Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
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Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
Please leave a review if you are happy with your purchase, or email me (Charlie01042000@gmail.com) and I will be happy to resolve any problems.
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 3
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 5 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 3:
Talking about daily life
Shopping for clothes
Describing festivals and traditions
Shopping for a special meal
Describing a family celebration (past tense)
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 5 (Higher)
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 5:
Describing an ideal holiday
Talking about a stay in a hotel
Describing a visit to a restaurant
Talking about travelling
Talking about buying souvenirs
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 4
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 4 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 4:
Describing my region
Tourist information
Talking about plans and the weather
Describing my town
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 6 (Higher)
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 6:
Talking about school
Talking about how school in France is different
Talking about school rules
Talking about getting the best out of school
Talking about a school exchange
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 1
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
Talking about brothers, sisters and age
Talking about my classroom
Talking about likes and dislikes
Describing myself and others
Talking about what I like and dislike doing
Presenting myself in an interview
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 3
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 3:
Talking about what sports people play
Talking about what activities I do
Talking about sport in the Alps
Talking about what I like and dislike doing
Asking questions with “est ce-que” and “qu’est ce-que”
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
Full lesson based around the song Père Noël Arrive Ce Soir (Santa Claus is Coming to Town)
Identify and revise common future tenses
Develop French-English translation skills by translating the song
PPt includes
Wordsearch starter to identify key “Christmas” vocabulary
Gap-fill activity to fill in the missing verb forms (with answers)
Find the French in the song (focusing on future tense structures)
Translation exercise - this could be adapted to provide more or less support depending on the ability of students.
Keep your students working on key skills while embracing the Christmas theme!
A selection of “Retrieval Activities” based around GCSE Studio French Module 1
For each 2 page spread in the chapter (including Point de Départ pages), there are 2 powerpoint slides which can be used to help students recap previously learned vocabulary and structures:
a) “Cinq par Jour” - a selection of 5 questions ranging from single word / short phrase translation to an open ended question for students to answer in French
b) A retrieval grid of 16 items for students to translate. Items are colour-coded and worth between 1 and 4 points depending on difficulty. An easy way to measure progress over time and incorporate an element of competition into lessons.
Ideal as no-prep starters or a “refresh your memory” interval in a double lesson!
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
All activities can be used in class or as revision tasks for students working remotely.
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module(could be used as a supported translation exercise for students working from home)
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
All resources can be used in class or by students working remotely at home
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
A selection of “Retrieval Activities” based around GCSE Studio French Module 8
For each 2 page spread in the chapter (including Point de Départ pages), there are 2 powerpoint slides which can be used to help students recap previously learned vocabulary and structures:
a) “Cinq par Jour” - a selection of 5 questions ranging from single word / short phrase translation to an open ended question for students to answer in French
b) A retrieval grid of 16 items for students to translate. Items are colour-coded and worth between 1 and 4 points depending on difficulty. An easy way to measure progress over time and incorporate an element of competition into lessons.
Ideal as no-prep starters or a “refresh your memory” interval in a double lesson!
Could also be used as a revision tool for students working remotely!
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
Could equally be used for individual “remote-learning” translation practice - ideal revision for GCSE students who are isolating, or during school closures
Each file contains between 5 and 7 activities for for the relevant module of GCSE Studio French. For full listings of the topics covered in each module, please see the separate file listings in my shop.
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 8
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 7 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 8:
What is important in life and what concerns me
Talking about the weather
Talking about natural disasters
Protecting the environment
Ethical shopping
Talking about volunteering
Discussing big events
Do your students need more exposure to authentic texts? This worksheet features 3 short descriptions in French and 4 comprehension / translation exercises
Tasks included:
a) Identify in which text the picture prompt is featured
b) Find the French from the text
c) Put the French phrases from the grid in the correct order to translate the English sentence
d) Translate 6 sentences English - French using vocabulary and structures from the texts
Answers sheet included to enable students to self-mark, reducing teacher workload.
While your students are working remotely, it is more important than ever that they keep previously learned knowledge fresh in their minds. Why not set them an extra “Retrieval Grid Challenge” or use one of the slides as no-prep, timed competition starter for your lessons?
This PowerPoint contains 27 vocabulary retrieval grids drawn from the content covered in Studio GCSE French Modules 1-4. Each grid contains a selection of vocabulary ranging from single words to complete sentences, worth between 1 and 4 points, making it easy for you and your students to identify topics that require further revision and evidence progress over time.
The following topics are covered:
Describing people
Describing my town
Talking about what I do with friends
Talking about family relationships
Arranging to go out (future tense)
Describing a day out (past tense)
The person I admire
Revising leisure activities
Revising films / going to the cinema
Talking about sport
Talking about using technology
Talking about books and music
Talking about tv programmes
Talking about a night out with friends
Talking about food and meals
Describing clothes and what to wear
Describing daily life
Shopping for clothes
Describing festivals and traditions
Talking about shopping for a special meal
Describing family celebrations
Talking about where you live and what you can do there
Revising places in town and asking the way
Describing a region
Finding out tourist information
Discussing plans and the weather
Talking about your town, village or neighbourhood
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English or English to French. Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually by asking students to type answers into the chat box.
Includes key words and phrases from GCSE Studio French Module 3.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!