High quality French, German and Spanish resources for GCSE and A Level.
I am always looking for new ideas for resources so if you have something in mind but don't have time to create it yourself, please get in touch.
High quality French, German and Spanish resources for GCSE and A Level.
I am always looking for new ideas for resources so if you have something in mind but don't have time to create it yourself, please get in touch.
A booklet of over 150 questions (and answers) for students to complete whilst watching the film “Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles”. In English to help students understand the complexities of the story line and draw attention to key events and characters before writing about them in French. Gives students a sound knowledge of the film which they can then use to analyse and discuss themes and issues. Approximate timings are given to help students navigate their way through the film. Excellent preparation for AQA film essay. Can be printed as an A5 booklet for ease of use
3 resources to enhance pupils understanding of the film, its characters, themes, cinematography and symbolism.
Includes a booklet to complete, questions to answer in English on the film’s content and 100 questions and answers for retrieval of key details.
A clear and concise reference guide to the Spanish tenses, the subjunctive mood and the passive voice - including word order for negatives and reflexive verbs.
Particularly suitable for higher level GCSE and A Level students who want to be able to express their own ideas, but who struggle to remember the rules for each tense.
Slide 1 = Simple tenses - present, future, preterite, imperfect and conditional - usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs.
Slide 2 = Compound tenses - perfect, pluperfect, future perfect and conditional perfect tenses - usage, full declension of haber, formation of past participles, and the continuous tenses including estar in the present, imperfect and future tenses and the formation of the present participle. Also includes common irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs.
Slide 3 = Subjunctive mood - usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs, lists of common triggers.
Passive voice - examples of usage in different tenses, full declension of ser, formation of past participles and agreements.
Covering talking about yourself and others, describing appearance and personality . Available as PDFs and powerpoints
Three sets of four differentiated vocabulary grids - loosely based on vocabulary covered in Studio 1 and Allez 1 but including some more words for stretch and challenge.
Each grid covers 12 sets of 5 words linked to a given topic.
Grid with no categories given.
Grid with categories given.
Answers
English translation
Support and challenge:
Look up any words you don’t know.
Find 5 more to add into some of the categories.
Suggested uses:
• Find five words from a given category
• Sentence building
• Improve fluency and accuracy.
More details of suggestions on final slide
Covering the topics of school lessons, my school and the school day.
Available as PDFs or powerpoints.
Three sets of four differentiated vocabulary grids - loosely based on vocabulary covered in Studio 1 and Allez 1 but including some more words for stretch and challenge.
Each grid covers 12 sets of 5 words linked to a given topic.
Grid with no categories given.
Grid with categories given.
Answers
English translation
Support and challenge:
Look up any words you don’t know.
Find 5 more to add into some of the categories.
Suggested uses:
• Find five words from a given category
• Sentence building
• Improve fluency and accuracy.
More detailed suggestions for use are on the final slide
April 2021 - Typo corrected.
A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Foundation Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives, definite and indefinite articles and negatives.
Useful for independent preparation for writing and speaking.
A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
A higher level version is also available as are similar learning mats in French and Spanish
2 single-sided learning mats with the essentials for GCSE writing and speaking.
There is one for Foundation Level which includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives, definite and indefinite articles and negatives.
The second mat is for Higher Level writing and speaking and includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, infinitive expressions with zu, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, relative clauses and the passive voice.
There is also a blank copy of the same mats for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
The 2 mats are available separately for foundation and higher. Equivalents in French and Spanish are also available.