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 "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
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Food” present tense, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
In the spontaneous phase, it recycles the previous units uploaded (15 & 16 on Getting on / Not getting on with family members, as well as unit 17 on role models, and unit 18 on Childhood ). It contains 49 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 5-6 lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Match up
Gapped translation
Write the missing letters
Positif ou négatif?
Faulty translation
Broken sentences
Vrai ou faux
Complete with the missing verb
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio included - teacher to read)
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Gapped translation
Listen and answer True or false (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in English
Listen and write the missing words
Structured production: Mini paragraph translation
Structured production: 130-140 words paragraph writing
Structured production: oral ping pong
Autonomy-Routinisation: Retrieval grid on Units 15,16,17,18 and current unit
Autonomy-Routinisation: Faulty transcript on Units 15,16,17,18 and current
Autonomy-Routinisation: Multiple choice quiz
Autonomy-Routinisation: No snakes no ladder
Autonomy-Routinisation: Plus vite !
Spontaneity: Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Food” in the perfect tense, present indicative, and near future, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
More effective if used after Unit 21 previously uploaded on Food
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Match up
Find the error in the sentence
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Find the intruder in each sentence
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio included - teacher to read)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Gapped translation
Comment dit-on?
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (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: Un stylo un dé
Expansion: Grammar explanation Passé composé
Expansion: Fast and Furious Passé composé
Expansion: Grammar explanation Near future
Expansion: Parsing grid Near future
Autonomy-Routinisation: Mad Dictation
Autonomy-Routinisation: Pyramid Translation
Autonomy-Routinisation: No Snakes No Ladders
Spontaneity: Communicative Drills
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: 4,3,2
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Edited 07.11.24 to add AI video, fix typos, and extra activities (No snakes no ladder, Pull the switch, Oral Ping Pong)
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in FRENCH, 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/Cross
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Multiple Choice quiz starter
Listening: Find the French for (AI video included)
Listening; Comprehension (Audio included)
Listening: Complete the English Script (Audio included)
Listen and spot the mispronounced and missing words (LAM)
LAM sentence bingo
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation)
Staircase translation
Un stylo un dé
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
No Snakes No Ladders
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Pull the switch / Dialogue
All for one and one all
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*Updated 18.06.2024 to fix typos and add Oral Ping Pong & Faster, and to add Audio recording
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Role models”, in FRENCH, 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 French for (optional audio included)
Reading: Answer the questions in English (optional audio included)
Reading: Faulty translation (optional audio included)
Listening: Find the French for (audio included) (optional 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 “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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Updates 7th October 2023 to add recordings for LAM, tasks in the form of worksheets, as well as a NO SNAKES NO LADDERS ACTIVITY
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in FRENCH, 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 French for audio included
Listening (LAM): Answer the questions in English audio included
Listening (LAM): Faulty transcrip audio included
Listening (LAM): Listen and fill in the gaps audio included
Reading (RAM): Find the French 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 stylo un dé
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 “Childhood”, in FRENCH, 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 76 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 7-9 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
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the 15 errors in the English translation
Listening: Find the French 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)
Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included)
Structured production: Triple paragraph writing
Slalom writing
Grammar explanation
One pen one di
Delayed dictation
Mind reader
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Act out a story
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in FRENCH, 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 (Reading and Listening versions)
Write the missing letters
Sentence puzzle
Reading comprehension
AI LAM video on environmental problems - 100% comprehensible input from SB
Gapped parallel translation (LAM) audio included
Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM) audio included
Faulty transcript (LAM) audio included
Structured production (Paragraph translation and structured paragraph writing)
Running dictation
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
Disappearing text
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Pull the switch
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe where your live and the furniture” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the previous three units uploaded (as labelled per number).
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French 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)
Sentence stealer
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Disappearing text
Narrow translation
Picture description
This unit of work also recycles the previous three units I have uploaded so far (as labeled).
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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
Narrow Reading Part 1: Present tense and Present Participle (3x readings)
Narrow Reading Part 2: Present, Perfect tense, Present participle (x3)
Narrow Listening Part 1: Present and Present participle (x3 - 3x audio included)
Narrow Listening Part 2: Present, Perfect tense and Present participle (x3 - 3x audio included)
Structured production (Structured paragraphs to write)
Disappearing texts (6 levels)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
One pen one di
Oral Ping Pong
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
Role Play - General conversation questions
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Social Media” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense and past tense and should cover 8-10 lessons.
This resource also recycles content from the previous unit uploaded (12. Technology in Everyday life) and works better if used after using the Unit on Technology.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Sentence match (reading and LAM)
Find the error in my Spanish sentence
Write the missing letters
FInish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Sentence Bingo
Narrow Reading Present tense: 3x tasks
Narrow Reading Perfect tense: 3x tasks
Narrow listening Present and Perfect tense audio included + AI video for all listening exercicses
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Find the missing words (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Delayed copying
Structured production (Jigsaw translation)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Pyramid translation
No snakes no ladders
Charades
Faster
5x Social media threads optional tasks
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
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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: SPANISH: Talk about future holidays (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 8: SPANISH: Talk about what I do and how often + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 7: SPANISH: Where I live + Rooms in my house + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 6: SPANISH: Talk about daily routine + Telling the time + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 5: SPANISH: Talk about hobbies + Whether + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 4: SPANISH: Talk about hobbies (Jugar / Hacer / Ir) + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 3: SPANISH: Talk about clothes you wear (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 2 SPANISH: Talk about food you eat / drink / have (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 1 SPANISH: Talk about food you like / dislike + why + Year 7 retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
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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:
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 10: Talk about school items & retrieval of previous 9 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 9: Making comparisons & retrieval of previous 8 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 8: Talking about jobs & retrieval of previous 7 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 7: Talking about animals & retrieval of previous 6 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 6: Family descriptions + total recall of previous 5 units (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 5: Describing myself and others - Physical & Personality (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 4: Describing where I live (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 3: Describing hair and eyes (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 2: Talk about my birthday (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 1: My name and my age (EPI / MARS EARS)
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Please ensure you download all files onto your device as they will no longer be available on the platform once the bundle is removed.
10 SPANISH GCSE EPI units of work included in this bundle:
SPANISH GCSE Resources: ¿Dónde vives? (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource - ¿Qué se puede hacer en tu barrio? (EPI / MARS EARS)
GCSE Spanish Resource: Describir donde vivo (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Describir donde vivo y los muebles (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Last weekend and Next weekend (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Mi rutina diaria (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource - Las tareas domésticas + retrieval previous 6 units (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: A typical day at school + school rules + retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resources - Describir un día típico - Pretérito / Présente / Futur Proche) EPI
SPANISH GCSE Resource - Las vacaciones (Part 1 - Past holidays) EPI / MARS EARS
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Year 9 French Bundle – Updated for January 2025!
🔹 What’s New?
-10 Units to practice Past-Present-Future in a variety of contexts (Includes 2 double units on Technology and Social Media, so in fact, 12 Units. ).
-Each unit offers 7-9 lessons, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
-Lessons include interleaving and interspacing, recycling content from previous units to reinforce learning.
-Added listening audio files or AI video narrations in every unit to enhance the listening sections.
Please ensure that once purchased, you download the files on your device! =)
If you’ve used the resource, your feedback would be appreciated!
Resources include:
• Unit 1: Holidays part 1: Where I went/How/Who with
• Unit 2: Holidays part 2: What I/We did on Holidays (+Interleaving Unit 1)
• Unit 3: Daily routine and helping at home - Past, -Present, Future and modal verbs (+Interleaving Unit 1-2)
• Unit 4. Accidents and injuries (+Interleaving Unit 1-3)
• Unit 5: Shoppings in the present, perfect tense and near future tense (+Interleaving Unit 1-4 + year 7 Units 11-12). Section on SB included with Si + imperfect + conditional clause to challenge higher abilities
• Unit 6: Saying what I do to help at home (+Interleaving Unit 3)
• Unit 7: Describe a day in the past, present and near future (interleaving of 3 tenses)
• Unit 8: Describe a typical day at school (interleaving of modal verbs)
• Unit 9: DOUBLE UNIT on Technology and Daily routine: Past, Present and Present participle
• Unit 10. DOUBLE UNIT on Social Media and Daily routine in the Past, Present and Present participle (+interleaving on Unit 9)
Year 8 French Bundle – Updated for January 2025!
🔹 What’s New?
Expanded to 13 Units (previously 10).
Each unit offers 7-9 lessons, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
Lessons include interleaving and interspacing, recycling content from previous units to reinforce learning.
Added listening audio files or AI video narrations in every unit to enhance the listening sections.
📘 Curriculum Details:
Designed for a 3x-per-week Year 8 EPI curriculum.
Includes 2 optional units for flexibility if fewer lessons are available.
Please ensure that once purchased, you download the files on your device! =)
If you’ve used the resource, your feedback would be appreciated!
Resources include:
Unit 1: Talk about food I like and dislike
Unit 2: Talk about food and drinks I have + when (+Interleaving Unit 1)
Unit 3: Talk about clothes (+Interleaving Unit 1-2)
Unit 4. Weather and free time (+Interleaving Unit 1-3 + Year 7 Unit 11 )
Unit 5: Hobbies in the present and near future tense (+Interleaving Unit 1-4 + year 7 Units 11-12)
Unit 6.1: (Optional) Daily routine in the present tense (+Interleaving Unit 1-4)
Unit 6.2: Daily routine in the present and near future (+Interleaving Unit 1-6.2)
Unit 7: Talk about what I do at home and how often (+Interleaving Unit 1-4 + Unit 6.1)
Unit 8: (Optional) Where I live + rooms in my house (+Interleaving Unit 1-4, 6.1 + 7)
Unit 9: Saying where I live (+Interleaving Unit 1-4 + 6.1 -8)
Unit 10. In my neighbourhood (one can & perfect tense) (+Interleaving Units 7-9)
Unit 11. Describe where I live (prepositions of directions) (+Interleaving Units 7-10)
Unit 12. What I did and will do at the weekend (+Interleaving Units 7-11 + Units 6.2)
Year 7 French Bundle – Updated for January 2025!
🔹 What’s New?
Expanded to 14 Units (previously 10).
Each unit offers 7-9 lessons, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
Lessons include interleaving and interspacing, recycling content from previous units to reinforce learning.
Added listening audio files or AI video narrations in every unit to enhance the listening sections.
📘 Curriculum Details:
Designed for a 3x-per-week Year 7 EPI curriculum.
Includes 2 optional units for flexibility if fewer lessons are available.
Please ensure that once purchased, you download the files on your device! =)
Resources include:
Unit 1: Name and my age
Unit 2: Birthdays (+Interleaving Unit 1)
Unit 3: Physical descriptions (+Interleaving Units 1-2)
Unit 4. Where I live (+Interleaving Units 1-3)
Unit 5: Personality descriptions (+Interleaving Units 1-4)
Unit 6: Family relationships (+Interleaving Units 1-5)
Unit 7: Talk about animals (+Interleaving Units 1-6)
Unit 8: Talk about jobs (+Interleaving Units 1-7)
Unit 9: Comparisons (+Interleaving Units 1-8)
Unit 10. School subjects/School teachers (+Interleaving Units 1-9)
Unit 11. Hobbies (Jouer / Faire / Aller) - Present tense
Unit 12. Hobbies in Present and Near future tense (+Interleaving Unit 11)
Unit 13. Talk about future holidays
Unit 14. What is in my pencil case (+Interleaving Units 1-10)
If you’ve used the resource, your feedback would be appreciated!