Attached is a list of 4 A Level AQA style gap-fill tasks, following the format of the exam task: 10 gaps and a choice of 15 words to choose from among verbs, adjectives, nouns and adverbs.
Students are often struggling with this type of task which is worth 10 marks in the Reading Paper.
Answers are provided. Document is a Word format and fully editable.
Attached are 3 Quizzes A Level aimed at A Level students.
_ First one is a multi choice PPT Quizz in French made of 6 categories of 10 questions covering various aspects of the French Speaking Culture and the A Level programs:
Geography, Gastronomy, History, Arts, Literature, Sports, Cinema, Music and some bonus questions.
It lasts around 45 minutes.
_ Second one is a 97 slides PPT with 46 questions on various French cultural topics. Geography, Gastronomy, Politics History, Cinema etc… Answers are provided. Around 40 mn long.
_ Last one is a Word document made of 40 different questions about French culture.
around 20mn
These educational and fun quizzes are fully editable and can be used for end of term activities.
Attached is an 18 pages IGCSE Handbook aimed at reassuring students taking the Edexcel French IGCSE exam at the beginning of the course.
CONTENTS:
Why choose a modern foreign language at GCSE level
What is the IGCSE course like?
What is the difference between GCSE and IGCSE?
How big is the jump from Year 10 to Year 11?
How will you improve on from what I learnt in Year 10?
What is the IGCSE Edexcel exams like?
Which topics will be covered?
What grammar will be covered?
What do I have to do to get a good grade?
Know your learning style
How to improve your listening skills
How to improve your reading skills
How to improve your writing skills
How to prepare for the oral
Key to success
Attached is a 66 pages self study pack aimed at beginners in French. Every point is followed by practical activities that can be met in real life situations. Students should spend around 15h to complete this booklet. The following topics and grammar points are covered :
• Greetings and introductions
• Basic sentences
• Basic questions
• Spelling
• Numbers up to 100
• The negative form
• Masculine and feminine
• Date and time
• Telling about the weather
• Talking about your daily routine
• Ordering at the bar
• Identifying objects
• “avoir” “etre” verbs
• Shopping and paying
• Conjugating regular verbs
• Identifying food
• Saying what you like to eat
• Saying where you go, how and why
• Saying what you like doing
• At the restaurant
This bundle of activities includes a range of activities on Discrimination, mainly against women, but also all suitable for A Level students. It comprises:
3 Video activities on discrimination against women with answers + Transcript provided
A Level Listening Comprehension on discrimination against women with answers provided
An article on discrimination against women
A 15 pages booklet on Discrimination (sexism, racism, ageism etc…) with pictures, texts to elicit conversation
12 Video links about various types of discrimination: sexism, racism, ageism
A video to introduce the topic discrimination+ Transcript
A Gap fill activity about discrimination against women at work
Attached are some worksheets to practice the following grammar points orally with on each poster a recap of the rule and some speaking activities ( mostly questions) to practice these points:
_ Perfect
_Imperfect
_Conditional
_Subjunctive
_ Y and EN
_ Questions
_ expressing cause and consequence
Interactive Powerpoint tutorial with lots of activities to practice and differentiate the various uses of the relative pronouns in French, both simple and compound ones.
More than 70 slides provide thorough explanation and ample practice on this complex grammar point. Interactive exercises include gap-filling and translation. Answers are provided to most exercises.
My students found it very useful to differentiate the various relative pronouns. It helps them with their translation skills and sentence building as they produce longer sentences.
It is suitable for GCSE or A Levels classes, in class or for self-study.
Attached is a list of 7 worksheets with 20 sentences each.
Each sentence has either a grammar, spelling or vocab mistake, that students have to identify and correct.
Answers are provided on most of the worksheets.
This is suitable for GCSE and As Level students and can be done in class or at home for independent work.
Worksheets are in Word format and fully editable.
This resource consists of a bundle of activities on the topic for the A Level topic La famille en voie de changement :
_ A comprehensive PPT presentation 32 slides to introduce the various types of families, the PACS, and graphs to describe the evolution of the family unit.
_ A Gap-fill timeline of the major changes since the 50’s WITH ANSWERS.
_ A video activity about the evolution of family
_ 5 Reading activities
_ 2 Translations, one French to English and another English to French
_ An extensive Vocab worksheet with 5 activities
The Word document for the video consists of an extensive questionnaire with global and detailed comprehension activities and independent work to be done at home .Answers are provided along with transcript, links and further information on the evolution of family. It is suggested to spend at least 45 mn on this activity.T he video file is provided.
The Word doc with the reading activities help to introduce and practice the vocab on the various types of family; it can be done in class or at home and takes around 1 hour to complete.
Attached is a series of 10 Assessments suitable for the New GCSE/ IGCSE candidates providing relevant practice on Listening Grammar and Reading Skills. They cover a wide range GCSE/ IGCSE topics.
Each test, around 1h long, covers a different GCSE/ IGCSE topic, lasts , and consists in:
_3 Listening activities
_3 Grammar Gap-Fill Exercises, suitable to practise the new IGCSE Grammar Section
_ 3 Multi-Choice Reading activities, based on authentic French material
These tests can be used for independent practice at home or in class, and provide 10h of exam practice.
This bundle contains more than 15 resources to teach the New GCSE /IGCSE Topic Hobbies & Interests. It includes :
6 Interactive PPT to present and practice each subtopic: Hobbies & Interests and Modal verb
3 Revision worksheets for Core Vocabulary and extension tasks on Hobbies & Interests
Tutorial and Practice on Verb Faire and Jouer
Tutorial and Practice on the prepositions to go with hobbies
3 Board Games
5 Worksheets on Modal Verb and Inviting someone out.
Questions with Model answers
2 sample essays on Hobbies with Translations
2 Tests with Reading Comprehensions and grammar points
This resource consists of a PPT and a Word Booklet on all Tenses from the A Level syllabus.
_ The extensive PPT presentation, 60 slides, covers all tenses in a structured way and its aim is to review verb conjugation and practise translation with a range of tenses. it takes 5 hours minimum to complete.
Each section starts with a recap of the formation and verb ending of the tense with some verb tables with the regular and main irregular verbs. It is followed by a range of conjugation and translation tasks. Answers are provided on the next slide.
Tenses and modes covered:
Présent
Futur proche
Passé composé
Imparfait
Futur simple
Conditionnel
Subjonctif
Plus-que-parfait
Conditionnel passé
Futur antérieur
la voix passive
Subjonctif passé
le passé simple
The Word booklet provides 11 long exercises to practice all the indicative tenses. It is divided into 5 parts:
• présent
• passé-composé, imparfait, plus que parfait,
• futur simple, futur proche, futur antérieur
• All indicative tenses including conditionnel présent, conditionnel passé.
Conjugation exercise with 100 sentences in all tenses. Students conjugate the verb in bracket in the right tense. Answers are provided when to select Review tab, then Final: show up.
Most of the exercices consists of gap fill exercises with the correct conjugation to insert or multiple choice with the right verb or time word to insert. Exercises are graded in difficulty.
The booklet takes between 3 and 4 hours to complete and is ideal for home learning, homework and end of Year Revision for As and A2 Students.
My students find these resources useful to manipulate various tenses and improve their translation skill.
These 2 resources can be used for independent learning or in class, and are fully editable.
Attached is a bundle of four End of Unit tests for the NEW AQA As FRENCH.
The topics are:
1. Les nouveaux types de familles et les relations.
2. Les nouvelles technologies
3. Le bénévolat
4. Le patrimoine
Each end of unit tests assesses 5 skills: Translation, Reading , Listening, Grammar and Writing
All the language is taken from the activities and vocab lists in the textbook.
Each test starts with a Translation activity with 10 sentences to translate from French to English and 10 from English to French. This is followed by :
_ a Reading Section made up of up 1 or 2 exercises,
_ a Listening Section with the audio tracks provided
_ a Grammar Section to test the points covered
_a Writing Section with some questions
This can be done at the end of each unit or for exam revision. It is suitable both for As and A2 students.
I have designed this Powerpoint for a comprehensive lesson on French geography with A Level and IB students. The aim is to learn about key aspects of France in preparation for their exam.
The presentation consists of 11 maps of France representing different aspects of France : climate, economy, landscapes, counties, regions, rivers and…wine among others! There is also an interactive slide with the main French cities and regions to place correctly on the map. It is followed by other slides illustrating various regions of France . My students found it very useful to revise and reinforce their knowledge of the French territory.
I can be used as a cross-curricular activity with Geography.
This resource consists of 4 model A Level essays on the film *Entre les Murs *adapted to the new A Level AQA exam.
The first 2 essays explorethe relationships between Francois Marin and his students, and the efficiency of his teaching. The 3rd and 4th one looks at the efficiency of Mr. Marin’s teaching and whether he can be described as a good teacher.
The titles are set as A Level essays, they are between 300 and 700 words each and include quotes. .
Each essay is structured logically with Intro, 3 or 4 paragraphs with Points, Evidence, Evaluation and a conclusion.
Also attached is an activity about the trailer and a 10 pages study booklet on the film.
This bundle consists of 2 booklets:
_ A revision booklet (52 pages) in Word format with plenty of key vocab and structures drawn from the GCSE exam list and split into topics. It also includes 15 reading activities and some useful exam tips.
This resource can be used in class or independently by the students throughout the year. It is suitable for Foundation and Higher Level students and fits all exam boards, including Igcse. Booklet has around 5 hours of work.
_ A different Revision booklet in PPT format made of 32 slides, to revise core structures for Productive skills
_ A Grammar game also in PPT, to add a bit of fun.
This resource consists of 12 worksheets to revise all the A Level grammar points. Each worksheet consists of 35 sentences and takes 30 to 45 minutes to complete.
Half of them are gap filling exercises and the other half are Sentences Restructuring.
Answers For answers, select REVIEW > ALL MARKUP on the word documents below.
This is very useful to reinforce grammar points and identify possible areas of concern.
This extensive grammar booklet, 144 pages, is intended for French A Level students.
It covers 15 grammar points. Each chapter starts with a recap of the rule in the shape of the table and
is followed by a range of functional exercises in context organized in level of difficulty. A test at the end of each chapter recaps the points.
Three general tests with corrections are provided at the end of the booklet.
This is an excellent resource for reinforcing the A Level grammar points throughout the 2 years of the course.
This extensive grammar booklet, 81 pages, is intended for Advanced GCSE and French A Level students.
It covers all grammar points in the A Level syllabus. Each point starts with a recap of the rule and is followed by a range of functional exercises in context graded in difficulty.
This is an excellent resource for reviewing and practsing some specific grammar points.
It is Word Format so it is fully editable.
This bundle of 12 resources ia aimed to practice for the New GCSE Oral exam, so all resources follow the exam format.
It consists of 4 Powerpoint presentations with interactive role play situations on the following topics:
_Holidays
_Shopping
_Booking
_School
_ 4 pdf docs with a range of 10 Role Plays on various topics. Examiner’s card is included in a separate doc
_ A list of 40 possible Role Play questions (with translation) with answers categorized by topics.
_ A worksheet with 6 exercises to practise Role-Play Sentences
_ 2 mats for picture description for Foundation & Higher Level with a range of pictures based around the 5 main topics.
_ A list of questions for the General Conversation