I’m Rachel and I've been teaching for 18 years! I first taught English (TEFL) in Japan and Madrid and then taught French and Spanish in Surrey. I subsequently worked in a UK curriculum school in sunny Dubai. I have now relocated to the UK and have a gorgeous baby daughter!
I have a learning-centred approach and encourage my students to be active and reflective learners. I really enjoy the creative process of making PowerPoints and worksheets and hope you enjoy using them!
I’m Rachel and I've been teaching for 18 years! I first taught English (TEFL) in Japan and Madrid and then taught French and Spanish in Surrey. I subsequently worked in a UK curriculum school in sunny Dubai. I have now relocated to the UK and have a gorgeous baby daughter!
I have a learning-centred approach and encourage my students to be active and reflective learners. I really enjoy the creative process of making PowerPoints and worksheets and hope you enjoy using them!
This simple 5 slide PowerPoint elicits the formation of the Conditional Perfect Tense.
My students found this a challenging 15 minute warmer activity to test their knowledge of the conditional perfect tense. I gave out mini-whiteboards and gave them 20 seconds to choose the correct answer.
Choisissez la bonne phrase au conditionnel passé
A. J’aurais fini
B. J’aurait fini
C. J’aurais finie
D. J’aurai fini
Enjoy!
I use these English - French matching cards to revise key conjunctions which take the Subjunctive.
Expressions on cards:
Pour que/ afin que/ de façon que/ de manière que/ de sorte que
À moins que…ne
À condition que/ Pourvu que
Avant que…ne
En attendant que/ jusqu’à ce que
Bien que/ quoique
Non que
Ce n’est pas que
De crainte que…ne…
De peur que…ne…
Sans que
You may choose to have different levels of challenge. For example,
Level 1 = match the cards and discuss the pronunciation.
Level 2 = match the cards , discuss the pronunciation and then have quick fire questions from French to English, whereby 1 student closes their eyes and their partner reads out the French cards which the student must translate into English from memory.
Level 3 = As Level 2 but the quick fire questions are from English to French.
Following checking there are 2 fun games to play, either pelmenism or slap the card.
I use these English - French dominoes to revise expressions of emotion and the subjunctive.
Expressions:
Je suis surpris qu’elle ne fasse qu'un minimum de travail en ce moment.
1. My mother is very happy that you have settled well into your new house.
Ma mère est très contente que vous soyez si bien installé dans votre nouvelle maison.
We are happy that the weather is fine today.
Nous sommes heureux qu’il fasse beau aujourd’hui.
I am afraid that she isn’t happy.
J'ai peur qu'elle ne soit pas contente.
He is sorry that you didn’t pass the exam.
Il est désolé que tu n'aies pas réussi à l'examen.
I am sorry that we are not going to France this year.
Je regrette que nous n'allions pas en France cette année.
They are afraid that the situation is getting worse.
Ils craignent que la situation s'empire.
Are you sad that the neighbours have to move?
Es-tu triste que les voisins doivent déménager?
It’s a shame that she didn’t say anything to you.
C’est dommage qu’elle ne t’ait rien dit
I would rather that we go to Spain this summer.
Je préfère que nous allions en Espagne cet été.
He is glad that you can come and visit us.
Il aime que tu puisses venir nous rendre visite.
We are surprised that he didn’t visit us.
Nous sommes surpris qu’il ne soit pas venu nous rendre visite.
I am surprised that she is only doing a minimum amount of work at the moment.
You may choose to have different levels of challenge and games as listed above for the matching cards.
The PowerPoint should be used with the English - French matching cards to elicit the formation and use of the present participle.
Examples of expressions on cards:
Il faut réagir énergétiquement en évitant de se battre.
You have to react energetically while avoiding a fight.
Tu ne perdras jamais de kilos en mangeant tant de plats sucrés.
Will will never ________________ whilst you eat so many ___________.
This PowerPoint presents the following expressions with avoir and regular past participles:
J’ai joué au foot.
J’ai regardé la télé.
J’ai écouté de la musique.
J’ai mangé un gâteau.
J’ai fini mes devoirs.
J’ai vendu ma voiture.
The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill.
The next section of slides have multiple choice questions. Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
Slide 21 asks:
J’ai joué au foot.
This sentence is made up of 2 key ingrediants. What are they?
Elicit from the students:
J’ai = the form of avoir.
joué = the past participle.
Slide 22 elicits the conjugation of avoir.
Finally use slide 23 to elicit the formation of the past participles (I write the rules on the board).
Battleships Expressions:
J’ai
Tu as
Il a
Elle a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils ont
Elles ont
joué au foot.
regardé la télé.
écouté de la musique.
mangé des gâteaux.
fini les devoirs.
vendu la voiture.
Battleships Game
Instructions
Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions and discuss pronunciation.
I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen.
I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the French version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the French version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the French version as little as possible. This really helps the students to memorise the vocabulary/structures!
During the game I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation.
Enjoy!
This differentiated role play practises the future tense and holiday vocabulary plus a little exposure to the conditional perfect.
Example questions and answers:
Mes projets pour les vacances.
A. Où iras-tu en vacances l’année prochaine?
B. Cette année/ comme d’habitude/ pour la première fois j’irai au bord de la mer/ à la campagne/ chez mes grands-parents/ à Paris/ en Angleterre/ en Espagne/ aux États-Unis. Je resterai à la maison.
A. Avec qui ?
B. J’y irai avec ma famille/ mes amis/mon copain/ma copine/ ma classe.
Other questions:
A. Qu’est-ce que tu feras ?
A. Ce sera comment ?
A. Tu aurais préféré aller où ?
A. Tu aurais préféré faire quoi ?
Extra questions and answers for stronger students:
A. Ou es-tu allé(e) l’année dernière ?
B. L’année dernière je suis allé(e) au bord de la mer/ à la campagne/ chez mes grands-parents/ à Paris/ en Angleterre/ en Espagne/ aux États-Unis. Je resterai à la maison.
A. Qu’est-ce que tu as fait ?
B. J’ai fait du sport/ du VTT/ de la natation/ de l’équitation/un stage de tennis/ de la planche à voile/ du parapente.
A. C’était comment ?
B. C’était très/ assez/ extrêmement/ un peu génial/ ennuyeux/ fatigant/ passionnant.
Expressions:
Se plaindre!
Je vous écris pour me plaindre de mon séjour
Le camping était complet
Le branchement d’électrcité fonctionnait à peine
Il n’y avait pas d’emplacements
Les sanitaires n’étaient pas propres
Il y avait trop de bruit
The first slide encourages the students to actively engage with the new vocabulary: working in teams, using their prior knowledge, knowledge of other languages and using a process of elimination to figure out the meanings. It is differentiated as follows:
All: Be able to match the phrase and the picture.
Most: Be able to fully translate each phrase.
Some: AND Perfect Pronunciation Challenge.
The next slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill.
The next section of slides have multiple choice questions.
Then there are "what's missing?" slides.
The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
Expressions:
Je m’entends bien avec lui.
Je ne m’entends pas bien avec elle.
Je fais mes devoirs chez moi.
Nous avons joué au tennis avec elles.
Je vais faire du VTT avec eux.
Je voudrais travailler avec toi.
Lui, il est égoïste!
Pierre est plus pénible que vous!
Il est allé en ville avec nous.
You may choose to have different levels of challenge. For example,
Level 1 = match the cards and discuss the pronunciation.
Level 2 = match the cards , discuss the pronunciation, identify the teses and then have quick fire questions from French to English, whereby 1 student closes their eyes and their partner reads out the French cards which the student must translate into English from memory.
Level 3 = As Level 2 but the quick fire questions are from English to French.
Following checking there are 2 fun games to play, either pelmenism or a game I learnt in Japan called Karuta. In Karuta the students put the English language cards to one side and spread out the French cards in front of them. I then say the English and the students compete to touch the correct French card first. Whoever touches it first wins the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. The students love this game!
French PowerPoint C’est bon pour la santé! Healthy Living: The Imperative.
Expressions taught:
Bois de l’eau.
Ne bois pas de sodas.
Mange des fruits.
Ne mange pas de bonbons.
Va au collège à pied.
Ne va pas au lit trop tard.
Fais du sport.
Ne fume pas!
The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill.
The next section of slides have multiple choice questions.
Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
The French battleships game can be used to practise these expressions. This can also be used as a grid to play lotto/ bingo.
This can then be followed by my PowerPoint on the Imperative.
French - English Matching Cards: Rendez-vous!
Expressions:
Oui d’accord.
Je veux bien.
Ça dépend.
Je ne peux pas.
Je suis désolé(e) mais je sors avec ** samedi.
Je regrette mais je dois rester à la maison.
J’aimerais mieux aller à la patinoire.
OK ! On se retrouve où ?
Je ne suis pas libre.
Ça ne me dit rien
Yes, okay.
I’d really like to.
It depends.
I can’t.
Sorry, but I’m going out with *** on Saturday.
Sorry, but I have to stay at home.
I’d rather go to the ice rink.
Okay! Where shall we meet?
I’m not free.
I’m not interested.
You may choose to have different levels of challenge. For example,
Level 1 = match the cards and discuss the pronunciation.
Level 2 = match the cards , discuss the pronunciation and then have quick fire questions from French to English, whereby 1 student closes their eyes and their partner reads out the French cards which the student must translate into English from memory.
Level 3 = As Level 2 but the quick fire questions are from English to French.
Following checking there are 2 fun games to play, either pelmenism or slap the card.
Battleships Expressions:
Tu veux aller..
Ça te dirait d’ aller..
Tu as envie d’ aller..
On pourrait aller..
Si on allait..
au théâtre
demain soir?
au cinéma le week-end?
en boîte la semaine prochaine?
à la plage samedi?
aller au concert cet après-midi?
en ville le week-end prochain ?
Instructions
Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions and discuss pronunciation.
I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen.
I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory.
Expressions:
Sous
Sur
Entre
À côté de
À gauche de
À droite de
Devant
Derrière
The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill.
The next section of slides have multiple choice questions.
Then there is a asking students to translate the new expressions: English to French and French to English.
This differentiated role play can be used to practise phrases about school.
Examples of questions and answers:
Au collège.
A. Quelles matières études-tu?
B. Je fais ____ matières, y compris les maths, l’anglais, les sciences, l’informatique, l’histoire, la géographie, le dessin, le français, l’allemand, l’EPS, le théâtre, la musique, la technologie, l’économie, les études de commerce, les études médiatiques.
A. Quelle est ta matière préférée?
B. Ma matière préférée est ________________________ car j’en suis fort(e)/ je pense que c’est facile/ c’est très intéressant/le prof est très sympa/ c’est amusant/ je veux devenir ***.
A. Es-tu fort(e) en maths ?
B. Oui, j’en suis fort(e)/ non, je n’en suis pas très fort(e).
Other questions:
A. Quelles autres matières aimes-tu ?
A. Quel est ton jour préféré ?
A. Aimes-tu le sport ?
A. Quelle est la matière que tu détestes le plus ?
Extra questions and answers for stronger students :
A. Qu’est-ce que tu as eu comme cours hier ?
B. Hier j’ai eu _________________, c’était ______________________
A. Qu’est-ce que tu auras comme cours demain ?
B. Demain j’aurai __________________ ce sera __________________
A. Qu’est-ce que tu faisais à l’école primaire ?
B. Je jouais au cache-cache, je dessinais, je lisais…c’était __________________
Battleships Expressions:
Mon école est bien équipée et
Mon école est moderne et
Il y a 950 élèves en tout et
L’année scolaire commence début septembre et
Les cours commencent à sept heures et demie et
l’année scolaire finit fin juin.
les cours finissent à deux heures et demie.
un cours dure une heure.
la récréation dure quarante minutes.
j’ai une heure et demie de devoirs chaque soir.
je prépare un examen qui s’appelle le GCSE.
Battleships Game
Instructions
Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions and discuss pronunciation.
I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen.
I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory.
Expressions:
Pour améliorer l’environnemt je vais…
Recycler les bouteilles/ le verre.
Recycler les papiers, les journaux et les magazines.
Acheter du papier recyclé.
Prendre une douche, pas un bain.
Baisser le chauffage et mettre un pull.
Éteindre la lumière quand je quitte une pièce.
The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill.
The next section of slides have multiple choice questions.
Then there are "Qu’est-ce que c’est?" slides.
The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love!
The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
You may wish to reinforce these new expressions using my battleships/ lotto game:
Expressions:
Je vais
On peut
Il faut
Je voudrais
Je dois
recycler les bouteilles.
recycler les journaux.
acheter du papier recyclé.
prendre une douche, pas un bain.
baisser le chauffage et mettre un pull.
éteindre la lumière quand je quitte une pièce.
Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions.
The students then focus on pronunciation and decide the two easiest and two most difficult words to pronounce.
I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen.
I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the French version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the French version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the French version as little as possible. This really helps the students to memorise the vocabulary/structures!
During the game I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation. This is followed by whole class drilling of pronunciation mistakes.
Enjoy!
These cards revise key negative expressions. I have also included a range of tenses to stretch stronger students.
Expressions:
Je ne joue jamais au rugby.
Je ne fais pas de musculation.
Je ne suis pas sorti(e) avec mes amis.
Je n’ai jamais vu ce film.
Je ne vais plus faire de yoga.
Je ne vais pas manger de chocolat.
Je ne mangeais que du pain.
Je ne faisais jamais mes devoirs.
You may choose to have different levels of challenge. For example,
Level 1 = match the cards and discuss the pronunciation.
Level 2 = match the cards , discuss the pronunciation and then have quick fire questions from French to English, whereby 1 student closes their eyes and their partner reads out the French cards which the student must translate into English from memory.
Level 3 = As Level 2 but the quick fire questions are from English to French.
Following checking there are 2 fun games to play, either pelmenism or a game I learnt in Japan called Karuta. In Karuta the students put the English language cards to one side and spread out the French cards in front of them. I then say the English and the students compete to touch the correct French card first. Whoever touches it first wins the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. The students love this game!
I have used this one slide warmer many times and found it works really well both as a 15 minute starter and as a plenary activity.
Give each student a mini whiteboard.Click on the PowerPoint and the students will see a sentence to unjumble and an extension task to change the phrase to a different tense. E.g.
au pas je tennis joue ne. Extra: perfect tense.
Give the students 20 seconds to figure out and write down the answer, then click on the PowerPoint to reveal the answer:
Je ne joue pas au tennis.
Je n’ai pas joué au tennis.
Other phrases on the slide are:
fais ne je voile pas de. Extra: perfect tense.
Je ne fais pas de voile.
Je n’ai pas fait de voile.
ville jamais ne il va en. Extra: future tense.
Il ne va jamais en ville.
Il ne va jamais aller en ville.
d’équitation plus ne je fais. Extra: would no longer like…(conditional).
Je ne fais plus d’équitation.
Je ne voudrais plus faire d’équitation.
I give this double-sided sheet to my students to encourage them to add sophistication to their written work by adding a range of grammatical structures and tenses and have found it to be very effective.
Worksheet extract:
Des expressions et du vocabulaire.
Complex sentences
et = and, mais = but, parce que/ car = because, donc = therefore, cependant = however, malheureusement = unfortunately, qui = who, où = where/which.
Adjectives
amusant = fun, passionnant = exciting, ennuyeux/ barbant = boring, nul(le) = rubbish, pénible = awful, génial/ formidable/ chouette = great, ridicule = ridiculous, paresseux/euse = lazy, marrant(e) = fun (person), bavard(e) = chatty, casse-pieds = annoying, propre = clean, sale = dirty, effrayant(e) = frightening, utile = useful, facile = easy, difficile = difficult, chic = stylish.
Adverbs
très = very, assez = quite, un peu = a little, vraiment = really /truly, plutôt = rather. extrêmement = extremely, gentiment = kindly, heureusement = happily, generalement = generally.
Useful expressions
C’est = it is, c’était = it was, ça sera = it will be, ça serait = it would be
Ce n’est pas = it isn’t, ce n’était pas = it wasn’t, ça ne sera pas = it won’t be, ça ne serait pas= it wouldn’t be
Il y a = there is/ are, il y avait = there was/ were, il y aura = there will be, il y aurait = there would be
Il n’y a pas de = there isn’t, il n’y avait pas de = there weren’t any, il n’y aura pas de = there won’t be, il n’y aurait pas de = there wouldn’t be.
Je l’aime bien = I really like it, je l’adore = I love it, je ne l’aime pas = I don’t like it, je le/la/ les déteste = I hate it.
Je l’ai aimé(e) = I liked it, je ne l’ai pas aimé(e) = I didn’t like it, je l’ai déteste = I hated it.
Je le/la/les trouve= I think it’s, je pense que c’est = I think that it’s, à mon avis c’est = in my opinion it’s…
Other strucutres and tenses included:
Comparatives
Superlatives
Negatives
Present
Present with depuis
Future
Near future
Perfect tense (completed actions in the past)
Pluperfect tense
Imperfect tense (used to)
Imperfect tense and perfect tense together ( I was ***ing when something else happened)
Conditional tense
Subjunctive
Present participle
Expression with the infinitive
Useful words linked to tenses
This PowerPoint starts by eliciting the definitions of the infinitive (the 3 kinds of verbs are -er, -ir and -re) and conjugation. The next slide elicits the different subject pronouns. Slide 5 elicits the conjugation of Aimer and slide 6 elicits the rules for conjugating -er verbs.
The final slide resumes the rules for -er verbs and sets the following differentiated ask (this slide could be printed off):
All: Use colour, pictures, analogies etc to remember how to conjugate regular –er verbs. Write 7 sentences using regular –er verbs.
Most: Write 7 complex sentences for exercise, using connectives, adjetives, adverbs and opinions.
Some: Include regular –ir and –re verbs (see verb tables).
Regular er verbs: aimer = to like, arriver = to arrive, chanter = to sing, danser = to dance, jouer = to play, penser = to think, rêver = to dream, travailler = to work, voyager =to travel, détester = to hate, regarder = to watch, collectionner = to collect.
There is also a link to the fabulous Conjugation Back song on YouTube. Whilst this is for Spanish, it clearly illustrates the idea of conjugation.
English - French Matching Cards:
As well as regular -er verbs in the present tense I have included one perfect tense and one near future tense phrase to challenge the stronger students.
Expressions:
Je joue au tennis depuis dix ans.
Nous adorons le français car c’est très intéressant !
Il mange beaucoup de croissants.
Je vais regarder la télé avec ma sœur.
Tu aimes les chevaux?
Ils jouent du piano trois fois par semaine.
Nous avons écouté des chansons françaises.
Vous détestez le chou? Moi aussi!
You may choose to have different levels of challenge. For example,
Level 1 = match the cards and discuss the pronunciation.
Level 2 = match the cards , discuss the pronunciation and then have quick fire questions from French to English, whereby 1 student closes their eyes and their partner reads out the French cards which the student must translate into English from memory.
Level 3 = As Level 2 but the quick fire questions are from English to French.
Following checking there are 2 fun games to play, either pelmenism or a game I learnt in Japan called Karuta. In Karuta the students put the English language cards to one side and spread out the French cards in front of them. I then say the English and the students compete to touch the correct French card first. Whoever touches it first wins the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. The students love this game!
Expressions:
Me encantan los mariscos y el pescado.
Me gusta la ensalada.
Me gustan las verduras.
No me gusta el pollo.
Me gusta el carne.
Como el arroz.
Tomo salchichas.
De primer plato tomo sopa.
Desayuno huevos y fruta.
De postre hay una tarta y helado.
This presentation presents food items: seafood, fish, salad, vegetables, chicken, meat, rice etc and revises opinions in Spanish. The first slides have each item of food in Spanish plus and opnion with a picture. The teacher should use this to elicit the meaning in English and drill the pronunciation. There is then a "beat the teacher" to revise the learning at the end or during the following lesson.
Beat the teacher is played like this:
The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
Finally, use the final slide to pounce on the students and ask ¿Qué es?
Expressions:
Está en el norte.
Está en el este.
Está en el sur.
Está en el oeste.
Está en la costa.
Está en el campo.
Está en la montaña.
Está en el centro.
Está en un pueblo.
Está en una ciudad.
This presentation presents ""Where you live" in Spanish. The first slides have each place in Spanish with a picture. The teacher should use this to elicit the meaning in English and drill the pronunciation.
Then there is graded questioning. Firstly there are multiple choice slides followed by what's missing memory game slides.
You can also use the final slide to play a game of "beat the teacher" to revise the learning at the end or during the following lesson.
Beat the teacher is played like this:
The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
Use the following cards as a starter activity to revise a range of tenses: present, near future, future, perfect and imperfect. Simply say the sentence in English and the students race to put the correct sentence together. Simple and fun!
Expressions on cards:
je
vais aller
suis allé(e)
à Paris
aux Etats-Unis
avec
mes copains
mes copines
ma soeur
et
mais
c’était
ça sera
d’habitude
vais
c’est
très
assez
plutôt
intéressant(e)
génial(e)
barbant(e)
quand j’étais jeune
j’allais
j’irai
You could also play or a game with the individual cards which I learnt in Japan called Karuta. In Karuta the students spread out the cards in front of them. I then say the English and the students compete to touch the correct French card first. Whoever touches it first wins the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. The students love this game!
Expressions:
As drinks are quite straight-forward I have built in some additional structures to up the level of challenge for stronger students.
Je voudrais un coca.
Je bois un jus d’orange.
Je vais boire une limonade.
J’ai bu un verre d’eau.
Je bois un diabolo-menthe.
Je voudrais un chocolat chaud.
Nous buvons un café.
Je vais boire un milk-shake.
J’ai bu un thé au lait.
The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill.
The next section of slides have multiple choice questions.
Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The final slide has pictures of all the new vocabulary. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If it’s the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
Les métiers!
Give the students a mini-whiteboard each and show them the first slide which gives the following differentiated instructions:
All: Draw a picture to illustrate 1/3 jobs (masc/fem).
Most: Draw a picture to illustrate 2/3 jobs (masc/fem).
Some: Draw a picture to illustrate 3/3 jobs. (masc/fem) and identify the tense (present, perfect, imperfect, future, conditional).
Then show them slide 2 which has the following phrases and give them a minute to complete all, most or some for each phrase:
Je vais devenir…
coiffeur menuisier vendeuse
Je voudrais être…
mécanicienne institutrice infirmier
Je voulais être…
comptable médecin sapeur-pompier
Mon grand-père/ ma grand-mère était…
cuisinière kinésithérapeute ingénieur
Mon frère/ ma sœur deviendra…..
nourrice plombier informaticienne