Here is a fabulous resource for introducing ‘etre’ verbs to your students. This resource contains a wealth of crossword puzzles exploring every single one of the 17 intransitive verbs. There is also a wordsearch where the students can search for the infinitives, before they become acquainted with the auxiliary verb and forming the verbs in the perfect tense. In addition, the students have pages and pages of colouring in to do and conjugating all 17 intransitive verbs will keep them occupied for quite a long time and very good practice! This activity can be set during class time or as homework. It is also great revision for Key Stage 4 learners as well! Happy teaching and learning!

This resource explores the use of the passive voice in the present tense and it is geared at IGCSE / A- level or IB French, as the syllabus contains this grammatical element. Introduce the powerpoint to the students and go over the examples. The powerpoint also includes listening comprehension, followed by written activities. There is also a follow-up quiz which the students can play on kahoot. There is also a colourful poster attached with this resource which can be displayed in your classroom in order to make use of the working walls when needed. Happy teaching and learning!

This is the third installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Possessive adjectives, i.e. mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes Members of the family Rooms in the house The grammatical use of ‘de’ to express ‘possession’ Numbers 1-70 The verbs ‘avoir’ and ‘être’ This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

This is the first installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Numbers 1-20 General greetings The use of the definite article ‘le’, ‘la’, ‘les’ and ‘l’’ This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

This is the second installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Numbers 1-30 Days of the week Where one lives Prepositions used in expressing where one lives This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

This powerpoint presents possessive adjectives for ‘mon’, ‘ma’ and ‘mes’ in the context of family members. It is a good introduction for Key Stage 2-3 learners as there are follow up activities which follow. Happy teaching and learning!

Hello and welcome to the first edition of the food shops in French! The first edition is about at the sweet shop (à la confiserie) The children will learn about different sweets in French and there are a lot of activities which reinforces and consolidation of the vocabulary. They will also leanr about the verbs ‘je veux’, ‘tu veux’, ‘je vais’, ‘tu vas’ and the preposition ‘de’ There are also differentiated stories which the children can read and answer questions on. Accompanied with the powerpoint, are differentiated workbooks with lots of activities and a colourful classroom display of the partitive and quantitative articles ‘de’. The level 1 workbook is the lower level workbook and the level 2 one is the higher level one. In both the lower level and the higher level workbooks, the children will learn about the partitive and quantative article ‘de’. In the higher level workbook only, children of higher level ability will become acquainted with terms such as the prepositions ‘y’ and ‘en’. In the workbooks, the activities are as follows: Pages 2-8 (2-10 in level 2) - colour in the pictures (which children love doing!!) Pages 9-27 (11-29 in level 2) - cut out the squares and paste them onto the masculine, feminine and plural partitive and quantitative article pages Pages 28-34 (30-37 in level 2) - read the story and then answer the questions Pages 35-36 (38-39 in level 2) - go over the practice words ‘je veux’, ‘tu veux’, ‘je vais’, ‘tu vas’ Page 37 (40-42 in level 2) - choose the correct answers Page 38 (43 in level 2) - listening comprehension - you can call out the vocabulary and the children match up the question number to the correct item Happy teaching and learning!

The completion of the first installment of Tricolore 2 (5th edition) is finally here! This is the first installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 2 text book which I use to teach my year 8 students. The content of the test is as follows: Places in the town Various grocery items General shopping expressions Expressing currency and cost Review of the present tense using regular ‘-er’, ‘-ir’ and ‘-re’ verbs More use of the preposition ‘de’ with quantities and negatives This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 8 students) (Second form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Please note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 2 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

Preparation time: 30 minutes - 1 hour (introducing new vocabulary) Lesson length: 45 minutes - 1 hour Here is the very first resource for introducing French to adults at beginner's level! I have compiled this resource using an adult approach who are learning French for the very first time. This activity focuses general greetings and introduces gender and number differentiation, which incorporates all the four keys skills such as reading, listening, speaking and writing. This resource includes the worksheet, the sound file for the listening task and the listening transcript. Happy teaching and learning!

This is the fourth installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Pets and animals Colours and gender agreement Adjectives describing pets Differences between the use of ‘tu’ or ‘vous’ This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

This is the fifth installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Numbers 1-100 Months of the years and dates Various festivals in France Expressing cost Various birthday gifts Clothes Use of the ‘avoir’ and ‘être’ in the present tense Plurality of nouns This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

This is the seventh installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Places in the town The use of ‘il y a’ Directions The verb ‘aller’ in the present tense More use of the preposition ‘à’ This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

Whether you are generally revising the perfect tense with regular verbs or teaching it for the first time, here is an activity that will give students a firm acquaintance with this concept or greatly revise it. This activity is suitable from Key Stage 3 onwards.

This is the sixth installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: ‘-er’ verbs in the present tense Weather Seasons The distinction of the use of ‘on’ This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

This is the ninth installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Various food and drink The verbs ‘manger’ and ‘prendre’ in the present tense The verb ‘manger’ in the perfect tense The near future tense Forming verbs in the negative form More use of the preposition ‘de’ This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!

Welcome to the sixth installment of the topic of telling the time in French. This installent focuses the times of the entire hour and between the intervals (only past the hour. Part 7 will cover the intervals for the full hour) and it is an extensive way of telling the time in French. Present the times in French to the class using the powerpoint and you could also use a clock in the classroom in order to model the time if you have one. There is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. The pack contains the following: Part 6: Powerpoint Part 6a: Bingo sheet covering times from 1 o’clock until 2 o’clock Part 6b: Bingo sheet covering the rest of the times Part 6: Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided. On pages 215-219, the children cut out both the analogue and digital clocks and then past them onto the appropriate rectangles by looking at times in English. Part 6: Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are not provided, however the times in the grid are written in digital format which are the times that the children must look for. On pages 215-219, the children cut out both the analogue clocks and the labels of the times in French and then past them onto the appropriate squares by looking at times in English. Level 1 - Cut out clock sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 1 workbook on pages 215-219 Level 2 - Cut out clock and label sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 2 workbook on pages 215-219 A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task The transcript of the recording Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these. Happy teaching and learning!

Here is a presentation of demonstrative adjectives in French and it is very useful to teach them in the context of clothes shopping. The presentation consists of consolidated activities followed by a quiz and various written activities. This activity is targeted at Key Stage 3 French and GCSE/IGCSE French. It is also useful to introduce this concept to adults who are learning French for the first time or A-level revision. The cost of this resource is ₤3. Happy teaching and learning!

Welcome to the fifth installment of the topic of telling the time in French. This installent focuses the times of the entire hour and it is an extensive way of telling the time in French. Present the times in French to the class using the powerpoint and you could also use a clock in the classroom in order to model the time if you have one. There is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. The pack contains the following: Part 5: Powerpoint Bingo sheet Part 5: Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided. On pages 172-174, the children cut out both the analogue and digital clocks and then past them onto the appropriate rectangles by looking at times in English. Part 5: Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are not provided, however the times in the grid are written in digital format which are the times that the children must look for. On pages 172-174, the children cut out both the analogue clocks and the labels of the times in French and then past them onto the appropriate squares by looking at times in English. Level 1 - Cut out clock sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 1 workbook on pages 172-174 Level 2 - Cut out clock and label sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 2 workbook on pages 172-174 A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task The transcript of the recording There is also classroom wall display enclosed in this pack which features the times both in analogue and digital format with the times written in French, translated into English Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these. Happy teaching and learning!

A powerpoint which depicts the four seasons in French. I devised a song for each season which has the same melody as 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'. Show the children each slide and get them to sing along to the song and you will be amazed as to how the song sticks in their mind. There is also a follow-up game at the end where the children touch the correct tree to gain points according to the season called out. This activity is suitable at primary level, however it can be used as well during the early phases at secondary level. Happy teaching and learning!

Relative pronouns using 'lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles' is a highly tricky concept and requires much greater understanding, however I have designed this activity to facilitate this and there is a quiz which follows. Upon completing the 5-step method, you will have developed a much more proficient understanding of it all. This concept is briefly mentioned at IGCSE level, but used more profoundly at AS and A2 level French. There is also a wordsearch which revises previously learnt relative pronouns which can be used a warmer activity before the main stage of the lesson begins. Happy teaching and learning!