A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Foundation Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in present, preterite and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives and negatives. Useful for independent preparation for writing and speaking. A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs. These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.

Corrected 28-08-20 A French learning mat with demonstrative adjectives and pronouns (ce and celui etc including celui-ci), relative pronouns (qui, que, dont, lequel, ou) and possessive adjectives and pronouns (mon, ma, mes, le mien, la mienne etc). All forms are given and examples of how and when to use them all. A very clear and comprehensive reference sheet. This will be very useful for higher level GCSE candidates and A Level students who can manipulate language from a given sentence to express their own ideas. 2 slides are included - 1 complete and for reference and one for pupils to complete themselves. Could be printed A3 for more space.

A clear and concise reference guide to the German tenses, the subjunctive mood and the passive voice - including word order for negatives and reflexive verbs and separable prefixes. Particularly suitable for higher level GCSE and A Level students who want to be able to express their own ideas, but who struggle to remember the rules for each tense. Slide 1 = Simple tenses - present, imperfect and compound tenses with werden - future and conditional. Gives usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs and separable prefixes. Slide 2 = Compound tenses with haben or sein - perfect, pluperfect and future perfect tenses - usage, full declension of haben and sein, formation of past participles. Also includes common irregulars, verbs that take sein and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs and separable prefixes. Slide 3 = Passive voice and Konjuntiv I - usage, formation and word order for past present and future tenses. Slide 4 = Konjunktiv II - includes formation and usage for weak and strong verbs in the present and past, common forms and word order. Slide 5 = Word order examples for all the above tenses, voices and moods for sentences with subject first, something else first and after a subordinating conjunction.

A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Foundation Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives and negatives. A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs. These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.

A clear and concise reference guide to the 4 simple tenses, 4 compound tenses, the subjunctive and the passive in French -including word order for negatives and reflexive verbs. Particularly suitable for higher level GCSE and A Level students who want to be able to express their own ideas, but who struggle to remember the rules for each tense. Slide 1 = Simple tenses - present, future, imperfect and conditional tenses - usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs. Slide 2 = Compound tenses - usage, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect and conditional perfect tenses - full declension of avoir and etre, formation of past participles, and agreements list of etre verbs, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs. Slide 3 = Subjunctive mood - usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs, lists of common triggers Passive voice - examples of usage in different tenses, full declension of etre, formation of past participles and agreements.

2 single-sided learning mats with the essentials for GCSE writing and speaking. There is one for Foundation Level which Includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives and negatives. The second mat is for Higher Level writing and speaking and includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, subjunctive phrases, infinitive expressions, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives. There is also a blank copy of the same mats for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs. These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.

A fun activity that can be used as a starter or plenary over and over again. It is a page of words including rooms, prepositions, colours, adjectives, numbers, and months. Pupils race each other to skim and scan the sheet to find 3,5 or 8 of the words given. Suggestions for groups of words by topic and sound are given on a separate sheet. The coloours of the words do not mean anything in particular - they just help pupils to distinguish the individual words. Can be used on a whiteboard as a whole class activity where all play against each other, or in pairs. Pupils can write the words they find on mini-whiteboards, or tick off on the sheet. If doing this, it is a good idea to laminate to wipe off and use over and over.

A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Higher Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, subjunctive phrases, infinitive expressions, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives. A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to add in the English themselves and tailor the selection of verbs and adjectives to their own needs. These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.

A handy eight-page booklet for students to complete with the rules for the formation of all the main tenses in French. Suitable for high ability GCSE and A Level students who want to create their own reference guide to use through the course. Includes present, perfect, imperfect, future and conditional tenses for regular and irregular verbs. Useful to set as a transition activity to complete during the summer between GCSE and A Level to consolidate learning.

Vocabulary and grammar tests for Year 12 French. Have used these as a diagnostic test at the start of the year and then given again every half term as a quick progress check. Both tests double-sided (60 marks each) and complete with answers. Vocabulary includes nouns, verbs, adjectives and other. Grammar includes articles, plurals, pronouns, present tense and past participles. Similar available separately for Year 13.

Vocabulary and grammar tests for Year 13 French. Have used these as a diagnostic test at the start of the year and then given again every half term as a quick progress check. Both tests double-sided (60 marks each) and complete with answers. Vocabulary includes nouns, verbs, adjectives and other. Grammar includes verbs (all tenses and subjunctive), direct and indirect object pronouns, relative pronouns, negatives and demonstrative adjectives. Similar available separately for Year 12.

A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Higher Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, infinitive expressions with zu, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, relative clauses and the passive voice. Useful for independent preparation for writing and speaking. A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to add in the English themselves and tailor the selection of verbs and adjectives to their own needs. These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write. A foundation version is also available as are equivalents in French and Spanish.

A 32 page booklet for pupils to complete on Die Verwandlung by Franz Kafka. Includes pages to fill in with information about the main characters, key themes, structure, symbolism and 9 pages of quotes to annotate. Characters pages include descriptions and examples from the book, links to the main themes and their role in the family. Pages are included for the main characters before and after Gregor’s metamorphosis. Themes pages include isolation, love, change, dependence, family responsibility and guilt. There are spaces for pupils to fill in key information on all they know and to cross reference the themes, characters and quotations. Can be used alongside teaching to complete as a booklet to revise from or as a revision tool to see how much they know and where there are gaps in their knowledge. I printed as an A5 booklet and the students really liked the idea of having all their notes in one place. Please note - this is a booklet for students to complete and not a guide with answers. Similar resources are available for Das Leben der Anderen and Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/das-leben-der-anderen-booklet-to-complete-11949423 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/un-long-dimanche-de-fiancailles-booklet-to-complete-11856723

April 2021 - Typo corrected. A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Foundation Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives, definite and indefinite articles and negatives. Useful for independent preparation for writing and speaking. A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs. These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write. A higher level version is also available as are similar learning mats in French and Spanish

A 32 page booklet for pupils to complete on Das Leben der Anderen by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Includes pages to fill in with information about the main characters, key themes, cinematography and an analysis of 10 key scenes. Characters pages include descriptions and examples from the film, their role in the film, links to the main themes and how they change through the course of the film. Themes pages include humanity, power, the power of art, life in a dictatorship and what it means to be a good person. There are spaces for pupils to fill in key information on all they know and to cross reference the themes, characters and cinematography. Some parts are left deliberately blank for pupils to add their own ideas. Can be used alongside teaching to complete as a booklet to revise from or as a revision tool to see how much they know and where there are gaps in their knowledge. I printed as an A5 booklet and the students really liked the idea of having all their notes in one place. Please note - this is a booklet for students to complete and not a guide with answers. I’ve also created similar for Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles and Die Verwandlung. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/die-verwandlung-booklet-to-complete-11940894 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/un-long-dimanche-de-fiancailles-booklet-to-complete-11856723

4 differentiated grids to help students to add more detail to their own writing. They are presented individually on single slides and as core and stretch combined and challenge and super challenge combined and with all 4 levels on one slide for mixed ability use. The categories on the grids reflect the headings/boxes on my GCSE Essentials Learning Mats. Core and Stretch reflect the expectations of GCSE Foundation Level (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-french-essentials-learning-mat-foundation-12043959) and Challenge and Super Challenge are aimed at Higher Level candidates (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-french-essentials-learning-mat-higher-12043962). Pupils start with either a noun (le foot) or a noun and verb (jouer au foot) then use the grids to add to and uplevel the sentence. The slides can be used in a variety of ways: as a starter or plenary as a card game as a game of consequences as a board game

A powerpoint slide of the various forms of the present tense of aller to colour in. Ideal for use as a calming starter activity. Useful for when teaching the simple future tense or free-time activities. Pupils can colour each of the different verb forms in different colours to help them to learn them. There are 4 identical slides so they can be printed either 1 ,2 or 4 per page depending on the size you require.