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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.
Get pupils to stick this reference sheet into their books and learning about and practising the perfect tense in French. It includes a list of the past participles of the most common verbs.
Use the template to get pupils to guess the blanked out word in the headline.
You could also use this HIGNFY template to do ‘reading images’. Pupils discuss what’s in the picture and give it a headline. Simply insert a photo of your choice in the top of the slide!
You could use it to give pupils options of headlines or give them a headline and they have to choose the appropriate image.
Use this PPT to do a pre-prepared hangman starter.
Simply add the letters you need to/delete blocks you don't need. Type the answer into the relevant box and it'll appear when clicked.
All instructions are in the notes section of the PPT.
Click where it says “Insert words here” to add your clue. If Team O get one right, click on the ‘O’ underneath the picture or clue. It will change to ‘O’. Likewise with Team X.
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'!