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Pupils must get 4 in a row to get a point for their team. Click on the relevant colour to make the shape change to that colour. 5 in a row could mean 2 points! This topic is clothes.
Introduce the well-known poem ‘L’Automne’ using the PPT and use the worksheet alongside it.
The poem goes through the poem, using the words and images for certain parts of the poem to aid understanding. Pupils do gap-fill on the worksheet whilst listening and watching the presentation.
By the end of the detailed presentation, pupils will be able to write their own version of the poem in French, using support.
Use the PPT to introduce family members in German.
Print and copy the family tree from the presentation, so pupils can follow and make notes.
Pupils then use the clues (e.g. my dad’s brother) to identify the family member.
Give each pupil a handout of these slides, as well as going through how it works.
Working from the centre circle, pupils choose options and add extra detail to produce a paragraph in the perfect tense.
Good for revision for speaking exams. Pupils can do this in pairs. In advance, choose the topics or sub-topics. Their partner decides if their answer is good enough. If so, they colour in the segment in the relevant colour. If not, they discuss why and may try again. This is just one of many possible activities.
Use this PPT to introduce parts of the body (I've included a lot!).
There's a simple introduction to parts of the body to begin with.
Then discuss with them what techniques will they use to remember each word. Pupils always come up with some interesting ideas… As long as they work!
Then, show the picture before the word to see what they remember.
Afterwards, in pairs, pupils take it in turns to throw the dice and then use the clues to complete the sentence (e.g. 'On marche avec...').
Then, go through the grammar point to say where it hurts.
Pupils then complete the matching worksheet.
To finish, play Connect 4 as a class. Each team takes it in turns to choose a phrase to translate into French. If they’re right, click on the relevant coloured dot to change the colour of the box to their team’s colour. 1 point for 4 in a row and 2 points for 5 in a row.
Introduce the directions in German and give pupils the handouts for note-taking. There is also a completed handout for weaker pupils, so they can concentrate on the presentation.
Then pupils complete the worksheet and finish the lesson with noughts and crosses.
There is also a hangman starter for the following lesson!
Introduce school rules using this PPT.
After introducing the rules, using 'il faut' and 'il est interdit de', students try to remember which of these to use for each rule.
Use this PPT to present directions in German.
The PPT features an animated arrow, followed of course by the German phrases for the corresponding directions.
Click on the ‘spin’ button to spin the wheel. It appears to your class to 'randomly' select one of 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 names/topics.
Simply edit the text boxes to label as you wish.
This bundle of resources includes a PPT to introduce the new French A level from AQA, followed by an activity using a popular song in the French charts. There is also a worksheet to go with the song activity.
The booklet is designed to accompany the PPT and includes information about the new A level in French from AQA. Remember, you may need to edit such information as the number of teachers and lessons. This is on page 2.
There is reference to resources on Kerboodle as well, which of course will not be relevant to your students, so you may wish to delete/edit these parts.
This handout accompanies the PPT introducing the simple future to students, including of course verb endings, but also the most common irregular simple future verbs.
A simple worksheet to accompany the PPT to introduce the weather in German. Pupils match the German to the English, thus an ideal sheet for support with weaker pupils.
Type in a word/phrase it the TL on one line and then the equivalent in English opposite it (as in the example). Do this within each inner section and then cut it up into cards. Pupils must then form a triangle with the cards by matching the TL to the English.
Instructions are in the notes section of the PPT.
It's worth Googling 'Tarsia puzzles'!