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Señora Renouf's French & Spanish Resources

I did my undergraduate degree in French and Spanish at the University of Cambridge and my PGCE at King's College, London. I teach French and Spanish from KS3 to KS5. When starting out I realised that there weren't many high-quality resources available to download or available at my school so I spent hours and hours creating my own! I'd love to share them with you. There are lots of engaging games and AFL activities available. Lots of my resources are geared towards the more able students.

I did my undergraduate degree in French and Spanish at the University of Cambridge and my PGCE at King's College, London. I teach French and Spanish from KS3 to KS5. When starting out I realised that there weren't many high-quality resources available to download or available at my school so I spent hours and hours creating my own! I'd love to share them with you. There are lots of engaging games and AFL activities available. Lots of my resources are geared towards the more able students.
Spanish past tense leisure activities lesson
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Spanish past tense leisure activities lesson

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Lesson on Spanish leisure activities in preterit tense. 9 activities are presented in preterit tense. Engaging game is provided (full instructions on slide - version of card game ‘cheat’ including printable cards on ppt slide) to help students practise saying sentences accurately from memory. Plenary team game.
Spanish pocket money and chores lesson 2
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Spanish pocket money and chores lesson 2

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Suitable for a higher-ability GCSE group. Introduces vocabulary for items students might buy with their pocket money then builds these into complex sentences through activities. Also introduces the set phrases: ‘si tuviera mucho dinero’ and ‘compraría’.
Spanish imperfect tense weather + leisure
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Spanish imperfect tense weather + leisure

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Lesson to introduce Spanish weather phrases in imperfect tense. These are then incorporated into complex sentences about leisure/ free time activities - activity to show students how to make sentences more and more complex. Speaking activity, writing activity and plenary game (full instructions on slide notes).
GCSE Spanish world problems lesson- intro
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GCSE Spanish world problems lesson- intro

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GCSE Spanish lesson to introduce vocabulary for world problems. Suitable for middle to high ability group. Includes images to introduce vocabulary e.g. el cambio climático, la guerra, el paro. There is then a whole class team game to embed the vocabulary. Full instructions are on the slide. The slide on the board can be printed and handed out as a vocab sheet to glue into books. There is then a pair game to model putting the vocabulary into high level opinion sentences e.g. pienso que el problema más grave hoy en día es el paro porque en mi opinión afecta a muchas personas. This game uses set phrases to build up their familiarity with the vocab. The lesson then introduces the set phrases ‘lo que más/ menos me preocupa es…’ and there is a translation activity to practise this.
GCSE Spanish what there is in my town/ en mi pueblo hay
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GCSE Spanish what there is in my town/ en mi pueblo hay

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GCSE Spanish lesson on what there is in students’ towns/ en mi pueblo. Includes vocab revision on places in town, identifying what there is to do for different groups of people (families, older people etc.) and reading practise on the topic. Suitable for a higher ability group. Starter reading activity to revise KS3 vocabulary on places in town. Vocab list that can be printed and glued into books (places in town) and slides with images to model how to put these into sentences about what there is for different groups of people. Introduction to the higher level phrase me habría gustado + infinitive with examples relevant to the topic. This can be left out for lower ability groups. Reading text which can be used as a model text for writing, which can be set for homework. True/ false activity and list of things to find that make the text an example of ‘what a good one looks like’.
KS3 Spanish future tense ir & places in town
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KS3 Spanish future tense ir & places in town

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Lesson suitable for a medium/ high ability KS3 Spanish class. This lesson revises ir in the present tense and places in town before introducing the easy future tense (voy a ir). There may be enough material for two lessons. The lesson has a class game (treasure/ pirate - full instructions on ppt slide notes) to revise places in town and ir in the present tense. There is also a trap door sentences game to revise giving opinions about places in town (instructions provided in slide notes). The future tense is introduced and sentences are practised with a battleships game (2x grids included - one for medium ability, one for high ability). These are then extended by adding time phrases. There is a reading text and activity (find all the elements that make this text good). This text could be used as a model text for a writing activity/ homework. The text is suitable for a high ability class but details could be taken out to make it easier. There is a whole class plenary game (same pirate/ treasure game but this time using the future tense).
Spanish earning pocket money through chores
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Spanish earning pocket money through chores

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Lesson for higher-ability group about how much pocket money they receive and how they earn it (through chores/ helping around the house). We revise numbers, start to write structured sentences around ‘If I do X, I receive Y’, Translation activity with answers and class plenary game included.
Introduction to Spanish preterit tense lesson
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Introduction to Spanish preterit tense lesson

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Introduction to Spanish preterit tense - regular verbs only. Verbs introduced through ‘petal endings’ - these slides can be printed as handouts. Gap fill activity and games to practise are included with full instructions in slide notes. Dice game and engaging whole-class team game included - excellent for AFL.
Spanish GCSE technology lesson
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Spanish GCSE technology lesson

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Lesson to introduce Spanish GCSE technology phrases in the infinitive to use when giving opinions. Two games are included with instructions in slide notes (version of card game ‘cheat’ to practise the vocabulary and a plenary game).
Free time/ sports present tense lessons French
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Free time/ sports present tense lessons French

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2x lessons in one powerpoint revising sports/ leisure activities, introducing the present tense for -er verbs in French and practising reading and writing skills. In the first lesson there are 2 short activities to revise sports vocabulary (slap the board and put spaces back into sentences). The present tense of -er verbs is introduced through petal endings and there is a gap fill to practise. In the second lesson, students revise present tense endings for -er verbs in French. There is an excellent whole-class game perfect for AFL to practise the verb endings (full instructions in slide notes) - the class is split into 2 teams and students have to stand up and beat the other team when it’s their turn to answer. There is a short activity with the verbs in sentences and then a reading and writing task. There is also a plenary game at the end (instructions in ppt - pirate/ treasure).
Transport vocabulary lesson - French
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Transport vocabulary lesson - French

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A lesson to introduce vocabulary for forms of transport in French. There are three slides to revise directions to places in town in French including a speaking activity with a map and a short writing activity. 9 forms of transport are introduced in French there are 5 slides with 5 quick games to practise recognising and using transport vocabulary in present tense sentences (colour sentences, bomb sentences, a dice game, slap the board and find the treasure). Translation activity with answers and plenary game included. All games are fully explained in the slide notes.
Transport opinions lesson - French
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Transport opinions lesson - French

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A lesson on giving opinions on transport and giving reasons for using different forms of transport in French. There might be enough content in the powerpoint for two lessons and it is suitable for a higher ability KS3 class. There is an interactive noughts and crosses game for the board to revise transport vocabulary. The teacher then introduces adjectives such as lent/ rapide to give reasons for opinions on transport. There are two short writing activities and a reading activity (model text) as well as a plenary game (treasure/ pirate - full instructions for all games/ activities are in the slide notes). The reading activity is A/B paired reading where students take it in turns to read sections of the text that their partner is missing. Students need to write in what they hear when there is a gap in their text - excellent speaking/ listening practice. A/B texts and answers on the ppt provided.
KS3 French leisure + future tense lesson
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KS3 French leisure + future tense lesson

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A lesson to revise free time activities and introduce the easy future tense in French. Suitable for a medium-high ability KS3 class. Students revise free time activities in the infinitive through a ‘track the code’ activity. They fill in a vocabulary grid from answers stuck up around the room and find a code word in the process. All resources provided and full instructions given in ppt slide notes. The easy future tense is introduced and there are 2 games to practise future tense sentences (full instructions in ppt slide notes - colour sentences and bomb sentences). There is a translation activity and a plenary team game (full instructions provided).
GCSE Spanish opinions on teachers/ los profesores
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GCSE Spanish opinions on teachers/ los profesores

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GCSE Spanish lesson on giving opinions on teachers. Suitable for a higher ability group. Includes vocabulary, several speaking and listening activities and an introduction to comparisons (más que/ menos que) as part of giving opinions. Full instructions for all activities are in the notes section for each ppt slide. Class dominoes time trial game to revise school subjects vocabulary as a starter. Brainstorm adjectives to describe people. Introduce higher level vocabulary to describe teachers. Slide can be printed as a vocab list to be glued in. Correct common mistakes made when giving opinions (agreement etc.). Introduce more than/ less than and activity to practise this in the context of giving opinions about teachers e.g. Pienso que mi profesor de geografía es más inteligente que mi profesor de francés. Scaffolded 20 questions game to practise speaking and listening while describing teachers. Trap door sentences game to ensure students have a model sentence in their books and to facilitate more speaking and listening practice. Timed plenary speaking activity.
Spanish GCSE opinions about chores/ helping at home
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Spanish GCSE opinions about chores/ helping at home

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Lesson suitable for higher ability group. Revises building sentences about chores and moves on to opinions about chores/ helping around the house. Starting to talk about what others do around the house is also included. Engaging activities included: hot seat game (could also be used as a plenary) trap door sentences game unjumble dictation (teacher and student grids provided) Model text to support writing/ homework Instructions for games are provided in notes on slides
GCSE Spanish chores in 3 tenses
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GCSE Spanish chores in 3 tenses

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Lesson for higher ability group about chores in past, present and future tenses using the set phrases tuve que, tengo que and voy a + infinitive. The lesson revises present tense sentences around what people do around the house and their opinions (unjumble dictation - grids and instructions provided). Model text activity and plenary game included.
GCSE Spanish - chores/ helping at home lesson
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GCSE Spanish - chores/ helping at home lesson

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Lesson suitable for a GCSE class. Introduces phrases for helping around the house in the infinitive and present tense. Builds up to writing sentences including weather phrases and frequencies. Includes engaging activities and 2 games with instructions in the slide notes (battleships and a plenary speaking game).
Present tense aller 2x lessons French
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Present tense aller 2x lessons French

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Two lessons in this powerpoint introducing aller in the present tense and building sentences about where students go (places in town revision). Includes: beetle game battleships game reading activity structured dictation activity plenary class game Instructions for games are provided in slide notes and print outs are included.
GCSE Spanish class dominoes
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GCSE Spanish class dominoes

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Perfect class game for revision or a starter. These sets of dominoes are suitable for top set as they include a range of tenses and complex structures. My students love this game as they play against the clock and you can use the same set several times to see if they can beat their own time. Cut up the dominoes in advance of the class and shuffle them. Each student is given a domino with one English sentence followed by a non-matching Spanish sentence. Differentiation: the dominoes with * at the beginning of the Spanish sentences are the hardest ones for the most able. You could also give the most able more than one domino. Give students a couple of minutes to work out what their Spanish sentence means. They can confer and use their books. The teacher starts the time and reads out the first domino with the *** and English sentence only. The person with the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out the Spanish followed by the next English sentence. Whoever has the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out their domino until someone reads out the last domino with the same English sentence as the teacher’s domino. You can then swap the dominoes and do the same activity again to see if the class can beat their time. You could record the times and see if one class can do it faster than another class.