Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
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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 bank of questions for the Edexcel Speaking exam conversation element. Questions are organised by theme into one handy booklet. Each question has a model answer to support less able students and space for students to prepare their own response in the target language. Ideal for students to keep all their speaking exam preparation in one place!
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 4
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 4:
Describing my region (using the superlative)
Finding out tourist information (asking questions)
Discussing plans and the weather (using si clauses)
Describing my town (using negatives)
Comparing what my town used to be like with how it is now (using imperfect and present tenses)
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
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 every module 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 Dynamo 2 French Module 4
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 4:
Talking about where you live
Describing the region where you live
Talking about household chores
Talking about daily routine
Talking about moving house
Using 3 tenses to describe a region
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 by asking students to type answers into the chat box or on a virtual whiteboard.
Includes key words and phrases from Dynamo 2 Module 2.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
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.
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 2
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 5 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 2:
-Talking about sport (using depuis)
-Talking about technology
-Talking about reading
-Talking about tv programmes
-What I did last weekend
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 2
For each topic, sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 2:
Talking about earning money
Talking about what job you want to do
Talking about what job you are going to do in the future
Talking about what you did or did not do yesterday
Talking about different ways of making money
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
65 future tense bullet points from Edexcel GCSE French writing papers collated into one handy booklet. Contains a gap-fill for your students to translate each bullet point into English and space for them to prepare each answer in the target language. Ideal for use as a no-prep starter which reinforces the use of key future tense structures and transferable vocabulary.
Personalised Learning Checklist for Edexcel GCSE French Theme 1 - Identity and Culture.
Students RAG each attainment statement under the “Before” heading at the start of the unit of work, allowing the teacher to easily identify the strengths and weaknesses of students’ prior learning. Repeat the RAG at the end of the unit under the “After” heading and indicate in the final column whether progress has been made. (eg. from Red to Amber / Green). A quick and easy way to prove student progress and identify gaps in student knowledge for tailored interventions.
20 examples of Edexcel GCSE French Picture-Based Tasks for the Speaking examination in one handy booklet. The booklet contains 4 example tasks for each of the 5 themes, with space for students to prepare their own responses to each question in the target language. A vocabulary list to support more detailed description is also included, as well as a list of key structures in the past and future tenses. Ideal for students to prepare as a no-prep home-learning written task, which could then be followed up in class as a speaking activity.
80 past tense bullet points from Edexcel GCSE French exam papers collated into one handy booklet. Includes a gap-fill activity for students to translate each bullet point and space for them to prepare their answers in the target language.
Ideal as a no-prep starter in order to reinforce common past tense structures and transferable vocabulary.
Personalised Learning Checklist for Edexcel GCSE French Theme 2 - Local Area, Holidays and Travel.
Students RAG each statement under the “Before” heading at the start of the unit of work, allowing the teacher to easily identify prior knowledge and understanding. The process is repeated at the end of the unit, with under the “After” column. The final column is used to indicate whether progress has been made (eg, from red to Amber / Green). A quick and easy way for teachers to evidence progress over time, whilst also identifying gaps in student knowledge to allow for tailored interventions.
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 2
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 2:
Talking about sport
Talking about technology
Talking about reading (using negatives)
Talking about music
Talking about tv programmes
Talking about an evening out with friends (past tense)
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 1.
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 4 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
What I do with my friends (present tense)
What makes a good friend
How I get on with my family
What I did at the weekend (perfect tense).
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 5
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 5:
Staying in a hotel
Comparing different methods of travel
Describing what you normally do on holiday
Comparing what you normally do on holiday with what you did in the past
Eating out at a restaurant
Talking about problems on holiday
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 6
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 6:
Giving opinions of school subjects
Describing facilities in my school
Describing my school and schools in France
Talking about school rules
Talking about school activities (using the imperfect and present tense)
Talking about achievements at school (using the past, present and future)
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 3
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 3:
Describing daily life
Shopping for clothes
Describing festivals and traditions
Shopping for a special meal
Describing a family celebration (past tense)
Describing family celebrations (comparing the past, present and future)
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
What a Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL) exercises for Studio GCSE French Mod 1 90 word writing task
Activities include:
Understanding the format / context of the task
Identifying examples of key items an examiner looks for - sentence starters, connectives, opinions, negatives, tenses, intensifiers, comparatives
Reading comprehension exercise based on an WAGOLL version of the task.