If you have any questions regarding my resources, please do not hesitate to contact me either via my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/frenchresources/ or by email: contact@laprofdefrancais.com
If you have any questions regarding my resources, please do not hesitate to contact me either via my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/frenchresources/ or by email: contact@laprofdefrancais.com
In this digital product: You will find a Listening assessment and a Reading assessment for Topic 1: Identity and Relationships with others (GCSE-first exam in 2026).
The assessments are designed to be completed during a 60 minutes lesson (the Listening is 20 minutes and the Reading is 30 minutes).
The assessments are designed for mixed ability classes and include a variety of Foundation, overlap and Higher questions. They include a range of exam-style questions .
The font size used on the question papers is 14, which should be big enough for you to print as an A5 booklet, should you wish to save on paper.
Listening assessment:
The question paper is 6 pages long (including the cover page with instructions). There are two sections: Listening comprehension and dictation- the total mark is 30.
The audio file includes all the questions with built-in pauses. The duration of the audio file is 15 minutes and does not include the reading time at the start and the end of the assessment. The transcript and mark schemes are provided.
Note:
To make the paper more proportionate, there are only 3 sentences in the dictation, including 1 word outside of the prescribed list.
The comprehension section includes 4 words which are not on the prescribed list (mignonne, généreuse, sévère and humour). However, these words will not prevent students from answering correctly.
Reading assessment:
The question paper is 8 pages long (including the cover page with instructions).
There are two sections: Reading comprehension and translation into English. - the total mark is 30. The mark scheme is included.
Note
To make the paper more proportionate, the translation is marked out of 5.
**There are no writing or speaking assessments in this resource.
There are no PPT presentations in this resource. **
The first 3 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Topic-ASSESSSMENTS.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access the documents.
There are more of my GCSE resources here.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
In this digital product: You will find a Knowledge Organiser/ Summary Sheets for Topic 1: Identity and Relationships with others of the French GCSE with AQA (2024)
This Knowledge Organiser is linked to my Topic 1 GCSE resource and each of the 4 pages correspond to a section:
A. About me!
B. Family and Friends
C. Relationships
D. Partnerships
On the left: Content summary
On the right: Grammar points
Note that elements of phonics have not been included in the Knowledge Organiser.
As there are quite a lot of overlaps with the old spec for this topic, this Knowledge Organiser is very similar to the one available for the 2016 spec. Unfortunately, this resource is not available as an upgrade and you may therefore decide to use/ modify the old version instead of buying this new one.
In this .zip folder, you will find a vocabulary list for the Topic:Education and Work of the **French GCSE(AQA- teaching starts September 2024).
The vocab words included on the list are all from the prescribed AQA vocabulary list. There are 7 pages for Foundation and an additional 3 pages for Higher tier.
.pdf and .docx versions included.
The list comes as a table with 4 columns: French word, English equivalent, part of speech and IPA notation.
The IPA notation has been added to help students with pronunciation and a fun lesson on IPA is available for £2.20 here, if your students are not familiar with IPA notation.
Note that, unlike the AQA list, only verbs in the infinitive have been included here. If you would like your students to have a list of verbs + conjugated forms, you may find this free verb table useful.
The first 2 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Vocab-Topic2.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access the documents.
There are more GCSE resources here.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
In this digital product: You will find resources to practise the Role-Play (Part 1) of the GCSE (2026) Speaking Examination (AQA). The topics covered are the 3 topics from Theme 1: People and Lifestyle.
Topic 1: Identity and Relationships with others
Topic 2: Healthy living and Lifestyle
Topic 3: Education and Work
There are 3 practices for each Topic:
Practice 1: Prepare the Role-Play. Fill in the gaps to complete the candidate’s script. (This is an intermediate practice to help students build up their Role-Play skills).
Practice 2: Prepare the Role-Play by responding to the 5 tasks. Students need to give one detail per task and can use the present tense throughout.
Practice 3: Prepare the Role-Play by responding to the 5 tasks. Students need to give two details for 3 of the tasks and may have to use a range of tenses.
You can use this resource in the classroom:
Student’s booklet (with Candidate’s roles)
Teacher’s booklet (with Candidate’s roles, Teacher’s role and model role-plays)
PPT presentation (including an easier mark scheme for self/ peer assessment in the classroom)
Audio files (embedded to the PPT and also available as individual files)
Or for independent use:
Student’s booklet, including QR codes for access to audio files and answer booklet.
Note that:
Practice 2 and Practice 3 follow the AQA Speaking Paper closely: number of details and tenses required, phrasing of the questions.
Practice 2 corresponds to the Foundation Role-Play.
Practice 3 corresponds to the Higher Role-Play. (but can still be useful to Foundation students to review the topics content)
The first 5 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Role-Play-Theme1.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
In this resource file:
a PPT presentation with 10 Retrieval activities on the topic of “La cyber-société”.
Each of the 10 activities covers a different aspect of this topic and requires your students to recall facts, concept or events from memory.
These activities could be used throughout the term/ year or as revision lessons / intervention sessions and will be particularly useful in view of the Speaking exam.
**The second preview gives a summary of the aspects covered and the type of activity. **
The PPT presentation (approx. 20 slides) also includes answers and 2 audio files.
Please note that there are no accompanying worksheets. Relevant slides can be printed for your students if needed.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page: @Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
In this digital product:
You will find resources to practise the dictation question of the 2026 GCSE Examination (AQA). The topics covered are the 3 topics from Theme 1: People and Lifestyle.
Topic 1: Identity and Relationships with others
Topic 2: Healthy living and Lifestyle
Topic 3: Education and Work
There are 3 practices for each Topic:
Practice 1: fill in the gaps in the 8 sentences (intermediate practice to help students build their dictation skills).
Practice 2: Write 4 sentences
Practice 3: Write 5 sentences
You can use this resource in the classroom:
Student’s booklet
Teacher’s mark scheme
PPT presentation (including an easier mark scheme for self/ peer assessment in the classroom)
Audio files
Or you can print the practice booklet and give it to your students for independent practice/ revision:
Student’s booklet, including QR codes for access to audio files and answer booklet.
Note that Practice 2 and Practice 3 follow the AQA Listening Paper closely: number of sentences, total number of words + number of words from outside the prescribed list, sentence sections, repetition and build-in pauses.
The first 5 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Dictation-Theme1.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
In this .zip folder, you will find a vocabulary list for the Topic:** Healthy living and Lifestyle** of the **French GCSE(AQA- teaching starts September 2024).
The vocab words included on the list are all from the prescribed AQA vocabulary list. There are 4 pages for Foundation and an additional 2 pages for Higher tier.
.pdf and .docx versions included.
The list comes as a table with 4 columns: French word, English equivalent, part of speech and IPA notation.
The IPA notation has been added to help students with pronunciation and a fun lesson on IPA is available for £2.20 here, if your students are not familiar with IPA notation.
Note that, unlike the AQA list, only verbs in the infinitive have been included here. If you would like your students to have a list of verbs + conjugated forms, you may find this free verb table useful.
The first 2 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Vocab-Topic2.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access the documents.
There are more GCSE resources here.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
In this .zip folder, you will find a vocabulary list for the Topic:** Identity and Relationships with others** of the **French GCSE **(teaching starts September 2024).
The vocab words included on the list are all from the prescribed AQA vocabulary list. There are 5 pages for Foundation and an additional 2 pages for Higher tier.
.pdf and .docx versions included.
The list comes as a table with 4 columns: French word, English equivalent, part of speech and IPA notation.
The IPA notation has been added to help students with pronunciation and a fun lesson on IPA is available for £2.20 here, if your students are not familiar with IPA notation.
Note that, unlike the AQA list, only verbs in the infinitive have been included here. If you would like your students to have a list of verbs + conjugated forms, you may find this free verb table useful.
The first 2 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Vocab-Topic1.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access the documents.
There are more GCSE resources here.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
In this .zip folder: you will find a document (18 pages) for verb tables for GCSE students (AQA).
The document includes all the verbs, tenses, moods and verb forms that students are expected to know for their exam at both Foundation and Higher Tiers.
.pdf and .docx versions included.
There are more GCSE resources here.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
In this folder: You will find 4 overviews to share with your students for the French GCSE (teaching starts September 2024):
Overview of the Topics
Overview of the elements of phonics
Overview of the grammar (F and H)
Overview of the assessments (F and H)
The documents are available as .pdf only (i.e: non-editable).
Colour and Black and White versions included.
There are more GCSE resources here.
The first 5 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: French-GCSE-Overviews.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the documents.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
(If you have purchase resources for the previous GCSE French specification, and are interested in upgrading your resources, please get in touch)
In this BUNDLE:
You will find everything you need to teach the first Theme of the new GCSE course (with AQA): People and Lifestyle.
It includes resources for all 3 topics:
Topic 1: Identity and Relationships with others
Topic 2: Healthy living and Lifestyle
Topic 3: Education and Work
For each topic:
The Presentation (approx. 150 slides including answer slides) covers the whole topic and is composed of 4 parts. There are also 4 folders (A, B, C and D) containing the relevant files for that part.
It includes:
a range of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Translation activities
grammar points
elements of phonics
retrieval activities, cultural aspects and homework tasks
QR codes/ links for independent study
vocab lists+ links to online course
comments under the slides for notes and worksheet location
answers
audio files and transcripts
.pdf and editable versions of the worksheets (except of the Connect4 game, which is only available as .pdf)
Activities are differentiated and exam style.
After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources.
For previews, please see the description for individual topics.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch (either via email or through Facebook)
**If you have previously purchased my GCSE 2016 unit 9, 10, 11 or 12 resources, please get in touch if you would like to upgrade to this new version. **
In this digital product:
You will find everything you need to teach the third topic of Theme 1 of the new GCSE course (with AQA): People and Lifestyle: Education and Work.
The Presentation (approx. 150 slides including answer slides) covers the whole topic and is composed of 4 parts:
A: My studies
B: Life at school
C: Education post-16
D: Jobs, career choices and ambitions
There are 4 folders (A, B, C and D) containing the relevant files for that part.
It includes:
a range of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Translation activities
grammar points including: review of present tense and perfect tense with AVOIR, an introduction to perfect tense with ÊTRE, infinitive contructions and impersonal expressions, relative pronouns QUI and QUE
elements of phonics: review of nasal sounds, review of é Vs è, the letter -t (silent -t, -th and -tion)
retrieval activities, cultural aspects and homework tasks
QR codes/ links for independent study
vocab lists (full topic list or 4 lists for the 4 parts) + link to online course
comments under the slides for notes and worksheet location
answers
audio files and transcripts
.pdf and editable versions of the worksheets (except of the Connect4 game, which is only available as .pdf)
Activities are differentiated and exam style.
The first 15 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Topic1.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources.
For the full overview, you can check the free SOW available for download here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13110726
This SOW/ SofL is for the topic:** Education and Work** of the French GCSE with AQA (teaching starts 2024, first exam in 2026)
It is linked to my resource, but can easily be modified using the editable version.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page @Frenchresources, where links, updates and freebies are posted regularly.
**If you have previously purchased my GCSE 2016 unit 6 resource, please get in touch if you would like to upgrade to this new version. **
In this digital product:
You will find everything you need to teach the second topic of Theme 1 of the new GCSE course (with AQA): People and Lifestyle: Healthy living and Lifestyle.
The Presentation (approx. 150 slides including answer slides) covers the whole topic and is composed of 4 parts:
A: Ailments
B: Healthy or unhealthy?
C: My well-being
D: Lifestyle choices
There are 4 folders (A, B, C and D) containing the relevant files for that part.
It includes:
a range of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Translation activities
grammar points including: avoir mal à + body parts, regular verbs in the present, irregular verbs in the present (including modal verbs), partitive articles, perfect tense with avoir
elements of phonics: en/an; in/ain; è/ê/ai; é/er/ez
retrieval activities, cultural aspects and homework tasks
QR codes/ links for independent study
vocab lists (full topic list or 4 lists for the 4 parts) + link to online course
comments under the slides for notes and worksheet location
answers
audio files and transcripts
.pdf and editable versions of the worksheets
Activities are differentiated and exam style.
The first 15 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Topic1.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources.
For the full overview, you can check the free SOW available for download here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13083925
This SOW/ SofL is for the topic:** Healthy living and Lifestyle** of the French GCSE with AQA (teaching starts 2024, first exam in 2026)
It is linked to my resource, but can easily be modified using the editable version.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page @Frenchresources, where links, updates and freebies are posted regularly.
**If you have previously purchased my GCSE 2016 unit 1 resource, please get in touch if you would like to upgrade to this new version. **
In this digital product: You will find everything you need to teach the first topic of Theme 1 of the GCSE course with AQA: People and Lifestyle: Identity and Relationships with others (teaching starts 2024, first exam 2026).
The Presentation (approx. 150 slides including answer slides) covers the whole topic and is composed of 4 parts:
A: About me!
B: Family and Friends
C: Relationships
D: Partnerships
There are 4 folders (A, B, C and D) containing the relevant files for that part.
It includes:
a range of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Translation activities
grammar points including: avoir and être in the present tense, adjectival agreement, possessive adjectives, regular -ER verbs in the present, near future
elements of phonics: on/om, silent -e, silent final consonants, ail/eil/ill
retrieval activities, cultural aspects and homework tasks
QR codes/ links for independent study
vocab lists (full topic list or 4 lists for the 4 parts) + link to online course
comments under the slides for notes and worksheet location
answers
audio files and transcripts
.pdf and editable versions of the worksheets (except the nought and crosses game, which is only available as .pdf)
Activities are differentiated and exam style.
The first 15 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Topic1.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources.
For the full overview, you can check the free SOW available for download here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13056641
This SOW/ SofL is for the topic:** Identity and Relationships with others** of the French GCSE with AQA (teaching starts 2024, first exam in 2026)
It is linked to my resource, but can easily be modified using the editable version.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page @Frenchresources, where links, updates and freebies are posted regularly.
In this resource file: An example of a scheme of work for KS3 to KS4 transition lessons- French
This scheme of work is linked to my GCSE-2024-Transition Unit, but can easily be adapted using the editable version.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources where links, updates, freebies are posted regularly.
KS3 to KS4 transition Lessons.
In this resource file: A series of lessons, designed to ease your students into the 2024 GCSE course. They will be introduced to some of the terminology and exam skills, whilst reviewing the basics, boosting their confidence and sparking their interest (hopefully).
The PPT presentation (100 slides- including answer slides) is composed of 5 parts: Basics, Nouns, Verbs, Opinions and Questions
It includes:
-Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing and translation activities
-Tips and reminders for students
-Worksheets ready to print (.pdf and editable versions) with links/ QR codes for further practice or independent study
-Homework tasks
-Retrieval/ phonics/ Cultural aspects
-Comments under slides for worksheet location and advice
For the full overview, please check the free SOW available for download here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13021279
Once downloaded. save the .zip folder into your documents, then right-click and extract all to access all the resources.
**If you have previously purchased my GCSE 2016 Transition Lessons, please get in touch if you would like to upgrade to this new version. **
In this resource file:
3 folders for 3 cards on the topic “Comment on traite les criminels” (A level French)
In each folder:
-a stimulus card on one aspect of the topic
-a sheet with model answers for the 3 questions
-a folder with 3 audio files for the model answers
-a short PPT presentation with 4 slides (stimulus card, answer 1 transcript and embedded audio, answer 2 transcript and embedded audio, answer 3 transcript and embedded audio) should you wish to project these on your board.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page: @Frenchresources, where links, updates and freebies are posted regularly