This is a bundle of activities on French Gastronomy as part of the Unit on French heritage and is suitable for A Level students.
It includes:
_ 6 Video/Listening activities with questionnaires on Gastronomy
_ 5 Reading activities on Gastronomy with answers provided
_ PPT presentation on food
Some caricatures to trigger discussion
_ Idiomatic expressions with food
_ 2 Texts on Specialities from the Provence and the Savoie Areas
_ A matchup exercise with Specialities and their region
_ A level Questions on food
_ Quiz on French cheese
_ A recipe from a French chef
All the comprehension resources are in Word Format and fully editable.
Bon appétit!
This resource consists of 11 documents, including 8 in-depth and informative booklets mostly in French on Les 400 Coups, covering :
• A complete plot summary
• A study guide &Character studies
• In-depth Analysis of the Key themes, Scenes and symbols
• A biography of Truffaud
Other docs include Comprehension Questions on the film, reviews and Truffaut’s career
This resource provides a list of comprehension and summary questions chapter per chapter with answers in French. This can help students not only to remember the sequence of events but also to exemplify their points in their essays by recounting these events accurately in French.
This is a fully editable Word document
This resource includes some up-to-date facts in French on the AQA A Level topics for the Oral exam. Each topic has 6 to 8 facts presented in full sentences in French.
Also included are Model Questions and Answers on the 2nd Year AQA A Level Topics:
_ Integration / Immigration
_ La Marginalisation et la discrimination
_ La Criminalité
_ Les Manifestations
_ La Politique
Each topic includes a list of around 15 possible exam questions with developed answers in French.
This A LEVEL Revision Booklet, 80 pages, covers the following topics:
• 1 : La société multiculturelle, l’immigration, l’intégration, le racisme
• 2 : Problèmes sociaux contemporains: la pauvreté et criminalité
• 3 : Les nouvelles technologies
4: Section Grammaire
Each topic includes some vocab lists, a comprehensive range of set phrases and a mixture of Listening/ Reading Comprehension & Translation Tasks.
The 2nd part is a Grammar section comprising practice on a range of grammar points. Answers to the grammar section on Verbs & Adjectives are provided.
This booklet in Word format is editable and can be used for self-study or in class in preparation for the exam.
_ A Comprehensive PPT Presentation,64 slides, to introduce the concept of Patrimoine: it includes Definition and exemples of French and World Heritage Site, History of Unesco, exemples of Unesco Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage, Exemples and Embedded Video Activities on French World Heritage sites. Some slides consist of French speaking Unesco sites to elicit Discussion.
Attached are 3 long sample essays in French on the novel No et Moi suitable for the new French A Level exam AQA or EDEXCEL on the following titles
_No et Moi est un roman sur une ado pour un public ado
_On dit qu’un vrai héros n’est ni tout à fait bon ni tout à fait mauvais. Examinez dans quelle mesure cette affirmation est vraie en ce qui concerne le personnage de Lou.*
_ Evaluer dans quelle mesure ce livre est avant tout une étude sérieuse de la vie des sans-abris.
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Each essay includes quotes and is made of 700 words minimum.
My students found these essays very useful to write their own essays on the novel.
Essays are in a editable Word doc
Attached are 5 A Level Model Essays of around 300 words each in a word doc on the following titles:
“la Haine est avant tout un film sur le mal-être adolescent.” Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous d’accord avec cette affirmation?
“Des trois protagonistes, Vinz est le moins réaliste et raisonnable”.Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous d’accord avec cette affirmation?
3.“Analysez dans quelle mesure La Haine nous présente une société française fracturée ?
4.Analysez comment kassovitz, le metteur en scène,cherche à provoquer des émotions fortes chez son public dans La Haine.
5.“La haine attire la haine’. Dans quelle mesure cette phrase d’Hubert illustre le thème principal du film.
Attached is a bundle that covers all aspects of the conditional and Si Clauses. It includes:
_ 3 comprehensive PowerPoint to introduce and practice the conditional tense and clauses in French. These Powerpoint are designed both at implementing basic conditional notions for KS4 students and provide more complex work with KS5 student, such as the 3 types of Si clauses. It covers regular and irregular verbs. It includes 10 slides with various exercises, including a song.
Also attached are 7 worksheets in word format to practise the various aspects of the conditional tense (regular and irregular ), past conditional in French clause including a song and a boardgame.
This level is indicated by the title of the doc. These are particularly useful for A Level students who are often confused with Si clause but is also suitable for GCSE students.
Attached is a comprehensive Study Booklet with Answers of the movie Un Sac de Billes. Its 33 pages consists of:
_A summary
_ worksheet with Comprehension Questions on the book
_Activities to explore the main characters
_ Analysis of key scenes
_ Extracts from the film to illustrate the main themes
_ Analysis of the representation of war
_ Questions on the main topic: Un film d’apprentissage
Answers are provided at the back
Thorough, interactive and fun presentation on the topic of physical description. It works well to introduce and recap this topic. It gives not only a lot of useful vocabulary but also helps to differentiate the use of "etre" and "avoir" in the context of physical description. The communicative exercises provided help checking students comprehension. "The Guess who" game at the end is very successful with all type of ability and can be practised in pairs or in class.
Powerpoint exploring Direct and Indirect Speech aimed at A Level and adult students so you may need to adapt to suit your class.
PPT includes a tutorial and a range of activities.
Revision booklet covering various topics and grammar points.
It contains 5 main areas, each one comprising a tutorial on a specific point/topic followed by 3 to 5 worksheets for practice. (see list of topics below).
This booklet is suitable both for teenagers and young professionals as there is a focus on business French. It can be done either in class using a projector or at home . I wanted to show my A Level students that the language can be used in real work life situation. They enjoyed this work and found it a nice change from the usual exam practice.
Below is a list of the topics covered:
Welcoming a visitor
What did you do last
week end?
Describing a week end
Inviting
Talking about past events
A company profile and history
Talking about your education and career
Comparing company performances
Describing people
This resource is a series of 5 model essays on No et Moi written based on titles from the A Level Legacy past papers, but adapted to the new A Level AQA exam, both at As and A2 Level.
Each essay is minimum 400 words.
The first 2 essays are on an important topic in the book, the third one is on a main character,
the 4th essay is a comprehensive stylistic analysis of the novel , around 1400 words.
The last essay explores the various social backgrounds in the novel.
My students found these model essays very useful to structure their own essays include quotes and improve their analytical skills.
Also attached is a video link to an interview with De Vigan about this novel.
Attached are 2 docs: one is a booklet to revise 10 Key grammar points covered in the New A Level exams and the other is a grammar test made up of 19 exercises.
Students revise each grammar point by completing the exercises provided. At the end of the booklet, a general grammar multiple choice exercise recaps all the points covered. Answers are provided on last page.
This booklet can be done in class or independently. My students found it useful for exam revision.
It is suitable for all A Level French exam boards. Once students have finished the booklet, they can do the test attached.
Revision resource for French GCSE Tricky words, including false friends and misleading words. Very useful to avoid the traps in the Reading/ Listening exam.
This is a comprehensive Powerpoint presentation made of 64 slides which recaps most of the topics covered at Primary Level.
Topics include: Greetings, Days and Months, Giving personal information,Numbers up to 31 Answering basic questions, Towns and countries and Classroom language.
The presentation is interactive and fun. This is a suitable for Year 4, 5 and 6, and can be used at the end of term for general revision or at the beginner of term for a refresher.
3 French quizz to revise and consolidate cultural facts and general knowledge in a fun way. Answers are provided.
_ One with 55 Multiple choice questions on French History, Geography, Arts, Literature, Music, politics and gastronomy,
_ One with 65 Multiple Choice Questions on various aspects of the French-speaking World
_ A shorter one with 10 slides on the same topics that can be used as a starter/finisher**
_These games can be played in pairs, individually or with whole class. Suitable for A Level.
3 Useful Word documents going through the major prefixes and suffixes in French and the gender of the nouns according to their endings. A worksheet on nominalisation provide students with some practice.
It helps students understand the grammatical catregories, how nouns derive from verbs and to develop their range of vocab as well as their awareness about gender.
It is suitable for all A Level students.
This bundle consists of 20 GCSE tests, each on a specific topic and covering different grammar points. Each test is made up of 2 or more Reading Activities, some Grammar exercises and a Writing Task. Some of the tests will have the answers provided, so they can be used for independent learning by GCSE students.
Each test lasts between 45mn and 1h20. It is aimed at GCSE Higher but easily can be adapted for Foundation.
The following topics are covered :
_ FOOD
_ HEALTH
_ HOBBIES
_ NEW TECHNOLOGIES
_ FAMILY
_ HOLIDAYS
_ TRANSPORTS
_ SCHOOL
_ ROUTINE
_ SHOPPING
_ OUTINGS
_ CLOTHES & FASHION
_ ENVIRONMENT
_ DESCRIPTION
_ JOBS
_ HOUSE & AREA
All the grammar points for GCSE
These assessments are in Word docs and are therefore fully editable.