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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.

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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.
French – Food & Drink - A Complete Pack.
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French – Food & Drink - A Complete Pack.

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Easily adaptable for home learning. This is a set of resources to introduce and practise food & drink items. The PowerPoint initially introduces food and drink items in categories, with practice exercises to follow each set. In total there are over 70 food and drink items and the resource is easily adaptable if you want to introduce less. The work in this pack of resources will certainly cover several lessons. There are a range of activities on the PowerPoint and an accompanying worksheet. Also included in the pack is a word search, an odd one out activity. The PowerPoint introduces a café conversation and then an activity for pupils to make their own conversations in pairs; reading comprehension exercises; and a ‘design your own menu’ activity in a step-by-step format. The PowerPoint goes on to introduce quantities with examples and practice activities as well as a dialogue ‘au marché’ that pupils can then replicate in pairs. Pupils will gain a good knowledge of a wide range of food and drink items, and will be able to recognise and use them in a range of situations.
French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Role Plays - Theme 1.
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French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Role Plays - Theme 1.

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This is a set of 30 role-plays in a printable format to use for mock/ preparation/ class practice for speaking exams. These are all based on Theme 1 – Identity and Culture and have been compiled by studying exemplar materials given by all exam boards. There are 15 foundation tier and 15 higher tier role-plays. There is a teacher’s pack for each set of role-plays, giving the teacher’s part for each conversation. There are also two PowerPoints, one for the foundation role-plays, one for the higher set. Each PowerPoint starts with an explanation of the role play section of the exam and then shows each role play card, followed by showing the (!) unknown question so that students can also prepare for that/ start to predict what the unknown question could be.
French GCSE (9 - 1) Theme 2 – Topic 1 - Home, town, neighbourhood and region.
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French GCSE (9 - 1) Theme 2 – Topic 1 - Home, town, neighbourhood and region.

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French New GCSE Theme 2 – Local, national, international and global areas of interest, Topic 1 - Home, town, neighbourhood and region. This covers the whole of Theme 2, Topic 1. The PowerPoint is very lengthy (69 slides) and contains work for certainly six or seven lessons. The PowerPoint is broken down into four sections: 1) Grammar; 2) Listening; 3) Reading and Writing; and 4) Speaking. There are several different worksheets to accompany exercises on the PowerPoint, as well as a transcript for the listening and answer sheets also appear on the PowerPoint. The exercises include: vocabulary match-ups; verb and tenses exercises; grammatical terms exercise; a listening comprehension with different tasks; several reading comprehensions with different types of exercises to complete; translations in English and into French; photo stimuli for written tasks; blog writing tasks (foundation and higher); four role-play cards (foundation and higher); five photo cards for speaking activities and finally questions related to the general conversation section of the speaking exam.
French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Role Plays - Theme 2.
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French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Role Plays - Theme 2.

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This is a set of 30 role-plays in a printable format to use for mock/ preparation/ class practice for speaking exams. These are all based on Theme 2 – Local, national international and global areas of interest. They have been compiled by studying exemplar materials given by all exam boards. There are 15 foundation tier and 15 higher tier role-plays. There is a teacher’s pack for each set of role-plays, giving the teacher’s part for each conversation. There are also two Power Points, one for the foundation role-plays, one for the higher set. Each PowerPoint starts with an explanation of the role play section of the exam and then shows each role play card, followed by showing the (!) unknown question so that students can also prepare for that/ start to predict what the unknown question could be.
DIRT for French Students - Feedback Sheets and PowerPoint.
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DIRT for French Students - Feedback Sheets and PowerPoint.

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This set of resources includes a PowerPoint, which introduces the DIRT concept and explains the benefit of Dedicated Reflection & Improvement Time. There are 10 DIRT feedback sheets that are very quick and easy to use as they have a whole range of improvement suggestions for both writing and speaking activities, tailored specifically for different tense activities. Once the feedback sheets are given back with the task set, they will allow students to use their DIR Time to reflect on the feedback given and act upon it to make improvements and progress learning. The DIRT feedback sheets are for: • Present Tense Writing Tasks • Present Tense Speaking Tasks • Perfect Tense Writing Tasks • Perfect Tense Speaking Tasks • Future Tense with Aller Writing Tasks • Future Tense with Aller Speaking Tasks • Simple Future Tense Writing Tasks • Simple Future Tense Speaking Tasks • Mixed Tenses Writing Tasks • Mixed Tenses Speaking Tasks All DIRT feedback sheets are easily editable.
French Easter Resources - Joyeuses Pâques!
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French Easter Resources - Joyeuses Pâques!

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This fun Easter resource gives lots of information about Easter traditions in France in English. It then goes on to introduce 10 Easter related words in French, followed with a match-up activity, anagrams and a word search. Pupils are then asked to make a French Easter card, with lots of examples and there are 5 templates that can be printed and used. Each template has ‘Joyeuses Pâques’ and an Easter picture to colour. There are also two further Easter pictures to colour. The resource finishes with a quiz (and answers included) about what they have learnt from the PowerPoint. Happy Easter!
French GCSE – Une histoire mystérieuse – imperfect, perfect and pluperfect tenses.
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French GCSE – Une histoire mystérieuse – imperfect, perfect and pluperfect tenses.

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This resource is to actively practise and use the 3 past tenses – imperfect, perfect and pluperfect. It goes through a revision of each tense with exercises to check comprehension for each tense and an accompanying worksheet. Then the main text is introduced which is part of a ‘mysterious story’. This is first as a listening activity with two different exercises to complete and a worksheet. The text is then used as a reading comprehension with a range of questions, grammar and writing activities to complete. The final writing activity involves creative writing, as students need to provide their own ending to the mystery. Answers to activities are on the PowerPoint. This should certainly take two – three lessons.
French 9 - 1  GCSE Speaking Exam Photo Cards
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French 9 - 1 GCSE Speaking Exam Photo Cards

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Based on the new specifications of exam boards for French GCSE, I have produced 40 different photo cards, all have 5 questions and are a range of questions to cover both foundation and higher tiers. The cards cover all 3 themes and all sub-themes. The questions are based on information from several exam boards. The assessment criteria for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC are included on the mark schemes document.
French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Theme 3, Topic 4 - Jobs, career choices and ambitions.
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French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Theme 3, Topic 4 - Jobs, career choices and ambitions.

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This covers the whole of Theme 3, Topic 2 – ‘Jobs, career choices and ambitions’. The PowerPoint is very lengthy (76 slides) and contains work for at least six or seven lessons. The PowerPoint is broken down into four sections: 1) Grammar; 2) Listening; 3) Reading and Writing; and 4) Speaking. There are several different worksheets to accompany a broad range of exercises on the PowerPoint, as well as a transcript for the listening and answer sheets also appear on the PowerPoint. The exercises include: vocabulary match-ups; grammar exercises; a listening comprehension with different tasks; several reading comprehensions with different types of exercises to complete; translations into English and into French; photo stimuli for written tasks; blog writing tasks (foundation and higher); four role-play cards (foundation and higher); five photo cards for speaking activities and finally a whole range of questions related to the general conversation section of the speaking exam.
French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Speaking Exam - Role Plays, Photo Cards, General Conversation.
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French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Speaking Exam - Role Plays, Photo Cards, General Conversation.

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This bundle contains everything for the French GCSE New Specifications Speaking Exam: 1. A Complete Set of 90 Role-Plays, covering Themes 1, 2 and 3. Foundation and higher tier role-plays and teacher’s packs for all. All complied by studying exemplar materials given by all exam boards. 2. 40 different photo cards, all have 5 questions and there are a wide range of questions to cover both foundation and higher tiers. The cards cover all 3 themes and all 12 topics/ sub-themes. 3. This is a booklet that can be printed for each student and contains approximately 200 general conversation questions. These questions have put together by researching all exam boards specifications. The questions are in themes and in the 12 topics/sub-themes. They have also been classified into tenses so that pupils can be clear of the tense they need to use to answer the relevant question.
French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Translations into French and English.
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French GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications - Translations into French and English.

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Easily adaptable for home learning. This document is in the format of worksheets/ a booklet that can be given to all GCSE students. It is broken down into themes and then into the topics within each theme. For each topic there are translation exercises both into English, as on the Reading Exams and into French, as the Writing Exams. It is 36 pages in length and contains 120 translations of varying lengths and levels of challenge. The translations have been created carefully and are in line with exam board exemplar materials. This could be used by pupils at the end of teaching each topic/ sub-theme in order to test/ check understanding and to practise translation skills or used for wider translation purposes.
French – School Equipment / L’Equipment Scolaire.
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French – School Equipment / L’Equipment Scolaire.

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This is a set of resources to introduce and practice 20 items of school equipment. The PowerPoint initially 10 items with practice exercises and then goes on to introduce and practice a further 10. The resource is easily adaptable if you want to introduce less. Articles and gender are also introduced and there is some practice of changing from un/une/ des to le/ la/ les/ l’ with grammar explanations. There is a range of activities on the PowerPoint and on an accompanying worksheet. The activities include speaking practice and repetition, match-ups, gap-fills, anagrams, a listening comprehension, grammar activities and writing opportunities. Answers for all exercises appear on the PowerPoint. Pupils will have a good knowledge of these school equipment items, and will be able to recognise and use them readily in the classroom.
The Weather in French – Quel temps fait-il?
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The Weather in French – Quel temps fait-il?

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This resource is to introduce and practise the weather in the present tense. The PowerPoint initially introduces 12 weather phrases, with practice exercises. Each weather phrase has a listening icon so that you can hear the weather phrase, for pupils to repeat. There are a range of activities on the PowerPoint (as well as an accompanying worksheet), including a listening exercise, reading activities, a speaking task, a short writing task and a word search. Pupils will gain a good knowledge of a wide range of weather phrases, and will be able to recognise and use them confidently.
The Passive in French - A Complete Guide.
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The Passive in French - A Complete Guide.

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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.
The French Future Tense with Aller and The Simple Future - A Complete Guide.
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The French Future Tense with Aller and The Simple Future - A Complete Guide.

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This resource pack will ensure students have a full understanding of recognising and conjugating verbs in the future tenses. Each PowerPoint takes you through how to (1) form the future tense with ‘aller’ and (2) form the simple future tense on a step-by-step basis, all grammar notes could be copied into ex books. There are lots of follow on exercises to check comprehension and a reading comprehension in each. These Power Points have been put together after using the grammar notes on which they are based for many years. This is a way of ensuring pupils understand and can easily use these tenses. Each PowerPoint has an accompanying worksheet for all of the exercises.
French – Conversation Cards – Questions and Answers.
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French – Conversation Cards – Questions and Answers.

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This is a set of 28 question cards and 28 answer cards to get your pupils speaking to each other in French and great to use as starters for target language practice. They include questions about name age, likes, favourites, preferences, family, daily routine, and many more. These fun colourful cards can be printed and cut into individual question and answer cards to be used in several different ways, depending on the ability and confidence of your students: Both question and answer cards can be given to students in pairs to practice a conversation. (Easier level) Question cards only given to pairs to practice a conversation. Students will need to form their own answers. (Middle level) Students are only given the answer cards and need to use these to form the relevant questions. (Harder level) It is essential that pupils can ask questions (not just answer them). Regular practice of these question and answer sessions will allow them to get used to asking questions and be able to formulate further questions independently. CORRECTED AND UPLOADED
Clothes in Spanish and Colour Adjectives - A Complete Guide.
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Clothes in Spanish and Colour Adjectives - A Complete Guide.

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Easily adaptable for home learning. This PowerPoint introduces pupils to a total of 36 items of clothing. The clothes are introduced in 3 sets of 12 items of clothing. In each set there is plenty of practice of each item. Pupils are able to practice answers to question about what they wear and what other people wear/ are wearing (present tense only). There are various activities for them to complete and a lengthy worksheet that accompanies the PowerPoint. Also enclosed in the pack is a word search document. After practicing all of the clothes, the PowerPoint revises colours and goes on to explain adjectival colour agreements with lots of examples. There is a table that pupils can copy or it can be printed, as a reference for all future work with colour adjectival agreements. There is then a range of exercises for pupils to practice talking about clothes and colours. This is a tried and tested method to ensure and check the comprehension throughout.
French Stories – to read and create.
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French Stories – to read and create.

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This is a set of resources to introduce and practise reading and writing in French. The first PowerPoint is a very basic story about a day out in the zoo (Une Journée au Zoo) and there are different activities to do, related to the story. The second PowerPoint is the story of the Three Little Pigs (Les Trois Petits Cochons) and there are again activities to complete about the story. The third PowerPoint is to get pupils to write their own stories in French (or use well-known stories). Pupils are to make short story books in groups (or individually). They should decide the age they are aiming their storybook at and write and illustrate a story. I have used card with my groups to make their books and I have a lovely set of storybooks! Pupils can also make a set of short activities to go with the book they have created, based on the type of activities in Power Points 1 and 2. These can then be used with classes in lower groups to read and complete the activities. It can be a really fun activity and pupils really enjoy doing it. This is ideal for pupils in years 8 or 9, prior to starting their GCSE course.
German GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications Speaking Exam Photo Cards.
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German GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications Speaking Exam Photo Cards.

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Based on the new specifications of exam boards for German GCSE, I have produced 40 different photo cards, all have 5 questions. The range of questions covers both foundation and higher tiers. The cards cover all 3 themes and all sub-themes. The questions are based on information/ specifications/ sample materials from several exam boards. They can be used over many lessons for practising this part of the exam and/or as part of mock exams.
German GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications Speaking Exam - General Conversation.
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German GCSE 9 - 1 Specifications Speaking Exam - General Conversation.

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This is a booklet that can be printed for each student and contains over 150 general conversation questions. These questions have put together by researching all exam boards specifications and example materials. The questions are in themes are also broken down into sub-themes. Within each set of questions in a sub-theme, they have been classified into tenses so that pupils can be clear of the tense they need to use to answer the relevant question. These can form the basis of regular classroom practice for the speaking exam and if pupils are confident with these questions, they will also be able to answer many of the questions that will form part of the photo card section of the exam.