This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day”, in SPANISH, and applies 3 tenses (perfect tense, near future, present indicative) throughout 71 slides. This sequence will cover 7-9 lessons on this topic, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This powerpoint also heavily recycles content from the previous 8 units I have uploaded so far, labelled 1-8.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Find the errors in the sentences
Match up task
Finish my sentence
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
LAM Spot the erros
LAM (Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales)
LAM Post-it Hunt
7 levels disappearing text
Narrow translation
Structured paragraph writing
2x Grammar conjugation tables across three tenses
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Pyramid translation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Pull the switch
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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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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "My daily routine”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Includes modal verbs, near future, and recycling of the perfect tense.
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)
The missing words and the extra words
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
Staircase translation
Listen and write a summary in English
Group composition
4,3,2 technique task
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe where you live and the furniture” in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers prepositions too and recycles content from the previous three Spanish resources uploaded, as labelled per number.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the Spanish for
Probable / Improbable
Multiple choice quiz
Faulty translation
Missing letter
True or false (picture based)
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Structured production (writing/translations/tangled translation)
Sentence stealer
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Disappearing text
Picture description
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about food you like/dislike and why" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous 10 Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Multiple Choice
This or that
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Gapped Translation
Narrow Listening Faulty Transcript
Structured Paragraph writing (recycling entire year 7 curriculum)
Grammar explanation on definite articles + tasks
Running dictation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Photo description
Group composition
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This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit on Physcial Activity, part of the “Expériences" theme, 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
Find the error in the sentence
This or that
Comment dit-on?
Reading and listening tasks - Text to Speech audio included
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Mini production - L1 -> L2 translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and rearrange the English translation chronologically
Listening 2: Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listening 3: Listen and answer VRAI ou FAUX
Listening 4: Listen to the text and answer the questions in French
Structure production: Bidirectional translation (BDT method)
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Oral Ping Pong
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Production écrite niveau NM (without SB) + model answer provided
This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit part of the “Human Ingenuity theme, 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
Find the error in the sentence
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Find the intruder in each sentence
Comment dit-on?
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio included - teacher to read)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in French
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Un stylo un dé
Expansion: Table of key grammar/chunks in this sub-unit
Autonomy-Routinisation: Mad Dictation
Autonomy-Routinisation: Pyramid Translation
Autonomy-Routinisation: No Snakes No Ladders
Spontaneity: Questions and answers in class
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Production écrite niveau NM (without SB)
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It recycles content of the previous unit (15 - Getting on with family members) and will cover 7-9 EPI lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Listening (LAM): Find the Spanish for audio included
Listening (LAM): Answer the questions in English audio included
Listening (LAM): Faulty transcript audio included
Listening (LAM): Listen and fill in the gaps audio included
Reading (RAM): Find the Spanish for
Reading (RAM): Answer the questions in English
Reading (RAM): Find the 12 errors in the English translation
Mini production
Gapped parallel translation
Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM)
Faulty transcript
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Back to back translation
Sentence chaos
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
All for one and one for all
No snakes no ladders
Auction your family out
4,3,2 technique (fluent production/retrieval)
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 1 and focuses on describing environmental problems. Part 2 will shortly follow with “Environmental solutions”.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Listening: Complete the sentences (audio included)
Listening: Faulty translation (audio included)
Listening: Choose the correct translation (audio included)
Listening: Complete the transcript (audio included)
Structured production (Paragraph translation and structured paragraph writing)
Running dictation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Disappearing text
Sentence chaos
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs + AI video version
Pull the switch dialogue
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe yourself and others”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It contains 68 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 6-8 lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Match up
Gapped translation
Write the missing letters
Finish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Comprehension LAM and RAM
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Word Hunt parallel translation - Find 13 mistakes
Listening: Find the Spanish (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Correct the spelling/grammar (audio included)
Listening: Listen and Spot the 12 pronunciation mistakes as you listen (LAM) (audio included)
Listening: Listen and cross out the intruders and write the missing words (audio included)
Structured production: Double paragraph writing
Grammar explanation and exercices on adjective agreemnts
One pen one di
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
Mind reader
Mad dictation
Group compositions
One for all and all for one
Auction your family out
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Role models”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the previous two units uploaded (15 & 16 on Getting on / Not getting on with family members)
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and write the missing words
Write the missing letters
Spot the missing word
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included)
Listening; Listen and answer the questions in English (audio included)
Structured production: Triple paragraph writing
Disappearing texts
Oral Ping Pong
Faster
Delayed dictation
Dictogloss (audio included)
Group compositions
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
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
Gapped parallel translation
LAM: You will hear sentences in Spanish. I want you to write P (Positive) or N (Negative) audio included (No audio here)
LAM: Find the Spanish for the following terms (audio included)
LAM: Answer the questions in English (audio included)
LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mistakes as you listen (audio included)
LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mispronounced words (audio included)
LAM: Micro listening - Add the missing reflexive pronouns (audio included)
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the 10 mistakes in the English translation
Structured production (3 mini pragraphs)
Grammar tasks
Un dado un lápiz
Oral ping pong
Delayed dictation
Dictogloss
Picture description - 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 “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 2 and focuses on recycling environmental problems found in Part 1. This second part focuses on “Environmental solutions”.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Sentence match
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Tick or cross
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Fill in the English transcript (audio included)
Listening: spot the mispronounced and missing words (audio included)
Listening: Write the 10 missing words in the script (audio included)
LAM sentence bingo
Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation)
Staircase translation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one all
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Childhood”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the previous two units uploaded (15 & 16 on Getting on / Not getting on with family members). It contains 68 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 7-9 lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Match up
Gapped translation
Write the missing letters
Finish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the 15 errors in the English translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Correct the spelling / grammar (audio included)
Listening: Complete the paragraph with the missing words (audio included)
Listening: Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (audio included)
Listening: Listen and write the missing words (audio included)
Las palabras que faltan y las palabras extra (audio included)
Structured production: Triple paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
One pen one di
Delayed dictation
Mind reader
Mad dictation (audio included)
Group compositions
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This is the 6th short story of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12843900
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. - - 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
About this resource:
This is the 5th short story of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/05-french-year-7-unit-5-describing-myself-and-others-physical-and-personality-epi-mars-ears-12842972
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
About this resource:
This is the 4th short story of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/04-french-year-7-unit-4-describing-where-i-live-epi-mars-ears-12841918
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
About this resource:
This is the third short stories of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/03-french-year-7-unit-3-describing-hair-and-eyes-epi-mars-ears-12841235
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
About this resource:
This is the second of many short stories in French to come. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/02-french-year-7-unit-2-talk-about-my-birthday-epi-mars-ears-12840807
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
About this resource:
This is the 7th short story of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12845198
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. - - 100% comprehensible input (based on all 7 videos)
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)