French Practice Cards: BON - BIEN - MEILLEUR - MIEUX This is a set of 65 cards for practicing and mastering BON - BIEN - MEILLEUR - MIEUX. This set of cards uses bon and bien as well as their comparative forms meilleur and mieux, but also a whole lot more (see below). That’s why this stack of cards is great for upper-intermediate and even advanced students! This resource does not incorporate the superlative. When using meilleur and mieux, we are really focusing on how to say “better” in French. This is always so hard since we use the same word in English whether we are using adverbs or adjectives. I have also made a 45 minute video that you can find on YouTube that would be perfect to show before pulling out these cards which I made specifically to accompany this very comprehensive lesson. I’m including a handy 3 page study guide to accompany the lesson and this set of cards. Topics covered: Comparing with bon and meilleur Comparing with bien and mieux Using bon and meilleur as adverbs with the verbs faire and sentir Using bien with se sentir Using all four forms with the linking verbs être and avoir l’air Using bon to say something is right or correct Using bien to mean “really” before bon and certain other adjectives Using bien when talking about approach, method, style, and technique Practicing the difference between saying C’est bien and C’est bon Included: Set of 65 cards to print and cut out Set of the same 65 cards with only one per page for use on tablets or for projecting 3 page lesson guide with rules and examples Link to YouTube lesson Student answer recording sheet

This 90 question trivia game is loads of fun for an end of the year or semester game, a back to school activity, a sub plan or use trivia for bell ringer and icebreaker activities. Though his product was created for French classes, it will work for any high school class since the questions are based on general knowledge and not only French related information. I’ve included several different versions (see full details below) including French only and French and English as well as powerpoint versions which will allow you to project the game and play as a class. This trivia game is great fun as a French club activity. This resource includes: 90 trivia cards - French only with answers 90 trivia cards - French only without answers 90 trivia cards - French only without answers - Powerpoint version 90 trivia cards - French and English with answers 90 trivia cards - French and English without answers 90 trivia cards - French and English without answers - Powerpoint version Each trivia question is assigned a point value (the easiest are worth 1 point and the most difficult are worth 9 points). There are a number of ways you can play this game. Here are some of the ways I like to use this game: 1. Have students play in small groups of at least 3. One student calls the questions and verifies the answers. Students keep track of their score and in the end the one with the most points wins. 2. Project the powerpoint version of the game and have students write their answers and points scored on a numbered sheet of paper. You could easily allow students to work in small groups so that they can help each other out. In the end, the group with the most points wins. 3. Classic Jeopardy: Draw the game board which is composed of boxes with points in them on the classroom's whiteboard or project it from a computer. Group students into teams. The game starts when the teacher chooses the first easy box that teams need to answer. Once the first box has been answered, the team that answered correctly can choose the next question. They can choose the hardest questions if they want additional points or they can opt for easier ones for lower amounts of points. For the final round, also known as DOUBLE JEOPARDY the points double. The game ends when all the questions on the board game have been answered and the team with the highest score wins.

Here are ten intermediate level French dictations to use with your students. They are a little bit longer than my beginner and beginner + level dictations (see links below). Each dictation is a separate audio file. Answer key and translation provided for each dictation. Sample: TITRE : Un joli endroit TEXTE : Nous aimons notre quartier. On y trouve un parc, une boulangerie et une école maternelle. Les rues sont toutes nommées en l'honneur de personnes célèbres. La rue où nous habitons a été nommée en l'honneur d'un homme politique très connu. Mes parents, eux, habitent une rue qui porte le nom d'un chanteur qui est né dans notre ville. "Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is dictating speaks and another who is taking dictation writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world."

French speaking game for beginners and advanced students alike, a fun NO PREP activity. All students can practice speaking and forming the passé composé with verbs that use both être and avoir as helping verbs, including reflexive verbs. The way the cards are organized even beginners can use them and have a great time playing this fun speaking game. Students practice saying "je n'ai jamais" or "j'ai déjà" followed by something they may or may not have done. There is a stack of cards with French and English and another stack with only French. Use this game in class with small groups or at a French club event. you can cut out the cards and include the "how to play" card so that if you have a very large group they can read the instructions without you having to explain the game. Just print out the cards, laminate if possible, punch holes in the upper corner and attach with a keychain. A fun no prep activity for years to come! Included with this resource: 75 game cards in French only - Black and white & color versions 75 game cards in French and English - Black and white & color versions How to play Here's how the game works: Begin your sentence with "Je n'ai jamais" if you have never done what is written on the card. Begin with "J'ai déjà" if you have. Other players can react in a variety of ways: Moi aussi Moi non plus Moi, si If you say that you have done something (and you're not a beginner) you have to tell the story about when you did what is on the card in French.

This set of 50 speaking prompts cards and 50 writing prompts is tailored for advanced learners of French. Challenge your French 3 and 4 as well as AP students!! Students love talking to each other, and especially at the end of senior year there is a lot to reflect upon. Writing is an essential part of mastering a language. The topics are inviting and fun. There will be lots of additional themes added. The questions are smart and thought provoking. We also include a French grading rubric for easy grading! You can print the writing prompts and the students can write directly on them. The speaking cards can be used in class with the projecting file, printed and laminated for in class speaking activities or used by the students on their tablets. Be sure to visit my shop and browse through 500+ resources like grammar games, speaking activities, listening comprehension, worksheets, and much more. Just click here!

ESL speaking game for beginners and advanced students alike, a fun NO PREP activity. All students can practice speaking and forming the present perfect tense with regular and irregular verbs. The past participles are written on the cards. The way the cards are organized even beginners can use them and have a great time playing this fun speaking game. Students practice saying "Never, ever have I ever" or "I have" followed by something they may or may not have done. Use this game in class with small groups or at a language club event. Just print out the cards, laminate if possible, punch holes in the upper corner and attach with a keychain. A fun no prep activity for years to come! Included with this resource: 75 game cards - Black and white and color versions - Ready to print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook together with a key ring. Here's how the game works: Begin your sentence with "Never, ever have I ever" if you have never done what is written on the card. Begin with "I have" if you have done it. Other players can react in a variety of ways: Me too. Me neither. I have, too. If you say that you have done something (and you're not a beginner) you have to tell the story about when you did what is on the card in English.

Use this set of QU’EST-CE QUE TU PRÉFÉRERAIS - I'D RATHER French speaking prompt cards to get even your most timid students talking to each other in French and are perfect to use as a back to school ice-breaker activity. These 75 question cards are terrific for discussion, journal writing prompts and vocabulary acquisition. This no prep activity is perfect for small groups or centers. You can also use the powerpoint version to make it a whole class activity. Use these cards as a review and vocabulary builder with French students at any level. Included: 75 question cards (color and black and white versions as you see in the thumbnails) Powerpoint version There are many ways you can use this set of 75 speaking cards: ➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions. ➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity with a conversation partner. As students enter the classroom have them choose 2-3 cards from a box. ➤ Students who finish their work earlier than others can choose a few of the cards and write out their answers including reasons for their preferences. ➤ Use as exit tickets. Give each student a card before the end of class and as they walk out of the room they tell the teacher their answer. ➤ Stations: Put students into groups and divide the cards amongst them. Have groups rotate to a new station as they finish the cards. ➤ Scoot: Put one card on each desk in the classroom. Give each student a response sheet and set a timer to give them just enough time to answer the question. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question. ➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move. ➤ Use the cards as a getting to know you activity. ➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions.

Practice is what it takes when learning verb conjugations. This audio recorded drill will help students practice and master regular and irregular French verbs in the passé composé. There is a mixture of verbs that use avoir and être as helping verb, and reflexive verbs are included. This is a verb drill of 100 common French verbs that you can use either in the classroom or language lab. I've included five great ways for you to use this drill. The audio recording you will download will be great for listening comprehension and oral production, written exercises, paired work and even a cooperative learning group writing game. Example: FINIR - JE - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - J'AI FINI SE LEVER - TU - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - TU T'ES LEVÉ(E) DESCENDRE - IL - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - IL EST DESCENDU PRENDRE - NOUS - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - NOUS AVONS PRIS MANGER - VOUS - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - VOUS AVEZ MANGÉ RÉUSSIR - ILS - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - ILS ONT RÉUSSI During the recording the verbs are not numbered so that you can easily choose a group of 10 or 15 at any point during the exercise to use as bell ringer reviews or to get your students in French mode as they enter the classroom. Use this drill at any time during the year as an excellent review. Use it with upper level students who sometimes need to revise the basics or provide a copy to struggling students who can use it as review while riding on the bus or in the car. Included: 20 minute mp3 audio recording of 100 French verbs in the passé composé Answer sheet Student response sheet 5 effective ways to use this verb drill 1. Language lab or classroom listening and speaking exercise 2. Language lab or classroom silent written exercise 3. Whiteboard classroom activity - Individual or paired work 4. Bell ringer activity 5. Group writing game

Use this set of I'D RATHER conversation prompt cards to get even your most timid students talking to each other and they are perfect to use as a back to school ice-breaker activity. These 75 question cards are terrific for discussion, journal writing prompts and vocabulary acquisition. This no prep activity is perfect for small groups, club activities, centers, etc. You can also use the powerpoint version to make it a whole class activity. Use these cards as conversation prompts with students in all grades. Included: 75 question cards (color and black and white versions as you see in the thumbnails) Powerpoint version Ideas of how to use this set of cards There are many ways you can use this set of 75 speaking cards: ➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions. ➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity with a conversation partner. As students enter the classroom have them choose 2-3 cards from a box. ➤ Students who finish their work earlier than others can choose a few of the cards and write out their answers including reasons for their preferences. ➤ Use as exit tickets. Give each student a card before the end of class and as they walk out of the room they tell the teacher their answer. ➤ Stations: Put students into groups and divide the cards amongst them. Have groups rotate to a new station as they finish the cards. ➤ Scoot: Put one card on each desk in the classroom. Give each student a response sheet and set a timer to give them just enough time to answer the question. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question. ➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move. ➤ Use the cards as a getting to know you activity. ➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions.

Never, ever have I ever - Classroom community building activity Community building game for students of all ages, a fun NO PREP activity. Students say "Never, ever have I ever" or "I have" followed by something they may or may not have done following the prompts on the cards. Your students will love this game and will learn a lot about each other! Use this game in class with small groups or at a larger club event. Just print out the cards, laminate if possible, punch holes in the upper corner and attach with a hook. A fun no prep activity for years to come! Included with this resource: 75 game cards - Black and white and color versions - Ready to print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook together with a key ring. Here's how the game works: Begin your sentence with "Never, ever have I ever" if you have never done what is written on the card. Begin with "I have" if you have done it. Other players can react in a variety of ways: Me too. Me neither. I have, too. If you say that you have done something you have to tell the story about when you did what is on the card.

French Pronouns: Direct, Indirect, Y, En - 150 Practice Cards in 3 tenses This is a set of 150 French pronoun practice cards. These cards are written in the present, futur proche, and passé composé tenses and do not include negation. There are 75 cards to practice using the French pronouns Y and EN in three different tenses. These practice cards will help students better understand when to use Y and EN in many different situations. There are 75 cards to practice using French direct and indirect object pronouns in three different tenses. These practice cards focus on using: LE - LA - LES - LUI - LEUR. These practice cards will help students better understand when to use LE or LA to mean HIM or HER instead of LUI, and LES to mean THEM instead of LEUR. Each card indicates a subject pronoun, verb in the infinitive form, and another word or words to complete the sentence. Students first form a sentence using the elements provided, then they restate the sentence using either LUI - LEUR - LE - LA - LES - Y - EN. A four page answer key is provided. I recommend printing them on the front and back side of two sheets of paper so that you can easily distribute them to students for them to check their own work. This is an activity that students can work on alone or in pairs or small groups. My students really like to do this activity with a partner. One student says the sentence without the pronoun, then the other one says it with the pronoun. They take turns going back and forth. EXAMPLES: PRÉSENT - JE - ALLER - LA FAC Je vais à la fac. J’y vais. PASSÉ COMPOSÉ - TU - FAIRE - DU PIANO Tu as fait du piano. Tu en as fait. FUTUR PROCHE - ON - PARLER - DE NOËL On va parler de Noël. On va en parler. PRÉSENT - JE - PARLER - MARIE Je parle à Maris. Je lui parle. PASSÉ COMPOSÉ - TU - MANGER - PIZZA Tu as mangé la pizza. Tu l’as mangée. FUTUR PROCHE - VOUS - FINIR - DEVOIRS Vous allez finir vos devoirs. Vous allez les finir.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ ARIELLE The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Here’s what you need to know about ARIELLE: elle mesure un mètre 85, blonde aux yeux bleus elle joue au volley-ball dans l’équipe de sa ville elle n’aime pas beaucoup les sucreries, elle suit un régime très strict elle court tous les jours au moins 5 kms elle veut changer de travail, elle travaille dans la publicité, elle voudrait travailler plutôt avec des enfants sa maman est décédée il y a 2 mois INCLUDED: Detailed background information about ARIELLE Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Arielle based on her background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about ARIELLE, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know ARIELLE’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about ARIELLE. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ CLÉMENT The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Read on to find out more how you can use this resource for creative writing and speaking. Here’s what you need to know about CLÉMENT: il a 55 ans il est divorcé depuis 10 ans il n’a pas d’enfant il a changé de profession à l’âge de 48 ans il travaille maintenant comme blogeur il habite au bord de la mer il se déplace en scooter INCLUDED: Detailed background information about CLÉMENT Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Clément based on his background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about CLÉMENT, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know CLÉMENT’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about CLÉMENT. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.