Attached is a comprehensive Study Booklet with Answers of the movie Un Sac de Billes. Its 33 pages consists of:
_A summary
_ worksheet with Comprehension Questions on the book
_Activities to explore the main characters
_ Analysis of key scenes
_ Extracts from the film to illustrate the main themes
_ Analysis of the representation of war
_ Questions on the main topic: Un film d’apprentissage
Answers are provided at the back
This resource consists of 3 Study booklet on la Famille Belier suitable for A Level / Higher GCSE.
One is a 40 slides PPT presentation and brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies with characterisation task
• Some comprehension questions & exercises
• Activities on the trailer
• An extract from the film and a gap filling task on the famous song from Michel sardou, and a portrait of the main actress.
• Useful quotes
The second booklet is a 11 pages booklet in Word format with lots of interactive activities. It must be used in conjunction with the PPT presentation.
The third booklet is a 10 pages long, also in Word format, with other activities.
Booklet can be be done after watching the movie.
Comprehensive Powerpoint presentation on the conjugation of the verb "Aller" in the present tense and the prepositions following this verb. It gives lots of useful sentences with "Aller" and is a very efficient way to practice sentence building. This is suitable for Year 9 to 11 pupils, but also works as revision with KS5 students.
I designed this resource after I noticed the recurrent mistakes on the preposition after this verb. This Powerpoint is also an opportunity to revise countries, places, and transport as well as adverbs of frequency and the pronoun "Y".
Revision booklet covering various topics and grammar points.
It contains 5 main areas, each one comprising a tutorial on a specific point/topic followed by 3 to 5 worksheets for practice. (see list of topics below).
This booklet is suitable both for teenagers and young professionals as there is a focus on business French. It can be done either in class using a projector or at home . I wanted to show my A Level students that the language can be used in real work life situation. They enjoyed this work and found it a nice change from the usual exam practice.
Below is a list of the topics covered:
Welcoming a visitor
What did you do last
week end?
Describing a week end
Inviting
Talking about past events
A company profile and history
Talking about your education and career
Comparing company performances
Describing people
A very comprehensive powerpoint (114 slides) which introduces and practises language on the topic of sport and hobbies for GCSE French. It is suitable for KS3 to introduce the vocab or KS4 to revise and provide further practice. It includes a tutorial on which verbs and prepositions to use for each sport.
An editable Word booklet with 10 Reading and Writing further practice on sports and hobbies is provided.
The little words in French often confuse the students so this bundle of resources should help them.
This resource includes 3 comprehensive PPT tutorials on articles ( definite, indefinite, partitive) followed by lots of practice and 2 editable worksheets in Word format and one PDF doc to provide further practice on this tricky grammar point.
This is suitable for GCSE and A Level students and can easily be adapted to the required level.
The first PPT includes a tutorial on partitives followed by a millionaire game to practice the various uses and rules of partitives. The second PPT is a tutorial on definite, indefinite articles and determiners followed by some translation practice, ideal for preparation to the New GCSE exam.
Also attached are 2 worksheets with 4 gap-filling exercises and answers are provided. The titles of the docs indicate the appropriate level.
My students found the tutorial and gap-filling tasks very useful to improve their knowledge of these “little words” that are among the most common types of errors at GCSE and A Level.
I noticed that articles is a grammar point that always needs revision. These worksheets will help students to apply the rules regarding articles and are also a good way to revise gender, number and prepositions.
You can spend a whole lesson with this resource and some of the worksheets can be used for homework.
This resource consists of 11 documents, including 8 in-depth and informative booklets mostly in French on Les 400 Coups, covering :
• A complete plot summary
• A study guide &Character studies
• In-depth Analysis of the Key themes, Scenes and symbols
• A biography of Truffaud
Other docs include Comprehension Questions on the film, reviews and Truffaut’s career
This resource includes some up-to-date facts in French on the AQA A Level topics for the Oral exam. Each topic has 6 to 8 facts presented in full sentences in French.
Also included are Model Questions and Answers on the 2nd Year AQA A Level Topics:
_ Integration / Immigration
_ La Marginalisation et la discrimination
_ La Criminalité
_ Les Manifestations
_ La Politique
Each topic includes a list of around 15 possible exam questions with developed answers in French.
This resource provides a list of comprehension and summary questions chapter per chapter with answers in French. This can help students not only to remember the sequence of events but also to exemplify their points in their essays by recounting these events accurately in French.
This is a fully editable Word document
Attached are 4 A Level Model Essays on the following A2 titles :
‘’La Haine est avant tout un film anti-police."
“Kassovitz a réussi à bien dépeindre l’exclusion sociale en France dans La Haine.”
"Dans quelle mesure peut-on éprouver de la compassion pour Vinz ?
"Examinez les similarités et les différences entre Saïd, Vinz et Hubert dans La Haine.
Attached are 5 A Level Model Essays of around 300 words each in a word doc on the following titles:
“la Haine est avant tout un film sur le mal-être adolescent.” Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous d’accord avec cette affirmation?
“Des trois protagonistes, Vinz est le moins réaliste et raisonnable”.Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous d’accord avec cette affirmation?
3.“Analysez dans quelle mesure La Haine nous présente une société française fracturée ?
4.Analysez comment kassovitz, le metteur en scène,cherche à provoquer des émotions fortes chez son public dans La Haine.
5.“La haine attire la haine’. Dans quelle mesure cette phrase d’Hubert illustre le thème principal du film.
3 French quizz to revise and consolidate cultural facts and general knowledge in a fun way. Answers are provided.
_ One with 55 Multiple choice questions on French History, Geography, Arts, Literature, Music, politics and gastronomy,
_ One with 65 Multiple Choice Questions on various aspects of the French-speaking World
_ A shorter one with 10 slides on the same topics that can be used as a starter/finisher**
_These games can be played in pairs, individually or with whole class. Suitable for A Level.
This is an interactive lesson I produced for my A Level students. It can be used to introduce and to recap the subjunctive. it contains a starter, then a tutorial, and five exercises to practice the various cases. There’s a thorough table of regular and irregular verbs as well as a comprehensive list of structures commanding the subjunctive. Students find it very helpful to revise this tense and remember the complex structures.
This resource is a series of 5 model essays on No et Moi written based on titles from the A Level Legacy past papers, but adapted to the new A Level AQA exam, both at As and A2 Level.
Each essay is minimum 400 words.
The first 2 essays are on an important topic in the book, the third one is on a main character,
the 4th essay is a comprehensive stylistic analysis of the novel , around 1400 words.
The last essay explores the various social backgrounds in the novel.
My students found these model essays very useful to structure their own essays include quotes and improve their analytical skills.
Also attached is a video link to an interview with De Vigan about this novel.
Revision resource for French GCSE Tricky words, including false friends and misleading words. Very useful to avoid the traps in the Reading/ Listening exam.
Attached are 2 docs: one is a booklet to revise 10 Key grammar points covered in the New A Level exams and the other is a grammar test made up of 19 exercises.
Students revise each grammar point by completing the exercises provided. At the end of the booklet, a general grammar multiple choice exercise recaps all the points covered. Answers are provided on last page.
This booklet can be done in class or independently. My students found it useful for exam revision.
It is suitable for all A Level French exam boards. Once students have finished the booklet, they can do the test attached.
This is a comprehensive Powerpoint presentation made of 64 slides which recaps most of the topics covered at Primary Level.
Topics include: Greetings, Days and Months, Giving personal information,Numbers up to 31 Answering basic questions, Towns and countries and Classroom language.
The presentation is interactive and fun. This is a suitable for Year 4, 5 and 6, and can be used at the end of term for general revision or at the beginner of term for a refresher.
Two worksheets on Prepositions in French, one with countries and nationalities and another one to practise the following prepositions:
du ; de la ; des ; à ; au ; aux ; en ; sous ; sur ; dans ; avec ; de et pour .
It is suitable for KS3 and KS4 students, but could be used as a refresher at As Level.
Comprehensive and interactive PPT presentation (90 slides!) on the topic School. It includes a tutorial with some activities on the following sub-topics:
_ School subjects
_Opinions on subjects, teachers, school uniform, homework
_ Extra-curricular activities
_ Routine activities at school
_ Time and timetable
_ School equipment
_School system in France
This can be used for KS3 and 4 for a whole lesson either to reintroduce or reinforce this important GCSE topic.
Attached is also a worksheet to practise the structures of opinions on school-related matters
Attached are 2 texts on Technology and Dating with a model summary for each one, based on the new A Level AQA exam. It follows the AQA format:
Each text is around 200 words and is summarized into a 80 words summary using the 3 bullets points provided.
The first text is about the rise of online Language learning and the second one about online dating.
My students found them very helpful to understand the skills required for this task.