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I am a secondary and adult education French and ESL teacher and I love creating resources that help my students have fun with languages! You'll see many speaking games, grammar games, and task cards in my shop.
I am a secondary and adult education French and ESL teacher and I love creating resources that help my students have fun with languages! You'll see many speaking games, grammar games, and task cards in my shop.
Want your French students to use their vacation / holiday vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more.
Check out my bundle of themed vocabulary question sets to get your students speaking French: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/french-themed-vocabulary-speaking-questions-growing-bundle-11573033
You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for vacations or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way. All cards are only in French so they are suitable for students from anywhere.
There are 30 questions in all. All of the EST-CE QUE questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. Most of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Some questions are in the futur proche while others are in the passé composé. One card features "TU VOUDRAIS".
Topics used in these cards:
* Means of transportation
* Geographical locations
* Some airport vocabulary
* Travel destinations (beach, mountain, etc.)
* Preferences
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Have a look at the thumbnail to see how cute they turn out. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
Want your French students to use their RESTAURANT vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more.
Check out my bundle of themed vocabulary question sets to get your students speaking French: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/french-themed-vocabulary-speaking-questions-growing-bundle-11573033
You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for RESTAURANTS or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
There are 30 questions in all. Almost all of the EST-CE QUE questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. Some of the questions encourage OUI and NON responses, but never without pushing for a bit more information like asking POURQUOI. The questions are a mixture of present, past and future tenses.
Topics used in these cards:
* Different kinds of restaurants
* Restaurant serveurs
* Reservations
* Food
* Preferences
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Have a look at the thumbnail to see how cute they turn out. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
Want your French students to use their MAISON / HOUSE vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your low intermediate to advanced students to speak more.
This resource is also part of a money saving bundle that you are going to ♡:
La Maison - Vocabulary Speaking Activities 4-PACK: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/la-maison-vocabulary-speaking-activities-bundle-11576015
You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for the house or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
There are 30 questions in all. Most of the questions are in the EST-CE QUE form, and they are asked in the TU form. More than half of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Most questions are asked in the present tense, but some are in the passé composé.
Topics used in these cards:
* Different kinds of homes
* Household chores
* Rooms in a house
* Furniture
* Preferences
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Have a look at the thumbnail to see how cute they turn out. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
Want your French students to use their NOURRITURE - FOOD vocabulary more? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your low intermediate to advanced students to speak more.
Check out my bundle of themed vocabulary question sets to get your students speaking French: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/french-themed-vocabulary-speaking-questions-growing-bundle-11573033
You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for friends and family or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
Check out my other FRENCH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
and THEMED VOCABULARY RESOURCES
There are 30 questions in all. All of the questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. Intonation, inversion and est-ce que questions are all used. Most of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Some questions are in the present tense, some in the futur proche and others are in the passé composé.
Topics used in these cards:
* Meals
* Fruits and vegetables
* Food groups
* Descriptions
* Preferences
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
Want your French students to use their CHEZ LE MÉDECIN - DOCTEUR vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more.
Check out my bundle of themed vocabulary question sets to get your students speaking French: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/french-themed-vocabulary-speaking-questions-growing-bundle-11573033
You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for doctors and hospitals or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
There are 30 questions in all. All of the questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. More than half of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Questions are in the present, futur proche and passé composé tenses.
Topics used in these cards:
* Body parts
* Illnesses
* Symptoms
* Personal experiences
* Preferences
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Have a look at the thumbnail to see how cute they turn out. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
ESL Scattergories Game
This is a really fun activity to play with your students as they practice and build their vocabulary. Scattergories is the perfect game! You can play this game with students of literally any age or level.
Players attempt to create answers for each of the four categories on their game. This should be a fast moving game and there are only spaces for six words per category. The MAXIMUM they can write is six words so they have to choose them wisely. Students can be creative and flexible with their answers, but other players can challenge them!
24 games are included with 96 different categories! You can either print out the game sheets or project them to save paper and ink. For younger students you can allow more time for them to think and write, while older students will love the challenge of the timer.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
Vacation - ESL Taboo Speaking Game
Playing TABOO is a great way to get ESL students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. In this VACATION theme version of the game there 30. There are 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions.
This ESL Taboo game includes the following:
How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)
30 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring
Black and white and color versions of the cards are included
How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game
15 MINUTES MAX game board
File for projecting one card at a time for an all class activity
*In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if at all possible!
Object of the game:
One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
Restaurants - ESL Taboo Speaking Game
Playing TABOO is a great way to get ESL students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. In this RESTAURANTS theme version of the game there are 30 playing cards. I've included 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions.
This ESL Taboo game includes the following:
How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)
30 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring
How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game
15 MINUTES MAX game board
File for projecting one card at a time for an all class activity
*In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if at all possible!
Object of the game:
One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
Want your French students to use their FAMILLE ET AMIS - FAMILY AND FRIENDS vocabulary more? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your low intermediate to advanced students to speak more.
Check out my bundle of themed vocabulary question sets to get your students speaking French: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/french-themed-vocabulary-speaking-questions-growing-bundle-11573033
You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for friends and family or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
There are 30 questions in all. All of the questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. Intonation, inversion and est-ce que questions are all used. Most of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Some questions are in the present tense, some in the futur proche and others are in the passé composé.
Topics used in these cards:
* Family members
* Friends
* Personalities
* Descriptions
* Preferences
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
À LA RENTRÉE we French teachers often ask ourselves what we can do on the first day of school in French class? Students coming back to French after a couple of months off for the summer often think they've forgotten everything, but we all know they mostly just need some practice and review.
Here are 25 task cards to use the first few days of school for returning students. Students will ask each other questions about summer vacation and about the new school year. Many of the questions are written in the passé composé.
Included:
25 black and white cards
25 color cards
9 ways to use these cards
SCOOT game instructions
SCOOT recording sheet
Using cootie catchers (fortune tellers) to get students speaking to each other in French and to help them get to know their classmates better is a great idea at any time of the year. Your students already love them, and cootie catchers are the perfect ice breaker activity for back to school
This file includes ten different ice breaker cootie catchers. The file also contains a blank template for making your own cootie catcher (a perfect activity for test review questions). Each version includes 8 fun questions for a total of 80 getting to know you questions in French. This resource is suitable for immersion, core and homeschool curriculums.
Here's everything you get:
10 different cootie catchers, each has 8 questions for a total of 80
Color and black and white copies are included
Blank template with French themed images to make your own review games
How to fold cootie catchers
Want your ESL students to use their CALENDAR AND TIME vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your lower-intermediate students to speak more. Just print and cut out the cards or use the easy to project file showing one question at a time for a whole class activity or for when you don't want to (or can't) print.
You can use these cards after learning specific vocabulary for calendars and time or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
There are 30 questions in all. These questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than YES and NO responses.
Topics used in these cards:
* Schedules
* Important dates
* Details
* Preferences
Included:
30 color speaking prompt cards
30 black and white speaking prompt cards
9 ways to use these cards
Easy to project file for whole class activity
Scoot activity instructions
Scoot student answer recording sheet
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Have a look at the thumbnail to see how cute they turn out. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
French passé composé speaking task cards - ÊTRE and AVOIR + REFLEXIVE VERBS
Use these task cards to get your French students speaking in the passé composé.
This is a NO PREP activity that will prompt your students to speak to each other in the passé composé.
This activity is great for all levels since it can be used while teaching the passé composé and also as a review for more advanced French students.
This set of task cards includes 30 questions.
I have included a powerpoint version of this product.
How to use these passé composé task cards:
1. Print and cut out each card forming as many sets as you will need for students to work together in small groups.
2. Have students form small groups and take turns asking questions.
3. Encourage students to answer in complete sentences.
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Playing TABOO in French is a great way to get students to speak French and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game focuses on different cities and countries around the world. It is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. Advanced students try to get teammates to guess the word at the top of the card without saying any of the “taboo” words listed below. Beginner students can still play, but they should be allowed to use the “taboo” words to help learn new vocabulary and build sentences in French.
All of the words on the cards are in French and English. This is very useful as many of the words will be new to students.
This French Taboo game includes the following:
40 Taboo game cards to print, cut out and laminate if possible
Color and black and white versions included
How to play
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Object of the game:
One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can’t use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.
Play this French Halloween Taboo game and have some fun!
Playing games and having fun is when learning really happens in French class. I love to play the game Taboo with my students. French taboo is a game that is east to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike.
Your students will learn a lot of new and useful vocabulary while preparing for and playing this fun game.
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French Halloween Taboo includes:
Quizlet study set with 129 terms, all including images and pronunciation by a native French speaker (not a computer generated voice). Share the Quizlet link provided with your students a few days before you plan to play the game in class, and they’ll really feel prepared.
35 different Taboo game cards to create a deck that you will print and cut out for as many teams as you need (black and white & color versions provided).
Game instructions for both beginner and advanced students.
Powerpoint presentation version of the game to project and play as a class.
Object of the game:
One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can’t use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are those written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed, and the team with the most points wins.
Des catastrophes naturelles - Natural disasters: Many times when teaching higher level French vocabulary it is nice to have a way to engage students and encourage them to speak about things that happen in the world around us. This French taboo game and accompanying list of conversation questions will have your students talking about all kinds of natural disasters, how to prepare for them (if possible) and the consequences of such horrible happenings around the world.
This product includes:
List of 20 vocabulary words, 20 different natural disasters
Quizlet study set to practice and master the new vocabulary
Handout of 15 conversation questions related to natural disasters
Set of 20 French - English Taboo game cards
How to play Taboo
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Comprehensive resource on how to teach and use the pronouns Y and EN in French complete with lots of examples and 4 exercises with answer key. Two 30 minute videos are included if you are looking for a very experienced teacher modeling instruction on these sometimes difficult pronouns. This resource would also be great for French homeschool.
The 4 exercises include: 2 using “EN” and 2 using “Y”. Great reinforcement to your lesson on adverbial pronouns.
This resource includes:
Two instructional videos
4 exercises + answer keys
PDF handouts with rules and examples
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Countryside vocabulary - 30 ESL speaking prompt question cards - American English
Want your students to use their COUNTRYSIDE vocabulary in meaningful conversations? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your students to speak more to each other about living in or traveling to the country. This resource is suitable for any curriculum in which English is the language spoken, and will work best for students in 6th to 12th grade.
You can use these cards after learning specific vocabulary for the countryside or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities. A pdf with only one card per page is included for easy projection when you don't want to print.
Included:
30 color speaking prompt cards
30 black and white speaking prompt cards
9 ways to use these cards
Easy to project file for whole class activity
Scoot activity instructions
Scoot student recording sheet
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
Countryside vocabulary - 30 ESL speaking prompt question cards - American English
La famille et les amis - French taboo speaking game - Family and friends
Playing French TABOO is a great way to get students to speak French and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. In this FAMILLE et AMIS theme version of the game there are 30 French-English cards. There are 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions.
This French Taboo game includes the following:
How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)
30 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring (color and grayscale copies provided)
How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game
15 MINUTES MAX game board
Sheet to record new words in French and English (nouveaux mots)
*In the upper left corner there’s a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time.
Object of the game:
One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can’t use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
Forming French questions with interrogative words - 100 Practice Cards
This is a set of 100 cards for practicing forming French questions using est-ce que and inversion. All of the cards prompt students to transform a sentence into a question using an interrogative word: qui, que, quand, où, comment, pourquoi, à quelle heure, combien de, de quoi, avec qui, à qui.
All of the cards are written in the present tense, and some include negation. Here are the verbs used in this set of practice cards: aimer, préférer, aller, commencer, apprendre, regarder, acheter, avoir, partir, faire, manger, finir, vouloir, parler, étudier, savoir, déjeuner, adorer, travailler, appeler, être, prendre, donner, arriver, et ranger.
Most of the time I like to have my students work in pairs or small groups when using these cards, but they are also effective as individual practice. I also like to project these cards and use them as a whole class activity. I’ve included a PDF version so that you can project one card at a time or have students use them on tablets to avoid printing. Answer key is provided.