A French activity booklet based around the successful film, Bienvenue Chez les Ch’Tis (Boon, 2008) The resource consists of • 13 pages of activities plus 4 glossary pages covering the words used in the exercises and 1 final page containing ideas for exploiting glossaries. • A separate answer booklet. The ideal target age is 14+. The slang spoken by the Northerners may be a little too bizarre to inflict on beginners but is a delight for more advanced linguists. Activities are graded by ability. The resource could be used with 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 can also be used for older pupils and adults who want to keep their French ticking over. The resource includes an observational quiz based on a 7 minute sequence towards the start of the film. The observation quiz section 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 activities also offer opportunities to discuss prejudice and intolerance. There is one film review-writing activity. The main focus is however on developing vocabulary. This is another of my French UFTEL (Using Film to Explore Language) resources. I hope it shows the benefits of Using Film to Engage Linguists. Amusez-vous bien. Jon Meier.

A 28-page booklet based around the film ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ (Bendelack, 2007) Although the film is English, it provides lots of opportunities to discuss aspects of French life and explore French vocabulary in context. The activities are graded by difficulty , and are suitable for 11 -15 year olds. The resource could be given to pupils as a three week study/project module. The pupils’ booklet includes a 7 page alphabetical vocabulary glossary. The resource also comes with a separate answer booklet. 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 La Maison du Bonheur

Three colourful learning ‘placemats’ full of key A-Level Media theory terms in pdf form. Suitable for Year 2 of the A-Level course but could be introduced earlier to enable ‘drip feed’ embedding. They can be copied and laminated on A3 and used for essay work and revision. 3 pages: Page mat 1 is general theory, extending the Year 1 basic theory mats. See link below* Page mat 2 mainly covers Marxism, Gramsci, News values, Feminism Page mat 3 deals with digital and social media. For differentiation, as students become more confident in their use of theories, the placemat support can be withdrawn. Some can be allowed to use it while others should be able to do without. Media Theory Learning Mats for Year 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/media-studies-a-level-revision-learning-mat-year-1-11456706

A 28 page workbook for students in their first year of A-Level Media Studies. Contains: -useful keyword terminology and definitions. -activities based around textual analysis and the key media concepts. -a list of short video texts, mainly adverts, which are ideal for studying film and media codes. -theory cards for revision. -lots of homework and self-study tasks. A workbook rather than a textbook. Photocopiable, so only a one-off purchase cost is involved. Suitable for background, parallel study, it could also provide a year’s worth of home study tasks or ‘flipped classroom’ activities