This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 7 topic “Making comparisons" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous eight Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 08).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Sentence match
Fill the gaps
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Tick and Cross
Narrow Reading Comprehension
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Gapped translation
Narrow Listening find the correct translation
Narrow Listening match text with picture
Translation Auction
Narrow Translation
Sentence stealer
Pyramid Translation
Mind reading
CHain Reaction
Photo description
Group composition
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Each unit covers the full MARS EARS cycle based on EPI, and has enough material for 6-8 lessons depending on curriculum time. This is based on 2 lessons a week and has been designed to cover a full academic year.
The units included are the ones below:
Year 8 Unit 9: SPANISH: Talk about future holidays (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 8: SPANISH: Talk about what I do and how often + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 7: SPANISH: Where I live + Rooms in my house + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 6: SPANISH: Talk about daily routine + Telling the time + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 5: SPANISH: Talk about hobbies + Whether + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 4: SPANISH: Talk about hobbies (Jugar / Hacer / Ir) + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 3: SPANISH: Talk about clothes you wear (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 2 SPANISH: Talk about food you eat / drink / have (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 1 SPANISH: Talk about food you like / dislike + why + Year 7 retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit part of the “social organisation” theme, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Write the missing letters
Reading as modelling: Find the French for
Reading; Answer the questions in French
Find the mistakes in my English translation (RAM)
Listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
LAM find the French for
LAM true or false
LAM Gap fill
Structured production (Mosaic Translation)
Disappearing text
Chunk test
Photo description
NM Writing task
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About this resource:
This is the 4th short story of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/04-french-year-7-unit-4-describing-where-i-live-epi-mars-ears-12841918
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
About this resource:
This is the second of many short stories in French to come. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/02-french-year-7-unit-2-talk-about-my-birthday-epi-mars-ears-12840807
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 7 topic “Talking about School items" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous nine Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 09).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Multiple Choice
Likely or unlikely?
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Find someone who
Narrow Listening Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop
3x translation tasks for structured production
Tangled Translation
1x Grammar Sentence builder all persons for AVOIR
4 grammar tasks to match Sentence Builder
1 Pen 1 di
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Photo description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day”, in SPANISH, and applies 3 tenses (perfect tense, near future, present indicative) throughout 71 slides. This sequence will cover 7-9 lessons on this topic, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This powerpoint also heavily recycles content from the previous 8 units I have uploaded so far, labelled 1-8.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Find the errors in the sentences
Match up task
Finish my sentence
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
LAM Spot the erros
LAM (Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales)
LAM Post-it Hunt
7 levels disappearing text
Narrow translation
Structured paragraph writing
2x Grammar conjugation tables across three tenses
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Pyramid translation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Pull the switch
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Updates 7th October 2023 to add recordings for LAM, tasks in the form of worksheets, as well as a NO SNAKES NO LADDERS ACTIVITY
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It recycles content of the previous unit (15 - Getting on with family members) and will cover 7-9 EPI lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Listening (LAM): Find the French for audio included
Listening (LAM): Answer the questions in English audio included
Listening (LAM): Faulty transcrip audio included
Listening (LAM): Listen and fill in the gaps audio included
Reading (RAM): Find the French for
Reading (RAM): Answer the questions in English
Reading (RAM): Find the 12 errors in the English translation
Mini production
Gapped parallel translation
Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM)
Faulty transcript
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Back to back translation
Sentence chaos
Un stylo un dé
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
All for one and one for all
No snakes no ladders
Auction your family out
4,3,2 technique (fluent production/retrieval)
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About this resource:
This is the 5th short story of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/05-french-year-7-unit-5-describing-myself-and-others-physical-and-personality-epi-mars-ears-12842972
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
About this resource:
This is the first of many short stories in French to come. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/01-french-year-7-unit-1-my-name-and-my-age-epi-mars-ears-12834653
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about what I do and how often" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on reflexive vers with retrieval of the previous 7 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Faulty echo
Find the error in my sentence
Multiple choice
Beat the teacher
Likely or unlikely
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading English comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Bad translation
LAM - Listening Chunk Bingo
LAM - Narrow Listening Find the French for (audio included)
LAM - Narrow Listening Find someone who (audio included)
LAM - Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included)
Production : Translation
Production: Rewrite sentences in correct order
Production : Tripled Structured Paragraph wiriting
Grammar tasks on Reflexive verbs (all persons)
Sentence stealer
Mind reader
Running dictation
Oral Ping Pong
No Snakes No Ladder
Full Circle
Picture description
Group composition
Creative writing
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Hobbies in the Present and Near future" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs MANGER, BOIRE, PRENDRE, JOUER, ALLER, FAIRE and PORTER in the present and near future tenses (je form) with full retrieval of THE previous 6 units.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Beat the teacher
Ghost time shadow reading
This or that
Gapped translation
Faulty translation
Unjumble the sentences
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Find someone who
Narrow Reading gapped translation
LAM - Find the mispronounced words Audio included
LAM - Find the intruders x3 texts Audio included
LAM - Fill in the missing words Audio included x3 texts Audio included
LAM - Find the correct translation AI video included
Production : Sentence Translation
Production : Narrow translation
Production: Sentence chaos
Production: Quelque chose
Grammar Table on verbs Aller, Faire, Jouer, Manger, Boire, Prendre, Porter in the present and near future
Grammar tasks to practice x5
Sentence stealer
One pen one die
Oral Ping Pong Regular
Oran Ping Pong Super Challenge
Full circle
No Snakes No Ladders
Picture description
Group composition
one for all and all for one
Pull the switch / Parallel dialogue (Regular)
Pull the switch / Parallel dialogue (Extended challenge )
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*Please ensure you download all files onto your device one you have purchased the Bundle, as the Bundle may be ended at any point.
Each unit covers the full MARS EARS cycle based on EPI, and has enough material for 6-8 lessons depending on curriculum time. This is based on 2 lessons a week and has been designed to cover a full academic year.
The units included are the ones below:
Year 8 Unit 10: FRENCH: Talk about future holidays (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 9: FRENCH: Talk about what I do and how often + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 8: FRENCH: Where I live + Rooms in my house + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 7: FRENCH: Talk about daily routine + Telling the time + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 5: FRENCH: Talk about hobbies + Whether + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 4: FRENCH: Talk about hobbies (Jugar / Hacer / Ir) + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 3: FRENCH: Talk about clothes you wear (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 2 FRENCH: Talk about food you eat / drink / have (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 1 FRENCH: Talk about food you like / dislike + why + Year 7 retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about one’s daily routine and telling the time" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also includes full retrieval of the previous 6 units and some year 7 content. It covers this unit in the Present tense and Near future.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
Modelling of Present tense:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Finish my word
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
Ghost time shadow reading
Spot the foreign sounds
Multiple choice quiz
Gapped translation
Unjumble the sentences
Modelling of Near future tense:
This or that
Find the missing word
Narrow reading: Find the French For
Narrow Reading: Find someone who
Narrow Reading: gapped translation
LAM Sentence Bingo (no listening included)
Narrow Listening 1 (Present tense): Find the French for Audio included
Narrow Listening 1 (Present tense): Faulty translation Audio included
Narrow Listening 2 (Near future): Answer in English AI video included
Narrow Listening 2 (Near future): True or false AI video included
Narrow Listening 2 (Near future) Match the statements AI video included
LAM Spot the error AI video included
LAM Shadow reading
Production : Rock Climbing
Production : Triple paragraph writing (Present tense)
Production: Paragraph translation (Near future)
Grammar explanation on reflexive pronoun “me” (Present and Near future)
4x Grammar exercises present and near future
Sentence stealer
One pen one die
Mad dictation
Oral Ping pong (Present and near future)
Oral Communicative drills (Present and near future)
Plus vite ! (Present and near future)
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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