This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in SPANISH, 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 and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales (LAM)
Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Jigsaw Listening (LAM)
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar task
Faulty translation
Un dado un lápiz
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Todos para Uno, Uno para Todos
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talk about my birthday" in SPANISH 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)
Structured production translation sentences
Structured paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Running dictation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Picture description
Oral Ping Pong
Group composition
All for one and one for all
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Where do you live” using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
FInish my sentence
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
LAM Gap fill
LAM Gapped translation
LAM Faulty transcript
Structured production (paragraph translation)
Tangled translation sentences
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
Staircase translation
Picture descripion
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about food you like/dislike and why" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous 10 Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Multiple Choice
This or that
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Gapped Translation
Narrow Listening Faulty Transcript
Structured Paragraph writing (recycling entire year 7 curriculum)
Grammar explanation on definite articles + tasks
Running dictation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Photo description
Group composition
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Update 29th September 2023: Typos corrected and listening files now included!
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
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
Gapped parallel translation
LAM: You will hear sentences in French. I want you to write P (Positive) or N (Negative) audio included
LAM: Find the French for the following terms audio included
LAM: Answer the questions in English audio included)
LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mistakes as you listen audio included
LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mispronounced words as you listen audio included
LAM: Micro listening - Add the missing reflexive pronouns
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the 10 mistakes in the English translation
Structured production (3 mini pragraphs)
Grammar tasks
Un stylo un dé
Delayed dictation
Dictogloss
Picture description - Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one for all
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing where I live" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous three Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02 & 03).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Sentence match
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Gapped translation
Map: True or False
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening)
(no Audio - teacher to read)
Faulty transcript
Bad translation
Delayed copying
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Mad dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about food you eat, drink and have" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs Comer, Beber and Tomar.
It also recycles the content of unit 1, 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
Ghost time shadow reading
Spot the foreign sound
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the Spanish For
Narrow Reading Fill in table (comprehension task)
Narrow Reading Find someone who
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Find the Spanish for
LAM Dichotomies
LAM Shadow reading
LAM Guess what comes next
Production : rock climbing
Production : mosaic translation
Production : tick and write
Grammar SB
Grammar tasks
Tangled translation
One pen One di
Sentence stealer
Dictogloss
Pull the switch
One for all and all for one
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This powerpoint offers a full GCSE unit, in SPANISH, on the topic of “Past/Future activities” and can cover 7-8 lessons. It applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and the EPI metholology.
It also recycles some content of the previous powerpoints uploaded (labelled 1-4).
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Write the missing letters
Correct the English transcript
Sentence puzzle
Multiple choice quiz
Grammar / Conjugation task
Complete the hidden sentences
More grammar tasks
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Structured production (writing/translations)
One pen one dice
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
Relay
Group Composition
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day at school”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the previous seven units I have uploaded so far (as labeled 1-7).
Activities include:
white board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Put the actions in chronological order
Write the missing letters
Probable & Improbable
Gapped translation
Sentence puzzle
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Word hunt with parallel text
Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales (LAM)
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM)
Listen and add the missing words (LAM)
structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar task
Sentence stealer
Faulty translation
Un dado un lápiz
RETRIEVAL GRID
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Dictogloss
Act a story
Group compositions
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "My daily routine”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Includes modal verbs, near future, and recycling of the perfect tense.
This unit of work also recycles the previous five units I have uploaded so far (as labelled 1-5).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
white board translations
Faulty echo
Multiple choice quiz
This or that?
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
The missing words and the extra words
Gap fill
Word hunt parallel text
structured production (writing/translations)
Jigsaw translation task for structured production
Sentence stealer
Grammar tasks focusing on modal verbs
Sentence Puzzle
Faulty translation
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Staircase translation
Listen and write a summary in English
Group composition
4,3,2 technique task
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It recycles content of the previous unit (15 - Getting on with family members) and will cover 7-9 EPI lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Listening (LAM): Find the Spanish for audio included
Listening (LAM): Answer the questions in English audio included
Listening (LAM): Faulty transcript audio included
Listening (LAM): Listen and fill in the gaps audio included
Reading (RAM): Find the Spanish for
Reading (RAM): Answer the questions in English
Reading (RAM): Find the 12 errors in the English translation
Mini production
Gapped parallel translation
Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM)
Faulty transcript
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Back to back translation
Sentence chaos
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
All for one and one for all
No snakes no ladders
Auction your family out
4,3,2 technique (fluent production/retrieval)
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 2 and focuses on recycling environmental problems found in Part 1. This second part focuses on “Environmental solutions”.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Sentence match
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Tick or cross
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Fill in the English transcript (audio included)
Listening: spot the mispronounced and missing words (audio included)
Listening: Write the 10 missing words in the script (audio included)
LAM sentence bingo
Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation)
Staircase translation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one all
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe where your live and the furniture” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the previous three units uploaded (as labelled per number).
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for
Probable / Improbable
Multiple choice quiz
Faulty translation
Missing letter
True or false (picture based)
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
structured production (writing/translations)
Sentence stealer
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Disappearing text
Narrow translation
Picture description
This unit of work also recycles the previous three units I have uploaded so far (as labeled).
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Updated January 2025 to add audio files for listening exercises
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talking about jobs" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous seven Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 07).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Fill the gaps
Likely or unlikely?
Listening Bingo
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in English
Narrow Reading: Complete the table
Narrow Listening: Find the French for (audio included)
Narrow Listening: Correct the mistakes in the transcript (audio included)
Narrow Listening; Gapped translation (audio included)
Narrow Listening: Listen and choose the correct translation (audio included)
Jumbled translation
Mosaic translation
Explicit grammar on Travailler and Être
Sentence stealer
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Staircase translation
Photo description
Dictogloss
4,3,2 Technique
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Social Media” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense and past tense and should cover 8-10 lessons.
This resource also recycles content from the previous unit uploaded (12. Technology in Everyday life) and works better if used after using the Unit on Technology.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Sentence match (reading and LAM)
Find the error in my Spanish sentence
Write the missing letters
FInish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Sentence Bingo
Narrow Reading Present tense: 3x tasks
Narrow Reading Perfect tense: 3x tasks
Narrow listening Present and Perfect tense audio included + AI video for all listening exercicses
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Find the missing words (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Delayed copying
Structured production (Jigsaw translation)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Pyramid translation
No snakes no ladders
Charades
Faster
5x Social media threads optional tasks
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day”, in FRENCH, and applies 3 tenses (perfect tense, near future / present indicative) throughout 73 slides. This sequence will cover 7-9 lessons on this topic, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This unit of work also recycles the previous eight units uploaded so far, labelled 1-8.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Find the errors in the sentences
Match up task
Finish my sentence
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the correct translation
Listening: Find the French for (Audio included)
Listening; Listen and fill in the gaps (Audio included)
Listening: Answer the questions in English (Audio included)
LAM Spot the erros (Audio included)
LAM (Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop) (Audio included)
LAM Post-it Hunt
7 levels disappearing text
Narrow translation
Structured paragraph writing
2x Grammar conjugation tables across three tenses
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Pyramid translation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Pull the switch / Dialogue
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This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit part of the “social organisation” theme, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Write the missing letters
Reading
Find the mistakes in my English translation (RAM)
Listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
LAM find the French for
LAM comprehension task
Write the missing words (LAM)
Structured production (Bad Translation)
Oral Ping Pong
Text Reconstruction
Pyramid translation x2
Group compositions
All for one and one for all
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Updated January 2025 to add recording files to listening exercises, as well as a grammar checkpoint, grammar exercises, and parallel dialogue with instructions!
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Food” present tense, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
In the spontaneous phase, it recycles the previous units uploaded (15 & 16 on Getting on / Not getting on with family members, as well as unit 17 on role models, and unit 18 on Childhood ). It contains 49 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 5-6 lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Match up
Gapped translation
Write the missing letters
Positif ou négatif?
Faulty translation
Broken sentences
Vrai ou faux
Complete with the missing verb
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the question
Reading: Gapped translation of transcript
Listen and answer True or false (LAM) (audio included)
Listen and answer the questions in English (audio included)
Listen and write the missing words (audio included)
Listening: Faulty transcript (audio included)
Grammar explanation table
4x Grammar exercises
Structured production: Mini paragraph translation
Structured production: 130-140 words paragraph writing
Structured production: oral ping pong
Autonomy-Routinisation: Retrieval grid on GCSE Units 01,02,03,04,05 and current unit
Autonomy-Routinisation: Faulty transcript on GCSE Units 01,02,03,04,05 and current
Autonomy-Routinisation: Multiple choice quiz
Autonomy-Routinisation: No snakes no ladder
Autonomy-Routinisation: Plus vite !
Spontaneity: Parallel text dialogue with instructions
Spontaneity: Group composition
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Updated January 2025 to add all listening files to listening exercises
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Food” in the perfect tense, present indicative, and near future, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
More effective if used after Unit 06 previously uploaded on Food in the present tense
Activities include:
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
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) (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 answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM) (audio included)
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Un stylo un dé
Expansion: Grammar explanation Passé composé
Expansion: Fast and Furious Passé composé
Expansion: Grammar explanation Near future
Expansion: Parsing grid Near future
Autonomy-Routinisation: Mad Dictation
Autonomy-Routinisation: Pyramid Translation
Autonomy-Routinisation: No Snakes No Ladders
Spontaneity: Communicative Drills
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: 4,3,2
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Social Media” in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense and past tense, and should cover a range of 8-11 lessons on this topic, as it applies heavily both tenses =)
Please note that this resource also recycles the Spanish GCSE resource present in my store on “Technology in Everyday Life”, and should be used after teaching that unit.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Sentence match (reading and LAM)
Find the error in my Spanish sentence
Write the missing letters
FInish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Sentence Bingo
Narrow Reading 1: Find the Spanish for (Present tense)
Narrow Reading 1: True or False (Present tense)
Narrow Reading 1: Find the missing words/chunks in the script (Present tense)
Listening 1: Write the 17 missing words audio included
Listening 2: Write the 21 missing words audio included
Listening 3: Faulty transcript audio included
Listening 4 & 5: Tick vs cross audio included
Narrow Reading 2: Find the Spanish for (Past tense)
Narrow Reading 2: Fill in the gaps in the English translation (Past tense)
Narrow Reading 2: Bad translation (Past tense)
Delayed copying
Structured production (Jigsaw translation)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Pyramid translation
Staircase translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Ladder writing
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