2x lessons in one powerpoint revising sports/ leisure activities, introducing the present tense for -er verbs in French and practising reading and writing skills. In the first lesson there are 2 short activities to revise sports vocabulary (slap the board and put spaces back into sentences). The present tense of -er verbs is introduced through petal endings and there is a gap fill to practise. In the second lesson, students revise present tense endings for -er verbs in French. There is an excellent whole-class game perfect for AFL to practise the verb endings (full instructions in slide notes) - the class is split into 2 teams and students have to stand up and beat the other team when it’s their turn to answer. There is a short activity with the verbs in sentences and then a reading and writing task. There is also a plenary game at the end (instructions in ppt - pirate/ treasure).

Lesson on giving opinions and reasons about what students like to wear/ their clothes. The lesson revises clothes vocabulary (including adding adjectives) and then moves on to building complex opinion sentences e.g. j’aime porter un jean parce que je pense que c’est assez confortable et chic. There is a speaking/listening game to practise putting together these sentences and a writing activity.

Two lessons in this powerpoint introducing aller in the present tense and building sentences about where students go (places in town revision). Includes: beetle game battleships game reading activity structured dictation activity plenary class game Instructions for games are provided in slide notes and print outs are included.

A lesson to introduce vocabulary for forms of transport in French. There are three slides to revise directions to places in town in French including a speaking activity with a map and a short writing activity. 9 forms of transport are introduced in French there are 5 slides with 5 quick games to practise recognising and using transport vocabulary in present tense sentences (colour sentences, bomb sentences, a dice game, slap the board and find the treasure). Translation activity with answers and plenary game included. All games are fully explained in the slide notes.

Worksheet to introduce or revise the passé composé French past tense. There is space to write out avoir and etre in the present tense and then there are English sentences to translate into French to practise the tense; 8x avoir sentences and 8x etre sentences. Worksheet suitable for a medium to high ability GCSE class or for a high ability KS3 class.

A lesson on giving opinions on transport and giving reasons for using different forms of transport in French. There might be enough content in the powerpoint for two lessons and it is suitable for a higher ability KS3 class. There is an interactive noughts and crosses game for the board to revise transport vocabulary. The teacher then introduces adjectives such as lent/ rapide to give reasons for opinions on transport. There are two short writing activities and a reading activity (model text) as well as a plenary game (treasure/ pirate - full instructions for all games/ activities are in the slide notes). The reading activity is A/B paired reading where students take it in turns to read sections of the text that their partner is missing. Students need to write in what they hear when there is a gap in their text - excellent speaking/ listening practice. A/B texts and answers on the ppt provided.

Activity to practise all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in French around giving opinions on leisure/ free time activities. I have used this activity with a high ability year 7 or 8 class or with a year 9 class as revision. Use with grids in Word documents. Students complete in teams – one student per team may be on their feet at any one time. Filled in grids of the model text need to be stuck up around the room. One student per team goes to the model text, remembers what they can and dictates it to their team member, who fills in the empty grid (one word per box). Model texts may not be taken down. Students may not stand by model text and shout bits of their text back to their team (reading and writing). First team to finish wins but there are also points for accuracy. One point is available per box completed.

A lesson to revise free time activities and introduce the easy future tense in French. Suitable for a medium-high ability KS3 class. Students revise free time activities in the infinitive through a ‘track the code’ activity. They fill in a vocabulary grid from answers stuck up around the room and find a code word in the process. All resources provided and full instructions given in ppt slide notes. The easy future tense is introduced and there are 2 games to practise future tense sentences (full instructions in ppt slide notes - colour sentences and bomb sentences). There is a translation activity and a plenary team game (full instructions provided).

Powerpoint to introduce school subject vocabulary and to talk about how many times a week they study those subjects. There are slides with nice pictures to introduce 12 school subjects (asignaturas). There are 2 slap the board games and a slow-reveal of an image team game to practise the vocabulary. There is a slide that can be printed with a match-up activity that can be glued into books so students have a copy of the vocabulary. There is a translation activity, a battleships game (slide can be printed for students and instructions are in the slide notes) and 2 slides for plenary activities.

Worksheet to revise etre verbs in the passé composé and to learn or revise irregular past participles. There is space to write in the verbs that take etre using the DR MRS VANDERTRAMP mnemonic. There are then 10 sentences to translate into French with a mixture of avoir and etre verbs so that students have to think carefully about whether it is an avoir or etre sentence. There is a grid to fill out with common verbs with irregular past participles. There are 6 sentences to translate into French using verbs with irregular past participles. Worksheet suitable for a higher ability GCSE class or for AS/ A level revision.

Activity to practise French speaking. 26x printable French identity cards including name, nationality, age, birthday, brothers & sisters and pets. Perfect activity for consolidating a unit of work on ‘about me’. You could challenge students to ask all questions to as many people as possible or turn it into a ‘find someone who…’ activity to ensure that students listen to others’ answers.

GCSE Spanish holidays vocabulary is revised in this class dominoes activity. Suitable for top set students. Perfect for a starter activity. Cut up the dominoes in advance of the class and shuffle them. Each student is given a domino with one English sentence followed by a non-matching Spanish sentence. Vocabulary includes countries, transport, accommodation, holiday activities and weather and the past tense. Differentiation: the dominoes with * at the beginning of the Spanish sentences are the hardest ones for the most able. You could also give the most able more than one domino. Give students a couple of minutes to work out what their Spanish sentence means. They can confer and use their books. The teacher starts the time and reads out the first domino with the *** and English sentence only. The person with the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out the Spanish followed by the next English sentence. Whoever has the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out their domino until someone reads out the last domino with the same English sentence as the teacher’s domino. You can then swap the dominoes and do the same activity again to see if the class can beat their time. You could record the times and see if one class can do it faster than another class.

GCSE Spanish chores vocabulary is revised in this class dominoes activity. Suitable for top set students. Perfect for a starter activity. Cut up the dominoes in advance of the class and shuffle them. Each student is given a domino with one English sentence followed by a non-matching Spanish sentence. Vocabulary includes chores, opinions, what other people do, weather and includes a range of tenses. Differentiation: the dominoes with * at the beginning of the Spanish sentences are the hardest ones for the most able. You could also give the most able more than one domino. Give students a couple of minutes to work out what their Spanish sentence means. They can confer and use their books. The teacher starts the time and reads out the first domino with the *** and English sentence only. The person with the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out the Spanish followed by the next English sentence. Whoever has the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out their domino until someone reads out the last domino with the same English sentence as the teacher’s domino. You can then swap the dominoes and do the same activity again to see if the class can beat their time. You could record the times and see if one class can do it faster than another class.

GCSE Spanish leisure vocabulary is revised in this class dominoes activity. Suitable for top set students. Perfect for a starter activity. Cut up the dominoes in advance of the class and shuffle them. Each student is given a domino with one English sentence followed by a non-matching Spanish sentence. Vocabulary includes opinions, leisure activities, comparisons, imperfect and future tense sentences. Differentiation: the dominoes with * at the beginning of the Spanish sentences are the hardest ones for the most able. You could also give the most able more than one domino. Give students a couple of minutes to work out what their Spanish sentence means. They can confer and use their books. The teacher starts the time and reads out the first domino with the *** and English sentence only. The person with the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out the Spanish followed by the next English sentence. Whoever has the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out their domino until someone reads out the last domino with the same English sentence as the teacher’s domino. You can then swap the dominoes and do the same activity again to see if the class can beat their time. You could record the times and see if one class can do it faster than another class.

GCSE Spanish technology/ media vocabulary is revised in this class dominoes activity. Suitable for top set students. Perfect for a starter activity. Cut up the dominoes in advance of the class and shuffle them. Each student is given a domino with one English sentence followed by a non-matching Spanish sentence. Vocabulary includes opinions, activities using technology, advantages and disadvantages of technology. Differentiation: the dominoes with * at the beginning of the Spanish sentences are the hardest ones for the most able. You could also give the most able more than one domino. Give students a couple of minutes to work out what their Spanish sentence means. They can confer and use their books. The teacher starts the time and reads out the first domino with the *** and English sentence only. The person with the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out the Spanish followed by the next English sentence. Whoever has the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out their domino until someone reads out the last domino with the same English sentence as the teacher’s domino. You can then swap the dominoes and do the same activity again to see if the class can beat their time. You could record the times and see if one class can do it faster than another class.

GCSE Spanish social problems vocabulary is revised in this class dominoes activity. Suitable for top set students. Perfect for a starter activity. Cut up the dominoes in advance of the class and shuffle them. Each student is given a domino with one English sentence followed by a non-matching Spanish sentence. Vocabulary includes social/ world problems and proposed solutions. Differentiation: the dominoes with * at the beginning of the Spanish sentences are the hardest ones for the most able. You could also give the most able more than one domino. Give students a couple of minutes to work out what their Spanish sentence means. They can confer and use their books. The teacher starts the time and reads out the first domino with the *** and English sentence only. The person with the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out the Spanish followed by the next English sentence. Whoever has the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out their domino until someone reads out the last domino with the same English sentence as the teacher’s domino. You can then swap the dominoes and do the same activity again to see if the class can beat their time. You could record the times and see if one class can do it faster than another class.

GCSE Spanish environmental problems vocabulary (focusing on students’ local environment) is revised in this class dominoes activity. Suitable for top set students. Perfect for a starter activity. Cut up the dominoes in advance of the class and shuffle them. Each student is given a domino with one English sentence followed by a non-matching Spanish sentence. Vocabulary includes local area problems e.g. pollution, comparisons, opinions, suggestions for resolving the problems including conditional and subjunctive set phrases. Differentiation: the dominoes with * at the beginning of the Spanish sentences are the hardest ones for the most able. You could also give the most able more than one domino. Give students a couple of minutes to work out what their Spanish sentence means. They can confer and use their books. The teacher starts the time and reads out the first domino with the *** and English sentence only. The person with the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out the Spanish followed by the next English sentence. Whoever has the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out their domino until someone reads out the last domino with the same English sentence as the teacher’s domino. You can then swap the dominoes and do the same activity again to see if the class can beat their time. You could record the times and see if one class can do it faster than another class.

GCSE Spanish school subjects vocabulary is revised in this class dominoes activity. Suitable for top set students. Perfect for a starter activity. Cut up the dominoes in advance of the class and shuffle them. Each student is given a domino with one English sentence followed by a non-matching Spanish sentence. Vocabulary includes asignaturas, opinions, a range of tenses and great phrases for those aiming for a 9. Differentiation: the dominoes with * at the beginning of the Spanish sentences are the hardest ones for the most able. You could also give the most able more than one domino. Give students a couple of minutes to work out what their Spanish sentence means. They can confer and use their books. The teacher starts the time and reads out the first domino with the *** and English sentence only. The person with the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out the Spanish followed by the next English sentence. Whoever has the Spanish translation for that sentence then reads out their domino until someone reads out the last domino with the same English sentence as the teacher’s domino. You can then swap the dominoes and do the same activity again to see if the class can beat their time. You could record the times and see if one class can do it faster than another class.

GCSE Spanish lesson to introduce vocabulary for world problems. Suitable for middle to high ability group. Includes images to introduce vocabulary e.g. el cambio climático, la guerra, el paro. There is then a whole class team game to embed the vocabulary. Full instructions are on the slide. The slide on the board can be printed and handed out as a vocab sheet to glue into books. There is then a pair game to model putting the vocabulary into high level opinion sentences e.g. pienso que el problema más grave hoy en día es el paro porque en mi opinión afecta a muchas personas. This game uses set phrases to build up their familiarity with the vocab. The lesson then introduces the set phrases ‘lo que más/ menos me preocupa es…’ and there is a translation activity to practise this.