I have over 25 years language teaching experience in UK secondary schools and 12 years as a Curriculum Leader. I was also a GCSE examiner for many years. I love languages and have enjoyed creating these resources. I am working on lots of resources for the GCSE new specifications.
I have over 25 years language teaching experience in UK secondary schools and 12 years as a Curriculum Leader. I was also a GCSE examiner for many years. I love languages and have enjoyed creating these resources. I am working on lots of resources for the GCSE new specifications.
This resource is a comprehensive pack to ensure students can understand and successfully form the pluperfect tense. There are two lengthy Power Points, which will take several lessons in order for pupils to grasp and successfully conjugate the pluperfect tense of avoir verbs, both regular and irregular, as well as all être verbs, including reflexives. The Power Points can be used for pupils to use or copy to form accurate grammar/ resource notes in their books, which they can then refer back to when working individually to form this tense. On each PowerPoint there are lots of exercises for pupils to complete to check comprehension. The exercises are mainly translation, which are in line with the new GCSE specifications. There are worksheets to accompany each PowerPoint. There is also a further worksheet to complete after the two Power Points and this is aimed at higher tier students.
This PowerPoint introduces pupils to the subjunctive in a step-by-step format. The slides contain grammar notes that pupils can note in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using the subjunctive. The regular and irregular forms of the subjunctive are introduced, as well as the range of verbs, expressions etc that are followed by the subjunctive. There is also a lengthy worksheet, which accompanies a lengthy PowerPoint (41 slides). This is a tried and tested method to ensure comprehension and check the ability to confidently form the subjunctive, through an extensive range of exercises.
This PowerPoint introduces pupils to a wide range of conjunctions needed to achieve an excellent grade at GCSE, in a step-by-step format. The slides contain grammar notes that pupils can note in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using conjunctions. There are lots of examples and practice activities to complete. There is also a worksheet, which accompanies the PowerPoint (21 slides). This is a tried and tested method to ensure comprehension and check the ability to confidently create more complex phrases, through an extensive range of exercises.
This PowerPoint introduces pupils to the passive in a step-by-step format. The slides contain grammar notes that pupils can note in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using the passive. The passive is introduced in the present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect, future and conditional tenses.
There is also a worksheet, which accompanies the PowerPoint. This is a tried and tested method to ensure comprehension and check the ability to confidently form the passive, through an extensive range of exercises.
This PowerPoint introduces pupils to adjectives in a step-by-step format. The slides contain grammar notes that pupils can note in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using adjectives. It starts with adjectival rules and agreement, going through irregulars and irregular patterns. The PowerPoint then introduces and explains demonstrative and interrogative adjectives. Throughout and following each section there are exercises for pupils to complete to check comprehension. There is also a lengthy worksheet, which accompanies the PowerPoint.
This PowerPoint introduces pupils to quantifiers and intensifiers in a step-by-step format. The slides contain grammar notes that pupils can note in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using quantifiers and intensifiers. There are lots of examples and practice activities to complete. There is also a worksheet, which accompanies the PowerPoint (20 slides). This is a tried and tested method to ensure comprehension and check the ability to confidently form quantifiers and intensifiers, through an extensive range of exercises.
This PowerPoint introduces pupils to comparatives and superlatives in a step-by-step format. The slides contain grammar notes that pupils can note in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using comparatives and superlatives. The regular and irregular forms are introduced, and there are lots of examples and practice activities to complete. There is also a worksheet, which accompanies a lengthy PowerPoint (29 slides). This is a tried and tested method to ensure comprehension and check the ability to confidently form comparatives and superlatives, through an extensive range of exercises.
This large bundle contains all you need for the future, present, perfect tenses in French. Each resource contains at least one PowerPoint and at least one worksheet to accompany it and they all start by introducing the tense in a clear step-by-step format, which ensures comprehension, with a large number of practice activities. Each PowerPoint contains grammar notes that pupils can record themselves to refer back to for revision/ future work. This method of grammar tutorials has been tried and tested over years of teaching. Tenses included:
The Immediate Future
The Simple Future
The Present Tense – Regular Verbs
The Present Tense – Irregular Verbs
The Present Tense – Reflexive Verbs
The Negative of Present Tense verbs
The Perfect Tense – Avoir Verbs
The Perfect Tense – Être Verbs
The Perfect Tense – Reflexive Verbs
The Negative of Perfect Tense Verbs
This is a set of resources to introduce and practice 30 different sports/ leisure activities. The PowerPoint initially introduces the sports/ leisure activities with practice exercises. It includes grammar notes about the verbs jouer and faire, the use of au, du, de la, de l’ etc. There are also grammar notes about the negative form of the verb. There is a wide range of activities including match-ups, gap-fills, reading comprehensions, translations into English and French, a listening exercise, choosing the grammatically correct sentence, writing activities including one describing photos. The resource is easily adaptable.
To accompany the PowerPoint there is a worksheet for all the activities, which are easily editable.
Pupils will gain a good knowledge of a wide range of sports and leisure activities, and will be able to recognise and use them in a range of situations. The work in this pack of resources will certainly cover several lessons.
This resource is for KS3 students, based on the GCSE Theme 1 Topic ‘Self, family and friends’ (or for foundation level KS4 students). The booklet contains a whole range of reading, writing and speaking exercises, similar to those that students could face at GCSE. The student booklet is a 29-page document, broken down into six sub-topics and each sub-topic has 10 exercises to complete.
The sub-topics are: all about me; my family; physical descriptions; characteristics; pets and a revision of all topics.
The activities include true/false, comprehension questions, translation exercises into English and French, match-ups, writing activities based on given photos, individual writing tasks, gap-fills, multiple choice and speaking activities.
There is a second copy of the booklet included with answers.
The booklet can be used in stages to supplement class work; it is also ideal for revision purposes, for assessment or to set as cover work too.
This is a set of resources to introduce and practice 36 different jobs/ professions, more than 15 places of work and lots more. The PowerPoint initially introduces jobs/ professions in 3 sections, 12 jobs per section, each with practice exercises. The resource is easily adaptable if you want to introduce less. There is a wide range of activities on the PowerPoint and on an accompanying worksheet. The omission of an article when saying one’s job is introduced and practised. The PowerPoint introduces the places of work with practice exercises. The PowerPoint goes on to practice working hours, full/part-time, activities in a job, liking/disliking a job and so on. The wide range of activities includes match-ups, gap-fills, reading comprehensions, translations, choosing the grammatically correct sentence and describing photos.
Pupils will gain a good knowledge of a wide range of jobs and places of work, and will be able to recognise and use them in a range of situations. The work in this pack of resources will certainly cover several lessons.
This is a set of resources to introduce and practise 30 places in the town and lots more. The PowerPoint initially introduces places in the town items in 3 sections, 10 places per section, each with practice exercises. The resource is easily adaptable if you want to introduce less. There is a wide range of activities on the PowerPoint and on an accompanying worksheet. ‘Dans ma ville il y a’ is introduced and ‘il n’y a pas de’ with practice activities. There are reading comprehensions, translations, true/ false activities, match ups, fill in the blanks. The concept of à preceding an article and a noun and changing to au/ à la etc. is introduced and practised. Pupils will gain a good knowledge of a wide range of places in the town, and will be able to recognise and use them in a range of situations. The work in this pack of resources will certainly cover several lessons.