French native speaker, I worked as a language assistant in South Yorkshire over the past 3 years while completing a Master's degree in teaching French as a foreign language. I now teach French at Alevel.
French native speaker, I worked as a language assistant in South Yorkshire over the past 3 years while completing a Master's degree in teaching French as a foreign language. I now teach French at Alevel.
A 20 slides (editable) power point document containing questions with ideas of answers (including facts and statistics) on the topic of “Le bénévolat” (AQA Exam Board)
This document can be used as a set of questions to let students reflect on the topic for their speaking exam or to give them possible answers and useful vocabulary if they lack of ideas.
If you are looking for ppt presentations on all A2 topics look at this bundle
here for only £6
Downloading this resource and leaving a comment will give you access to an extra set of questions/answers.
A 20 slides (editable) power point document containing questions with ideas of answers (including facts and statistics) on the topic of “La musique francophone contemporaine” (AQA Exam Board)
This document can be used as a set of questions to let students reflect on the topic for their speaking exam or to give them possible answers and useful vocabulary if they lack of ideas.
If you are looking for ppt presentations on all A2 topics look at this bundle
here for only £6
Downloading this resource and leaving a comment will give you access to an extra set of questions/answers.
A 20 slides (editable) power point document containing questions with ideas of answers (including facts and statistics) on the topic of “Une culture fiere de son patrimoine” (AQA Exam Board)
This document can be used as a set of questions to let students reflect on the topic for their speaking exam or to give them possible answers and useful vocabulary if they lack of ideas.
If you are looking for ppt presentations on all A2 topics look at this bundle
here for only £6
Downloading this resource and leaving a comment will give you access to an extra set of questions/answers.
A 20 slides (editable) power point document containing questions with ideas of answers (including facts and statistics) on the topic of “LaCybersociete” (AQA Exam Board)
This document can be used as a set of questions to let students reflect on the topic for their speaking exam or to give them possible answers and useful vocabulary if they lack of ideas.
If you are looking for ppt presentations on all A2 topics look at this bundle
here for only £6
Downloading this resource and leaving a comment will give you access to an extra set of questions/answers.
A 20 slides (editable) power point document containing questions with ideas of answers (including facts and statistics) on the topic of “La famille en voie de changement” (AQA Exam Board)
This document can be used as a set of questions to let students reflect on the topic for their speaking exam or to give them possible answers and useful vocabulary if they lack of ideas.
If you are looking for ppt presentations on all A2 topics look at this bundle
here for only £6
Downloading this resource and leaving a comment will give you access to an extra set of questions/answers.
Bundle of booklets to practise translations for the A level exam.
Both booklet cover all the topics seen in Y1 and Y2 of the course + a separate booklet with answers.
10 sentences eng --> fr (45 marks)
2/3 paragrapfs fr --> eng (45 marks)
The booklets can be use in class, as assessment or given to students as independant learning.
booklet with translation tips
Hours of time save ;)
Booklet to help students revise for translation task.
It contains vocab from the fantastic resource of Austenlowe available here
some tricky grammar aspects, students often struggle with.
I have developed this list looking at translations from past paper and errors that my students often encounter. Students can add to the list the grammar points they found difficult to remember.
To practise translation have a look at my translations booklets:
Booklets for AS and A2
Booklet for A2
Booklet for AS
A booklet (with answers) to practise translation tasks on Year 2 topics. The booklet can be used in class, as assessment or given to students for independent learning.
The booklet comes with a separate mark scheme/answers booklet. (PDD and Word doc)
For each topic, there are 10 sentences from English to French (45 marks) + 2/3 paragraphs to translate from French to English (45 marks). The translations include key vocab on the topic as well as varied grammar points (including more complex structures and “traps”.)
At the end of each topic, there is a recap page, where students can add new vocab they have learned as well as tricky grammar aspects that they would need to revise.
The booklet also include a marking page, where students can keep track of their progress.
I hope this resource will be useful.
Similar resource for A2 available here
Bundle resource for AS and A2 booklet
A booklet (with answers) to practise translation tasks on Year 2 topics. The booklet can be used in class, as assessment or given to students for independent learning.
The booklet comes with a separate mark scheme/answers booklet. (PDD and Word doc)
For each topic, there are 10 sentences from English to French (45 marks) + 2/3 paragraphs to translate from French to English (45 marks). The translations include key vocab on the topic as well as varied grammar points (including more complex structures and “traps”.)
At the end of each topic, there is a recap page, where students can add new vocab they have learned as well as tricky grammar aspects that they would need to revise.
The booklet also include a marking page, where students can keep track of their progress.
I hope this resource will be useful.
Bundle AS and A2 booklets
Similar resource available for AS
A trivial pursuit board game to prepare students for their speaking exam. A fun and effective way for student to practise independently.
The game contains (available in PPT and PDF): - board game
- 40 cards
- card template
Blue = questions on famille or cybersociete such as: “Comment a evolue le modele familial en France?” - “Que savez-vous du cyberterrorisme dans le monde francophone?”…
Pink = questions on benevolat or patrimoine such as: “Dans quels secteurs les Francais font-ils du benevolat?” - “Avez-vous deja visite un monument francais? Si non, lequel aimeriez-vous visiter?”
Yellow = questions on musique or cinema such as: “Quel est votre artiste francophone favri et pourquoi?” - “si vous etiez le president francais que feriez-vous pour proteger le 7eme art?”
Green = verbs : “Etre – Elles - Imparfait” or “Faire - Nous - Subjonctif”
Brown = Translation such as: “Quel dommage” or “It surprises me that it is”
Orange = General knowledge such as: “Quel est le pourcentage de musique francophone à la radio française?” or “Complétez la devise de la France: Liberté, …, …”
A2 version and bundle coming soon ;)
Document containing some techniques for the summary activity of Paper 1 A level French such as changing tense or using passive form.
Also a set of sentences for practising.
If you are looking for summary text to practise please follow the links. Each booklets included 12 texts for all of AS and A2 topics with correction.
AS booklet
A2 booklet
Both booklet bundle
A 24 pages booklet to practice for the summary part of the French Alevel Exam.
12 articles/book extract are included (2 per A2 topics) with their correction. They are authentic material, giving an insight on the French speaking world.
For each topic, the first text is between 200-250 words and the second one is a bit more challenging: more than 250 words, more complex vocabulary and 2 litterature texts
Diversité: - En France, moins de racistes mais plus d’actes violents (Libération)
- Le ventre de l’Atlantique - Extrait (Livre de Fatou Diome)
Marginalisation: - La marginalisation des personnes handicapées (humanité)
- Fracture numérique : 14 propositions pour lutter contre l’exclusion des seniors (Blog de Cyrielle Maurice)
Criminalité: - La délinquance est en hausse en France : un “effet gilets jaunes” ? (L’Express)
- Etrangers dans les prisons suisses, pourquoi ils sont si nombreux (Allez savoir)
Engagement politique: - Neuchâtel veut donner le droit de vote à 16 ans (Tribune de Genève)
- Les jeunes et l’abstention : «Ce n’est pas du je-m’en foutisme», explique un sociologue (le Parisien)
Grève, manifestation: - Germinal - Partie V, chapitre 5 : La révolte des ouvriers (livre de Emile Zola)
- Gilets jaunes, Mai-68 : une comparaison pas vraiment « pertinente » (Ouest France
Immigration: -Le projet de loi asile et immigration adopté (Blog Amnesty International France)
- Assimilation, intégration et insertion (Mediapart)
I hope this resource will be helpful :).
Similar AS booklet
Bundle AS + A2 booklet - Savings!
A 24 pages booklet to practice for the summary part of the French Alevel Exam.
12 articles/book extract are included (2 per AS topic) with their correction. They are authentic material, giving an insight on the French speaking world.
For each topic, the firt text is between 160-200 words and the second one is a bit more challenging: more than 200 words are more complex vocabulary
Famille: - Les enfants «boomerangs» stressent papa et maman (20 min Suisse)
- Pierre et Jean - Extrait du chapitre V (Livre de Guy de Maupassant)
Cybersociété: - Les Français face à la cybercriminalité: une fraude de 6 milliards d’euros en 2017 (silicon.fr)
- Le marché de la téléphonie mobile et du numérique poursuit son envolée en Côte d’Ivoire (La Tribune Afrique)
Bénévolat: - Un loyer en échange de bénévolat (Journal de Montréal)
- Les vertus du bénévolat d’affaires (Journal de Montréal)
Patrimoine: - L’oenotourisme, c’est quoi ? (blog vin du monde)
- Protéger et mettre en valeur le patrimoine moderne de Liège (blog VEGA)
Musique: - Le rap belge dans la grande-place (libération)
- Chanson française : la difficile vie d’artiste (libération)
Cinéma: - Français, le cinéma se meurt ! (Le Miroir)
- « Noire n’est pas mon métier » : des actrices dénoncent un racisme latent du cinéma français (Le Monde)
I hope this resource will be helpful :).
A2 booklet
Bundle AS and A2 booklet
This bundle contains resources covering all the aspects of the new French GCSE speaking Exam.
30 photo Cards
24 role play cards
A fun board game containing 64 questions
1 mat for describing a photo
Please have a look at the resources for previews. I hope this bundle will be useful.
This board game will allow your students to practice for their speaking Exam in a fun way.
They will move, on the board game allowing them to pick up cards with questions on the three topics of the new GCSE as well as “Challenge Card” and photo card description.
The students will judge each other on how satisfactory their answers are to continue moving on the board game or staying on the same question until they have provided a developed answer.
The game contains 16 Question Cards per three topics, 16 Challenge Cards, 16 photo cards and blank cards allowing you to add your own questions/photos/challenges. A3 and A4 formats are provided. The documents come in editable ppt and PDF to conserve the format/font and are contained in a zip file. After your download simply right click on the file and extract the documents to access them. (AQA Exam Board) I hope you and your students will enjoy this resource :)
24 Role play Cards to practice for the New French GCSE speaking exam. Cards are designed in an engaging way to invite students practicing the role plays on their own.
Each theme contains 8 cards with 2 cards per subtopic. Each role play has an “answer card” equivalent to student’s card in the speaking exam giving information on expected answers as well as a “question card” equivalent to the examiner’s questions during the role play.
The documents are contained in a Zip file. After downloading simply right click to extract the files. The files come in ppt editable documents as well as PDF documents to maintain font and form.
To complete the practice until the exam: 30 New GCSE Photo Card to practice <strong><a href=“https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-gcse-photo-card-french-speaking-exam-11847331”> have a look here!</a></strong>
14 resources worth £36 for only £10 to prepare your students for their speaking exam!
One full Board Game to practice questions and IRP
13 unique specimen cards
12 AS worksheets containing facts/statistics on each topics
6 ppt presentations containing questions/answers including facts/statistics on A2 topics
300 questions
A Card Game to practice questions with complex structures
AS taboo game
Board Game on the A2 topic “l’engagement politique”
2 displays on complex structures
Some of the resources offered in this Bundle are similar to resources contained in the £7 speaking bundle. (13 specimen cards, 300 questions, Card Game, 2 displays and 12 AS worksheets)
This board game will allow your students to practice for their speaking Exam in a fun way. At the beginning of the game each player receives a structure cards such as “conditionnel” or “subjonctif” that they will need to use until the end of the game.
They will move, on the board game allowing them to pick up cards with questions on AS topic, A2 topics as well as “Challenge Card” asking for facts/statistics, vocabulary… Some “IRP” squares will also allow students to present their IRP.
The students will judge each other on how satisfactory their answers are to continue moving on the board game or staying on the same question until they have provided a developed answer.
The game contains 18 AS cards (3 questions/topics), 18 A2 cards (3 questions/topics), 18 Challenge Cards, 12 structure cards and blank cards allowing you to add your own questions. A3 and A4 formats are provided. The documents come in editable ppt and PDF to conserve the format/font and are contained in a zip file. After your download simply right click on the file and extract the documents to access them.
(AQA Exam Board)
I hope you and your students will enjoy this resource :)
30 photo cards for the New French GCSE using the AQA Exam board style, ideal for mock exams or practice.
Cards cover all GCSE topics with at least 2 cards per topics (family/friend; customs/celebrations; New technologies; Free time activities; home/town; holidays; volunteering; health; environment; social issues; school; studies; job).
The cards are contained in a Zip file. After downloading, right click on the file to extract the cards.
For Alevel Exam Card, Have a look Here