This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This unit of work also recycles the previous nine units I have uploaded so far (as labelled, 1-9)
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Find the French in the text
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: spot the 12 mistakes in the English translation
Listening: Find the French equivalent (audio included)
Listening: Asnwer the questions in English (audio included)
Listening: Listen to the text and fill in the gaps (audio included)
Listening: Spot the error/Faulty transcript (audio included)
Listening: Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included)
Listening: Jigsaw listening (audio included)
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar task
Faulty translation
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Full circle
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one for all
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Technology in every day life” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense, present participle and perfect tense.
This sequence should be enough for 8-11 lessons, depending on individual schools’ timetable.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Sentence match (reading and LAM)
Find the error in my Spanish sentence
Write the missing letters
Sentence puzzle
Multiple choice quiz
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Find the missing words (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Structured production (Structured paragraphs to write)
Disappearing texts (6 levels)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
One pen one di
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Ladder writing
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing where I live" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous three Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02 & 03).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Sentence match
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Gapped translation
Map: True or False
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Faulty transcript
Bad translation
Delayed copying
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Mad dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Healthy Living” and recycles the perfect tense in the context of food, as well as the present and near future, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also introduces the SI CLAUSE (Si + imparfait + conditionnel). =)
More effective if used after units 21 & 22 previously uploaded =)
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
Find the missing word in the sentences
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Find the intruder in each sentence
Vrai ou faux
Mind readers in pairs
Find the missing word in each sentence and write in on your whiteboard
Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Naerow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Listen to the text in French and reorganise the translation chronologically (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM)
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Oral ping pong
Structure production: Delayed copying
Expansion: Sentence Builder on Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Grammar explanation Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Fast and Furious Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Sentence Stealer Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Autonomy-Routinisation: Dictogloss
Autonomy-Routinisation: Chain reaction
Spontaneity: 130-140 word paragraph writing
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Flip presentation
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "School Subjects (Likes and dislikes + why” in the present tense and the imperfect, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Faulty Echo
Whiteboard sentence translations
This or that
Sentence match
Positif ou négatif ?
Quiz
Sentence puzzle
Complete with an appropriate word/ phrase
Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read)
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Correct the English translation
Listening Bingo
Listen to the text and Tick / Cross the words you hear / do not hear (LAM)
Listen and correct the statements in French (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM)
Structured production: Tangled Translation
Structured production: One pen one di
Structured production: Delayed dictation
Structured production: Sentence stealer
Expansion: Same Sentence Builder converted into the Imperfect
Expansion: Grammar explanation / recap on Imperfect
Expansion: Whiteboard translaiton on Imperfect through new Sentence Builder
Expansion: Tangled translation (conjugation of verbs in Imperfect)
Expansion: Convert the sentences from present tense to Imperfect
Expansion: Choose between present tense and Imperfect
Spontaneity: Listen to the story and draw pictures, then retell story
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Spontaneous translation of paragraphs (no SB allowed)
Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous !
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing myself and others - Physical and personality descriptions" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous four Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03 & 04).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Faulty transcript LAM
Bad translation RAM
Gapped translation LAM
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Extensive grammar practice
Mind reading
Mad dictation
Picture 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: FRENCH: Talk about future holidays (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 8: FRENCH: Talk about what I do and how often + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 7: FRENCH: Where I live + Rooms in my house + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 6: 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 (Jouer / Faire / Aller) + 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 GCSE topic “Describe a typical day at school”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the previous seven units I have uploaded so far (as labeled 1-7).
Activities include:
white board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Put the actions in chronological order
Write the missing letters
Probable & Improbable
Gapped translation
Sentence puzzle
Reading tasks
Listening: Find the French for audio included
Listening: Listening to the text and correct the statements audio included
Listening: Correct the spelling/grammar mistakes audio included
Listening: Answer the questions in English audio included
Listening: Highlight the mispronounced words audio included
Listening: Write the missing words audio included
Listening: Les mots qui manquent & les mots en trop (LAM) audio included
structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar tasks
Sentence stealer
Faulty translation
Un stylo un dé
RETRIEVAL GRID
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Oral Ping Pong
Quelque Chose
NO SNAKES NO LADDERS
Full circle
Dictogloss
Act a story
Group compositions
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing hair and eyes" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous two Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 & 02).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Complete with the missing word
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Structured production translation sentences
Structured paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Running dictation
Un stylo un dé
Delayed dictation
Picture description
Group composition
Disappearing text
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about hobbies" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs Jouer, Faire and Aller with full retrieval of previous 3 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
Multiple choice quiz
Sentence match
This or that quiz
Break the flow
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Bad translation
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Tick or Cross (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Gapped translation (no listening included)
LAM Faulty transcript (no listening included)
LAM Shadow reading (no listening included)
Production : Jigsaw translation
Production : Narrow translation
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on “Jouer + sport / instruments”
Grammar explanation on “Faire + activities”
Running dictation
Sentence stealer
Photo description
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "My daily routine”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Includes modal verbs and near future.
This unit of work also recycles the previous five units I have uploaded so far (as labelled, 1-5).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
white board translations
Faulty echo
Multiple choice quiz
This or that?
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop
Gap fill
Word hunt parallel text
structured production (writing/translations)
Jigsaw translation task for structured production
Sentence stealer
Grammar tasks focusing on modal verbs
Sentence Puzzle
Faulty translation
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Oral Ping Pong
Staircase translation
Mad dictation
Plus vite !
Group composition
4,3,2 technique task
130-150 word paragraph writing
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Technology in every day life” in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense and preterite.
This sequence should be enough for 8-11 lessons, depending on individual schools’ timetable.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Sentence match (reading and LAM)
Find the error in my Spanish sentence
Write the missing letters
Sentence puzzle
Multiple choice quiz
Narrow Reading 1: Find the Spanish for (present)
Narrow Reading 1: True false (present)
Narrow Reading 1: FIll in the missing words/chunk (present)
Listening 1: Write the 14 missing words (audio included)
Listening 2: Write the 26 missing words (audio included)
Listening 3: LAM Spot the error (audio included)
Narrow Reading 2: Find the Spanish for (Past)
Narrow Reading 2: Gapped translation (Past)
Narrow Reading 2: Correct the mistakes in the English translation
Narrow Reading 2: Tick/Cross
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Find the missing words (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Structured production (Structured paragraphs to write)
Disappearing texts (6 levels)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Mad dictation audio included
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Ladder writing
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Updated 24.10.2023!
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about food you eat, drink and have" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs Manger, Boire and Prendre with the partitive articles.
It also recycles the content of unit 1, previously uploaded, as well as content from the year 7 Bundle (labelled 01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Finish my sentence
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
This or that quiz
Ghost time shadow reading
Spot the foreign sound
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Fill in table (comprehension task)
Narrow Reading Find someone who
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Find the French for
LAM Dichotomies
LAM Shadow reading
LAM Guess what comes next
Production : rock climbing
Production : mosaic translation
Production : tick and write
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on partitive articles + tasks
grammar explanation on verb prendre
tangled translation
One pen One di
Oral Ping Pong
Sentence stealer
Dictogloss
Pull the switch
One for all and all for one
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This powerpoint offers a full GCSE unit on the topic of “Saying what I do to help at home”, in SPANISH, and can cover 7-9 lessons. It applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and the EPI metholology by Gianfranco Conti. It also recycles content from the previous six Spanish units uploaded (labelled 1-6).
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Find the error in my sentences
Multiple choice translation
Probable or Improbable?
Write the missing letters
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Modal verbs conjugation task
Multiple choice quiz (LAM)
structured production (TANGLED Translation)
Sentence stealer
Sentence Puzzle
Faulty translation
Delayed copying
Grammar tasks on modal verb (positive and negative) and perfect tense
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
Running dictation
Mad dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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Updated to correct typos on 25th September 2023 =)
This powerpoint covers the KS2/KS3 topic “My name and my age" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Complete with the missing word
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Structured production translation sentences
Structured paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Running dictation
Un stylo un dé
Delayed dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "Post-16 Plans” in the present tense, imperfect, conditional, near future and simple future, and introduces the SI Clause (si + present + future) in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
More effective if used after Unit 24, previously uploaded =)
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
This or that
Spot my phonological error
Comment dit-on… in pairs
Find the intruder in each sentence
Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read)
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Fill in the gaps in the English translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and rearrange the English translation (LAM)
Listening 2: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM)
Listening 3: Listen and tick / cross the English equivalent
Listening 3: Listen and answer True or False (LAM)
Listening 3: Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM)
Structured production: Sentence Translation
Structured production: Narrow Translation
Structured production: Mind reading in pairs
Expansion: Grammar explanation on future tense
Expansion: Grammar explanation on si clause (si + present + future)
Expansion: Choose the correct verb form (focus on future tense)
Expansion:Choose the correct verb form with pronoun “je” (focus on future tense)
Expansion: You are the teacher: explain why the items underlined are wrong grammatically
Autonomy Routinisation : Pyramid translation
Autonomy Routinisation : Mad dictation
Autonomy Routinisation : Plus vite !
Spontaneity: 4,3,2 activity
Spontaneity: paragraph writing
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing myself and others - how I get on with my family" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous five Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03, 04 & 05).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Faulty translation
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Faulty transcript LAM
Mispronounced words LAM
MIssing words LAM
Bad translation RAM
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Group composition
Communicative drills
Find someone who
Auction someone out
Plus vite !
All for one and one for all
Vocab/Chunk test
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles content from the resource : FRENCH GCSE Resource - Les vacances (Part 1 - Past holidays) EPI / MARS EARS as well as content from all other units uploaded so far.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Sentence puzzle
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Les mots qui manquent & les mots en trop (LAM)
Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Jigsaw Listening (LAM)
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar task
Faulty translation
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one for all
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "Future Plans” predominantly in the Future Simple and Conditional Present.
NOTE: It also recycles the content of UNITS 21,22,23,24 & 25 and therefore incorporates the Imperfect / Passé Composé and SI CLAUSES. It is therefore better used if taught after the above mentioned units.
This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
Beat the teacher
This or that
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Complete the table
Gapped English / French task
Comment dit-on… in pairs
Find the intruder in each sentence
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Find the missing words in the English translation
Mini production: Guided translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and underline the mispronounced words (LAM) audio included
Listening 2, 3 & 4: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM) audio included
Listening 5, 6 & 7: Listen highlight all the intruders (LAM) audio included
Listening 8: Listen choose the correct translation for the text (LAM) audio included
Structured production: Sentence Translation in French
Structured production: Tangled Translation
Structured production: Sentence stealer
Structured production: Sentence chaos
Structure production: Quelque chose
Structure production: Find your match
Expansion: Grammar recap on future tense, conditional and SI clauses
Expansion: Choose between the conditional or future tenses
Expansion: Choose between the imperfect, conditional or future tenses
Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One di
Autonomy Routinisation : Disappearing text
Autonomy Routinisation : No snakes no ladders
Circle
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous
***Edited 27th January 2024 to add more EPI communicative tasks. =)
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This powerpoint offers a full GCSE unit, in FRENCH, on the topic of “Past/Future activities” and can cover 7-8 lessons. It applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and the EPI metholology.
Activities include:
white board translations
Faulty echo
Write the missing letters
Correct the English transcript
Sentence puzzle
Multiple choice quiz
Grammar / Conjugation task
Complete the hidden sentences
More grammar tasks
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
structured production (writing/translations)
One pen one dice (2 versions - 1 challenging and 1 differentiated)
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
No snakes no ladders
Surveys
Group composition
GCSE Paragraph writing
This unit of work also recycles the previous four units I have uploaded so far (as labelled).
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