A full lesson aimed at A/AS level students studying French. This falls under the ‘le patrimoine’ topic of the AQA spec. The lesson focuses on le patrimoine culturel immatériel, specifically the practice of ‘la Corrida’ which has huge controversy surrounding its practice in the south of France. It comes with a vocabulary section, gives information on the practice in France and the main activity is a writing task. The lesson also comes with homework to complete for the next lesson. Note: the learning objectives have been kept blank.

The PowerPoint in this resource is ideal for a department in English - it comes from an AQA conference attended in Spring 2018 so includes exclusive content/insights into the examination board and how they mark exams, the difference between Bands etc. PowerPoint offers ideas on how teachers can encourage students to be more successful, like in stressing the importance of answering the questions. PowerPoint thoroughly explains the differences between the different bands and how students can start to write as if they were in Band 5, as well as providing Lead Examiner commentary on student responses. Activities offered include a structure for students to plan an essay with, plus a framework that allows students to really consolidate their text.

An in-depth revision lesson for Death of a Salesman, aimed primarily at A level students. Includes: a starter on discussion questions relating to the main themes in the play a synopsis of the play, with questions on the most significant aspect featured in terms of tragedy absolution and classic tragedy foreseeable destiny context: the salesman and the American Dream the end - recognising the truth key ideas to consider when writing wider context: Miller’s other tragedies ad the purpose of the ordinary man an extended writing task on constructing an argument (based on the points given in the PPT which allows students to develop their own ideas on what the purpose of the play is and how meanings are shaped. Also uses the literary techniques sheet included for them to refer to for revision, or to add as evidence in their arguments)

A complete PPT lesson la laïcité et Noël en France - secularity and Christmas in France. Aimed at A level students as it encourages debates/use of spoken French for a large part in the classroom. Includes grammar points and vocab points created as feedback from a previous essay homework set to students. These are, of course, transferable as they include common mistakes made by students when writing in French. Encourages students to challenge how democracy and secularity works - the French state is supposed to be separate from the Church however all Bank Holidays are Catholic festivals. Incorporates group work too.

A list of questions in Spanish aimed at practicing tenses. This is an activity to be done in pairs, cut out and then spoken in pairs. Can be used as a starter or a main lesson activity.

Two in-depth PowerPoints on the use of the conditional tenses in Spanish, particulary ‘si’ clauses. Teaches how to use the conditional tenses, particularly paired with the subjunctive. Particularly: Presente + Presente Presente + Imperativo Imperfecto de subjuntivo + condicional Pluscuamperfecto subj + condicional simple Pluscuamperfecto subjuntivo + condicional compuesto

Fully comprehensive PPT that could last 2+ lessons on relative pronouns. This was used for A level but can be adapted accordingly, depending on the level you are teaching at. Includes exercises in the PPT for students to test what they have learnt. The pronouns that are covered: (i) qui, que (ii) dont (iii) ce qui, ce que, ce dont (iv) lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles auquel, à laquelle, auxquels, auxquelles duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles (v) quoi (vi) où The definitions given: the main clause the relative clause the relative pronoun the ‘head’ noun

A worksheet that can be used as an in-class assessment aimed at A level students, or Year 11s that can confidently use the subjunctive. The worksheet is as follows: Spanish Subjunctive/Indicative Revision. A list of sentences all beginning with ‘cuando’ where students must choose which mood fits best and conjugate the verb accordingly. Complete sentences conjugating verbs - this varies from mood to tense to person. Select the correct word to fill the gap. This comes with answers so can be peer-marked, teacher-marked or class-marked.

A two-page help sheet for A level students needing to write essays for their exams. Focuses on the development of the structure of the essays and contains: Sentence starters for introductions, plus key words Sentence starters for main paragraphs, plus key words Sentence starters for the conclusion, plus key words Advice on verbal constructions (based on mistakes I have seen in students’ essays) Key vocab

A worksheet aimed at Years 10 and 11 students (although this can be used at A level to revise tense usage) which tests students’ knowledge of the tenses. It is structured as follows: Students have to conjugate verbs in the imperfect and then, from a list of uses for the Imperfect, decide which one fits the sentence best. Students do the same as the above, but with the preterite. The same as the above, but with the pluperfect. Students translate a set of sentences and think about the different contexts their tenses imply. Students finish sentences (si clauses) based on what tense should follow. Students translate sentences to English from French to test their knowledge of depuis, pendant and pour. comes with answers included on a separate sheet

A complete PPT aimed at A level students to explain to them how French articles are used, but can be tailored to suit lower years too. PPT (33 slides) includes explanations and uses of: Definite le/la/les Indefinite un/une/des Partitive du/de la When do du, de la, de l’ (partitive) and des (indefinite) become de? Difference between the partitive / plural indefinite and the ‘article contracté’ The ‘zero article’ (= omission of the article)

A worksheet aimed at Year 10s and 11s to revise the usage of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ in different contexts. Can also be used for Years 12s and 13s if they are needing to revise the same thing. All the questions come with answers on a separate page.

A full lesson aimed at A level students studying French that covers discrimination between genders, above all in the work place. The resource includes: A PPT with a quiz as a starter where students use what they know to guess answers to some facts about the status of women in France and in the world of work. (15 mins) A document with the answers on to these questions plus additional information. A verb test which will take around 15 minutes Answers to the verb test A reading task plus answers (30 mins) Suitable for any exam board

A lesson that can be used for a variety of different subjects, that aims to increase cultural awareness amongst students as well as helping their literacy. Can be tailored for any year group. Includes: a presentation to give to students on Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Whilst the teacher is presenting, students should complete a mini-fact file based on what’s being said. The information given is based on cuisine, public holidays and education. an article from The Guardian that has been cropped and edited so students read information on traveling through Scandinavia which raises their cultural awareness, and use it to create a leaflet. This boost students’ understanding of how pieces of prose are constructed.

End-of-term French Christmas quiz, suitable for any year group (inc. A level students) Includes: Cultural references - is the answer A,B,C etc. Translations New verb and cultural-specific vocabulary for Christmas True or false Gap fills *Answers included in a separate document, in the same folder.

A resource I created to give to A level/Year 11 students as an in-class exam which can be particularly useful for Assessment Points. It tests the following: Pronouns: exercises include re-writing sentences and replacing certain words with the correct pronouns Tenses: give the correct conjugation of the verb with the correct tense Translating questions and inverting verbs into French *Comes with answers provided on the last page of the document. ** This test normally lasts around 45 minutes so I have enough time to explain what we’re doing in the lesson and then do a short plenary or starter activity.

This resource is suitable for any year group with whom you have worked on the subjunctive and its uses. The PPT lesson will require some prior knowledge of the tense, however it is possible to adapt it so that this is not the case. The PPT has 5 different tasks: To revise, list some instances whereby you would use the subjunctive (includes answers) Give certain forms of the subjunctive of certain verbs Impersonal phrases that take the subjunctive How to use the subjunctive to translate other phrases where it’s not needed in English (although, wherever etc) Translation activities

A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘El Racismo’ topic. Aimed at AQA A2 students. Subtopics include: 2.1 Las actitudes racistas y xenófobas 2.2 Las medidas contra el racismo 2.3 La legislación anti-racista Includes Spanish and English. This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.

A lesson that can be used for a variety of different subjects, that aims to increase cultural awareness amongst students as well as helping their literacy. Can be tailored for any year group. Includes: a video on the top 10 festivals in Europe and an exercise set at 3 different tiers, students must use inference skills thereby a comprehension exercise on a festival of their choice in either Italy or Britain. They can then share the answers with their peers. a chance for the students to create their own festival, demonstrating their understanding of cultural/religious importance etc

A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘La Inmigración’ topic. Aimed at AQA A2 students. Subtopics include: 1.1 Los beneficios y los aspectos negativos 1.2 La inmigración en el mundo hispánico 1.3 Los indocumentados – problemas Includes Spanish and English. This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.