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MFL resources you can trust! Where? Here...in Polly Glott's Shop... I have shared my eye-catching, creative resources - already made and trialled - often with built-in differentiation to make your day a little easier. I have over twenty years MFL teaching experience in the classroom, so download my ready-made worksheets, packs and presentations to even out that work-life balance!
If you're browsing the shop, try typing in "French" or "Spanish" to find resources in that language.
French Personal Information
Snakes and Ladders game.
Vocabulary covered:
name
age
numbers to 100
personal qualities and faults
alphabet
first and third person singular of avoir and être
hair/eyes
comment dit-on / qu’est-ce que c’est / anglais/français/il, elle est comment/et/mais/pour avancer/conte/décris/quelles sont/
Should help with speaking. Perhaps put help on the whiteboard (e.g. comment dit-on if the learners are not familiar with it).
I’ve put a PPT version here as well so you could play it as a class with it on the IWB.
Viva 1 Module 1 U1-5 Mi Vida
Spanish Snakes and Ladders Game
Viva 1 Module 1 consolidation
A lively and interactive Spanish game for your young learners to use their Viva 1 Module 1 language. Involves vocabulary recall and translation Spanish-English, English-Spanish plus answering and asking questions.
Covers the topics in this unit as per the text book. It’s a good way to consolidate what they might have learnt in a fun way. Here’s a reminder of the framework/questions…
Saludos
¿Qué tipo de persona eres?
Mi pasión es
¿Tienes hermanos?
¿Cuántos años tienes?
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
¿Tienes mascotas?
Los colores
High-frequency words
Numbers
Colours
Apologies: noticed one word mistake in box 34. I’ll fix that as soon as I can… in the meantime, you can use it for learners to “find the mistake”!!
Viva 1 M1 U1.1-1.2
Board Game
A simple board game covering the Viva 1 Modules shown.
Learners work their way around the board - dice needed! - from start to finish by stating the correct answers on each square. There are questions from the units to answer in Spanish and simple vocabulary translations into English.
Vocab’ covered:
fenomenal/bien/regular/fatal/genial/estupendo
mi héroe es
sincero/a
tímido/a
tranquilo/a
divertido/a
tonto/a
serio/a
simpático/a
generoso/a
soy/eres/es
(no) soy
vivo en
¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Dónde vives?
¿Qué tal?
¿Qué tipo de persona eres?
French LES PASSE-TEMPS/LES LOISIRS (hobbies)
No prep’ for you!
Studio1 Module3 support booklet
or standalone French free time booklet as vocab’ included
Here’s a summary of what you get:
A 47 page booklet
20 activity pages for your learners
Comprehensive bilingual vocabulary list
Answers for all sheets (except longer writing task)
This booklet is based on vocabulary from Studio 1 Module 3 but would work well as a stand-alone booklet for revision or cover as the vocabulary is included. Alternatively, you as the teacher could print sheets as starter activities or homework.
Here are other hobbies resources I have made:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/passe-temps-pr-f-r-11548796
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/les-passe-temps-11554898
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sondage-les-passe-temps-11498567
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quel-est-ton-passe-temps-pr-f-r-11554918
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/les-passe-temps-activit-s-en-groupes-11502927
Here’s the vocabulary included in this distance learning pack:
Les ordinateurs et les portables
Qu’est-ce que tu fais …
avec ton ordinateur?
avec ton portable?
Je joue.
Je surfe sur Internet.
Je tchatte sur MSN.
Je regarde des clips vidéo.
Je télécharge de la musique.
J’envoie des SMS.
Je parle avec mes ami(e)s/mes copains/mes copines.
J’envoie des e-mails.
La fréquence
quelquefois
souvent
tous les jours
tous les soirs
tout le temps
de temps en temps
une fois par semaine
deux fois par semaine
Le sport
Je joue …
au basket
au billard
au foot(ball)
au hockey
au rugby
au tennis
au tennis de table/au ping-pong
au volleyball
à la pétanque/aux boules
sur la wii
Tu es sportif/sportive?
Je suis (assez) sportif/sportive.
Je ne suis pas (très) sportif/sportive.
Mon sportif/Ma sportive préféré(e) est
Qu’est-ce que tu fais?
Je fais du judo.
Je fais du parkour.
Je fais du patin à glace.
Je fais du roller.
Je fais du skate.
Je fais du vélo.
Je fais de la danse.
Je fais de la gymnastique
Je fais de la natation.
Je fais de l’équitation.
Je fais des promenades.
Quand?
en été
en hiver
quand il fait beau
quand il fait chaud
quand il pleut
quand il fait froid
Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?
le soir/le weekend
le samedi matin/après-midi/soir
J’aime …
… retrouver mes amis en ville.
… regarder la télévision (la télé).
… jouer sur ma PlayStation.
… écouter de la musique.
… faire les magasins.
… faire du sport.
… jouer au football.
… traîner avec mes copains.
… téléphoner à mes copines.
Qu’est-ce qu’ils font?
Il fait de la lutte.
Elle fait du jogging.
Elle a gagné le match.
Il est champion régional.
Elle s’entraîne (trois) fois par semaine.
Ils font de la musculation.
Elles écoutent de la musique.
Ils jouent au foot.
Elles regardent la télé.
Ils sont des clowns.
Elles aiment le R&B.
Les mots essentiels
sur
en (été)
quand
tout/toute/tous/toutes
par (deux fois par semaine)
d’habitude
d’abord
ensuite
puis
French Personal Information ID Cards
An engaging, fun 60 page resource (including cover pages, TOU and instructions)
lots of activity pages for your learners which you can assign carefully according to ability, based on reading and writing skills
Each page has jolly Christmas characters. We use their ‘cartes d’identité’ to discover lots about them and then use it as a basis for 1st person and/or 3rd person writing using personal information.
Vocabulary is based on simple personal information but learners may need a little research on some items (e.g. beignets)
Language covered:
first name/last name/birthday (number/month)/where they live/siblings/pets/likes and dislikes
This Distance Learning Pack can be used from home but equally would work well as printables for consolidation or revision of personal information. It could be used for cover lessons if you as the class teacher have already covered the basics. Alternatively, you as the teacher could print or assign sheets as bell tasks or homework.
Answers are included
The first 6 cards are in colour, then they are repeated in black and white. There are also A5 versions. You could print and laminate the A5 ones and use them as permanent resources and perhaps use them in conjunction with the question sheets.
Further development: Once learners have filled in their own carte d’identité they could use 3rd person to write about a classmate.
La Maison
A French group activity to help describe your house.
Décrit sa maison
How does it work?
First, give everyone a copy of the text.
Learners start by filling in the literacy sheet on this.
Next, randomly give out the pictures which you (of course in all that spare time you’ve got…) have printed and cut up.
Learners then use the text as a basis for writing by working as a group. They can then present their writing to the class at the end. The class try to work out which property they have described and give reasons why.
Alternatively… not in the mood for group work? Give each learner a picture to do the writing individually. Or even in pairs! Bon courage…
A "Tarsia" game. You'll need to install "Tarsia" first. Then pupils match up the English and French phrases into a shape. You can tell them the shape to help them!
Easter Semana Santa
For learners of Spanish, containing Easter vocabulary and personal information.
An Easter card game plus further activities. With Easter words thrown in, you may get away with using this in your lessons to bring in Easter vocabulary! A card game gets you started and further activities for reading/writing/speaking are explained on the last sheet.
A three lesson (or more!) project for end of Year 7. Pupils are to produce a booklet aimed at the next year's year 7s to explain what they've learnt themselves throughout the year. An eye-opening, often fun activity: you'll see what they remember - or not - and where gaps are etc. Useful also for cover in the summer term!
A three lesson (or more!) project for end of Year 7. Pupils are to produce a booklet aimed at the next year's year 7s to explain what they've learnt themselves throughout the year. An eye-opening, often fun activity: you'll see what they remember - or not - and where gaps are etc. Useful also for cover in the summer term!
A log for pupils to note when they use TL (French) in the classroom. They monitor and tell you when they've achieved a reward which you can tailor to your own school's rewards system.