A German ‘Call My Bluff’ style quiz on general words. 25 questions: 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard and 10 harder. Good for an end of term activity. The words are, in general, not too obscure and not ridiculously long. Suitable for 12-17 year olds. Resource includes: the main Powerpoint a blank answer grid for pupils. Plus the Teachers’ answers. The answers are also on the final Powerpoint slide. Some literal meanings are also explained here too. Slide 28 also contains a link to a Kahoot version of the same quiz.This could be done as a recap or reward activity after the going through the Powerpoint quiz and the answers.

60 film title questions with an answer sheet. Plus a follow-up vocabulary sheet quiz. Work out the English title from the French film title. A fun end of term activity. Suitable for years 7-11. Vocabulary review provides a good learning objective.

A French ‘call my bluff’ style quiz on general French words. 25 questions: 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard and 10 very hard. Good for an end of term activity. Could be done as a form or inter-form competition. Suitable for 12-17 year olds. There’s a blank answer grid for pupils. Plus the Teachers’ answers. The answers are also on the final Powerpoint slide. Slide 28 also contains a link to a Kahoot version of the same quiz.This could be done as a recap or reward activity after the going through the Powerpoint quiz and the answers.

A booklet of differentiated activities in French, based around the 6 minute short film 'Quais de Seine by Gurinder Chadha. This charming short film made in 2006 by the female director of ‘Bend it Like Beckham’, ‘Quais de Seine’ is a 6 minute section of a longer film called ‘Paris Je t’aime’, a series of chapters set in various districts (arrondissements) of Paris. It is a simple, self-contained story full of ideas about race, sexism, prejudice, integration and friendship. The film is ideal for Years 10 to 13. Available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLL4ogfxvss The film is ideal for luring your Year 10 and 11 pupils towards French A-Level. The booklet consists of 7 basic level activities (GCSE level) 10 more advanced activities (A-Level) Plus an answer section for cover teachers. There is a useful ALE (A Level Essentials) section with killer essay language which can be used in work about racism and intolerance. ______________________________________________________________ The resource is another UFTELL tool: Using Film to Enthuse Language learners. Using Film to Enhance Language-Learning _______________________________________________________________________ This activity booklet could easily provide 2 weeks of lesson material. Remember: You don't need to buy the film - it's on Youtube and it's only 6 minutes long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLL4ogfxvss

A list of higher level language for GCSE German. Emphasis is on grade-boosting phrases and constructions. Ideal revision for those targeting higher grades in the Writing, Reading and Listening components. 5 pages with plenty of examples. Followed by a ‘learning check’ section - 30 examples from the main section to translate into English. The next section has the answers in English with space to translate them back into German. In ‘Word’ so it’s customizable.

A fairly easy French ‘Call My Bluff’ quiz on False Friends. Contains fairly common, basic misleading high-frequency words (false cognates). Good for an end of term activity. Could be done as a form or inter-form competition. 25 questions: 5 easy, 5 a bit less easy, 5 slightly harder + 10 harder. Suitable for 9-14 year olds. As well as the main Powerpoint, you get: a blank answer grid for pupils, the answer sheet for marking. The answers are also on the final Powerpoint slide. Slide 28 also contains a link to a Kahoot version of the same quiz. You could run the Kahoot quiz as a recap or reward activity once you’ve been through the answers.

Media Studies revision words for A-Level, Year 12 387 words and concepts with definitions. A 43-page booklet. The pages can be folded over, borders trimmed and then laminated. They can then be cut into revision cards. Definition on one side, keyword on the other. The cards are designed to be used in class with pupils reading definitions or key words to each other. Also good for study circles and for use with learning buddies. An ideal resource for taboo or card games - see below for a card game idea which always works well. The free sample extract of 72 cards is available here. Copy and paste this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/media-studies-key-words-free-72-word-random-sample-a-level-year-12-11264588 Another set of cards for Year 13 is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/media-studies-keyword-revision-cards-for-a-level-year-13-11267388 ______________________________________ Revision Card game instructions - ideally players sit in a table of 4, as for a card game. A pile of about 30 cards is formed, with the keyword facing downwards. Player A holds the pack and reads, to player B on his/her left, the definition on the top card, making sure the others don’t see the answer. Player A reads the definition to player B, who is the player to his/her left. If player B knows the answer, s(he) says it and wins the card. Player B then takes the pile and reads the top one to Player C on his/her left. If they get the keyword right they win the card. And so on. If a player does not know the keyword or gets it wrong, the question passes on to the next person (clockwise) until someone says the correct answer. If no-one gets it, the player asking the question reads the correct answer and places the card at the bottom of the pile. When all the cards in the pile have been played, players add up how many cards they have won.

Media Studies revision words for A-Level, Year 13 144 words and concepts with definitions. 16 pages. The pages can be folded over, borders trimmed and then laminated. They can then be cut into revision cards. Definition on one side, keyword on the other. The cards are designed to be used in class with pupils reading definitions or key words to each other. Also good for study circles and for use with learning buddies. An ideal resource for taboo or card games - see below for a card game idea which always works well. ______________________________________ Revision Card game instructions - ideally players sit in a table of 4, as for a card game. A pile of about 30 cards is formed, with the keyword facing downwards. Player A holds the pack and reads, to player B on his/her left, the definition on the top card, making sure the others don’t see the answer. Player A reads the definition to player B, who is the player to his/her left. If player B knows the answer, s(he) says it and wins the card. Player B then takes the pile and reads the top one to Player C on his/her left. If they get the keyword right they win the card. And so on. If a player does not know the keyword or gets it wrong, the question passes on to the next person (clockwise) until someone says the correct answer. If no-one gets it, the player asking the question reads the correct answer and places the card at the bottom of the pile. When all the cards in the pile have been played, players add up how many cards they have won.

An 11 page revision booklet containing a summary of some key media concepts for Year 2 of A-Level Media Studies. The focus is mainly on social and digital media. Updated recently to include sections on Clay Shirkey, as well as Eli Pariser’s ‘Filter Bubble’ The last page contains a 30 item quiz based with detachable answers. The booklet is packed with informative panels with space alongside for the student’s own examples and annotations.

A 9 page activity and discussion booklet for A-Level Media and Film Studies students. Contains guided questions to help students with aspects of key media concepts. There are notes on the more difficult second part of the film, with follow up recap questions. Also contains stimulus cards to facilitate class discussion.

Keep Fit French French ‘read and dance’. A fun and original kinesthetic reading activity. Devised by Jon Meier in 2012. In response to popular demand, I’ve finally uploaded this resource after running it for a few years with pupils at various schools and on MFL staff training workshops. Create a folder called Keep Fit French. Make sure you download both the Powerpoint and the background music file. Put both files in the folder. For the best collective experience you ideally need a group of about 8 to 20 people. Target group: 9-12 year olds and/or youthful French teachers. Test the Powerpoint – the music should play automatically from slide 5. If you can’t hear it, check your volume settings. *If the music is still not playing, see instructions at the bottom of this box. Everyone needs to be standing to do this. Spread out. Run the Powerpoint . Music should play automatically from slide 5 onwards. Read the phrase to yourself, and take one step in the direction of the correct picture. A step can be forwards, backwards, left, right or diagonally. Then step back to your starting position. Simple. Always remember to step back to your starting position The entire dance takes about 4 minutes. We’ve run this as an annual y7 pre-Christmas dance-off contest. Would also be good as a lunchtime fitness activity or ‘Sports Relief’ language event. _____________ *If the music does not play: Look at slide 5, check that the music file has been correctly inserted. Check the filename and pathname. It depends where you have put the folder. You may need to help Powerpoint to find the music file or you could reinsert it. Ensure that the sound is set to ‘start automatically’ and ‘play across slides’

A French/English pantomime-style play, based on Little Red Riding Hood Written by Jon Meier. Lots of humour and great fun - especially the Wolf whose favourite song is Shaggy’s Boombastic Most of the dialogue is in English but there’s plenty of French, repeated and reinforced visually. Suitable for ages 7-11. Duration around 25 mins. About 14 in the cast (scope for flexibility, sharing and doubling of roles). This includes some non-speaking roles. Others can be used for sound, props, poster and programme design etc Can be worked on in 1 day (with scripts) – intensive work with a scripted performance at the end of the day. Show in assembly or at a languages celebration event or just have fun reading it through. Ideal for a language/ drama festival competition. It could fill a few weeks of lunchtime and after school French clubs. Sixth-formers could help out. Language is visual and contextualised. Audience will also understand it as the story is familiar and the French is explained. This script contains details of props and sound effects, with links to downloadable sound effects. Vocabulary lists are also included with the script showing the vocabulary on each page. A 4 page extract of the opening scene is also available as a free taster. ___________________________________________________________________________ Petit Chaperon sound files - details and links are in the script _______________________________________________________________________________ You may also be interested in similar texts for older pupils: my version of Cinderella - Cindy va à Hollywood and Snow White - ‘Blanche Neige et les Sept Reporters’

A 12 page revision booklet containing a summary of key media theories for Year 1 of A-Level study. The booklet is packed with informative panels with space alongside for the student’s own examples and annotations. The booklet is a comprehensive summary of basic media theories. The last two pages contain more advanced concepts showing how media relates to socio-political theory such as Hegemony, Gramsci and the Frankfurt School. These provide a bridge into Year 2 of the A-Level Media course.

A colourful learning ‘placemat’ of key terms in pdf form. This can be copied and laminated on A3 and used for textual analysis and essay work. 2 pages: Page 1 is Terminology for moving Image, print and websites. Page 2 is other key concepts and basic related theory (Representation Institution, Audience, Narrative, Genre) For differentiation, as students become more confident in their use of key terms and theories, the placemat support can be withdrawn. Some can be allowed to use it while others should be able to do without.

The ‘Deutschland 83’ Episode 1 Study Booklet is a 24-page workbook particularly aimed at students doing the OCR A-Level Media Studies course. It is filled with activities, notes and thought-provoking questions, designed to give students a thorough overview of Episode 1 of this fascinating series. The aim is to encourage students to engage with the questions, and to understand wider themes and aspects of representations. The workbook is especially suitable for 16-18 year olds, Media A-Level students and also for anyone generally interested in Channel 4 long-form TV dramas, film, plus the issues around the production and appeal of subtitled TV drama in the English speaking world . OCR A-Level Media Studies Teachers should find the workbook useful as it gives students an opportunity to work independently on a range of activities. The study pack is also intended to be a useful revision resource. The resource may also be of interest to teachers of History and A-Level German. I have also done a booklet on Episode 1 of ‘Stranger Things’, a different but equally compelling series which explores aspects of retro sci-fi, ‘coming of age’ themes and intertextuality.

The ‘Stranger Things’ Episode 1 Study Booklet is a 24 page workbook particularly aimed at students doing the OCR A-Level Media course. It is filled with activities, notes and thought-provoking questions, designed to give students a thorough overview of Episode 1 of this retro sci-fi series. The aim is to encourage students to engage with the questions, to understand wider themes and aspects of representations. The workbook is suitable especially for 16-18 year olds, Media A-Level students and also for anyone generally interested in Netflix-style long form TV dramas, film, and the issues around the production and global appeal of this type of drama. OCR A-Level Media Studies Teachers should find the workbook useful as it gives students an opportunity to work independently on a range of activities. The study pack is also intended to be a useful revision resource. I have also done a booklet on Episode 1 of Deutschland 83, a different but equally fascinating series which allows a comparison between English language and non-English language products.

A French/English pantomime-style play, based on Snow White. Written by Jon Meier. Lots of humour and great fun. Set against a background of 7 reporters covering a news story of trapped miners. Of course it ends happily! Most of the dialogue is in English but there’s plenty of French, repeated and reinforced visually. Suitable for ages 8-14. Duration around 30 mins. 17 in the cast (scope for flexibility, sharing and doubling of roles). Minimum 17, max 22 Others can be used for sound, props, poster and programme design etc Can be worked on in 1 day (with scripts) – intensive work with a scripted performance at the end of the day. Show in assembly or at a languages celebration event or just have fun reading it through. Ideal for a language/ drama festival competition. It could fill a few weeks of lunchtime and after school French clubs. Sixth-formers could also help out. Language is visual and contextualised. Audience will also understand it as the story is familiar and the French is explained. This full script version contains details of props and sound cues, with links to downloadable sound effects. Vocabulary lists are also included with the script showing the vocabulary on each page. A 4 page extract of the opening scene is also available as a free taster. __________________________________________________________________________ Blanche Neige sound files - I’m not allowed to make these available as an external link. A keen pupil could work on these, perhaps a pupil who doesn’t want a speaking part. _____________________________________________________________________________ You may also be interested in my version of Cinderella: ‘Cindy va à Hollywood’ (ages 7-14) or Petit Chaperon Rouge, Little Red Riding Hood (ages 7-11)

A 16-page booklet based around the film ‘Taxi’ (Pirès, 1998). Activities are mainly vocabulary-based and there are some observational quiz sections as well which could be done as a class competition. The activities are graded by ability , and are suitable for a range of pupils from 12 to 16 years old. The resource is particularly aimed at appealing to more disaffected pupils, perhaps those who have decided not to continue with French for GCSE. The booklet could be given to pupils as a three week study/project module. It could help those Year 8/9 doldrums towards the end of the year. The resource consists of: The main pupil booklet (16 pages) A separate answer booklet for teachers and cover teachers Notes at the end, in English, discuss the more political aspects of the film such as attitudes towards the police and Franco-German relations. The observation quiz sections can be done orally or in writing. The focus is in English to give all pupils an opportunity to show their often exceptional powers of observation. These sections work well as a class game – one side of the room against the other or boys v girls. They are a good way to keep less motivated pupils engaged. Vocabulary from the quiz is followed-up in subsequent activities. The quiz is actually a discrete opportunity to contextualize vocabulary. The booklet is part of a series produced by Jon Meier which will cover: Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis La Maison du Bonheur Micmacs Un Chat à Paris Mr Bean’s Holiday

A French/English pantomime-style play, based on Cinderella. Written by Jon Meier. Lots of humour and great fun - especially the 'France has Talent ’ middle section. Most of the dialogue is in English but there’s plenty of French, repeated and reinforced visually. Suitable for years 6-9. Duration around 30 mins. 17 in the cast (scope for flexibility, sharing and doubling of roles). Minimum 13 max 22 Others can be used for sound, props, poster and programme design etc Can be worked on in 1 day (with scripts) – intensive work with a scripted performance at the end of the day. Show in assembly or at a languages celebration event or just have fun reading it through. Ideal for a language/ drama festival competition Sixth-formers can help with the production. Language is visual and contextualised. Audience will also understand it as the story is familiar and the French is explained. Script contains details of props and sound effects, with links to downloadable sound effects. Vocabulary lists are also included with the script showing the vocabulary on each page. 3 page thumbnails of the opening scenes are also available as a free taster. You will need to produce your own sound files as I’m not allowed to post external links here. Could be a job for a keen pupil who wants a non speaking role in the production.

A 14-page booklet based around the film ‘La Maison du Bonheur’ (Boon, 2006) The activities are graded by difficulty , and are suitable for a range of pupils from 14 upwards. The film’s themes also appeal to older learners - (debt, the dream of house ownership, marital love, work-pressures, suspect estate-agents and unreliable workmen) There is also an observational quiz section which could be done as a class competition. The resource could be given to pupils as a three week study/project module. The booklet (14 pages) includes a two-page glossary and an answer section. The observation quiz sections can be done orally or in writing. The focus is in English to give all pupils an opportunity to show their often exceptional powers of observation. These sections work well as a class game – one side of the room against the other or boys v girls. They are a good way to keep less motivated pupils engaged. Vocabulary from the quiz is followed-up in subsequent activities. The quiz is a discrete opportunity to contextualize vocabulary. Look out for other UFTEL (Using Film to Explore Language) booklets written by Jon Meier. Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis Taxi 1 Un Chat à Paris Mr Bean’s Holiday