Describing teachers: revision of adjective agreements, comparative and superlatives.

Lesson for advance pupils on how to use a bilingual dictionary (my class uses Robert and Collins). Especially relevant with the new IB curriculum when pupils are expected to produce a piece of coursework in class, for which they are allowed to use a dictionary.

Press article on young people and reading with questions and exercises. IB French B standard level.

Compilation of sources on the topic of discrimination against disabled people in France. Meant for IB French B, but can be used for A-level

Great game, to revise pretty much any topic! I used it to revise the past tense with 'avoir' and -ER verbs with my Year 8, but it can be adapted for any purpose. Switch off the lights, let the suspense penetrate the classroom and get the kids in a competitive mood! They'll love it...

Each pupil has a card. Pupils should move around the classroom and describe their card to other pupils, until they find a person who has an identical card. This activity is great to get the kids talking, and it also develops their listening skills. They are also usually very excited when they have found their partner! This particular acitivity is related to daily routine, but can be adapted for virtually any topic and any class. Great game!

List of interesting idioms of more able students. They first need to work out the literal meaning of these phrases and then find out the meaning or an equivalent idiom in English. I matched this exercise to the topic Hobbies and Free Time, but of course it can go with any other topic.

Powerpoint presentation to go with Expo 1, module 4 Objectives: to be able to ask for directions and to be albe to give directions Presentation of new vocabulary + practise, leadiing up to final role play, which the pupils can model accroding to their ability.

I got my year 8 class to work on this recipe and particularly on verbs and then they brought in the ingredients and they baked the cake themselves, following the instructions in French. They still talk about it!

I created this Reading activity for my Yr10 group. The purpose of it is to get the pupils to deal with unfamiliar expressions in a familiar context. It also gives them lots of idioms that they will be able to reuse for their coursework.

I created this worksheet on one of my favourite songs of all time to finish the topic Family, Relationships and Love. It can be followed up by how to write a love letter or a break-up letter, for example. Feedback welcome!

This worksheet is linked to a video about organic food available from YouTube under the title 'La famille Kiagi - Pourquoi manger bio?' It's quite a interactive and motivating way to introduce the topic. Feedback wlecome.

Great song, great singer, great clip (available on YouTube). I used it for the topic on healthy eating with my IB French B group, with special emphasis on colloquial and slang language.

The objective of this lesson is to be able to describe a typical day at school. The first activity revises telling the time as well as cardinal numbers and the interrogative determinant 'quel'. Includes speaking and writing activity.

This assessment goes with Expo 1, unit 1 and covers numbers, alphabet, introducing oneself and objects in the classroom. The last activity is listening. I just made it up myself and I don't have a transcript.

Worksheet to go with the film C.R.A.Z.Y. This great French Canadian film is the story of a teenager who struggles with his homosexuality and his sometimes difficult relationships with his family. This work is part of a topic on 'identities in society' for the IB (French B)

Introduction of main school subjects followed by exercise on how to express basic opinons and justifications (levels 1-4)

PowerPoint presentation introducing different types of accidents and injuries. Revision of the perfect tense of reflexive verbs and when and how to use the imperfect. Leads to a piece of creative writing.

2 PowerPoints to introduce/revise Christmas vocabulary in French and German. Both PowerPoint include presentation of vocabulary, 'shout out' game, SPLAT game and point game (pupils have to give the word in French to find out how many points they have won). I have also included different worksheets to practice the 15 words presented in the PowerPoint. For the French wordsearch, the hidden message is: 'Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!', and for the German, it is: 'Fröliche Weinachten und ein gutes neues Jahr!' Enjoy and good luck for the end of term!

3 songs with a different approach on the environment. Clips can be found on YouTube. I love working with songs as it makes language learning more 'real&'. The first of the 2 songs was a big hit at the time it came out and I believe is still quite popular in France.