A lesson to teach students about the sounds different accents make.

A speaking assessment for Y7 covering name, age, birthdays and animals. Includes a phonics activity for students to complete while teacher assesses students, plus a quick and easy “tick box” markscheme / feedback sheet. A follow-up DIRT task is also included.

Full lesson based around the song Père Noël Arrive Ce Soir (Santa Claus is Coming to Town) Identify and revise common future tenses Develop French-English translation skills by translating the song PPt includes Wordsearch starter to identify key “Christmas” vocabulary Gap-fill activity to fill in the missing verb forms (with answers) Find the French in the song (focusing on future tense structures) Translation exercise - this could be adapted to provide more or less support depending on the ability of students. Keep your students working on key skills while embracing the Christmas theme!

Complete lesson for pupils to explain what they would like for Christmas and write a letter to Santa. Includes: Wordsearch starter focussing on gifts Multiple choice questions to prcactise vocabulary Vrai / Faux questions Speaking activity (J’ai été sage / pas toujours sage / méchant, je voudrais…) Template for students to complete a letter to Père Noël.

An easy, no prep way to build some retrieval skills and speaking practice in to your lessons. 13 questions in French based around the GCSE topic of School. The questions flash rapidly across the screen. Press “S” to pause the presentation and generate a question for your students to answer. For students who need that extra support, a set of sample answers is also included as a separate file. You could test your students’ comprehension of the questions by simply asking them to note the letter of the correct answer; or ask them to amend the answer (either verbally or in writing) by changing the text highlighted in red. Questions included: Quelle est ta personnalité? Décris ta famille As-tu des frères ou des soeurs? As-tu un animal? Décris ton meilleur copain /ta meilleure copine Est ce-que tu t’entends bien avec ta famille? Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas? C’est quoi un bon ami, pour toi? Qui est ton modèle? Pourquoi? Qu’est ce-que tu aimes faire avec tes copains? Qu’est ce-que tu as fait le weekend dernier? Qu’est ce-que tu vas faire ce weekend avec ta famille / tes copains? Quels sont tes passe-temps? Tes passe-temps, ont-ils changé par rapport avec quand tu étais plus jeune? To operate the powerpoint: Press S to pause. Press S again to resume. Press B to pause and a black screen appears. Press any key to resume. Press W to pause and a white screen appears. Press any key to resume. Press ESC to exit the presentation.

A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely. Click on a box worth between 1 and 5 points to be taken to a French sentence to translate. Click on the French to reveal the English translation. Simply click on the English to be taken back to the menu. Students can play individually or in teams. Who will win the most points or be the first to clear a complete topic? The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge! Topics included a) Where you live b) Directions c) Describing a region d) Tourist information e) Plans and the weather f) Your town

A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely. Click on a box worth between 1 and 5 points to be taken to a French sentence to translate. Click on the French to reveal the English translation. Simply click on the English to be taken back to the menu. Students can play individually or in teams. Who will win the most points or be the first to clear a complete topic? The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge! Topics included a) Food and Meals b) Clothes c) Daily Life d) Shopping for Clothes e) Festivals and Traditions f) A Special Meal g) Family Celebrations

A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely. Click on a box worth between 1 and 5 points to be taken to a French sentence to translate. Click on the French to reveal the English translation. Simply click on the English to be taken back to the menu. Students can play individually or in teams. Who will win the most points or be the first to clear a complete topic? The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge! Topics included a) Describing Family b) Places in Town c) Friends d) Family Relationships e) Arranging to go out f) A Day Out g) Role Models

A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 2. There is one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence. This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding. The following topics are covered: Telling the time Giving opinions of school subjects Talking about what you wear to school Talking about your school day Talking about a typical French school Saying what there is or isn’t

A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely. Click on a box worth between 1 and 5 points to be taken to a French sentence to translate. Click on the French to reveal the English translation. Simply click on the English to be taken back to the menu. Students can play individually or in teams. Who will win the most points or be the first to clear a complete topic? The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge! Topics included a) What concerns you b) Weather c) Natural Disasters d) Protecting the Environment e) Ethical Shopping f) Volunteering g) Big Events

A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 1. There is one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence. This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding. The following topics are covered: Greetings Talking about brothers, sisters and age Describing a classroom Talking about likes and dislikes Saying what you do Talking about yourself

A selection of Grid Translations to practise the simple future tense. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 4 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence (Pronoun - Verb Stem - Verb Ending - Rest of sentence) This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding. This file includes 4 different worksheets: ER Verbs -IR Verbs -RE Verbs All verbs

A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely. Click on a box worth between 1 and 5 points to be taken to a French sentence to translate. Click on the French to reveal the English translation. Simply click on the English to be taken back to the menu. Students can play individually or in teams. Who will win the most points or be the first to clear a complete topic? The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge! Topics included a) Jobs b) Work Preferences c) Plans, Hopes and Wishes d) Importance of Languages e) How you Earn Money f) Work Experience

A selection of Grid Translations to practise the perfect tense. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 3 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence (Auxiliary - Past Participle - Rest of sentence) This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding. This file includes 4 different worksheets: Regular -er verbs taking Avoir Irregular verbs taking Avoir Verbs taking Etre Verbs taking Avoir and Etre

A selection of reading tasks to accompany Dynamo 1 French Module 3. Each text is presented as a spiral, a heart or as waves to encourage students to focus more closely on the text. For each text tasks include a) number the words in the order in which they appear b) vrai / faux c) answer the questions in English d) find the French Ideal no-prep cover / consolidation activities. 6 worksheets are included, covering the following topics: Talking about the weather Talking about sports you play Talking about activities you do Talking about sport in French speaking countries Talking about what you like doing A celebrity interview

A selection of reading tasks to accompany Dynamo 1 French Module 4. Each text is presented as a spiral, a heart or as waves to encourage students to focus more closely on the text. For each text tasks include a) number the words in the order in which they appear b) vrai / faux c) answer the questions in English d) find the French Ideal no-prep cover / consolidation activities. 6 worksheets are included, covering the following topics: Talking about animals Describing your family Describing where you live Talking about breakfast Learning about Bastille Day Talking about a cartoon family

A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 5 For each topic, sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages. This pack includes 8 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 5: Talking about what countries you would like to visit Describing impressive places Talking about holiday activities Talking about French-speaking countries Describing people and what they do Talking about future plans Talking about a past trip Talking about a French-speaking star Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!

A bank of questions for the Edexcel Speaking exam conversation element. Questions are organised by theme into one handy booklet. Each question has a model answer to support less able students and space for students to prepare their own response in the target language. Ideal for students to keep all their speaking exam preparation in one place!

While your students are working remotely, it is more important than ever that they keep previously learned knowledge fresh in their minds. Why not set them an extra “Retrieval Grid Challenge” or use one of the slides as no-prep, timed competition starter for your lessons? This PowerPoint contains 27 vocabulary retrieval grids drawn from the content covered in Studio GCSE French Modules 1-4. Each grid contains a selection of vocabulary ranging from single words to complete sentences, worth between 1 and 4 points, making it easy for you and your students to identify topics that require further revision and evidence progress over time. The following topics are covered: Describing people Describing my town Talking about what I do with friends Talking about family relationships Arranging to go out (future tense) Describing a day out (past tense) The person I admire Revising leisure activities Revising films / going to the cinema Talking about sport Talking about using technology Talking about books and music Talking about tv programmes Talking about a night out with friends Talking about food and meals Describing clothes and what to wear Describing daily life Shopping for clothes Describing festivals and traditions Talking about shopping for a special meal Describing family celebrations Talking about where you live and what you can do there Revising places in town and asking the way Describing a region Finding out tourist information Discussing plans and the weather Talking about your town, village or neighbourhood