This resource consists in 3 docs.
_ a comprehensive PPT with 37 slides to revise the basics ( name, age, date, birthday, numbers, personal information, basic verbs in present tense)
_ a 1h test with a range of reading, vocab and grammar exercices to revise basic French ( name, age, numbers, personal information, etre/ avoir in present tense).
_ A formal assessment produced b y the Frenh Ministry of Education for Young Learners called DELF Prim A1, assessing 3 skills, Listening, Reading and Writing, and lasting 1h.
Bundle of activities on Gastronomy in France and French Speaking countries, It’s one of the subtopic for the A Level topic Le Patrimoine. It includes the following:
_ 6 Reading Comprehension
_ 4 Listening/ Video Activities
_ 3 Writing and Speaking tasks.
_ Map of specialities in France and matching up region with dish
_ A self-study booklet with 3 Reading Comprehension and 3 Video activities
This bundle of activties includes 11 activities on Immigration and Diversity suitable for A Level students. It comprises:
5 Articles with Comprehensions on Immigration and Integration
Pictures and Comics to elicit conversation on this topic
2 Video activities with questionnaires
1 Listening activity
A Vocabulary List
2 PPT Presentations on Immigration
A list of Web Links
A list of questions to discuss immigration.
This comprehensive booklet of 21 pages includes:
12 essay titles for task A (80-90 words) and 12 for task B (130-150 words).
Useful tips for each type of essay
A list of recommanded structures, phrases and linkwords
7 long Sample Essays with comments and translation
This booklet is suitable both for AQA and Edexcel Foundation/Higher Tier candidates for exam boards. It can also be adapted for IGCSE candidates as this is in word format and so fully editable.
My students found it very useful for exam revision and independent practice as they can pick and choose the topics they want and use a model to write their own essay.
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Bon courage!
This bundle contains 11 editable word documents:
Five coloured worksheets to work on the vocab to do with various types of holidays:
_ A la mer
_ A la montagne
_ A la campagne
_ Chez moi
_ A l’Etranger
Each worksheet starts with matching up picture with activity, and is followed by a Reading comprehension recycling the vocab from the previous exercise.
3 Short Writing activities on holidays using a frame
Two speaking activities: Questions and Model Answers on Holidays for Speaking activities+ Find someone who
A Dictation
This bundle covers all subtopics on Holidays:
Accommodation,
Holiday preferences,
Past and future holidays
Shopping and souvenirs
Tourist office and visitor information
Transport
Weather and climate
It would be suitable for KS3 students as well.
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.
Attached are a series of 8 Comprehensive PPT presentations to revise and practice topics at beginner Level, KS2 AND 3. Each PPT covers a range of 3 OR 4 topics, and consists of a presentation of the point followed by some practice. Topics covered are:
_VOCAB: Numbers, Colours, Countries, Nationalities, Family, Food, Time , short Dialogues, Places in Town, Description
_GRAMMAR: Prepositions, Present Tense Regular Verbs ER, IR verbs + Irregular Etre, Faire, Avoir, Aller, Possessives, asking questions, Definite articles
This resource consists of 11 Video questionnaires aimed at HIGHER GCSE/ but are also suitable for As students as some of the topics cover the programme.
The questionnaires are compiled in a Word doc and each questionnaire is made of 4 to 6 comprehension activities.
Transcripts & answers to each questionnaire are provided on the next page. The link to access the videos is provided on the front page of the questionnaires worksheet.
Each video lasts between 1 and 3 mn and covers one of the following topic:
Leisure Activities & Sport
Eating & Cooking
New Technologies
Character Traits
Health & Fitness
Career and Jobs
Finding a Home
Past Holidays
Tourism in France
The World of Work
The Environment
The topic covered is indicated on the Video file name. It should take between 20 and 45 mn to complete an activity.
I came up with this idea of video activities because GCSE textbooks rarely provide videos to illustrate a topic. My students found these useful to reinforce the vocab seen in class and enjoyed watching some “real people speaking real French” as the videos are authentic and show French speaking people in real life.
Questionnaires can be done in class or at home if you are into “flipped learning”
This resource consists of 30 documents, including:
in-depth and informative booklets mostly in French on Au Revoir Les Enfants :
A complete plot summary
In-depth Analysis of Key Scenes
A study guide & Character studies
In-depth Analysis of the Key themes and symbols
A biography of Louis Malle
This resource consists of 8 documents, including 8 in-depth and informative booklets mostly in French on Le Gone du Chabaa , covering :
• A complete plot summary with a description of the main characters
• 5 study guides & Character studies
• In-depth Analysis of the Key themes, Scenes and style
• A biography of Azouz Begag
21 Essay titles on the novel
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 collection of 10 authentic articles, slightly adapted, from various newspapers dealing with a range A Level topics. These Reading activities can be given to students as self-study material or homework. Each article is between 600 and 800 words. It also offers good practice for the Summary Task and Reading skills
Students are asked to summarize the article and explain the words in bold. You can also use them as a starter for discussion or for a Comprehension Task.
Topics covered:
Education & Career
Discrimination
National Heritage (Patrimoine)
Environment
Ethnic Minorities
Politics & Youth
Justice
Crime
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 consists of 7 Videos questionnaires with answers aimed at AS students. Each questionnaire is made of 4 to 6 Comprehension activities related to the video . Each video lasts between 1.30’ and 3 mn and covers one of the AS AQA topic:
The topic covered is indicated on the Video file name. Since the videos are too heavy to upload, I provided a Google Drive link on the questionnaire to access them.
The questionnaires are compiled in a Word doc and the transcripts & answers to each questionnaire are provided on the next page. Each document is fully editable.
These videos are useful to illustrate the topic covered and for consolidation.
This resource consists of 12 Videos with questionnaires aimed at GCSE students. Each questionnaire is made of 4 to 6 Comprehension activities related to the video + an extra activity ( Reading or Cultural Point). Each video lasts between 1 and 3 mn and covers one of the following topic:
Describing oneself
Town & Transport
Eating & Cooking
Fashion & Clothes
Chores, Helping at Home
Family
Home & Furniture
Holidays
Routine
School & Work
The Environment
French Language & French People
Most of the videos have two versions: one with subtitles and one without. The topic covered is indicated on the Video file name. Since the videos are too heavy to upload, I provided a link on the questionnaire to access them.
The questionnaires are compiled in a Word doc and the answers to each questionnaire are provided on a separate Word doc attached. Each document is fully editable.
I came up with this idea of video activities because GCSE textbooks never provide videos to illustrate a topic, and there very few GCSE videos online. My students found these useful to reinforce the vocab and very relevant to their French experience as the videos are authentic and show French speaking people in real life.
I would welcome your feedback.
A ttached are 4 comprehensive PPT presentations, as well as homework tasks to revise the following topics:
Saluer
les mois et les jours
Dire: ton nom, ta nationalité, Où tu habites, ton age, La date de ton anniversaire, Les langues que tu parles, d’ou tu viens
L’alphabet
les professions
les couleurs
Verbes etre/avoir
Les nombres de 1-30
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
Attached is a comprehensive pack on La Francophonie designed for GCSE / A Level students, which includes:
_ A 67 slides PPT on French speaking countries, with quiz and interactive tasks, with answers provided
_ 8 Presentations on French speaking countries over the world
_ A worksheet on Quebec with 8 comprehension task ( answers provided)
_ A quiz in PDF format on Francophonie with answers provided
_ A Video Questionnaire
This is fun way to familiarize and recycle students knowledge about French speaking countries. It is suitable for GCSE / A Level students. All documents apart from the 3 PDF are editable.
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.
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