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Secondary French teacher, rated Ofsted 'Outstanding' at KS3, KS4 and KS5. PGCE and NQT mentor. Regular CPD/Professional Learning leader. State and private sector experience.

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Secondary French teacher, rated Ofsted 'Outstanding' at KS3, KS4 and KS5. PGCE and NQT mentor. Regular CPD/Professional Learning leader. State and private sector experience.
Grammar - Tenses - Present tense (reflexive verbs)
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Grammar - Tenses - Present tense (reflexive verbs)

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Fantastic and very comprehensive resource covering all aspects of reflexive present tense formation. All animations and formatting ready to go. A huge time-saver! Powerpoint is 13 slides and can be adapted to suit all learners. Includes clear and concise explanations of reflexive verb conjugation and questions for students to gauge understanding. Perfect for mini-whiteboard activities. Differentiated to help LA access translation questions. Two reading texts at end of presentation (easily printable as worksheets) for students to spot reflexive verbs. Linked to daily routine / school life. Excellent for introduction at KS2 / KS3 to conjugation and for revision and further practice at KS4.
Lesson PowerPoint - La méteo
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Lesson PowerPoint - La méteo

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Fabulous and very comprehensive resource that can be used for one or a series of lessons. 45 slides in total. Introduces all main types of weather with images, and a series of activities designed to build learner confidence and use of new language. Activities include: * Large images with text for students to repeat after teacher. * Differentiated tables with weather phrases (Option 1 to draw lines between French and English translations, Option 2 to match French weather phrases to images and add in English). * Dice game to practice pronunciation. * Pass-the-parcel team game to improve memory recall. * Listening activity (again differentiated with two options). * Speaking activity - Think, pair, share to describe weather in different parts of France. Excellent cultural link through geography of France and where different cities are situated. Could easily be developed into a research project with different types of weather in these places across the year and how they compare to home. * Writing activity - Preparing own weather forecast (again differentiated with scaffold for learners who require). * Speaking / presenting activity - Students present their weather forecasts to class. * Review / Plenary triangle - Students reflect on their own learning by noting down three things that they knew already but now better understand, 2 new things they learned during lesson and one thing they need to find out more about. Fully animated with all answers and explanations for each activity under relevant slides. Huge time saver and great fun to teach!
Crossword and wordsearch - Education (School)
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Crossword and wordsearch - Education (School)

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Excellent crossword and word-search, both perfect as lesson starters or as individual activities after a starter to lead into more detailed comprehension tasks. Word-search links to school subjects and crossword to wider school vocabulary including opinions. Can be differentiated with dictionary support / as Think-Pair-Share activity. Successfully used at KS3 and KS4. Word-search would also work brilliantly with KS2.
Lesson PowerPoint - Le Café Français Role-play
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Lesson PowerPoint - Le Café Français Role-play

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A lesson building on food and drink vocabulary, asking students to create their own role-play in Le Café Français! Fully animated with all answers and step-by-step approach through different activities. Full example of role-play given for students to build on. A great lesson, especially if you can provide your class with some props (aprons, plastic food, paper plates, something small to dress up in)!
French Classroom Language
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French Classroom Language

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An excellent resource, with two tables of French Classroom Language to encourage target-language use during lessons. Makes a huge difference! Two sides of A4 in total, covering day-to-day language alongside months of the year, days of the week, greetings, numbers and articles. A great time saver!
Lesson PowerPoint - Grammar - The Simple Future Tense and Negatives
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Lesson PowerPoint - Grammar - The Simple Future Tense and Negatives

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Excellent nine-slide presentation with explanations of how to form the simple future tense, and use negative expressions. Explanations are followed by model examples of how to use each construction and then questions with answers for students to try. A 'Puissance 4' (Connect 4) game is the last slide, asking students to translate short phrases or conjugate verbs into the simple future tense to review their learning. The hard work is done for you! Can easily be adapted and slotted in to a full lesson, or used exactly as is. Interesting and engaging presentation. Differentiated and fully animated with images.
Plenary Triangle Templates
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Plenary Triangle Templates

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A set of seven plenary triangles to use with students to review learning. Offers a great insight into areas of confidence and understanding and next steps in their eyes. Can be used with post-its and stuck onto the board before students leave, noted into books or onto whiteboards (a question at a time works well), or orally as a think-pair-share to get feedback. Really helpful to inform planning, especially with challenging topics.
Expo 1 - Dans mon sac
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Expo 1 - Dans mon sac

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Great lesson, teaching school objects to beginners. Based on Expo 1 French 'Dans mon sac' spread, but can be used for any age group. Starter asks students to translate as many objects as they can in time limit, with a dictionary. Emphasis on independent learning. Challenge is to add extra school objects that aren't on the list. Students then repeat vocabulary, followed by 'Qu'est-ce-que c'est' game, in pairs and then as a class to win points. Reading activity follows, matching the descriptions of school bags to the right pictures. Speaking activity with dice is next and a writing activity to finish. Scaffold provided for LA. Pictionary game to review learning - always great fun!
French New Year Traditions - KS3+KS4 -  Full lesson - Worksheet and Answers
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French New Year Traditions - KS3+KS4 - Full lesson - Worksheet and Answers

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Excellent resource, fully differentiated, focusing on French New Year customs and traditions. Text is taken from an article online (link on document) and has been simplified and split into six paragraphs for ease of translation and discussion. Fully differentiated with a Challenge extension question to extend HA learners - further researching 'La Galette des Rois'. Over a page of vocabulary, split into paragraphs to support LA. A series of questions in English link to the article, with paragraph numbers in brackets to direct learners who require support to the right paragraph. Can easily be deleted to extend challenge if required. Suitable for HA KS3 and KS4. Great fun to teach!
Expo 1 - Bonjour!
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Expo 1 - Bonjour!

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Full lesson, linking to Unit 1.1 of Expo 1 - 'C'est parti: Bonjour'. Lesson covers meeting people, using the pronouns 'je' and 'tu' (and 'vous' as an extension), a wide range of greetings (hello, hi, goodbye, see you soon, have a lovely day etc.) and ways to ask how people are and respond to the question. Lots of speaking, mini whiteboard activities, pairs, 'Splat', a dice activity and a 'Spin the Wheel' game at the end of the lesson to consolidate learning. Fully animated with notes under each slide for teacher. Lesson PowerPoint, pairs game and worksheet included in download. Great fun to teach!
Expo 3 (Rouge) - Je suis malade
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Expo 3 (Rouge) - Je suis malade

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Great lesson, linked to Expo 3 (Rouge) 'Je suis malade' spread, Unit 3.1. Fully differentiated with all answers and animations. Perfect as one or two lessons depending on ability of group. Starter activity asks students to label body parts, followed by a translation activity with different French phrases. Mini whiteboard activity follows, then a game of Lotto to consolidate vocabulary. Listening activity has four Voki characters and differentiated grids for answers. Speaking activity is a quick game and is followed by a reading text with questions. Vocabulary to support LA and a 'Challenge' option for HA linked to colloquial language and negatives are provided. The final activity, a written task, gives clear Success Criteria with sentence starters and a 'Want more?' option. Lesson finishes with two slides set up for 'Splat' review game. Great fun to teach!
Facebook Display - Profile template
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Facebook Display - Profile template

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French Facebook Profile template. Excellent resource, perfect for students to display information about themselves. Can be printed and used as a worksheet or worked on electronically and printed for a great display. Set up for KS2 / KS3 'Je me présente' module but can easily be adapted. Used successfully with KS4 to discuss healthy lifestyles and KS5 to display opinions on global warming and environmental challenges. A huge time saver!
AQA French GCSE - Exam Factsheet and Overview
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AQA French GCSE - Exam Factsheet and Overview

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A great resource, clearly explaining the topics studied over the course of the French GCSE and the format of the upcoming exams with a detailed breakdown for the Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing papers. Information includes the length of each exam, the question styles and number of marks available. The GCSE qualifications from 1-9 are also explained in a user-friendly format. Colourful pictures of France, easy to read and informative! A great time-saver! Perfect for students and parents.
French Cultural Lesson Bundle - Mystery Countries, Nandos Takeaway Menu , Project Research Sheet
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French Cultural Lesson Bundle - Mystery Countries, Nandos Takeaway Menu , Project Research Sheet

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A brilliant bundle, encouraging higher-order thinking skills and independent learning. Lessons are fabulous to teach and enourage students to identify mystery TL-speaking countries from a series of activities and clues (food, geography, music etc.). Nandos Takeaway Menu asks students to pick their own mini topics from a series of increasingly challenging options, giving them ownership. My most popular lessons!
Grammar - Tenses - Present tense (er, ir, re)
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Grammar - Tenses - Present tense (er, ir, re)

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Fantastic and very comprehensive resource covering all aspects of present tense formation with er, ir and re verbs. All animations and formatting ready to go. A huge time-saver! Powerpoint is 27 slides and can be adapted to suit all learners. Includes clear and concise explanations of conjugation of each verb type and questions to gauge understanding. Perfect for mini-whiteboard activities. Differentiated to help LA access translation questions. Excellent for introduction at KS2 / KS3 to conjugation and for revision and further practice at KS4.
Grammar Bundle - Adjectives, Adverbs, Après avoir + Après être, Asking questions
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Grammar Bundle - Adjectives, Adverbs, Après avoir + Après être, Asking questions

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Comprehensive grammar bundle, suitable for HA KS2 - KS4. All formatting, animations and answers in place. Templates (tables, whiteboard activities) easily adaptable, huge time-saver! Designed to be used to explain concepts alongside other exercises in class. 1. Adjectives - 11 slides - Emphasis on describing teachers (School and Education module) although easily adapted. Introduces concept of masculine and feminine, adjectives before the noun (BAGS) and includes differentiated whiteboard activity. 2. Adverbs - 5 slides - Introduces concept in English and in French through celebrity 'Twitter' feeds (classtools.net). Matching table exercise and word fan task on last slides. 3. Après avoir + Après être - 3 slides - Introduces après avoir and après être. Example sentences and translations. Excellent 'A*' GCSE phrase, also great to extend HA KS3. 'Jeu de furet' (Pass the Parcel) game at end. 4. Asking questions - 3 slides - Linked to school and education but easily adapted. Introduces the three ways to ask questions in French, with an oral exercise as the last task.
Grammar Bundle - Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns, Dont, Impersonal verbs, Indirect Object Pronou
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Grammar Bundle - Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns, Dont, Impersonal verbs, Indirect Object Pronou

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Excellent grammar bundle, covering KS4 and KS5 key grammar topics. Also great for HA KS3. Differentiated with clear explanations and student translation activities. Easily adaptable to suit group, very time-saving! 1. Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns - 6 slides - Very comprehensive explanation of DOP and IDOPs, with lots of examples and practice for students. 2. Dont - 1 slide - Clear and concise explanation, giving students example sentences and asking them to work on how it is translated. 3. Impersonal verbs - 2 slides - Clear and concise explanation over full slide of impersonal verbs. Full slide of questions for students to translate, great as a printed worksheet or as a whiteboard activity. 4. Indirect Object Pronound (AS) - 4 slides - A deeper explanation of IDOP, suitable for KS5 learners or high-ability KS4 learners. Includes prounoun flag.
Grammar Bundle - Common infintives, Comparatives, Depuis + ça fait que, Depuis
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Grammar Bundle - Common infintives, Comparatives, Depuis + ça fait que, Depuis

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Excellent grammar bundle covering key concepts of KS3 and KS4 syllabi. All animations, formatting and answers ready to go. Easily adaptable for any year group. A real time saver! 1. Common infinitives - 3 slides - Covers key verbs in French and past participles of both avoir and être. Asks students to categorise verbs and to work out rules for endings in perfect tense. 2. Comparatives - 9 slides - Uses films to introduce concept of 'plus/moins/aussi...que'. Example sentences and translation. Whiteboard activity, differentiated to support LA with key words at top of slides. Task linked to watching of 'Minions' film trailer in French. Students asked to use language in own sentences following trailer. 3. Depuis and ça fait que - 7 slides - Comprehensive explanation of two conjunctions and whiteboard activity across six slides, differentiated to help LA learners with key words at top of slide. Students must decide which phrase to use and why, 4. Depuis - 4 slides - Precedes activity with 'ça fait que'. Explanation of when to use and mini-whiteboard translation. Easily adaptable and suitable for all ages.
Work and Education Bundle - Opinions on School Uniform, School Rules and Chores
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Work and Education Bundle - Opinions on School Uniform, School Rules and Chores

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A bundle of five slides, linked to the Work and Education module of the GCSE course. The first slide is a poster of rules from a French school. Students are asked to translate as many as possible a given time limit. Challenge is to think of any others that are not mentioned that students would expect to see in their own school. Forms a good basis for cultural discussion (for example in terms of uniform or how rules are phrased). The second slide presents two tables (24 items of vocabulary), drawing links between rules and uniform. The conditional tense is introduced alongside negatives and could easily be extended to forming the conditional and other negative forms. The third slide introduces positive and negative opinions about uniform, asking students to translate and categorise those given before forming their own for a debate / discussion on the fourth slide. The fifth slide lists excuses regarding household chores, asking students to translate those given and think of their own.
AQA New Italian GCSE (Specification 8633) - Student Factsheet
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AQA New Italian GCSE (Specification 8633) - Student Factsheet

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A great resource, outlining the new AQA Italian GCSE as a simple Factsheet. Very useful for students as an introduction to the course. Also used with excellent feedback at Open Evenings to provide further information (from the AQA website) for students, Parents and Carers, and for staff within the department alongside the new Specification. Suitable for Foundation and Higher tiers. A huge time-saver! The Factsheet provides information about the advantages of studying Italian at GCSE level, alongside answers to the following questions: 1. What will I study? (Core themes and sub-topics.) 2. How will I be assessed? (Information on the four exam papers, the length of the exams, the marks awarded and the types of questions.) 3. When will I take my exams? 4. How do GCSE grades 1-9 work? The Factsheet is attractively and simply presented with photographs and images. A space for Student reflection is provided at the end of the document, as well as the link to the AQA Specification at a Glance for further information.