A scaffolded worksheet with the aim of getting students to write about their Christmas in French. Starts off with vocab into English then French. Sentence builder to get students to translate sentences into French using modals. Followed by three model paragraphs - all very similar with details changed. I was going to use the opportunity to revise telling the time and daily routine. Students are asked to complete three gapfilled translations into English then translate one back into French. Finally they should be able to write about their own Christmas. If they have worked very nicely there is a battleships game to play too

An easy sheet with basic vocabulary to express what you do on the internet and how often. Start by filling in the English for some vocabulary then fill in the Spanish. There is a sentence builder which I use to do a few dictation activities (ie I say a sentence out loud and they use the sentence builder to write it down) then the students translate some sentences into English using the sentence builder. Next the students use the sentence builder to translate sentences into Spanish. As a follow up I ask students to write a para about their own internet use.

This is a Spanish worksheet for low ability students to help them write an accurate paragraph about where they live. Firstly there are two model paragraphs that are translated. Students spot the mistakes and highlight them. Then students highlight the useful parts of the model paragraph. Finally they copy the bits they highlighted and (hopefully) insert their own answers. Once they have a good paragraph I suggest they copy it into the outline of a house (easily found online), colour it and that makes a nice display, a little village of paragraphs.

Guided translation to support translation talking about a past holiday. Translate from French into English. Gapfill: put the words into very similar sentences and translate into English Translate from English into French

A worksheet designed to build vocabulary on the topic of poverty. Can be set for homework or cover. Fill in the English, then fill in the French (recycling the words). Put vocab into categories.

A French worksheet to say where things are using next to, behind, in front of, top the right of etc. Also covers places in a town. Sentence builder and 20 sentences to write. Great for homework, cover, or just to get the students doing someting quiet for 10 minutes that they can do. Not a pretty worksheet but effective.

Mark out of 10 2 versions on the sheet. This is my way of discouraging cheating. I give the tests out alternately so the people sat next to each other have the questions in a different order. I don’t tell students this, I just do it. I collect for marking.

Sentence builder showing the full verb vouloir plus negatives (je ne veux pas, je ne veux jamais) and activities. Students use the sentence builder to write sentences and make suggestions about going out. First ex is completely sourced from the sentence builder, the next ex is similar but has some easy additions from pre-learnt material (days of the week, family members). On the second page there are 5 model conversations suggesting activities and accepting / declining. Students pick out what is suggested, when etc. Finally they are invited to write their own similar to the examples.

This is a sheet I made to test my Foundation Spanish on the topic we have completed: family and friends. The first activity is a photo to describe. It’s just a photo of me at my computer (!) because the example one in the text book was a family looking at a laptop so it’s quite similar. You could change the photo! The second activity is the 40 word writing on family and friends.

Two guided Spanish sentence builders: one chores and the frequency you do them, the second on opinions of chores using modals. English sentences to translate orally and in writing. A basic writing strip to follow so the students can write a short paragraph. I go through the sentence builder - I read some sentences that they can write or orally translate. Students work in pairs or small groups to take it in turns to say the sentences out loud. I usually follow this by getting students to write down some of the sentences. Finally they can construct a short paragraph using the writing strip (could be next lesson as a starter?) to help them.

English sentences about family. Students translate orally into Target Language. They start off simple and build. Can be used for around the class, pair or group work. I usually do this as pair or small group work. First student says sentence 1, second student sentence 2 and carry on taking turns. Can be given to FLA. I use the same sentences several times, the students get quicker and better. Could be a main activity in one lesson and a quick starter the next. While I aim this at GCSE students it could make a challenge for good younger students.

English sentences about food and diet. Students translate orally into Target Language. They start off simple and build. Can be used for around the class, pair or group work. I usually do this as pair or small group work. First student says sentence 1, second student sentence 2 and carry on taking turns. I use the same sentences several times, the students get quicker and better. Could be a main activity in one lesson and a quick starter the next. While I aim this at GCSE students could make a nice sixthform starter or a challenge for good younger students. 2 versions, one with more challenge.

A clear test set out in 5 sections; conditional endings, regular verbs, irregular verbs, translate sentences into English, translate sentences into French. Could use the first page as a diagnostic with sixth formers before teaching the conditional. Vocab in the translations is from the topic of volunteering. Answer sheet also given so that you can display it on screen for swap and mark or for them to fill in correct answers, learn it and then do a retest.

French GCSE worksheet on topic of homeless (social problems). Aim is to use the example paragraphs to complete a Higher level translation into French. Spot the difference activity where students compare similar paragraph about homeless people, highlight the differences between the paragraphs and complete a comprehension activity on each picking out the main points. Students then use elements from different paragraphs (plus a small amount of prior knowledge!) to translate a similar passage from English to French.

French worksheet building up sentences about transport and places using the whole of the verb aller in the present tense (plus a past and future reference). Sentence builder with the hardest items glossed, first sentences to translate are easy and should be taken straight from the grid. Followed by a section of similar sentences with some unknown items that the students should know from prior knowledge. Finally a paragraph to translate with three time frames and gapped support.

Spanish revision booklet covering basics like dates, numbers, basic greetings, basic questions, stationery, colours Students should be able to work through independently with the idea being that this is revision. Could be homework or cover work. Could be emailed home for absent students. Includes a short guided writing with support supplied.

Easy Spanish worksheet to support students writing a short paragraph describing a friend, including desde hace and a description. Starts with vocabulary to fill in then works on sentences on the first sheet. On the second sheet there is an example paragraph with a gapped translation and phrases to find which will support students in writing their own version. This scaffolded sheet should support students to work from words up to a paragraph with minimal teacher input so could be used for cover, homework or simply for when you need students to be able to work independently in class. I made the sheet for my Foundation GCSE class (who need support and don’t like too much challenge) but it could be used with confident near beginners too.

Three worksheets I use to get GCSE French students speaking and then writing about past holidays oral translation sheet: students use the example to take it in turns (in pairs or threes?) orally translating sentences using the example to help. The sentences start very simple and add a bit each time to get harder. I follow this up by asking them to do a written translation of about 5 of them. trapdoor activity: pair work. Each student selects ONE of the options (in secret) and takes it in turns to read the paragraph to their friend guessing each time which option their friend has chosen in a sentence. Their turn finishes when they make a mistake. Of course this means they will read the sentences a lot of times! spot the difference: several similar but slightly different paragraphs about a holiday. Highlight differences, pick out what they mean then write your own similar one.

Two worksheets aimed at beginner year 7 French on the topic of family and introducing the vocab for family members. The grammar focus is on mon/ma and j’ai to form sentences. There are optional challenge questions but the idea would be that students could complete this work independently and without too much support. It would be good for homeowrk, to send home to complete or for when you need a quiet 20 minutes in class for whatever reason! I have aimed this a middle ability set. The first sheet is to build up from single items of vocab (family members) to sentences then on to a short paragraph. The idea is they will make fewer mistakes with writing as it is very scaffolded. The second sheet is reading comprehension with the aim of them being able to use the reading to help them write their own piece using ideas taken from the examples they read.

GCSE French powerpoints for quickfire testing. Snippets of grammar. A very short snippet, phrase or word to translate and then the answer on the next slide. Designed to be quick and low stakes. Students write answers on mini white boards and hold up. Answers could also be given orally or just written as a list in books. English to French too hard? Do the powerpoint backwards! I use my clicker to change slides quickly. These are ones I’ve used with my own classes. There is a foundation (or easier) version and a higher (or harder) version. I use this activity again and again with the same slides (they get better at it). It’s a starter or a good time filler if you have a few minutes and want to get some energy back in the room. I do 10 minutes worth and then stop wherever I got to (or it gets boring). I use the same one for year 9, 10 and 11. It’s not pretty but it’s effective.