Teacher of French and Spanish (French native) at Secondary level.
Teaching towards real life, through GCSE Edexcel.
What to expect:
-> Quality lessons
->Scaffolded activity, increasing in challenge
->Differentiated activities within the lesson
-> KS4: a Higher / Foundation lesson
-> Spiral learning to support retrieval
-> Dual coding to support memorisation
-> exam skills with past papers where applicable
Check out the French lesson on Jobs (free) to see an example of what to expect!
Teacher of French and Spanish (French native) at Secondary level.
Teaching towards real life, through GCSE Edexcel.
What to expect:
-> Quality lessons
->Scaffolded activity, increasing in challenge
->Differentiated activities within the lesson
-> KS4: a Higher / Foundation lesson
-> Spiral learning to support retrieval
-> Dual coding to support memorisation
-> exam skills with past papers where applicable
Check out the French lesson on Jobs (free) to see an example of what to expect!
A lesson aimed at a Yr9 class, recaping TV shows and adding comparatives.
Lesson 1:
Recap of TV shows (focus on gender)
Study of the comparative burger
Practice of comparison with scaffolded activities (sentence puzzle to guide, then translation,…).
Lesson 2:
Introduction and practice of some new vocab to justify their opinion.
Je ne rate jamais
J’apprends beaucoup
J’aime bien l’animateur
Mon émission préférée c’est…
Les acteurs sont très doués
Le scénario est passionnant
Je regarde cette série en streaming
Regarder la télé en direct
Lesson 3:
Practice of Lesson 1 and 2 together, leading to the exit ticket.
Listening, Reading and Writing exercises from Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included) sorted per theme.
Included: transcript and answers.
Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).
Set of language presentation and activities to introduce and practice the negative sentence / negation in French.
I teach it with the negative glasses that you put around the verb (the nose).
You will find:
A Yr7 Grammar point for a first ever introduction with listening practice and writing practice (grammar exercise). Covering ne pas/ ne jamais / ne plus
A review aimed at year 10s on Theme 4 - My city (advantages and disadvantages), reviewing the grammar point and practising it with a grammar exercise. Covering ne pas / ne jamais / ne plus / ne jamais plus / ne rien. Adding adverbs (ne jamais assez / ne plus beaucoup).
A review aimed at year 9s on food and drinks, reviewing the grammar point and practising it with a grammar exercise. Covering ne pas / ne jamais / ne plus / ne rien. Adding adverbs (ne jamais assez / ne plus beaucoup).
Aimed at Yr9s
Based on La personne que j’admire + other TES resources that I have adapted.
Three lessons of 50 min / 1 hour each.
Lesson 1: Introduction and practice of sentence starters to talk about someone.
Lesson 2: Revision of adjectives and adjectives agreement.
Lesson 3: Study of texts about role models.
Buncle containing the Foundation and Higher version of the lesson on sectors (+ job environment).
Foundation:
Lesson 1: Pratice of new vocab through the game “Quiz Quiz Trade” then leads to sentence writing with the same structure repeated to support memorisation "Je voudrais être prof et je travaillerais dans une école avec des enfants.
Lesson 2: After the Do Now / Starter, start with a past paper listening (2019) about where young people want to work (going through listening strategies again). Speaking activity to review the structure from lesson 1 (version of the sentence thief), finally a Listening, Speaking and writing around a survey. The end writing is in the 3rd person singular and aim to be a practice run to answer the question “Qu’est-ce que tes parents font comme travail?”
Lesson 3: Starter consists of 3 bullet points from past paper writing. Students have to translate the bullet point and choose the most appropriate response for each of them (revision of theme 2). Lesson carries on with a listening revising adjectives of personality, job environment,… and introduces sector. Sectors are drilled in through several games of Morpion (tic tac toe / noughts and crosses). Leads to the practice writing (modelled by the teacher) of a bullet point from a past paper (Foundation 20 mark from 2021).
Check up the previous lesson (free) to see what to expect on this one:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12906930
Higher:
2 lessons of 1 hour each (lesson 1 has the potential to be 2 lessons).
Lesson 1: Pratice of new vocab through the game “Quiz Quiz Trade” then leads to sentence writing with the same structure repeated to support memorisation "Je voudrais être prof et je travaillerais dans une école avec des enfants.
Listening, Speaking and writing around a survey with high sentence starters (ce qui t’intéresserait le plus… L’orientation qui t’attire le plus, ce serait un métier/poste dans…). The end writing is in the 3rd person singular and aim to be a practice run to answer the question “Qu’est-ce que tes parents font comme travail?”
Lesson 2: Starter consists of 3 bullet points from past paper writing. Students have to translate the bullet point and choose the most appropriate response for each of them (revision of theme 2). 1st activity is a listening from a past paper (Foundation for now) to review recently seen vocab, recaping listening strategies.
Sectors are introduced and drilled in through several games of Morpion (tic tac toe / noughts and crosses). Listening activity to practice. Leads to the practice writing (modelled by the teacher) of a bullet point from a past paper (Higher 20 mark from 2021).
Check up the previous lesson (free) to see what to expect on this one:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/theme-4-french-jobs-higher-12906923
Risk assessment written to take 30 Yr10s students, via minibus, to a nearby restaurant where French food was being served by waiting staff who spoke French.
Ideal for any trip to a restaurant, or any trip that involves a restaurant.
RA includes:
Road crossing points
Public access to area
Young group
Inexperienced group (never been to the location before)
Minibuses
Allergies
No first aid support on site
Lesson aimed at a lower set of Yr11s and covering the problems that can happen on holidays (dirty hotel, lost items, broken limbs…) and what they had to do.
A four-hour lesson.
Lesson 1:
Practice of ER verbs at the first person singular in the perfect tense, present tense, near future, future.
Leads to mwb activity and a translation involving several tenses.
Lesson 2:
Introduction of various problem that happened during the holidays through reading (with reading / translation strategies).
Practice through listening / translation.
Lesson 3:
Practice of previously introduced sentences (j’ai perdu mon passport) in a translation (extension: writing) and listening.
Quick look into the imperfect tense to describe (c’était, il y avait…), then focus on vocabulary related to problems in a hotel (with recap of prior hotel vocab).
Lesson 4:
Vocab recap through translation game.
Leads to a guided writing that includes vocabulary and tenses of the whole lesson.
Leads to an open question writing.
All the theme 2 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing.
From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included).
Included: transcript and answers.
Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).
All the theme 3 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing.
From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included).
Included: transcript and answers.
Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).
Lesson talking about what you can do in your region.
Aimed at Yr10s Higher set.
4 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour each.
Lesson 1: Text study of people talking about their region (revising prior knowledge on: activities, cardinal points, geographical features).
Lesson 2: Listening of people talking about their region, explicit use of listening strategies. Introduction and practice of “y” (there).
Lesson 3: Superlatives study and practice.
Lesson 4: Activities leading to writing a paragraph.
Aimed at Yr10 Foundation/bottom set revising geographical features and the weather.
3 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour each.
Lesson 1: Types of house / geographical features + activites linked with it with “on peut”
Lesson 2: Revision of conjugation for ER verbs in the present tense. Weather.
Lesson 3: Revision of “on peut” + infinitives. Leading up to the production of a paragraph and a speaking activity answering questions.
Aimed at a Yr10s Higher set.
Lesson that goes through higher level expression in the present tense and the simple future (il pleuvra,…)
5 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour:
Lesson 1: quick revision of known weather and parallel with simple future version of the expression + practice.
Lesson 2: Listening practice and study of weather in the simple future.
Lesson 3: Activities in the simple future + full conjugation of the simple future.
Lesson 4: Si clauses practice with simple future.
Lesson 5: Speaking practice with prompt cards.
Aimed at Yr10 Foundation/Bottom set.
This lesson covers the advantages and disadvantages, with before / after comparison.
2 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour:
Lesson 1: introduction of basic vocab and practicing it through increasingly challenging reading + Higher negative sentences
Lesson 2: What there is in the city (nightclubs, young people, unemployement…) + chunks of imperfect tense + practice of “before it was ___ but now it is ___”.
Bundle gathering the Foundation and Higher lesson, aimed at Yr10s, covering vocabulary of holiday travels with countries, transports and accommodation.
Grammar: both cover “en”, “au”, “aux” before countries.
Foundation: recap of the negative sentence with a focus on word order & present tense of “aller”.
Higher: focus on the conditional, reflexive verbs to talk about routine, then reflexive verbs in the conditional (extension, the option of only recapping the present tense of reflexive verbs is also available).
Lesson aimed at a lower set of Yr11s and covering the vocabulary needed to book a hotel room (included showers, single/double bed, etc…) and covering the grammar point of nous vs on (useful for the 28 mark formal essay).
A four-hour lesson.
Lesson 1:
Covering vocabulary of hotel rooms, and use of several games to enhance memory, before introducing sentences with “nous” and “on”, as well as “avec” and “sans”.
Lesson 2:
Practicing the vocab seen in Lesson 1 with a reading talking about several hotels.
Introducing the grammar point of “on” vs “nous”.
Lesson 3:
Study of a listening (conversation to book a room) to pre empt questions used in a made up role play.
Lesson 4:
Students are given a card with information in English about the room they want to book and are asked to play out the role play.
Bundle containing the Higher and Foundation version of the lesson “Problem on holidays”, covering the vocabulary of what can go wrong (dirty hotel, broken limb, things stolen…) and what they had to do.
Both lessons have a quick look at the imperfect tense, what it is, when to use it, but keep it as the use of “c’était” and “il y avait”.
Higher lesson introduces and practises the pluperfect.
Lesson covering vocabulary related to TV shows as well as higher opinions, with adjective agreement eg:
ça m’intéresserait de regarder les émissions de télé-réalité parce qu’elles sont amusantes.
Lesson 1:
Recap of TV shows from Yr8, recaping and adding higher opinions.
Lesson 2:
Study of adjective agreements in the context of justified opinions.
Lesson 3:
Leads to a guided writing where students use higher opinions and adjective agreement to describe tastes in TV shows.
Lesson 4:
Speaking practice mixing present tense, opinion + infinitive and past tense.
Aimed at Yr11 Higher sets covering jobs and how to say what you would like to be.
The activities are differentiated.
2 lessons of 1 hour each.
Lesson 1: Starts with conjugation of travailler in all tenses, with “je”, “on” and “ils” line. Then reading to cover the vocabulary of jobs and what each person does “policier - j’arrête les criminels”. Grammar: feminine and masculine of jobs.
Lesson 2: Starter contains past paper questions revising Theme 1. The lesson covers qualities for each job (travailleur/euse, courageux/euse) and the type of job (varied, manuel, with good prospects…) with a sentence builder and a writing/speaking activity. Reading activity introduces higher sentence starters (my dream job would be, I don’t know what to do when I’m older but,…).
Leads up to a writing.
Check up my other resources if you like this one, especially the next lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12915678
3 posters “20 things you didn’t know about Languages” + their broken down version to print bigger!
Posters were downloaded for free from https://edl.ecml.at/
Part of a set up for a treasure hunt: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12909687
Pearson’s poster “See yourself as…”.
Great posters of different jobs that you can do with languages, a variety of ethnic background.
Straight to the point, they give the main information through a big title to cath the attention then more details once you get closer.
Took me a while to find online and here they are for you to download and display!
Also included is a banner to display on top of your board !
