Expressions: Je fais les courses. Je lave des voitures. Je promène des chiens. Je fais du baby-sitting. J’aide à la maison. J’aide à la maison. 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! You may wish to reinforce/ revise these expressions using my matching cards: Expressions: Tu as un petit boulot/ un job? Je fais les courses. Je lave des voitures. Je promène des chiens. Je fais du baby-sitting. J’aide à la maison. Je travaille dans un magasin. C’est sympa/intéressant ! It’s nice/interesting! C’est bien-payé. C’est mal-payé. C’est dur. It’s tough/difficult/hard. C’est fatigant. 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!

Differentiated worksheet to practise emphatic pronouns. Content: The emphatic pronouns are listed in French and English. Moi Toi Lui Elle Soi Nous Vous Eux Elles EXAMPLE CONTENT: A. Emphatic pronouns are used after prepositions e.g. Je m’entends bien avec elle = ______*students write in the English Je m’entends bien avec lui = __________________________ Sans vous = without _______ B. Emphatic pronouns are used for comparisons e.g. Je suis plus grand qu’elle = ____________________________________. Elle est plus drôle que lui = ____________________________________. C. Emphatic pronouns are used for emphasis e.g. Moi, je suis travailleur, mais toi, tu es paresseux ! = ___________ Moi, je veux une glace = ____________________________. D. They are also used on their own e.g. Qui a un chat? Toi! Lui! Elle! Moi! = _____________________. Exercice A. Complétez et traduisez en anglais. 1. Je m’entends bien avec ______ (them). = ________________. 2. Je ne m’entends pas avec _____ (him). = ________________. Extra (extension task): 1. La femme est derrière ______ (us). = ____________________. 2. David Beckham est plus mignon que _____ (him). = _________. 3. Angelina Jolie est plus intelligente que _____ (her). = ________. Extra extra !: Écrivez 7 phrases en utilisant des pronoms disjonctifs. Write 7 sentences using emphatic pronouns. (Try to use a range of tenses and adjectives and write complex sentences).

I have designed these resources to celebrate the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics. They build student’s knowledge of sports vocabulary and adjectives using YouTube extracts, fun animations, matching cards, a video extract worksheet and finally a creative task to help the students express their Olympic/Paralympic passions! Slide 2 presents the differentiated lesson objectives. Slide 3 has the Olympic motto and pictures of Olympian heroes. Slide 4 is the warmer task: name as many Olympic/Paralympic sports as possible from student’s previous knowledge and includes links to the Juntos | Campaña oficial del COI in both Spanish and English (1 min 30 secs each) to inspire the students. They may do this in teams, pairs or individually. The full list of Olympic and Paralympic events can be found on a PDF in these resources. Slides 5 to 43 build new Olympic/Paralympic sports vocabulary: El atletismo El remo El piragüismo La equitación La esgrima El levantamiento de pesas La lucha El buceo El nado sincronizado El tiro El tiro con arco La vela Slide 5 invites the students to: All: Match Up! Most: Perfect Pronunciation Challenge! Some: Quick Fire Questions! *Here the students quiz each other, e.g Spanish to English, English to Spanish, spellings etc. of the new vocabulary. Slides 6 to 17 have 1 slide per expression and allow you to drill the new vocabulary. Then there is graded questioning. Slides 19 to 30 show the images and give the students a choice of two possible sports to choose from. Then slides 31 to 43 are what’s missing? slides. Slide 44 should be used in conjunction with the worksheet. Here the students tick the sports they see on the Paralympic trailer video (2 mins 48 secs) and includes an extension task for stronger students. The answers are on the first two pages of the worksheet PDF. The next slide should be used with the English-Spanish adjectives matching cards. Adjectives: trabajador/a entusiasmado/a perezoso/a nervioso/a concentrado/a seguro/a relajado/a encantado/a orgulloso/a egoísta terco/a lento/a rápido/a hablador(a) habilidoso/a Once matched you may like to play pelmenism/slap the card. Then complete the second half of the worksheet: students watch the official Rio 2016 trailer and tick the adjectives which reflect the emotions of the athletes and spectators as well as other adjectives to describe what they see. There is an extension task for stronger students. Then the students have a choice of three creative tasks: to design and decorate in Spanish an Olympic torch, an Olympic flag or to write a poem about their Olympic/Paralympic hero. The last slide is for reflection.

This is a short 5 slide PowerPoint to teach students that nationalities can be masculine or feminine. Battleships Expressions: Soy argentino/ argentina y Eres australiano/ australiana y Es chileno/ chilena y Soy cubano/ cubana y Eres escocés/ escocesa y Es español/ española y soy estadounidense. eres galés/ galesa. es inglés/ inglesa. soy irlandés/ irlandesa. eres mexicano/ mexicana. es paquistaní. Battleships Game Instructions The students love this competitive and fun game! I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation and to reinforce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. 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 Spanish version and then try to play the game saying the Spanish phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the Spanish version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the Spanish version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the Spanish 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!

This sheet has a range of expression to support students creating a French Wanted Poster either in class or as homework to practise adjectives for physical description. Phrases given include: Recherché = wanted Récompense = reward Mort ou vif = Dead or alive Euros = euros Il/Elle s’appelle… = He/ She is called Il/ Elle a *** ans = He/ She is *** years old. Son anniversaire est le…. = His/ her birthday is on the… There are 3 levels of challenge to extend the more able students whilst supporting those who are weaker.

Expressions: Je porte…un tee-shirt un sweat un polo Je vais porter…un pull une chemise un blouson/ une veste J’ai porté…un pantalon un jean un short Il faut porter…une jupe une robe une cravate Je voudrais porter…des chaussettes des baskets des chaussures J’adore porter…des sandales des bottes une casquette The first slides have the phrase and a picture for the first 9 items of clothing. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. The next section of slides have multiple choice questions. Then there is a "qu'est-ce que c'est?" slide. The next slides present the remaining vocabulary followed by a Beat The Teacher game slide: 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 there are "what's missing?" slides. Slide 20 can be used to re-elicit all the clothing items. Battleships Expressions: Je porte J’adore porter J’aime porter Je n’aime pas porter Je déteste porter un jean bleu. un pantalon noir. une jupe verte. un pull rouge. une robe bleue. des chaussettes jaunes. Battleships Game Instructions 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!

Expressions: Descanso. Me baño en el mar. Tomo el sol. Voy de paseo. Voy a discotecas. Monto en bicicleta. Saco fotos. Hago surfing. Hay mucho para los jóvenes. Hay pistas de tenis. Hay un campo de fútbol. This presentation presents what people do on holiday in Spanish using the present tense. The first slides have different activities in Spanish 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" game 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 last slide to pounce on students asking ¿Qué es?

This presentation presents where you live, what kind of home in Spanish. Expressions: Vivo en una casa. Vivo en un piso. Vivo en un piso en un bloque moderno. Vivo en un piso en un bloque antiguo. Vivo en un chalet. Vivo en una granja. The first slides have each type of home 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 whats 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!

French PowerPoint Presentation: Introducing the Perfect Tense for regular -er verbs. This presentation also exposes students to Je suis allé(e). The first slide (details below) encourages the students to actively engage with the new vocabulary and grammar: working in teams, using their prior knowledge, knowledge of other languages and using a process of elimination to figure out the meanings and grammatical rules. They then discuss the pronunciation (PPC = Perfect Pronunciation Challenge) and question each other (QFQ = Quick Fire Questions) before the teacher checks with the whole class: All: Look at the perfect (past) tense phrases below. Translate them. Most: What verb is in green? The word in red is called the past participle, what do you take away from and then add to the infinitive (in blue) to make the past participle? Some: What differences can you think of between the present and perfect tenses? PPC & QFQs! J’ai regardé la télé. (regarder) J’ai dansé. (danser) J’ai joué sur une console. (jouer) J’ai surfé sur Internet. (surfer) J’ai écouté de la musique. (écouter) J’ai retrouvé des amis. (retrouver) * Je suis allé(e) au cinéma. (aller) * Je suis allé(e) à la pêche. (aller) Then there are individual slides with pictures for each phrase which the teacher can use to check the students translation, pronunciation and rules. Then there are multiple choice slides followed by Qu’est-ce que c’est? slides. Slide 32 revises the structure: form of avoir + past participle. Slide 33 elicits the full conjugation of avoir. Slide 34 should be used to elicit how to change the infinitive into the past participle (regular -er verbs). If you wish to mention irregular past participle use slide 35 to do so. Slide 36 briefly introduces the idea of verbs that take être. French Battleships Game/ Lotto Grid: Perfect tense intro regular -er verbs & je suis allé(e). Expressions: J’ai Tu as Il a Elle a Nous avons Vous avez Ils ont Elles ont regardé la télé. joué au tennis. retrouvé des amis. dansé et je suis allé(e) au cinéma. surfé et je suis allé(e) à la pêche. fait du sport. Battleships Game Please see instructions in one of my other battleships product descriptions - I can't fit them into the word count here! Enjoy!

French PowerPoint Presentation: Infinitives The first slide revises what the infinitive is and elicits examples. The next slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. Presentation and Battleships Expressions (please see Battleships instructions for another product - I can't fit it on the word count here!!): J’aime surfer sur Internet. J’adore retrouver des amis. Je n’aime pas regarder la télé. J’adore écouter de la musique. Je préfère aller au cinéma. Je vais aller à la pêche. Je peux danser. The next slide s 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! Then there are "What's missing?" slides. Worksheet: Infinitives: Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire avec tes copains? First task: English to French match up. Key expressions covered: 1. J’aime jouer au foot. 2. J’aime aller à la pêche. 3. Je préfère regarder la télé. 4. Je préfère jouer à l’ordinateur. 5. J’adore faire de l’équitation. 6. J’adore faire des courses. 7. J’adore faire du vélo. 8. J’adore aller au McDo. 9. Je n’aime pas écouter de la musique. 10. Je n’aime pas aller à la piscine. 11. Je déteste aller au cinéma. Answers: 1 = C 2 = G 3 = I 4 = K 5 = E 6 = H 7 = D 8 = J 9 = F 10 = A 11 = B Second task: extended sentences unjumbling phrases e.g.J’aime faire de l’équitation car c’est super ! Questions and answers: l’équitation c’est j’aime car super faire de ! J’aime faire de l’équitation car c’est super! du j’adore car amusant faire sport c’est ! J’adore faire du sport car c’est amusant! aller ennuyeux au je cinéma c’est car déteste Je déteste aller au cinéma car c’est ennuyeux. préfère en aller je c’est formidable ville car ! Je préfère aller en ville car c’est formidable! n’aime car jouer l’ordinateur nul je pas à c’est Je n’aime pas jouer à l’ordinateur car c’est nul. Extension task 1: Students write sentences based on picture cues. Extension task 2: Create a paragraph using other phrases with the infinitive.

This step-by-step French PowerPoint gradually elicits the formation of negatives with the present tense: ne + pas. The first slide encourages the students to actively engage with the new structure: working in teams, using their prior knowledge, knowledge of other languages and using a process of elimination to figure out the meanings and rules. They then discuss the pronunciation and question each other before the teacher checks with the whole class: All: Translate the phrases below. Most: AND decide which two words we add to make a sentence negative. Where are they positioned? Some: AND: decide why we say n’ai pas rather than ne ai pas. Perfect Pronunciation Challenge! Je suis généreux. Je ne suis pas généreux. J’ai un frère. Je n’ai pas de frères. J’ai une souris. Je n’ai pas d’animal. The following slides gradually check the students' answers. Slide 8 recaps the new expressions and can be used for a game. Slide 9 recaps the questions (can be used for revision next lesson) and slide 10 is the same a slide 8. Worksheet: This sheet starts with a re-cap of the rules: To make this sentence negative we add ne and pas. These go around the verb e.g. Je ne joue pas au tennis = I don’t play tennis. Then there is a French - English translation section, followed by English - French translation. The next section reminds us that du changes to de after a negative. This is followed by English - French translation. The final section is to build in previous knowledge to write a short paragraph. The following phrases are offered for support: Tous les jours = everyday car = because mais = but donc = therefore et = and une fois par semaine = once a week deux fois par semaine = twice a week c’est = it is intéressant = interesting génial = great ennuyeux = boring. Battleships: This battleships can be used to revise a variety of expressions with ne + pas. I have also included one near future and one perfect tense example to add challenge/ expose students to these new tenses. Expressions: Je n’ai pas de frères et sœurs et Je ne suis pas travailleur et Tu n’as pas d’animal et Il n’habite pas en France et Elle n’est pas généreuse et Nous ne sommes pas sympas et je ne joue pas au foot. tu ne joues pas au basket. il ne fait pas de cyclisme. je ne vais pas faire de ski. je n’ai pas joué au tennis. Please see instructions for playing battleships on one of my other product descriptions - I can't fit it in here!

Worksheet Expressions: 1. Bonjour 2. Salut 3. Au revoir 4. Ça va? 5. Ça va très bien, merci 6. Ça va bien, merci 7. Ça va 8. Comme ci comme ça 9. Bof 10. Ça ne va pas 11. Et toi? 12. Tu t'appelles comment? 13. Je m'appelle… This worksheet has 3 sections, the first is a word match for English and French greetings. The next section is a complete the sentence challenge where certain letters have been removed. Make this more difficult by telling the students to cover up the French words listed above. The next (extra) section involves unjumbling a group of words to find the correct greetings. Again, make this more difficult by telling the students to cover up the French words listed above. Then there is an extension task to create their own comic strip. Battleships Expressions: Bonjour! Ça va? Salut! Ça va? Bonsoir. Ça va? Je m’appelle ***. Ça va? Ça va très bien, merci. Ça va bien, merci. Ça va. Comme ci comme ça. Bof. Ça ne va pas/ ça va mal. Battleships Game Instructions I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation and to reinforce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions. 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. During the game I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation. This is followed by whole class drilling of pronunciation mistakes. Enjoy! Song: 1 slide PowerPoint: Salut! Salut ! salut! Salut ! Comment vas-tu ? Ça va bien ; donc, à demain. Salut ! Salut ! (tune =  Hi-Ho: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). 

This colourful and fun PowerPoint presentation presents various daily routine activities including many reflexive verbs. You may wish to show my reflexives PowerPoint having presented this and then play my reflexives battleships game! Vocabulary: Me despierto Me levanto Me ducho Me visto Desayuno. Me lavo los dientes. Me peino. Me acuesto. 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! Battleships Instructions Phrases: Me despierto Me levanto Me ducho Me visto Me lavo los dientes Me acuesto a las seis y cuarto. a las cuatro y cuarto. a las siete y media. a las ocho menos cuarto. a las nueve menos diez. a las siete y veinte. I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation and to reinforce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. 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 Spanish version and then try to play the game saying the Spanish phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the Spanish version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the Spanish version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the Spanish version as little as possible. I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation. This is followed by whole class drilling of pronunciation mistakes. Enjoy!

Spanish PowerPoint introducing weekend activities: Vocabulary: I do my homework, I ride my bike, I play the guitar, I tidy my room and make the bad, I play sports, I play cards, I watch TV, I don't go to school.. 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 hidden behind the donut?" 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!

This presentation presents places in town in Spanish. Vocabulary: centro comercial, cine, parque, plaza de toros, polideportivo, tienda de regalos, estadio, playa, estación de autobuses & estación de trenes, 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!

This presentation presents adjectives to describe towns and villages in Spanish. The first slides have each adjectives 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!

This colourful and fun PowerPoint presentation presents various hair colour and hair styles. Phrases: Tengo el pelo rubio. Tengo el pelo castaño. Tengo el pelo pelirrojo. Tengo el pelo largo. Tengo el pelo corto. Tengo el pelo ondulado/ rizado. Tengo el pelo liso. Llevo barba. Llevo bigote. 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. They then discuss the pronunciation and question each other before the teacher checks with the whole class. PPC stands for Perfect Pronunciation Challenge! The following slides allow the teacher to go through each phrase, check the translation, the pronunciation and drill. Slide 12 can be used for a game of Beat The teacher: 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! Then there are graded questioning slides followed by What's missing? slides. Battleships Game Vocabulary covered: Tengo el pelo rubio y Tengo el pelo castaño yTengo el pelo corto y Tengo el pelo largo y Tengo el pelo pelirrojo y Tengo el pelo rizado y tengo los ojos azules. tengo los ojos verdes. tengo los ojos marrones. llevo gafas. llevo barba. llevo bigote. Instructions I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation and to reinforce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions. 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 Spanish version and then try to play the game saying the Spanish phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the Spanish version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the Spanish version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the Spanish version as little as possible.

PowerPoint: I use this resource to present Christmas vocabulary. Vocabulary presented: la crèche un sapin de Noël. le Père Noël un cadeau de Noël un ange une dinde un chant de Noël un renne un bonhomme de neige The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. The next 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! The next section of slides have multiple choice questions. Then there are "what's missing?" slides. Jingle Bells: I use this for a bit of a sing-song in my French Christmas lesson. The slide has the following lyrics from Vive Le Vent (Jingle Bells): Vive le vent, vive le vent, vive le vent d'hiver; qui s'en va sifflant, soufflant dans les grands sapins verts. Oh! Vive le temps, vive le temps, vive le temps d'hiver. Boules de neige et jour de l'an et bonne année grand-mère. I talk the students through the lyrics, then drill them singing each line and put it together for a fun 10 minute activity. I usually get the boys to compete with the girls too! The slide can be printed out too. Enjoy! Lotto: This is a simple lotto game practising the numbers 1-20. Students choose 4 numbers and then I go through the PowerPoint, counting the number of different festive items with the students in French. * Note I count the carol singers as 6! Please note this doesn't cover all the numbers from 1-20, but when I've played it with my classes I've had a winner in all but 1 game!

Expressions: Le mercredi, à dix heures Le lundi à onze heures Le mardi à huit heures moins le quart Le jeudi à une heure moins vingt Le dimanche à deux heures moins vingt-cinq on a musique. on a dessin, c’est génial ! nous avons allemand, c’est intéressant. j’ai histoire, c’est nul. il a EPS, c’est très fatigant. elle a l’art dramatique, ce n’est pas marrant. Battleships Game Instructions The students love this competitive and fun game! I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation and to reinforce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. 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!

This presentation presents household chores in the present tense in Spanish. Phrases: Hago la cama. Barro el patio. Cocino/ preparo la cena. Hago la compra. Friego los platos. Arreglo mi dormitorio. Pongo/ quito la mesa. Lavo el coche. Saco la basura. Paso la aspiradora. Plancho. The first slides have each chore 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 whats 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!