I am a native speaker of French, currently based in India. I am an IGCSE and IB French teacher and I have been teaching for 15 years. I am also Head of Secondary at my school and a former IBDP Coordinator.
I am a co-author of the IBDP Kognity French B textbook and a senior IBDP examiner.
I am a native speaker of French, currently based in India. I am an IGCSE and IB French teacher and I have been teaching for 15 years. I am also Head of Secondary at my school and a former IBDP Coordinator.
I am a co-author of the IBDP Kognity French B textbook and a senior IBDP examiner.
I used this PowerPoint to introduce reflexive verbs in the past on the topic of daily routine. You might want to delete the bit about 'Victor', though, as this is a joke between me and my class!
Worksheet to introduce the subjunctive to yr12 or yr13. The two practice exercises at the end are linked to the environment, but can easily be adapted to whatever you are currently working on.
End-of-unit assessment on the topic of holidays (les vacances). Can also be used as a reading activity in class to learn new idiomatic expressions and vocabulary. Feedback/suggestions welcome.
PowerPoint presentation introducing the simple future with plans for the future. Other phrases expressing the future (j'ai l'intention de, etc.) are also introduced. Feedback welcome.
This sheet has all the vocabulary the pupils have to know to be able to cope successfully with the role-play section of the speaking exam for IGCSE Foreign Language French.
I made this worksheet to help my year8 class revise the main grammar points covered in the unit on holidays. Grammar includes au/en/a + countries and cities, future and past.
I created this quizz for my year 8 top set, to reinforce the vocabulary related to food. However, I think this might be more KS4 material. Anyway, it's great fun, kids love it and I hope you'll enjoy it too!
This worksheets offers students the opportunity to revise the formation of the imperfect, the simple future and the conditional, which they often confuse.
It then explains 3 structures with 'si':
- Si + present + future: Si le gouvernement ne met rien en place, les températures vont continuer d’augmenter.
- Si + imperfect + conditional: Si le gouvernement ne mettait rien en place, les températures continueraient d’augmenter.
- Et si + imparfait? : Et si les températures continuaient d'augmenter?
There are 2 practise exercises (gapfill and fairly substantial translation exercise) for students to practise.
Examples and exercises are all based on the topic of the environment and therefore provide students with the opportunity to revise the basic vocabulary on this topic.
It can be used along with the same worksheet I have uploaded for Higher Level if you wish to differentiate the lesson.
This booklet covers:
- Holiday destinations and activities
- Weather phrases
- Directions
- Complaints in a hotel
- The pronoun 'y'
- Revision of the conditional and imperfect
- Clauses with 'si'
- An introduction to the subjunctive in context
I have created this booklets for 3 of my year 10 students who are working at an advanced level. It covers advanced vocabulary and grammar and includes reading and writing exercises. It is designed so that students can work independently, with limited teacher support. It can also be used for IB/AS level or as cover work.
I created this resource for my year 12 student. It introduces the subjunctive in French, step by step and is linked to the topic of healthy eating. I have also added comparisons to Italian, as my student is Italian, but if that is not relevant to you, just delete that bit. Let me know what you think!
This pack contains 2 differentiated activities based on an article from December 2016 on gendered toys in toy magazines.
These are aimed at IB French B classes, but could also be used for A/AS-levels.
The first one is at Standard Level, the second is at Higher Level
Standard level:
Reading comprehension based on Paper 1 + vocabulary building tasks + translation (English to French and French to English)
Higher level:
Reading comprehension based on Paper 1 + vocabulary building tasks + translation (English to French and French to English) + introduction to/revision of the passive voice + practice exercises (within the context of the text)
Both these activities can be completed by a class discussion on the issues raised by the text, and by watching the ad for gender-neutral toys by the Magasins U (available on YouTube).
The whole activity should take 60 to 90 minutes.
Activity based on an article published in Le Monde in Sept 17 which explores the relationship between the rise in natural catastrophes and climate change in the aftermath of the series of deadly hurricanes which have hit the US and the Caribbean in the Summer of 2017.
This resource is an IB-style (Paper 1) reading comprehension for French B Higher Level students. It can also be used for A2 students, or students wanting to take the DELF B2/C1 exam.
I created this resource as part of a unit on education. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of different school systems around the world and gets students to think about how they learn and how different school systems attempt to provide the best answer to today's challenges around education.
All sources are authentic (1 radio programme and 3 videos) and the links are on the worksheet.
It is also an opportunity for students to learn and practise new vocabulary, as well as revise/learn about conjunctions that call for the subjunctive (bien que, pour que, sans que, etc.).
This activity represents 1200 minutes of class work.
This activity is ideal for A2 students, IB Higher level students or B2 level students.
This booklet covers:
- Jobs (masculine/feminine)
- Useful vocabulary to describe what you do
- The conditional past
- Summer jobs
- Advantages and inconvenients of different jobs
- Verbs followed by the prepositions 'à' and 'de'
- Talking about work experience (mon stage)
- Understanding when to use the imperfect and when to use the perfect tense
- Understanding the different uses of past participles (advanced)
- 2 listening activities (about summer jobs - B1 level)
- 1 reading comprehension (true or false - my work experience)
- 1 scaffolded writing comprehension (modeled on section 2 from paper 4 - my work experience)
I have created this booklets for 3 of my year 10 students who are working at an advanced level. It covers advanced vocabulary and grammar and includes reading and writing exercises. It is designed so that students can work independently, with limited teacher support. It can also be used for IB/AS level or as cover work.
There is a markscheme for all the exercises at the end of the document.
This worksheet contains a detailed explanation of how to use the pronoun 'en'. It looks at how to differentiate the pronoun 'en' from the direct object pronoun and gives a useful mind map for students to follow when they are trying to decide whether to use 'en' of the direct object pronoun.
There are scaffolded tasks meant to build up students' confidence in their use of both the direct object pronoun and the pronoun 'en'.
I created this resources for my Year 12 students who are doing IB French B at Standard Level. It can also be used with Higher Level students as a revision task or as a starting point for a more in-depth lesson on the use of pronouns.
This resource booklet is perfect for students to conduct revision just before the exam. This booklet is designed for students to be able to work independently, but could also be used as cover work or directed revisions.
It contains:
- vocabulary exercises (School subjects, equipement, school system, clothes, daily routine and revision of the time)
- 1 grammar reminder and task (Adjective agreements)
- 1 listening exercise, modelled, as far as possible, on the IGCSE listening paper, but with authentic recordings (link to the recordings is on the sheet itself)
- 1 reading exercise, modelled exactly on Paper 2 (Section 2 - first text)
- 2 writing task, modelled exactly on Paper 4 (one from Section 1 and 2 from Section 2)
- a series of questions with model answers for students to practise the speaking exam.
This resource booklet is perfect for students to conduct revision just before the exam. This booklet is designed for students to be able to work independently, but could also be used as cover work or directed revisions.
It contains:
- vocabulary exercises (physical descriptions, character descriptions, pets, nationalities & chores)
- 2 grammar reminders and tasks (possessive adjectives and modal verbs 'pouvoir', 'devoir' and 'vouloir')
- 1 listening exercises, modelled, as far as possible, on the IGCSE listening paper, but with authentic recordings (link to the recordings is on the sheet itself)
- 1 reading exercise, modelled exactly on Paper 2 (Section 2 - easier text)
- 1 writing task, modelled exactly on Paper 4 (short one)
- a series of questions with model answers for students to practise the speaking exam.
This is a comprehensive worksheet based on a text describing table manners in France.
It includes
1) vocabulary-building exercises (crockery and cutlery at a French table);
2) exercises on pronouns (what does this pronoun refer to? - typical exercise for IB French Paper 1);
3) looking at different ways to express polite advice - using the future tense, the imperative, the pronoun 'on', etc;
4) an exercise to develop an understanding of useful connectives and applying them to a summary of the text;
5) opportunities for a whole-class discussion based on what students have read and learnt from the text.
This worksheet should be covered over a series of 2 to 3 lessons and can be followed up by the following written task: write a comprehensive table manners guide for a foreigner visiting your country.
This is aimed at AS/A-level students, as well as IB French B (SL or HL) students.
I have included a correction for all the exercises.