps pages in the reference book to jot down their ideas. We also use the pages to note how they think their skills are developing, and how well they are beginning to understand fully both the range of vocabulary and grammatical concepts. The language in this set is ideal for advanced beginner English students moving into intermediate English, and feature a range of differentiated questions and answers, addressing various aspects of English, such as f***forming questions, the use of the present and present continuous tenses, word order*** and so on. This is really important for language learners, who often attempt to impose the grammar and structures of their first language onto the new language they are learning. There’s definitely a cultural and general information flavor to many of the questions, such as What is the London Eye? and How many countries are there in the United Kingdom? Try this English Paired Speaking Practice cards freebie: ENGLISH PAIRED SPEAKING PRACTICE CARDS FREEBIE https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-speaking-practice-cards-freebie-12620142 Have a browse in my store for more English resources, including special offer bundles and freebies. THANKS AND ENJOY YOUR ENGLISH LESSONS!

PRIMARY FRENCH IMMERSION FRENCH FOR CHILDREN FRENCH IMMERSION BEGINNER FRENCH INTERMEDIATE FRENCH TASK CARDS 13 sets of task cards @ $2.25 each in the bundle. All files are non-editable in zipped formats. The bundle is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, shared or distributed, in whole or in part, outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-use license only. Please read the Terms of Use carefully. Task cards are an ideal language learning activity, providing multi-skill language learning opportunities. These sets are ideal for a range of French language grades. This kind of activity really does help to create a lively language learning environment. Students can develop, embed, reinforce and refresh their French language skills in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, independently of the teacher. The differentiated questions have a bonus multi-skill focus on listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading and spelling. They’re great for helping students familiarise themselves with, and develop competence in, speaking, reading, writing and spelling in French in general, and on the focus language, for example, conjugating French RE verbs in the present tense in particular. I use task not only when we’re focusing on the focus language and grammar, but also for sub lessons, as an all-year-round starter, plenary and general ‘pick-me-up’ activity. The goal is not simply to learn how French works, and how patterns can be identified and applied, it’s also about enjoying working with French, and to feel confident about doing so. The questions are differentiated, and range in complexity and challenge, with some calling specifically upon prior and new knowledge too, helping students make links and build bridges in their learning. There may be some vocabulary that students are not familiar with - these questions give them the opportunity to learn and apply new language too. Other grammatical concepts are addressed in the questions too, such as gender agreement, direct and indirect objects, personal pronouns and question formats in French. The question card template available in some sets enables students to apply their knowledge practically and creatively, which is an essential element to successful language learning. To get the most from the questions, I frequently look at the multiple-choice questions as a whole-group, identifying not only why there is a single correct response, but what the errors are in the other choices. Identifying errors, and explaining precisely why something is inaccurate or incorrect, helps students to think about language a little more laterally, and ensures that they are thinking concepts through, rather than simply relying on learned responses. All sets have full answer keys and recording sheets. Set 1: French Numbers 0-21 : read the full outline here: FRENCH NUMBERS 0-21 : 36 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-numbers-0-21-task-cards-12824509 Set 2: French Numbers 0-31 : read the full outline here: FRENCH NUMBERS 0-31 : 36 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-numbers-0-31-challenge-cards-11759386 Set 3: French Christmas Numbers 0-31 : read the full outline here: FRENCH CHRISTMAS NUMBERS 0-31 : 36 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-christmas-numbers-0-31-task-cards-12247735 Set 4: French Numbers 0-100 : read the full outline here: FRENCH NUMBERS 0-100 : 48 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-numbers-0-100-task-cards-12150355 Set 5: French Dates, Days, Months & Seasons : read the full outline here: FRENCH DATES, DAYS, MONTHS, SEASONS : 36 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-dates-days-months-seasons-task-cards-12247683 Set 6: French Fruits : read the full outline here: FRENCH FRUITS : 36 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-fruits-task-cards-12641959 Set 7: French Vegetables : read the full outline here: FRENCH VEGETABLES : 36 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-vegetables-task-cards-12641970 Set 8: French Fruits & Vegetables : read the full outline here: FRENCH FRUITS & VEGETABLES : 36 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-fruits-and-vegetables-task-cards-12648459 Set 9: French Telling the Time O’Clock & Half Past the Hour : read the full outline here: FRENCH TELLING THE TIME O’CLOCK & HALF PAST THE HOUR : 60 TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-telling-time-task-cards-1-12833556 Set 10: French Telling the Time Quarter to & Quarter Past the Hour : read the full outline here: FRENCH TELLING THE TIME QUARTER TO & QUARTER PAST THE HOUR : 60 TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-telling-time-task-cards-2-12833567 Set 11: French Telling the Time Range of Analog Clock Times : read the full outline here: FRENCH TELLING TIME RANGE OF ANALOG CLOCK TIMES : 60 TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-telling-time-task-cards-3-12833568 Set 12: French ER Verbs Present Tense : read the full outline here: FRENCH ER VERBS PRESENT TENSE : 48 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-er-verbs-present-tense-task-cards-12651350 Set 13: French RE Verbs Present Tense : read the full outline here: FRENCH RE VERBS PRESENT TENSE : 48 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-re-verbs-present-tense-task-cards-12950331 Have a browse in my store for a wide range of other French teaching and learning materials, with French resource boxes, special offer bundles and lots of freebies - I’ve included a range of challenge cards freebies for you to try. 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ADVANCED BEGINNER GERMAN INTERMEDIATE GERMAN ADVANCED GERMAN CONVERSATION STARTERS @ $5.00 EACH Files are non-editable in a zipped format. The resource is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, amended, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use. Two sets of 100 German conversation starters @ $3.25 each in the bundle Set 1 German Conversation starters features 100 starters in question format, suitable for advanced beginner German to intermediate German students. Set 2 German Conversation starters also features 100 starters in question format, suitable for intermediate German to advanced German students. Speaking is a language skill that learners tend to find very challenging, regardless of level, and increased engagement with language that requires them to both reproduce accurately language they are already familiar with, and to be creative with that language in order to produce new language is integral to successful language learning. In Set 1, the questions focus largely on the present tense, with some examples of the present perfect tense. I include tenses we may not have formally covered, as the activity is not solely about practicing language, but also about actively learning it. I encourage students to look for cues and clues in the questions themselves, and this certainly enables them to engage with new or unknown language successfully, and to progress in their learning. In Set 2, the questions feature a range of tenses and moods, such as the present tense, present subjunctive, perfect, imperfect, and conditional perfect. There are several questions focusing on wenn + subjunctive + conditional clauses, and a significant amount of implicit input on a range of grammatical concepts, such as word order with separable verbs in various tenses, um + zu clauses and so on. I try to include as broad a range of language as I can in the questions, regardless of student learning level, to facilitate learner progress. I encourage students to look for cues and clues in the questions themselves, and this certainly enables them to engage with new or unknown language successfully, and to progress in their learning, which is just as important for more advanced learners. Questions formats are varied, to ensure maximum opportunity to work with the different ways to ask questions in German. Some questions seek to elicit very similar information, but are asked in different language: this avoids learners simply parroting learned responses to fixed prompts. Each card has an image: some of these are specific visual prompts to help students infer meaning; some are more generic images. I do use images as much as possible with this kind of activity, not only to provide the prompt, but also to add to the visual appeal of it, which is a real motivator for learning. I remind students that it is not necessary to tell the truth - the purpose is to create and produce accurate and realistic language. Students can prepare their responses in as much detail as possible on the accompanying planning sheet, remembering that these are conversation starters, so that once they have responded, they should then say something to continue the conversation going. Frequent and regular engagement with the activity brings the best results: with the planning sheet, students can create and prepare increasingly detailed and more complex responses, reflecting their learning progress. I definitely find it useful to read through the questions together as a whole-group, with students offering initial suggested responses. This ensures everyone can actually access the language, and they also benefit a lot from each others’ ideas. As a whole-group activity, distribute the cards amongst your students, one or several. Ideally, they should walk around the classroom, asking questions, and swapping cards. For pair or small-group work, students can work in a designated area. This really helps them focus closely on the language, and helps learners who are slightly less confident working with a larger group. The cards work particularly well as ice-breakers at the beginning of the school year. They’re also great as both entrance and exit tickets, and also for five-minute refreshers, which I use quite frequently during the school year. In the preparation phase, having access to bilingual dictionaries and / or the internet, this can be really helpful. These tools can help them prepare detailed responses to questions in ways that do not necessarily always focus on their own life and experiences. The starters in Set 1 broadly address the following themes: personal information family & routines at home hobbies & free time likes & dislikes local environment food & drink school & studies sport & healthy living countries & languages weather & seasons The starters in Set 2 broadly address the following themes: music, film & television literature & culture personal life, information & preferences leisure & free time health & well-being history & society recent & current events travel, tourism & holidays technology & social media likes & dislikes local environment environmental & social issues education & studies Have a browse in my store for more German independent learning activities, and a wide range of other German teaching and learning materials, with German dollar deals, special offer bundles, and lots of freebies - I’ve included a couple here for you to try. VIELEN DANK UND VIEL SPAß IN DER DEUTSCHSTUNDE!

PRIMARY FRENCH IMMERSION ELEMENTARY FRENCH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BINGO - 360 DIFFERENTIATED BINGO GRIDS WITH 80 CALLING CARDS: TWO SETS @ $3.90 EACH IN THE BUNDLE Files are non-editable in zipped format. The product is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, amended, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use. Games with goals: these French fruits and vegetables bingo games are ideal for young beginner French learners. This bundle features two sets of bingo games, with 12 fruits and 12 vegetables in masculine, feminine, singular and plural forms respectively. The games are ideal for developing listening, speaking, reading, writing and spelling skills in French, as well as learning key beginner French vocabulary. There are 360 bingo grids and 80 calling cards in this bundle, everything you need for lots of games with all your students. All the grids are designed for all the squares to be crossed off in order to win the game, and depending on the size of your class, there can be several winners per game. The grids with pictures are in both colour and BW: colour looks great, and I laminate these for class, using them with wipe-clean pens so that they can be recycled for years. The BW versions work really well for quick games - print and go! Each set features 12 fruits and 12 vegetables respectively, and I’ve found this to be a reasonable and manageable number for young learners. The fruits are: green apple : lemon : oranges : peach : raspberries : pineapple : kiwi : pear : bananas : green grapes : strawberry : watermelon The vegetables are: mushrooms : cauliflower : carrots : lettuce : cucumber : tomato : cabbage : potatoes : garlic : broccoli : peas : onions I have folders ready with lots of different bingo grids in them, so that they are good to grab and go whenever students select them, or I decide it’s time for a quick practice and refresh session. I distribute the grids in a variety of ways, for example students get a random selection of pages, and they select the order of grids they play from. Students can also cut out the grids, and place them in a small bowl or similar object on tables, and then select individual grids randomly. Each set includes the following non-editable files: = 40 picture-only 9-square grids, 4 per page (10 pages). I give students a random selection of pages, with students selecting the order of grids they play from. You can also cut out the grids, and place them in a small bowl or similar object on tables. Students select grids randomly from the bowl. = 40 French word-only 9-square grids, 4 per page (10 pages) - perfect for improving listening skills and great for quick translation when using the English, rather than French, calling cards. = 40 English word-only 9-square grids, 4 per page (10 pages) - I use these with the French calling cards, it’s great practice in both listening and vocabulary recall. = 40 mixed French words, English words and pictures 9-square grids, 4 per page (10 pages) - these are ideal for multi-skill language learning, with students using all their French knowledge at once. I use the French calling cards for these grids. = 20 mixed picture and French word 9-square grids, 4 per page (5 pages) = 20 calling cards in French, 4 per page (5 pages) = 20 calling cards in English, 4 per page, (5 pages) Have a browse in my store for more French resources, including special offer bundles and freebies. MERCI BEAUCOUP ET BON APPÉTIT !