Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
Please leave a review if you are happy with your purchase, or email me (Charlie01042000@gmail.com) and I will be happy to resolve any problems.
Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
Please leave a review if you are happy with your purchase, or email me (Charlie01042000@gmail.com) and I will be happy to resolve any problems.
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English (2 wheels) or English to French (1 wheel). Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually.
Includes key words and phrases from Dynamo 3 Module 5.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English (2 wheels) or English to French (1 wheel). Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually.
Includes key words and phrases from Dynamo 3 Module 4.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English (2 wheels) or English to French (1 wheel). Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually.
Includes key words and phrases from Dynamo 3 Module 1.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English (2 wheels) or English to French (1 wheel). Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually.
Includes key words and phrases from Dynamo 3 Module 2.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English (2 wheels) or English to French (1 wheel). Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually.
Includes key words and phrases from Dynamo 3 Module 3.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
A powerpoint of ideas to and resources to celebrate la Journée de la Francophonie,
Includes:
Links to a selection of video clips (in both English and French) introducing la Francophonie
A bumper wordsearch of French-speaking countries
A list of 10 suggestions for students to get involved in la Journée de la Francophonie - ideal for adding cultural. Includes screen-free options.
A blank world map template for students to highlight francophone countries.
Bumper quiz covering 10 rounds of 10 questions. Attempt it all in one go or dip in and out, simultaneously giving your students a breather whilst adding cultural capital!
All answers are included.
Round 1: Identify the French company from their logo
Round 2: Complete each sentence with the correct number and find the total
Round 3: Identify the famous French people (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 4: Label the towns on a map of France (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 5: Identify the 10 countries where French is widely spoken (from a list of countries in French)
Round 6: Identify the Paris monuments (includes the option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 7: Match the French idioms to their English equivalent
Round 8: Crack the clues in French to identify the brand of chocolate (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 9: Match the French foods to the correct picture
Round 10: Identify the 10 correct statements from a list of fun facts about France.
Authentic text describing the Lindt Musée du Chocolat in Switzerland.
Tasks included:
Tick the words in the text
Find the French in the text
Vrai / Faux / Pas Mentionné
Complete the sentences using the words provided
Link to website - why not ask your students to design a poster or leaflet for the museum as a follow-up activity, including some of the information they have understood from the text?
Separate file with answers also included enabling students to self-mark and reduce teacher workload.
Looking for something for your students to do away from the screen? Why not try these Mardi Gras masks?
10 templates to colour in and decorate, with instructions in French.
Text about Le Carnaval / Mardi Gras with questions in English.
Divided into 3 sections:
Le Carnaval - c’est quand? - explains when the carnival period is and why the dates change each year
Le Mardi Gras - explains what Lent is and why we eat pancakes at Mardi Gras
Le Carnaval - describes what happens during the carnival period
An easy, no prep way to build some retrieval skills and speaking practice in to your lessons.
13 questions in French based around the GCSE topic of School. The questions flash rapidly across the screen. Press “S” to pause the presentation and generate a question for your students to answer.
For students who need that extra support, a set of sample answers is also included as a separate file. You could test your students’ comprehension of the questions by simply asking them to note the letter of the correct answer; or ask them to amend the answer (either verbally or in writing) by changing the text highlighted in red.
Questions included:
Quelle est ta personnalité?
Décris ta famille
As-tu des frères ou des soeurs?
As-tu un animal?
Décris ton meilleur copain /ta meilleure copine
Est ce-que tu t’entends bien avec ta famille? Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas?
C’est quoi un bon ami, pour toi?
Qui est ton modèle? Pourquoi?
Qu’est ce-que tu aimes faire avec tes copains?
Qu’est ce-que tu as fait le weekend dernier?
Qu’est ce-que tu vas faire ce weekend avec ta famille / tes copains?
Quels sont tes passe-temps?
Tes passe-temps, ont-ils changé par rapport avec quand tu étais plus jeune?
To operate the powerpoint:
Press S to pause. Press S again to resume.
Press B to pause and a black screen appears. Press any key to resume.
Press W to pause and a white screen appears. Press any key to resume.
Press ESC to exit the presentation.
An easy, no prep way to build some fun in to your lesson.
15 sentences in French based around describing parts of the body. The sentences flash rapidly across the screen. Press “S” to pause the presentation and generate a sentence for your students to interpret. You could ask them simply to translate or why not ask them to draw the answer on a (virtual) mini whiteboard.
Sentences included:
Son ventre est gros
Ses bras son courts
Ses jambes sont longues
Ses pieds sont grands
Ses dents sont jaunes
Ses yeux sont grands et verts
ses oreilles sont pointues
Ses cheveux sont frisés
Son cou est long
Sa tête est petite
sa bouche est énorme
Son nez est grand
ses épaules sont musclées
Ses doigts sont longs
Son visage est rond
To operate the powerpoint:
Press S to pause. Press S again to resume.
Press B to pause and a black screen appears. Press any key to resume.
Press W to pause and a white screen appears. Press any key to resume.
Press ESC to exit the presentation.
An easy, no prep way to build some retrieval skills and speaking practice in to your lessons.
12 questions in French based around the GCSE topic of Global Issues. The questions flash rapidly across the screen. Press “S” to pause the presentation and generate a question for your students to answer.
For students who need that extra support, a set of sample answers is also included as a separate file. You could test your students’ comprehension of the questions by simply asking them to note the letter of the correct answer; or ask them to amend the answer (either verbally or in writing) by changing the text highlighted in red.
Questions included:
Qu’est ce-qui est important pour toi?
Qu’est ce-qui te préoccupes dans le monde?
Quelles seront les conséquences du changement climatique?
Quel est le plus grand problème environnemental?
Qu’est ce-qu’on peut faire pour protéger l’environnement?
Qu’est ce-que tu as fait pou protéger l’environnement récemment?
Qu’est ce-que tu vas faire pour protéger l’environnement à l’avenir?
Que fais tu pour aider les autres
Qu’est ce-que tu aimerais faire comme bénévolat à l’avenir?
Décris un grand évenement que tu as vu à la télé
Quels sont les avantages des grands événements?
Est-il important d’acheter des produits issus de commerce équitable?
To operate the powerpoint:
Press S to pause. Press S again to resume.
Press B to pause and a black screen appears. Press any key to resume.
Press W to pause and a white screen appears. Press any key to resume.
Press ESC to exit the presentation.
An easy, no prep way to build some retrieval skills and speaking practice in to your lessons.
20 questions in French based around the GCSE topic of School. The questions flash rapidly across the screen. Press “S” to pause the presentation and generate a question for your students to answer.
For students who need that extra support, a set of sample answers is also included as a separate file. You could test your students’ comprehension of the questions by simply asking them to note the letter of the correct answer; or ask them to amend the answer (either verbally or in writing) by changing the text highlighted in red.
Questions included:
Quelles matières fais-tu?
Quelle est ta matière préférée? Pourquoi?
Comment sont tes professeurs?
Les cours commencent à quelle heure?
Les cours finissent à quelle heure?
Que fais-tu pendant la pause déjeuner?
Qu’est ce-ce que tu manges àla cantine?
Quel est ton jour préféré à l’école? Pourquoi?
Qu’est ce-que tu as fait à l’école hier?
Comment est ton uniforme solaire?
Que faisais-tu à l’école primaire?
Comment sont les règlements à l’école?
Quelle matière n’aimes-tu pas? Pourquoi?
Qu’est ce-que tu vas étudier l’année prochaine?
De quoi es-tu fier / fière à l’école?
Il y a combien d’élèves et de professeurs?
Comment est le batîment?
Décris ton emploi du temps
C’est quelle sorte de collège?
Es-tu membre d’un club / d’une équipe à l’école?
To operate the powerpoint:
Press S to pause. Press S again to resume.
Press B to pause and a black screen appears. Press any key to resume.
Press W to pause and a white screen appears. Press any key to resume.
Press ESC to exit the presentation.
Do you and your students need some time away from the screen? Why not ask them to celebrate La Chandeleur by following this French recipe to prepare some delicious pancakes and improve their cultural capital at the same time?
File includes:
Ingredients required in French with picture prompts
Utensils required in French with picture prompts
Full recipe in French with highlighted vocabulary provided in English and picture prompts
Concentration is a memory game where the students try to remember the location of matching pairs. This activity encourages the students to remember definitions and meanings.
Divide the students into teams.
This is a turn based activity, but all students should be paying attention to try and remember the position of the matching pairs.
If the students are correct, leave the cards uncovered and award points to their team. If the students are incorrect, cover the cards again and give the next team a chance.
Vocabulary included:
J’ai mal au coeur - I feel sick
J’ai mal à la tête - I’ve got a headache
J’ai mal au dos - My back hurts
J’ai mal au ventre - I’ve got stomach ache
J’ai mal aux dents - I’ve got toothache
J’ai la grippe - I’ve got flu
Je suis enrhumé(e) - I’ve got a cold
J’ai vomi - I vomited
J’ai mal à la gorge - I’ve got a sore throat
J’ai de la fièvre - I’ve got a temperature
J’ai mal au genou - My knee hurts
Je me suis cassé(e) la jambe - I’ve broken my leg
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English or English to French. Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually by asking students to type answers into the chat box.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
Vocabulary Included:
la tête / head
les cheveux / hair
les yeux / eyes
un oeil / an eye
le front / forehead
le nez / nose
les joues / cheeks
la bouche / mouth
les lèvres / lips
le menton / chin
le cou / neck
la gorge / throat
l’épaule / shoulder
le bras / arm
la main / hand
le doigt / finger
le ventre / stomach
la jambe / leg
le genou / knee
le pied / foot
A selection of Tangled Translations for Studio GCSE French (Foundation)
For each unit (double page spread), sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes worksheets for every unit of Modules 5-8 from Studio GCSE
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
For detailed information on the topics covered in each Module, please see the individual file listings in my shop
A selection of Tangled Translations for Studio GCSE French (Foundation)
For each unit (double page spread), sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes worksheets for every unit of Modules 1-4 from Studio GCSE
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
For detailed information on the topics covered in each Module, please see the individual file listings in my shop