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I am a secondary and adult education French and ESL teacher and I love creating resources that help my students have fun with languages! You'll see many speaking games, grammar games, and task cards in my shop.
I am a secondary and adult education French and ESL teacher and I love creating resources that help my students have fun with languages! You'll see many speaking games, grammar games, and task cards in my shop.
French Christmas skit and reading comprehension - Noël - Mini-dialogue
This is a French dialogue about Christmas between two people. The title of this skit is** Une Tradition Familiale**. Short skits or dialogues like this one can be used in many ways during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Have students work in pairs or small groups to read through the skit and maybe even perform it for the class! This skit can also be used as an individual reading comprehension assessment. 14 reading comprehension questions are included. The skit can be printed on one side of a sheet of paper and the questions on the other for a really easy, NO PREP Christmas activity. The grammar level is intermediate. Most of the verbs are in the present or passé composé, and very few pronouns are used. Your students will learn a lot of new Christmas vocabulary, and they’re going to have a great time with this activity! Everything is written in French only.
French Christmas skit and reading comprehension - Noël - Mini-dialogue
This is a French dialogue about Christmas between three people. The title of this skit is Un Sapin de Noël Géant. Short skits or dialogues like this one can be used in many ways during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Have students work in pairs or small groups to read through the skit and maybe even perform it for the class! This skit can also be used as an individual reading comprehension assessment. 14 reading comprehension questions are included. The skit can be printed on one side of a sheet of paper and the questions on the other for a really easy, NO PREP Christmas activity. The grammar level is intermediate. Most of the verbs are in the present or passé composé, and very few pronouns are used. Your students will learn a lot of new Christmas vocabulary, and they’re going to have a great time with this activity! Everything is written in French only.
French Christmas skit and reading comprehension - Noël - Mini-dialogue
This is a French dialogue about Christmas between two people. The title of this skit is Le Père Noël est occupé. Short skits or dialogues like this one can be used in many ways during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Have students work in pairs or small groups to read through the skit and maybe even perform it for the class! This skit can also be used as an individual reading comprehension assessment. 14 reading comprehension questions are included. The skit can be printed on one side of a sheet of paper and the questions on the other for a really easy, NO PREP Christmas activity. The grammar level is intermediate. Most of the verbs are in the present or passé composé, and very few pronouns are used. Your students will learn a lot of new Christmas vocabulary, and they’re going to have a great time with this activity! Everything is written in French only.
Advanced French conversation questions - L’Avenir - Le Futur
Part of our series of discussions ciblées for advanced French students. List of 35 vocabulary words related to l’avenir - le futur with 20 thought provoking discussion questions. The questions are suitable for upper level and AP French or for middle and high school French immersion. This resource is especially useful for your chapter technology and the future.
I like to print the list of words on one side of a page and the questions on the other side so that students can easily refer to the new vocabulary during their conversations. If you make a two sided copy everything will fit on one page. A page with French vocabulary and no English translation for immersion programs is included.
Also included is are two sets of speaking cards for students to use prior to using the discussion so that they can become familiar with the theme and many new words. The cards just need to be printed and cut out so that your students can use them in pairs or small groups. Each card says, “Décris le mot suivant en français et ton partenaire le devinera.” The vocabulary word is written both in French and English since many of the words will be new. This exposure to the vocabulary will make the discussion that follows flow easier. Students will still have easy access to the list of words on the other side of the photocopied questions. A French only file of these cards is also included, and these include images.
Included:
➯ 20 thought provoking discussion questions
➯ 35 vocabulary words to get ideas for discussion and studying
➯ 35 French - English vocabulary cards for paired activities
➯ 35 French only vocabulary cards for paired activities
Partitive, definite, and indefinite French articles - 75 practice cards
This is a set of 75 cards to have your students practice choosing between partitive, definite, and indefinite articles with food and drinks. All cards are written in the present tense and use the same food vocabulary found in my 20 questions game that also is meant to practice the French partitive. Each card has a sentence in which students fill in the blank using the correct article. Verbs of preference are used for definite articles. There are also plenty of expressions of quantity and negation used in this set of practice cards. These cards are only in French, so they are suitable for core French or immersion classes.
Included:
75 cards to print and cut out
PDF with only one card per page for projecting or using on tablets
Answer key
Have students work in small groups of 2-4 or project the cards and use them as a whole class activity.
This is an easy to play 30 minute dice game to practice the French verbs SORTIR - DORMIR - COURIR - PARTIR - SERVIR - SENTIR.
I have included six different versions of this game in six tenses: present, passé composé, imperfect, simple future, conditional and present subjunctive. You can use this game with beginners and advanced students alike. Just choose the tenses you want to work with, et voilà!
My high school students love this game, and it can get very competitive if you decide to play it as a race (details are explained with the activity).
Students divide up into teams and play a dice game, the dice determining which subject and infinitive to conjugate in the tense indicated.
Included with this activity:
➯ How to play
➯ Six different versions of the game with answers
➯ Student response and scoring sheet
This dice game is an especially fun way to practice while learning about irregular French verbs ending in -IR.
La Nourriture - French 20 questions game - No prep speaking activity
The game of 20 questions is a fun and effective way to practice forming French questions and in this version of the game, students can practice using partitive articles with 52 nouns which are all food and drinks. The food and drink vocabulary used in this game is the same that I’ve included in my set of 75 cards to practice French partitive, definite, and indefinite articles. These two resources are great to use together.
This game work for any level as it is written in French and English. Want a real challenge for your upper levels or immersion students? Use the French only version!
Included:
1 version with vocabulary written in French and English
1 version with vocabulary written in French only**
Have students work in small groups of 2-4 or project the game and use it as a whole class activity.
This game includes 52 words. Many of the words may be new to your students as this game is meant not only to practice forming questions, but also to build vocabulary. I like to allow my students to look at the game chart while they play until they’re somewhat familiar with the words. After they’ve played the games a few times looking at the French-English version they feel more prepared to move on to the French only version.
One student in the small group or class chooses a word on the chart. Other students ask up to 20 questions trying to guess the secret word.
The student who has chosen the secret word can answer using the following responses: OUI - NON - PARFOIS - RAREMENT - GÉNÉRALEMENT - PEUT-ÊTRE - CELA DÉPEND - PROBABLEMENT
Alternative game play:
To change up the game and to make it more challenging as well as practicing other skills, have the student who chooses the secret word describe it to others in the group. Instead of asking questions about the secret word, other students listen to the description and guess it.
Prendre & Boire - Irregular French Verbs - Crossword Puzzles
FRENCH FREEBIE: Crossword puzzles for practicing the French verbs prendre and boire in the present tense. 3 versions are included.
Prendre & Boire - Irregular French Verbs - Exercises
Fill in the blank exercises to practice the irregular French verbs prendre and boire in the present and passé composé tenses. Some sentences include negation.
➯ Boire - Present tense - 25 fill in the blank sentences (same as the passé composé)
➯ Prendre - Present tense - 25 fill in the blank sentences (same as the passé composé)
➯ Boire - Passé composé - 25 fill in the blank sentences (same as the present tense)
➯ Prendre - Passé composé - 25 fill in the blank sentences (same as the present tense)
Prendre & Boire - Irregular French Verbs - Sudoku Puzzles
Use these sudoku games to have your students practice the verbs prendre and boire in the present and passé composé tenses. 8 different puzzles are included. Students place a word in each empty box so that each row, column and nine box square contains each of the words. Answer keys are included.
➯ 2 versions - Boire present tense
➯ 2 versions - Prendre present tense
➯ 2 versions - Boire passé composé
➯ 2 versions - Prendre passé composé
French Christmas Vocabulary - Noël - Sudoku Puzzles
Use these sudoku games to have some French fun with Christmas themed vocabulary. 5 versions are included making a total of 45 vocabulary words. Students place a word in each empty box so that each row, column and nine box square contains each of the words.
Noël - Christmas - French 20 questions game - No prep speaking activity
The game of 20 questions is a fun and effective way to practice forming French questions and in this version of the game, students will learn over 50 nouns and verbs that follow a Noël - Christmas theme.
This game work for any level as it is written in French and English. Want a real challenge for your upper levels or immersion students? Use the French only version!
Included:
1 version with vocabulary written in French and English
1 version with vocabulary written in French only
Have students work in small groups of 2-4 or project the game and use it as a whole class activity.
This game includes 52 words. Many of the words will be new to your students as this game is meant not only to practice forming questions, but also to build vocabulary. I like to allow my students to look at the game chart while they play until they’re somewhat familiar with the words. After they’ve played the games a few times looking at the French-English version they feel more prepared to move on to the French only version.
One student in the small group or class chooses a word on the chart. Other students ask up to 20 questions trying to guess the secret word.
EST-CE QUE…….
… c’est une personne?
… c’est un animal?
… c’est un minéral?
… c’est un endroit?
… c’est un aliment?
… c’est une plante?
… c’est un objet?
The student who has chosen the secret word can answer using the following responses: OUI - NON - PARFOIS - RAREMENT - GÉNÉRALEMENT - PEUT-ÊTRE - CELA DÉPEND - PROBABLEMENT
Alternative game play:
To change up the game and to make it more challenging as well as practicing other skills, have the student who chooses the secret word describe it to others in the group. Instead of asking questions about the secret word, other students listen to the description and guess it.
Au Restaurant - French 20 questions game - No prep printable speaking activity
The game of 20 questions is a fun and effective way to practice forming French questions and in this version of the game, students will learn over 50 nouns and verbs that follow a restaurant theme.
This game work for any level as it is written in French and English. Want a real challenge for your upper levels or immersion students? Use the French only version!
Included:
1 version with vocabulary written in French and English
1 version with vocabulary written in French only
Have students work in small groups of 2-4 or project the game and use it as a whole class activity.
This game includes 52 words. Many of the words will be new to your students as this game is meant not only to practice forming questions, but also to build vocabulary. I like to allow my students to look at the game chart while they play until they’re somewhat familiar with the words. After they’ve played the games a few times looking at the French-English version they feel more prepared to move on to the French only version.
One student in the small group or class chooses a word on the chart. Other students ask up to 20 questions trying to guess the secret word.
EST-CE QUE…….
… c’est une personne?
… c’est un animal?
… c’est un minéral?
… c’est un endroit?
… c’est un aliment?
… c’est une plante?
… c’est un objet?
The student who has chosen the secret word can answer using the following responses: OUI - NON - PARFOIS - RAREMENT - GÉNÉRALEMENT - PEUT-ÊTRE - CELA DÉPEND - PROBABLEMENT
Alternative game play:
To change up the game and to make it more challenging as well as practicing other skills, have the student who chooses the secret word describe it to others in the group. Instead of asking questions about the secret word, other students listen to the description and guess it.
French verb PRENDRE - Upper intermediate translation exercise
In beginner French, we teach our students to use the verb prendre when talking about food and drinks and in some of the other most obvious ways. This exercise is not intended for beginners. This resource is for upper-intermediate to advanced students. There are 30 English sentences to translate using the verb prendre in many different ways. Since there are always other ways to translate sentences I have set up the exercise like this. It’s a good way for students to realize that even though grossir means to gain weight, one can also say prendre du poids and it means the same thing.
1. Translate: He’s gaining a little weight.
(grossir) : Il grossit un peu.
(prendre): Il prend un peu de poids.
Answer key is included. Keep in mind that translations can really vary. This exercise will be a good review for building grammatically sound sentences as many different different aspects of the language are included (present, passé composé, futur proche, futur simple, falloir, relative pronouns, lots of idiomatic expressions, and much more).
Forming French Questions BUNDLE
Activities to use and challenge your students in the French classroom when teaching how to form French questions using** est-ce que, inversion, and intonation**. 100 practice cards for speaking, one dice game, two worksheets, and a video tutorial with examples and exercises. Save 20%.
Forming French questions with interrogative words - 100 Practice Cards
This is a set of 100 cards for practicing forming French questions using est-ce que and inversion. All of the cards prompt students to transform a sentence into a question using an interrogative word: qui, que, quand, où, comment, pourquoi, à quelle heure, combien de, de quoi, avec qui, à qui.
All of the cards are written in the present tense, and some include negation. Here are the verbs used in this set of practice cards: aimer, préférer, aller, commencer, apprendre, regarder, acheter, avoir, partir, faire, manger, finir, vouloir, parler, étudier, savoir, déjeuner, adorer, travailler, appeler, être, prendre, donner, arriver, et ranger.
Most of the time I like to have my students work in pairs or small groups when using these cards, but they are also effective as individual practice. I also like to project these cards and use them as a whole class activity. I’ve included a PDF version so that you can project one card at a time or have students use them on tablets to avoid printing. Answer key is provided.
Activities to use and challenge your students in the French classroom when teaching French numbers 0 - 100. Simple addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication will keep them on their toes while thinking of the answers using French numbers! Save 20%.
Qui suis-je? French numbers and math game 51 - 100
This card game will check knowledge of French numbers from 0 to 100. Students also have to know how to subtract and add (plus et moins).
Numbers are critical knowledge in French and this exercise is great to check understanding of numbers and reactivity in French. Students will work on their speed and pronunciation.
Here is an example:
⭐ Je suis égal à 50 (cinquante) - (moins) 1 (un) - Qui suis-je?
⭐ Tu es … 49 (quarante-neuf)!
⭐ Bravo! A toi!
What you get:
⇨ 50 cards in French
⇨ Use cards to have students work in pairs or small groups.
✐ Le Paragraphe de la Semaine - Primary French writing program ✐
This week long French writing program will have your students writing every day. This writing program includes five pre-writing and writing activities for Monday through Friday. The theme for this set is JE SUIS TRISTE QUAND.… These writing prompts are a great way both to introduce and to review writing. Provide each student with a “paragraphe de la semaine” folder and have them add to it every day as you give them daily assignments. At the end of the week have them turn in their folders.
**Check out all of my French “Paragraphe de la semaine” resources! **
Here’s how this program works:
✍Lundi: Je dessine - Give students a drawing page with a writing prompt at the top. This will have them beginning to think about the writing theme for the week and is their first pre-writing assignment. Kids love drawing, and the pictures they draw will later serve as inspiration!
✍Mardi: Mon livret de vocabulaire - Each student receives a booklet to help them explore the vocabulary related to the week’s writing theme. The front page includes the writing prompt of the week and an image. The second page includes over 80 frequently used French words. Page three lists 12 words that go along with the theme of the week, and the back page has space for ten words that students have either thought of on their own or looked up in the dictionary. The booklet is a simple one page printable that you can either fold in advance or have students do it on their own. Kids write their name on the front cover and you could have them color it.
✍Mercredi: Vocabulaire - Students go back to their vocabulary booklets from Tuesday and choose ten words that they will include in their rough draft. The words they choose can be a combination of words they have chosen and themed vocabulary that was already written in the booklet. They then write down the chosen words on their vocabulary page that says “ Mots de vocabulaire utiles: J’utiliserai ces mots dans mon paragraphe.”
✍Jeudi: Mon brouillon - Students write a rough draft of their paragraph using the vocabulary words selected on Wednesday. The brouillon page includes a 5 point checklist at the top for students to evaluate their work for themselves before writing the final copy on Friday. This will motivate students to look over their work and make corrections.
✍Vendredi: Ma copie propre - The fifth and final step in this writing program is to write the final copy. Students should feel very confident in writing about this week’s theme by now. At the top of the final copy page they’ll see the writing prompt and question words that they can ask themselves while writing: qui - quoi - quand - où - pourquoi - comment
✐ Le Paragraphe de la Semaine - Primary French writing program ✐
This week long French writing program will have your students writing every day. This writing program includes five pre-writing and writing activities for Monday through Friday. The theme for this set is DANS NOTRE SALLE DE CLASSE, IL Y A…. These writing prompts are a great way both to introduce and to review writing. Provide each student with a “paragraphe de la semaine” folder and have them add to it every day as you give them daily assignments. At the end of the week have them turn in their folders.
Check out all of my French “Paragraphe de la semaine” resources!
Here’s how this program works:
✍Lundi: Je dessine - Give students a drawing page with a writing prompt at the top. This will have them beginning to think about the writing theme for the week and is their first pre-writing assignment. Kids love drawing, and the pictures they draw will later serve as inspiration!
✍Mardi: Mon livret de vocabulaire - Each student receives a booklet to help them explore the vocabulary related to the week’s writing theme. The front page includes the writing prompt of the week and an image. The second page includes over 80 frequently used French words. Page three lists 12 words that go along with the theme of the week, and the back page has space for ten words that students have either thought of on their own or looked up in the dictionary. The booklet is a simple one page printable that you can either fold in advance or have students do it on their own. Kids write their name on the front cover and you could have them color it.
✍Mercredi: Vocabulaire - Students go back to their vocabulary booklets from Tuesday and choose ten words that they will include in their rough draft. The words they choose can be a combination of words they have chosen and themed vocabulary that was already written in the booklet. They then write down the chosen words on their vocabulary page that says “ Mots de vocabulaire utiles: J’utiliserai ces mots dans mon paragraphe.”
✍Jeudi: Mon brouillon - Students write a rough draft of their paragraph using the vocabulary words selected on Wednesday. The brouillon page includes a 5 point checklist at the top for students to evaluate their work for themselves before writing the final copy on Friday. This will motivate students to look over their work and make corrections.
✍Vendredi: Ma copie propre - The fifth and final step in this writing program is to write the final copy. Students should feel very confident in writing about this week’s theme by now. At the top of the final copy page they’ll see the writing prompt and question words that they can ask themselves while writing: qui - quoi - quand - où - pourquoi - comment