Do your students need more exposure to authentic texts? This worksheet features 3 short descriptions in French and 4 comprehension / translation exercises Tasks included: a) Identify in which text the picture prompt is featured b) Find the French from the text c) Put the French phrases from the grid in the correct order to translate the English sentence d) Translate 6 sentences English - French using vocabulary and structures from the texts Answers sheet included to enable students to self-mark, reducing teacher workload.

Do your students need more exposure to authentic texts? This worksheet features a text and 4 comprehension exercises to help students understand an extended description of the advantages and disadvantages of living in Paris. Tasks included: a) tick the words which appear in the text b) Find the French from the text c) True / False / Not Mentioned exercise (statements in French) d) Identify the 10 mistakes in the English translation of the French text. Answers sheet included to enable students to self-mark, reducing teacher workload.

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 25 vocabulary retrieval grids drawn from the content covered in Studio GCSE French Modules 5-8. 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. Topics covered: Describing what you normally do on holiday Dealing with a hotel stay Talking about traveling Talking about what you do on holiday Ordering in a restaurant Talking about holiday disasters Revising school subjects and talking about your timetable Giving opinions on subjects and facilities Describing your school Discussing rules and regulations Describing school uniform Talking about school activities Talking about successes at school Talking about jobs Discussing work preferences Talking about hopes, plans and wishes Discussing the importance of languages Talking about how you earn money Discussing work experience Talking about what concerns you Talking about global disasters Talking about protecting the environment Discussing ethical shopping Talking about volunteering Discussing big events

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

Do your students need more exposure to authentic texts? This worksheet features a text and 4 comprehension exercises to help students understand an extended description of a town. Tasks included: a) tick the words which appear in the text b) Find the French from the text c) True / False / Not Mentioned exercise (statements in French) d) Identify the 8 mistakes in the English translation of the French text. Answers sheet included to enable students to self-mark, reducing teacher workload.

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 “5 a day Challenge” or use one of the slides as no-prep starter for your lessons? This PowerPoint contains 25 sets of “5 a day” questions drawn from the content covered in Studio GCSE French Modules 5-8. a) A word / short phrase to translate into English b) A word or short phrase to translate into French c) A sentence to translate into English d) A sentence to translate into French e) An open-ended question to answer in French Topics covered: Describing what you normally do on holiday dealing with a hotel stay Talking about traveling Talking about what you do on holiday Ordering in a restaurant Talking about holiday disasters Revising school subjects and talking about your timetable Giving opinions on subjects and facilities Describing your school Discussing rules and regulations Describing school uniform Talking about school activities Talking about successes at school Talking about jobs Discussing work preferences Talking about hopes, plans and wishes Discussing the importance of languages Talking about how you earn money Discussing work experience Talking about what concerns you Discussing the weather Talking about protecting the environment Discussing ethical shopping Talking about volunteering Discussing big events

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 “5 a day Challenge” or use one of the slides as no-prep starter for your lessons? This PowerPoint contains 27 sets of “5 a day” questions drawn from the content covered in Studio GCSE French Modules 1-4. a) A word / short phrase to translate into English b) A word or short phrase to translate into French c) A sentence to translate into English d) A sentence to translate into French e) An open-ended question to answer in French 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

A selection of “Retrieval Activities” based around GCSE Studio French Module 8 For each 2 page spread in the chapter (including Point de Départ pages), there are 2 powerpoint slides which can be used to help students recap previously learned vocabulary and structures: a) “Cinq par Jour” - a selection of 5 questions ranging from single word / short phrase translation to an open ended question for students to answer in French b) A retrieval grid of 16 items for students to translate. Items are colour-coded and worth between 1 and 4 points depending on difficulty. An easy way to measure progress over time and incorporate an element of competition into lessons. Ideal as no-prep starters or a “refresh your memory” interval in a double lesson! Could also be used as a revision tool for students working remotely!

Are you looking to add cultural capital for your students while working remotely? This worksheet features a text and 5 comprehension exercises to help students understand how la Fête des Rois (La Fête de l’Épihanie) is celebrated in France. Tasks included: a) Find the French from the text (words are highlighted in red in the text - highlights could be removed to easily differentiate for more able students. b) Complete the sentences in French with a phrase highlighted in pink in the text - highlights could be removed to easily differentiate for more able students. c) Complete the statement in French choosing from 3 possible phrases. d) True / False / Not Mentioned exercise (statements in French) e) Identify the 10 (factual) mistakes in the English translation of the French text. Answers sheet included to enable students to self-mark, reducing teacher workload. As well as a stand-alone task, this worksheet would be the ideal introduction for students to produce their own powerpoint explaining how L’Épiphanie is celebrated, or to being asked to prepare their own galette whilst at home!

Bumper Valentines Day wordsearch including 20 words. Find the words in French then look for the hidden message in French using the remaining letters!

A selection of “Retrieval Activities” based around GCSE Studio French Module 7 For each 2 page spread in the chapter (including Point de Départ pages), there are 2 powerpoint slides which can be used to help students recap previously learned vocabulary and structures: a) “Cinq par Jour” - a selection of 5 questions ranging from single word / short phrase translation to an open ended question for students to answer in French b) A retrieval grid of 16 items for students to translate. Items are colour-coded and worth between 1 and 4 points depending on difficulty. An easy way to measure progress over time and incorporate an element of competition into lessons. Ideal as no-prep starters or a “refresh your memory” interval in a double lesson! Could also be used as a revision tool for students working remotely!

A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 8 Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences. NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen. This pack includes 7 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 8: What is important in life and what concerns me Talking about the weather Talking about natural disasters Protecting the environment Ethical shopping Talking about volunteering Discussing big events

This resource includes 3 files: a) PPT guiding students through the format of the 90 word task understand the format of the task identify key words in the bullet points to ensure correct tense is used identify linguistic success criteria (sentence starters / connectives / opinions / negatives / tense / intensifiers / comparatives (& superlatives) use a WAGOLL to identify examples of linguistic success criteria find the French activity (using the WAGOLL) to identify key vocabulary Reading activity (using the WAGOLL) - complete the sentences in French from the options in the box analysis of markscheme (Edexcel, Foundation Writing, 90 word task) b) Student task sheet c) Feedback / DIRT sheet

A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 7 Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences. NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen. This pack includes 5 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 7: Discussing work preferences Talking about plans, hopes and wishes The importance of languages Talking about earning money Talking about work experience

A selection of “Retrieval Activities” based around GCSE Studio French Module 6 For each 2 page spread in the chapter (including Point de Départ pages), there are 2 powerpoint slides which can be used to help students recap previously learned vocabulary and structures: a) “Cinq par Jour” - a selection of 5 questions ranging from single word / short phrase translation to an open ended question for students to answer in French b) A retrieval grid of 16 items for students to translate. Items are colour-coded and worth between 1 and 4 points depending on difficulty. An easy way to measure progress over time and incorporate an element of competition into lessons. Ideal as no-prep starters or a “refresh your memory” interval in a double lesson!