This powerpoint covers a variety of GCSE topic with a focus on the indirect object pronoun "EN”, predominantly in the PRESENT tense, with some examples using the perfect tense, near future, imperfect, conditional, and future simple.
This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Find the missing words x2
This or that
Faulty translation
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Vrai ou faux
Reading: Paragraph translation to English
Listening 1: Listen to the text and underline the mispronounced words (LAM) audio included
Listening 2, 3 & 4: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM) audio included
Listening 5, 6 & 7: Listen highlight all the intruders (LAM) audio included
Listening 8: Listen choose the correct translation for the text (LAM) AI video included
Structured production: Tangled Translation
Oral Ping Pong
Full circle
One pen one di
Expansion: Grammar explanation table on the uses of pronoun EN
Expansion: 4 grammar exercices
Expansion: Further grammar explanation on pronoun EN in other tenses
Expansion: 6 grammar exercices
Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One
Autonomy Routinisation: Full circle
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Pull the switch / parallel text dialogue
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Healthy Living” and recycles the perfect tense in the context of food, as well as the present and near future, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also introduces the SI CLAUSE (Si + imparfait + conditionnel). =)
More effective if used after units 21 & 22 previously uploaded =)
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
Find the missing word in the sentences
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Find the intruder in each sentence
Vrai ou faux
Mind readers in pairs
Find the missing word in each sentence and write in on your whiteboard
Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Naerow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Listen to the text in French and reorganise the translation chronologically (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM)
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Oral ping pong
Structure production: Delayed copying
Expansion: Sentence Builder on Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Grammar explanation Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Fast and Furious Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Sentence Stealer Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Autonomy-Routinisation: Dictogloss
Autonomy-Routinisation: Chain reaction
Spontaneity: 130-140 word paragraph writing
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Flip presentation
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing myself and others - how I get on with my family" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous five Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03, 04 & 05).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Faulty translation
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Faulty transcript LAM
Mispronounced words LAM
MIssing words LAM
Bad translation RAM
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Group composition
Communicative drills
Find someone who
Auction someone out
Plus vite !
All for one and one for all
Vocab/Chunk test
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This unit of work also recycles the previous nine units I have uploaded so far (as labelled, 1-9)
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Find the French in the text
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: spot the 12 mistakes in the English translation
Listening: Find the French equivalent (audio included)
Listening: Asnwer the questions in English (audio included)
Listening: Listen to the text and fill in the gaps (audio included)
Listening: Spot the error/Faulty transcript (audio included)
Listening: Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included)
Listening: Jigsaw listening (audio included)
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar task
Faulty translation
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Full circle
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one for all
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Updated to correct typos on 25th September 2023 =)
This powerpoint covers the KS2/KS3 topic “My name and my age" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Complete with the missing word
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening)
(no Audio - teacher to read as per KS3 EPI training)
Structured production translation sentences
Structured paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Running dictation
Un stylo un dé
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Télévision et cinéma” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Match up
Find the missing word in the sentence
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Reading and listening tasks (Audio included for all listening tasks)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Translate the last paragraph into English
Comment dit-on?
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM) - audio included
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM) - audio included
Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM) -audio included
Listen and tick the correct options (LAM) - audio included
Structured production: Au voleur
Structured production: Paragraph Translation
Structured production: Oral Ping Pong
Expansion: Lexicogrammar table
Expansion: Grammar task 1: Fill the blanks
Expansion: Grammar task 2: Multiple choice
Expansion: Grammar task 3: Match up
Expansion: Grammar task 4: Error correction
Expansion: Grammar explanation Near future
Autonomy: Pyramid translation x2
Spontaneity: Listen and draw pictures - then retell story from pictures
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Exam piece of writing
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Customs and traditions” in the perfect tense, present indicative, near future, and future simple in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Also includes the si+present+future clause. More effective if used after Units 20-27 in terms of grammar due to the recycling and interleaving of those tenses.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Match up
Find the missing word in the sentence
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Reading and listening tasks (TTS Audio included for all listening tasks)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Translate the last paragraph into English
Comment dit-on?
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM)
Listen and tick the correct options (LAM)
Structured production: Delayed copying
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Oral Ping Pong
Expansion: Grammar conjugation table (6 tenses)
Expansion: Grammar task present tense
Expansion: Grammar task perfect tense
Expansion: Grammar task future tense
Expansion: Grammar task multi tense
Expansion: Grammar explanation Near future
Expansion: Parsing grid Near future
Autonomy-Routinisation: Dictogloss
Autonomy-Routinisation: One pen One di
Spontaneity: Listen and draw pictures - then retell story from pictures
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Exam piece of writing
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about one’s daily routine and telling the time" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also includes full retrieval of the previous 5 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Finish my word
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
Ghost time shadow reading
Spot the foreign sounds
This or that quiz
Gapped translation
Unjumble the sentences
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Find someone who
Narrow Reading gapped translation
LAM Sentence Bingo (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Find the French for (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Faulty translation (no listening included)
LAM Spot the error
LAM Shadow reading
Production : Rock Climbing
Production : Triple paragraph writing
Beginner grammar explanation on reflexive pronoun “me”
Sentence stealer
One pen one die
Mad dictation
Oral Ping pong
Oral Communicative drills
Plus vite !
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "School Subjects (Likes and dislikes + why” in the present tense and the imperfect, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Faulty Echo
Whiteboard sentence translations
This or that
Sentence match
Positif ou négatif ?
Quiz
Sentence puzzle
Complete with an appropriate word/ phrase
Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read)
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Correct the English translation
Listening Bingo
Listen to the text and Tick / Cross the words you hear / do not hear (LAM)
Listen and correct the statements in French (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM)
Structured production: Tangled Translation
Structured production: One pen one di
Structured production: Delayed dictation
Structured production: Sentence stealer
Expansion: Same Sentence Builder converted into the Imperfect
Expansion: Grammar explanation / recap on Imperfect
Expansion: Whiteboard translaiton on Imperfect through new Sentence Builder
Expansion: Tangled translation (conjugation of verbs in Imperfect)
Expansion: Convert the sentences from present tense to Imperfect
Expansion: Choose between present tense and Imperfect
Spontaneity: Listen to the story and draw pictures, then retell story
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Spontaneous translation of paragraphs (no SB allowed)
Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous !
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about hobbies" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs Jouer, Faire and Aller with full retrieval of previous 3 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
Multiple choice quiz
Sentence match
This or that quiz
Break the flow
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Bad translation
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Tick or Cross (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Gapped translation (no listening included)
LAM Faulty transcript (no listening included)
LAM Shadow reading (no listening included)
Production : Jigsaw translation
Production : Narrow translation
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on “Jouer + sport / instruments”
Grammar explanation on “Faire + activities”
Running dictation
Sentence stealer
Photo description
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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***Updated 20th November to add differentiated structured production and “Survey” task". **
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about clothes you wear" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verb Porter. It also recycles the content of unit 1 and 2, previously uploaded, as well as content from the year 7 Bundle (labelled 01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Finish my sentence
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
This or that quiz
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Gapped translation
Narrow Reading Find someone who
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Missing words (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Spot the intruders (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Mispronounced words (no listening included)
LAM Faulty transcript (no listening included)
LAM Shadow reading (no listening included)
Production : Unjumble translation
Production : Tangled translation
Production : Triple paragraph writing
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on indefinite articles + tasks
Grammar explanation on adjective agreement + tasks
grammar explanation on verb PORTER
tangled translation
One pen One di
Sentence stealer
Photo description
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Technology in every day life” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense, present participle and perfect tense.
This sequence should be enough for 8-11 lessons, depending on individual schools’ timetable.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Sentence match (reading and LAM)
Find the error in my Spanish sentence
Write the missing letters
Sentence puzzle
Multiple choice quiz
Narrow Reading in Present tense and Perfect tense
Narrow Listening in Present tense and Perfect tense
Gapped parallel translation (LAM) (Audio included)
Find the missing words (LAM) (AI video with audio included)
Faulty transcript (LAM) (AI video with audio included)
Structured production (Structured paragraphs to write)
Disappearing texts (6 levels)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
One pen one di
Oral Ping Pong
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Ladder writing
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Updated 07.11.24 to fix typos and add AI videos
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing myself and others - Physical and personality descriptions" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous four Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03 & 04).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Complete with the missing letters
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Find someone who
Narrow Reading: Correct the mistakes in the English translation
Listening: Fill in the blank
Narrow Listening: Find the French for (AI video included)
Narrow Listening: Gapped translation in English (AI video included)
Faulty transcript LAM
Bad translation RAM
Gapped translation LAM
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Oral Ping Pong
Extensive grammar practice
No Snakes no ladders
Communicative drills
100% comprehensible input parallel text dialogues x2
Mind reading
Mad dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Match up
Find the error in the sentence
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Find the intruder in each sentence
Reading and listening tasks ((Text to Speech audio included =) )
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Gapped translation
Comment dit-on?
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM)
Listen and choose the correct statements (LAM)
Structured production: Paragraph translation
Structured production: Trapdoor
Structured production: Sentence Stealer
Expansion: Grammar recap table on Passé composé / near future / future / conditionnel
Expansion: Exercises to practice the above four tenses
Expansion: Grammar explanation on pronoun “Y”
Expansion: Exercises to practice pronoun “Y”
Autonomy-Routinisation: Oral Ping Pong
Autonomy-Routinisation: Pyramid Translation
Autonomy-Routinisation: No Snakes No Ladders
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Paragraph writing
Spontaneity: Flip presentation
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Life where I live (rural v urban; likes & dislikes; describing my accommodation; wishes) in the present tense and introduces the subjunctive present tense) in FRENCH”
This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
Beat the teacher
This or that
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Gapped English / French task
Quiz
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Find the missing words in the English translation
Mini production: Guided translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and underline the mispronounced words (LAM) audio included
Listening 2, 3 & 4: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM) audio included
Listening 5, 6 & 7: Listen highlight all the intruders (LAM) audio included
Listening 8: Listen choose the correct translation for the text AI video included
Structured production: Sentence Translation in French
Structured production: Tangled Translation
Structured production: Sentence stealer
Structured production: Sentence chaos
Structure production: Quelque chose
Structure production: Find your match
Expansion: Grammar intro on Subjunctive in French
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 1: Fill in the blanks
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 3: Match the French and English sentences
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 4: Fill in the gaps
Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One di
Autonomy Routinisation : Full circle
Autonomy Routinisation : No snakes no ladders
Circle
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe yourself and others”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It contains 68 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 6-8 lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Match up
Gapped translation
Write the missing letters
Finish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Comprehension LAM and RAM
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Word Hunt parallel translation - Find 13 mistakes
Listening: Find the French (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Correct the spelling/grammar (audio included)
Listening: Listen and Spot the 12 pronunciation mistakes as you listen (LAM) (audio included)
Listening: Listen and cross out the intruders and write the missing words (audio included)
Structured production: Double paragraph writing
Grammar explanation and exercices on adjective agreemnts
One pen one di
Delayed dictation
Oral Ping Pong
Pull the switch
Mind reader
Mad dictation
Group compositions
One for all and all for one
Auction your family out
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Accidents, injuries and illnesses”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the perfect tense (context of holidays and reflexive verbs) as well as modal verbs using EPI / MARS EARS as well as content from all other units uploaded so far.
Activities include:
Find the French for (Chunk level)
White board translations (Sentence level)
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and find the missing word
Finish my sentence
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Correct the mistakes in the English transation
Listening: Listening and find the French for (audio included)
Listening: Listening and answer the questions (audio included)
Listening: Listen and fill in the gaps (LAM) (audio included)
Listening: Faulty transcript (LAM) (AI video included)
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar explanation (reflexive verbs in present, past + modal verbs)
Variety of grammar tasks
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Au voleur
No Snakes No ladders
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Pull the switch - Parallel Fench / English dialogue
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Updated 04.10.24
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing hair and eyes" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous two Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 & 02).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Complete with the missing word
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening)
(no Audio - teacher to read)
Structured production translation sentences
Structured paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Running dictation
Un stylo un dé
Survey
Communicative drills
Delayed dictation
Picture description
Group composition
Disappearing text
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***Edited 12.11.2024 to add 5x communicative spoken tasks and AI videos"
**
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about hobbies in different weathers" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs Jouer, Faire, Aller & Rester with full retrieval of previous 4 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Gapped Translation
This or that
Spot the error
Finish my sentence
Faulty translation
This or that quiz
Unjumble the sentences
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading triple table
LAM Spot the intruders (AI video included)
LAM The missing words (AI video included)
LAM Mispronounced words (AI video included)
LAM Spot the error (Recording included)
Production : Delayed copying
Production : Tangled translation
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on “Faire and Weather"
Grammar tasks
Staircase translation
Oral Ping Pong
No Snakes No ladders
Find someone who
Communicative drills
Sentence stealer
Act out a story
4,3,2 technique
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French GCSE EPI units 21-30 included in this bundle:
GCSE FRENCH: Food (Present tense) + Retrieval/Automaticity of other topics (See description)
GCSE FRENCH: Food - Part 2 (Passé composé - Présent - Futur Proche) EPI
GCSE FRENCH: Healthy Living (Retrieval of Past/Present/Near future) + SI Clause - EPI
GCSE FRENCH: School subjects, Likes & Dislike, Present + Imperfect - EPI / MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Post-16 Plans (Imperfect / Conditional / Near Future / Future) - EPI / MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Future jobs (Future tense / Conditional) - EPI / MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Les vacances (Passé composé - Futur - Futur Proche - Conditionnel) EPI - MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Customs and traditions (Passé composé - Présent - Futur Proche - Futur simple) EPI
GCSE FRENCH: Charity and voluntary work / Bénévolat - EPI / MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Télévision et cinéma EPI / MARS EARS