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.
Easily adaptable for home learning.
As part of the new specifications for GCSE, students will have extracts from literary texts to answer questions about in the reading comprehension exams. This set of resources has extracts from 5 well known books with different activities to do on each of them. The resources are firstly presented on a PowerPoint, with all texts and questions appearing on the slides, as well as answers to the given activities. They also appear as 5 accompanying worksheets, which can be used independently and individually. Activities include: matching vocabulary, questions in French, questions in English, find the French from the text, multiple choice questions (in French and English), gap-fills and true or false. This is aimed at higher tier students.
Easily adaptable for home learning.
The resource is based on the new specifications GCSE and covers the whole of Theme 2, Topic 2 – ‘Global Issues’.
The PowerPoint is very lengthy (51 slides) and contains work for five or six 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; reading comprehensions; translations into English and into French; photo stimuli for written tasks; blog writing tasks (foundation and higher); two role-play cards (foundation and higher); six photo cards for speaking activities and finally questions related to the general conversation section of the speaking exam.
This covers the whole of Theme 2, Topics 1- 4. The work contained in this large bundle is enough for at least a complete half term. The bundle contains lengthy Power Points for each topic/ sub-theme. The Power Points are broken down into sections: 1) Grammar; 2) Listening; 3) Reading and Writing; and 4) Speaking. There are a large number of different worksheets to accompany exercises on the Power Points; and transcripts for the listening activities as well as answers for the activities. The wide range of exercises include: vocabulary match-ups; verb and tenses exercises; listening comprehensions with different tasks; numerous reading comprehensions with different types of exercises to complete; translations into English and into French; photo stimuli for written tasks; blog writing tasks; role-play cards (foundation and higher); photo cards for speaking activities and questions related to the general conversation section of the speaking exam.
This bundle covers all 3 themes and is broken down into all 12 topics of the new GCSE specifications, which are all sold separately. The work contained in this huge bundle is enough for two or three terms. The bundle contains lengthy Power Points for each topic/ sub-theme. For each of the 12 topics there is: a Power Points are broken down into sections: 1) Grammar; 2) Listening; 3) Reading and Writing; and 4) Speaking. There are a large number of different worksheets to accompany exercises on the Power Points; and transcripts for the listening activities as well as answers for the activities. The wide range of exercises include: vocabulary match-ups; verb and tenses exercises; listening comprehensions with different tasks; numerous reading comprehensions with different types of exercises to complete; translations into English and into French; photo stimuli for written tasks; blog writing tasks; role-play cards (foundation and higher); photo cards for speaking activities and questions related to the general conversation section of the speaking exam.
This resource introduces 14 pets with a range of practice activities. It introduces the question ‘As-tu un animal?’ and a range of possible answers. There are pair work speaking activities, reading activities and writing activities, all based on the pets. A word search also accompanies the PowerPoint.
Great for home learning.
This PowerPoint introduces pupils to 20 zoo/ wild animals. The animals can be practised via pictures and then are followed with a listening activity. There is a word document that can be used for pupils to complete with the PowerPoint.
There are anagrams of the words and a match up activity. The plurals for the animals are introduced and then adjectives to describe them. There are translation exercises, a speaking task and reading comprehensions. Different animal habitats are introduced and then matched to different animals. There are also snake sentences to unjumble and write out. By the end of the PowerPoint (78 slides) pupils should be able to confidently speak/ write about these animals.
This is a set of resources to introduce and practice 27 classroom instructions and phrases. The PowerPoint initially 12 classroom instructions with practice exercises and then goes on to introduce and practice a further 15. The resource is easily adaptable if you want to introduce less. There are various activities on the PowerPoint and on an accompanying worksheet. The activities include speaking practice and repetition, match-ups, gap-fills, and a listening comprehension.
Pupils will gain a good knowledge of these classroom phrases, and will be able to recognise and use them in the classroom.
This bundle covers all aspects of the perfect tense in French. There are four lengthy PowerPoints which will certainly take several lessons in order for pupils to understand and successfully form the perfect tense of avoir verbs, both regular and irregular; all ere verbs; reflexive verbs and verbs in the negative. The PowerPoints 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 the past tense. On each Powerpoint there are lots of exercises for pupils to complete to check comprehension. There are translation exercises, in line with the new GCSE specifications. There are also many more worksheets with exercises that could be used as class or homework and will indicate the pupils' ability to understand and form this tense. This is a tried and tested method.
A bundle of 3 resource packs which makes a complete guide to all present tense verbs – regular, irregular, reflexives and negatives with all types. Each pack has two PowerPoints, therefore six in total; all with grammar notes that pupils can record in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using these verbs. Each resource pack has a wide range of different exercises to complete, including transition exercises, important to start early on, ready for the new GCSE specifications. They allow follow a tried and tested method.
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 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 asking questions 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 interrogative in the near future tense. It is essential that pupils learn to ask questions as well as being able to answer them, at all levels. The 4 ways of asking questions are all introduced and there is a range of practice exercises for all. There is also a lengthy worksheet, which accompanies the PowerPoint (30 slides). This is a tried and tested method to ensure comprehension and check the ability to confidently form questions in French in the near future tense.
This PowerPoint introduces pupils to asking questions 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 interrogative in the perfect tense. It is essential that pupils learn to ask questions as well as being able to answer them, at all levels. The 4 ways of asking questions are all introduced and there is a range of practice exercises for all. There is also a lengthy worksheet, which accompanies the PowerPoint (33 slides). This is a tried and tested method to ensure comprehension and check the ability to confidently form questions in French in the perfect tense.
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
