A quick activity where pupils have to choose the correct words to complete the gaps in the two short texts. The first text is missing its past participles or imperfect tense, the second is missing a variety of words. Each text has the missing words listed beneath it. Could be extended by asking pupils to create their own text, then removing words for a partner to work out how to fill the gaps.

An easy French worksheet with several tasks about healthy lifestyle. Pupils have to match vocab, sort into healthy/unhealthy categories, show understanding of short texts, translate sentences and produce their own sentences based on the structures and vocab provided in the tasks. This sheet is provided as two pages of A4, but could be reduced to one side or easily adapted to allow pupils to write on.

This wordsearch has a set of food and drink vocab written in English; pupils find the German translations hidden in the wordsearch grid. There are 25 words to search for. This is an Excel spreadsheet, set up so you can print two copies per A4 sheet. Answers are provided on sheet 2.

A worksheet with a straightforward task to insert the given modal verb in the short simple sentences (present tense). The modal verb is given in the infinitive, so pupils must first conjugate it, then put it in the correct position in the sentence. They will also have to remember to send the other verb to the end and change it to its infinitive. They are asked to translate their sentences into English. There are 6 modal verbs in the present tense, plus future conditional of mögen, with 3 sentences to complete for each verb. Answers provided on page 2.

A pair of French texts, very similar in content but one using more elaborate language and more detail. Reading comprehension questions are on separate sheets. You could use this as a running competition, where the texts are stuck on the wall and pupils must take turns in a group to run to find an answer. Also can be used as scaffolding to support a piece of writing - the underlined vocab can be replaced with pupils’ own choice.

A set of sentence starters for pupils to complete, to give information about their own daily routine in the perfect tense. Some parts of the English are provided for each sentence starter, as prompts.

A short French worksheet to practise using the superlative. Pupils choose from a list to complete the sentences with the most difficult subject/most violent sport, etc, in their opinion. They are asked to translate their sentences and invent more of their own. Look out - you may want to adapt q6 to your own choice of teacher name!

A straight-forward grid to complete, to practise forming the first person of the future conditional tense. Pupils are asked for the English for the infinitives listed, then the future conditional (irregulars verbs and the first regular verbs are already done), followed by the English. Could be used as a starter task or revision.

A very quick task with 10 short phrases following “Ich habe…” Pupils choose the correct ending for each adjective. The indefinite article is shown, so this is really a quick task useful for checking progress partway through a lesson or as part of a plenary, or a starter/revision task. Six copies on one side of A4 for easy photocopying.

It’s just a list of questions I’ve used with KS3 pupils on the theme of giving personal information. It covers most things! The list is in French only. See my other resources for more tasks to work with these questions.

A grid suggesting a sentence structure to describe the weather in French in the different seasons, in your part of the country. This version encourages pupils to include adverbs of frequency and connectives to extend their sentences. Could use as a true/false activity, or I went to market -style task.

Bright and colourful set of posters showing a French word for each letter of the alphabet.

This French worksheet has grammar notes on the formation of regular -er verbs, then has a task to correctly conjugate regular -er verbs which are in sentences on the topic of school.

A long list (41!) of short sentences in English for pupils to translate into French. Equally you could switch the instructions and ask pupils to translate the other way. Sentences are mostly transactional speech, the kinds of phrases needed in a role play. Answers are provided but jumbled up - this could also be used as a reading matching task, or as speaking/listening pairwork.

Suitable for French beginners, a sheet which supports a simple interview in pairwork. Pupils ask each other questions & note the answers. This sheet contains 2 versions: the first is for more independent workers and has an extension task to write up what they have found. The second contains more support with structured questions and answers. Both versions have slightly different questions, so feel free to choose which you prefer and adapt to suit your purpose.

Suitable for beginners in French, a set of questions to elicit personal information. This is the second set, which build on the first set I have also published. A slightly different format, there are 2 versions on this sheet: the French questions with the English translations shown and a second page with the English jumbled for a matching activity.