I produce high quality and engaging resources that really add value to your classroom. I am a passionate MFL teacher who has also worked with whole school literacy and numeracy intervention.
I produce high quality and engaging resources that really add value to your classroom. I am a passionate MFL teacher who has also worked with whole school literacy and numeracy intervention.
Two page writing frame to describe a film in the past tense communicating what you saw, what genre the film was, where the film is set, who the main characters are, what the story is about, descriptions of what the film is about and opinions on the film.
This is easy to print and edit. It is ideal for classwork, homework and cover work
Translation practice giving personal information. The worksheet contains 2 copies per hand-out and the teacher solution is provided.
The Familie und Freunde acrostic is a great prompt where the letters of the title have been used to form sentences with high frequency personal information and physical description vocabulary. Pupils can translate the information and use as a prompt to do their own creative writing.
These are great resources to improve written accuracy and address areas of weakness. They are suitable for classwork, homework or cover work.
You will also find them easy to print and edit.
writing worksheet - making plans to go out - this would suit lower ability classes. This worksheet is easy to print and edit. Pupils separate the words to form suggestions of going out. Pupils demonstrate understanding of the text by translating words from English to German and finding the German in a word search.
This resource perfectly complements Expo 1. The starter is a thinking skills exercise where pupils complete the sequence using familiar high frequency vocabulary. There is also a tarsia puzzle to review house and home. Pupils then use a speaking frame to revise speaking about their house.
Pupils then learn out to say what they do in the evening using the pronoun “on”. They have excellent visual support in the slides to introduce the vocabulary. Negatives are also introduced. There is a modelled example for pupils to complete a diary of what they do in the evening and in what room. There is a game to practice recall of the key phrases. There is a summary slide of all 8 activities that are introduced in the PPT that can be used as a plenary for pupils to mime the activities and their partner to guess what they are doing.
Included within this resource pack is a teacher PPT containing a picture match up activity of key vocab, a word search with 23 expressions to find, an authentic gap-fill reading activity of the history of this festival, a writing frame to write a card, a speaking frame to talk about what makes the ideal couple and a 3-2-1 block review plenary.
There is work sheet to complement the word search and there is a extensive vocabulary frame for written or speaking work.
Starter is a word search of 12 words related to snowy conditions. There is then a teacher PPT with the word search solution. Also within the PPT there are 5 picture prompts for pupils to describe. There is then a story of a boy who has built an igloo to give pupils ideas for their own creative story. Pupils need to write about:
- Where did you go?
- Describe the weather
- What did you wear?
- What did you eat and drink?
- Best thing / worst thing about being off school
- Snow activities…… building a snowman / igloo, sledging, snowball fight, making snow angels
- Descriptions
- Opinions
The future tense uncovered! This is a series of at least 2 lessons to introduce the futur proche and the futur simple. Included in the 47 slide teacher PPT presentation is revision of the conjugation of “aller” then a crossword to check understanding. The formation of the “futur proche” is shown step by step. There is a match up activity of useful time phrases. Next is an exercise to insert the correct form of “aller” in sentences containing high frequency vocabulary. There is a speaking activity with picture prompts of using the 3rd person with the “futur proche” and forming negatives. To review understanding there is a slide of 15 sentences and pupils need to say whether they are in the future or the past. There is then a reading activity about holidays to build grammar awareness, distinguishing present past and future formations.
Pupils are then taken through the formation of the “future simple”. This is very visual using animation and clear explanations. Irregular stems are listed. There is an exercise of 14 sentences and pupils have to decide whether they are in the future or the past. There is a match up activity of verbs in different forms. There is an exercise of 15 irregular verbs that need to be unscrambled. Next is a dialogue of two people writing about their future plans and pupils need to identify the verbs in the future. Easy to develop this to a comprehension task. There is a gap-fill exercise to complete on expressions that imply the future. There are 13 speaking questions for career and future plans. Next is a dominoes reading exercise can be done independently or in groups. There are then 3 reading past exam questions with solutions. The plenary is a 3-2-1 block review.
There is an accompanying book of worksheets to complement the exercises within the PPT.
Also included are the dominoes.
This resource is aimed at higher candidates to improve their reading skills. It comprises of 4 A-A* questions taken from 2012-2015 WJEC higher German reading exam papers. The main topics within the questions are health, holidays, work experience and future plans.
Key exam techniques are required and it is an ideal platform to challenge pupils. This can be set as class work, home work, cover work or revision.
The resource is easy to edit and print.
Ideal for the return to school! This resource pack contains a teacher presentation with 15 resolutions using "Ich werde" There is also a summary slide for speaking work
There is a card sort of 16 resolutions. There is also a word cloud with 27 resolutions which is ideal for translation work. All resources use high frequency vocabulary. They act as a perfect platform for pupils to create their own resolutions.
I also include the Word file I used to create the word cloud if you need to edit for your own purposes.
31 verbs in French to match to their English translation - a mixture of tenses; present, past, imperfect, future and conditional.
Great to recap on VERB formations. Easy to print and edit.
The attached resources will help your pupils to practice all four skills whilst retaining vocab in a meaningful and engaging way. There are resources to practice and test key vocab knowledge in this topic. There are help sheets to prepare for written or spoken presentations. All resources are easy to print and provide differentiation opportunities
Included within this resource pack is a verb table of three regular verbs in the present tense. One from each verb group. Also included are 21 conjugated irregular verbs, on the second sheet of this presentation there is a second table whereby pupils can test their knowledge of all 24 verbs by writing out the correct conjugation. This is excellent for consolidation and revision. It is something the pupils can use as independent revision.
The second resource is a two page workbook for pupils to demonstrate their knowledge of the present tense in a challenging and engaging way. There are 4 exercises. The first exercise requires pupils to unscramble 19 regular verbs using the English translation to help. The second exercise requires pupils to put 10 verbs (regular and irregular) into the correct verb form. There is an opportunity to translate the sentences as well. The third exercise includes 21 irregular verbs to be conjugated into different forms of the present tense. The fourth exercise requires pupils to solve the English clues (17 irregular French verbs) to complete the crossword.
These are excellent resources to consolidate and review pupils’ knowledge of the present tense.
This is an excellent resource pack to introduce vocabulary and to use the vocabulary in context. There is an authentic reading comprehension on the planned Halloween celebrations in Disneyland Paris. There are 8 comprehension questions and 13 phrases to find in the text to demonstrate understanding.
Also included is an extended writing frame for pupils to write a Halloween story. This has time expressions, adverbs, connectives, Halloween vocab, weather expressions, intensifiers, family and friends and expressions in the imperfect to describe the scene. This is excellent for creative writing and improving exam skills. There is a colour and black and white version.
A word cloud is also included along with a set of dominoes.
There are 3 word searches; a longer version whereby pupils find 20 Halloween words, there is a second version where the pupils translate the English to French, then find the French. The shorter version pupils find 9 Halloween words.
Using these resources there are lots of opportunities for differentiation and they can be used with a range of classes. They are also easy to edit or print.
Included within this resource pack is a teacher PPT with an introduction to sports, there are games included (bingo, which one is missing, tennis vocab, noughts and crosses) to practice pronunciation and aid memorisation. Opinions are also practised and the question "Tu aimes plus a sport/activity" is drilled with 5 possible answers including opinions. A summary slide is displayed to support pupils as they conduct a class survey. There is a reading exercise whereby pupils match a range of opinions. There are several slides drilling how to say you play a sport using jouer à. The slides use clear explanations. There are slides to review the new information and test understanding. There is a translation exercise "sage and scribe" to practice reading and writing.
A word search of 12 sports and activities is included. A class survey is also where pupils use tu aimes + sport/activity and their partner responds using a range of opinions - 5 are provided. Extension could be to add justification. There is also a set of picture dominoes with the 12 sports and activities in French.
Within this resource pack is a reading comprehension taken from an authentic source. The passage explains the history of EDL, the aims of EDL and the benefits of the celebrations. Pupils answer questions on the passage and find vocabulary expressions to demonstrate understanding.
Also included is a word cloud whereby pupils need to find 31 expressions. This is an excellent activity to complete in conjunction with the third resource, the writing and speaking frame, whereby pupils use the language from the frame and the word cloud to either speak or write about the importance of learning a language.
The resources are easy to print and can be used for classwork, homework or cover work.
Within this resource pack are 6 resources to consolidate physical descriptions; there is a vocab frame to describe hair, eyes and height. There are also 5 puzzles to improve vocab retention, spelling and reading skills.
Attached are two writing frames for pupils to use to complete written presentations on sporting heroes. They are easy to print and can be put together as a workbook.
vocabulary frames to prepare for writing or speaking presentations including information on; greetings, introductions, age, birthdays, alphabet, where you live, physical descriptions, opinions, brothers and sisters, animals, connectives and intensifiers. They are easy to edit and print. Brilliant for revision too.
A wordsearch of what people do online. Pupils match the French to the English and find the French. A table of 20 phrases to be matched up is also included. This includes high frequency vocabulary on the internet and mobile technology. The pairs can be coloured or a key may be used.
A great resource to consolidate grammar terms. There is a teacher PPT which defines; nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, synonyms, intensifiers, quantifiers, superlatives and comparatives. The teacher can print slide 6 and produce a card sort whereby students match up definitions to explanations. Pupils then provide examples in their own language. There are modelled examples on the PPT if required. There is then an exercise where pupils explain the terms to each other to demonstrate understanding. They then complete a worksheet in French to demonstrate understanding whereby they categorise 26 words. The solution is provided on the teacher PPT and pupils are encouraged to use the dictionary.
There is more emphasis on grammar awareness for pupils to work more independently and this resource is a great facet to improve understanding and consolidate key grammar knowledge.