A compilation of reviews and pre-play announcements taken from social media. The aim is to stimulate conversation. How do students imagine a contemporary version of the play? Characters can be cut out and students can have a go at guessing who it is. They can also have a go at writing short tweets in a similar vein about the characters. A good way to enhance their vocab in terms of adjectives. The end slide shows that the situation for some women in various parts of the world has not improved at all.

A study of quotes from both characters and what others say about them

A gap filling exercise taken from the famous video ¡Qué difícil es hablar el español! The aim is to raise students’ awareness that there can be confusions. Further aim: to bring their attention to the wealth of Spanish-speaking cultures

Study of two characters- What they say about others, what others say about them. Quotes included.

The interest of those little texts is a) to save you some time and b) to be able to give one each to a class (there are 22 of them) and get the class to practise questions leading to such tasks such as “find a person who has one brother” etc… Various lengths to differentiate around your class.

Mostly images and names. Students can look for the ingredients, can be a cross-curricular experience.

An easy -due to use of cognates- worksheet about the hymn El violador en tu camino, a movement that started in Chile last year (2019). Can lead to various discussions. Lyrics of the LasTesis hymn are also included.

A revision lesson after doing object pronouns/ indirect object pronouns and the passive. Numerous examples provided.

These various prompts can be used as starters or whilst covering certain topics. Ideal at AS/ A Level but also appropriate for GCSE.

The idea is to tell students they now work for the Ministry of Immigration/ Foreign Affairs/ the Home office. They are given a fake country name and they have to decide what will be/ won’t be allowed immigration wise, what laws or rules will be in place. A list of 14 questions they have to decide upon. Designed for pair or group work then further discussion.

A bunch of resources to teach the topic of the Second World War/ The occupation at A Level French. Makes references to the series Un Village français set in the 2nd World War. Has vocabulary activities. This resource has been checked by a native French speaker for accuracy.

This worksheet shows students a step by step approach to extend their sentences and add more details.

A step by step approach to give this question the best possible answer. Mostly refers to food and refers to equivalent chapter in the Edexcel Spanish textbook. Applies to all exam boards, though.

This resource is based on the Studio 1 chapter on school. It starts with a couple of sentence builders using “on” and “je” It revises the time in French and is adapted to the lesson times in my school but can obviously be changed. Includes some l’/ le/la/les gap fill exercise and some multiple choice exercise based on the sentence builder. Suitable for Year 7 or as a revision tool in Year 8.

This package offers a number of resources that will enable you to teach adjectives and intensifiers in a meaningful context. Students will be expected to work towards a presentation on someone they find a good role model. GCSE preparation for giving opinions and reasons. Also teaches negative sentences.

This is an ideal CLIL lesson. Students love volcanoes. Geology has lots of cognates. You can use this PowerPoint as a simple exposure to culture and French geographical features (the volcanoes of the Puy de Dome), you can also use it when you want students to talk about a visit in the past or the future. The end slides allow you to tackle prices, ask for tickets, choose what you are going to eat etc…

Vocabulary in French (and checked by a native speaker) so that students can make recommendations to potential French-speaking tourists. Revision of intensifiers.

This is a list of 26 ideas that students can look at and put into practice every week until they start their AS course. These ideas can also continue AFTER they have started the Yr 12 course. Some make reference to various websites and others make reference to practical ideas that only require some thinking and a pen.

An end of topic (holidays, transport) project with clear suggestions.

A simple sentence builder about these topics. Will save you time putting one together.