This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the previous nine units I have uploaded so far (as labelled, 1-9) Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and correct the English translation Write the missing letters Match up Sentence puzzle Reading: Find the French in the text Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: spot the 12 mistakes in the English translation Listening: Find the French equivalent (audio included) Listening: Asnwer the questions in English (audio included) Listening: Listen to the text and fill in the gaps (audio included) Listening: Spot the error/Faulty transcript (audio included) Listening: Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included) Listening: Jigsaw listening (audio included) Structured production (Narrow Translation) Grammar task Faulty translation Un stylo un dé Mind reading Delayed dictation Mad dictation Pyramid translation Full circle Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs All for one and one for all Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers a variety of GCSE topic with a focus on the indirect object pronoun "EN”, predominantly in the PRESENT tense, with some examples using the perfect tense, near future, imperfect, conditional, and future simple. This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Find the missing words x2 This or that Faulty translation Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in French Reading: Vrai ou faux Reading: Paragraph translation to English Listening 1: Listen to the text and underline the mispronounced words (LAM) audio included Listening 2, 3 & 4: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM) audio included Listening 5, 6 & 7: Listen highlight all the intruders (LAM) audio included Listening 8: Listen choose the correct translation for the text (LAM) AI video included Structured production: Tangled Translation Oral Ping Pong Full circle One pen one di Expansion: Grammar explanation table on the uses of pronoun EN Expansion: 4 grammar exercices Expansion: Further grammar explanation on pronoun EN in other tenses Expansion: 6 grammar exercices Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One Autonomy Routinisation: Full circle Spontaneity: Group composition Spontaneity: Pull the switch / parallel text dialogue

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Healthy Living” and recycles the perfect tense in the context of food, as well as the present and near future, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also introduces the SI CLAUSE (Si + imparfait + conditionnel). =) More effective if used after units 21 & 22 previously uploaded =) Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Whiteboard sentence translations Find the missing word in the sentences This or that Spot my error (phonological error) Find the intruder in each sentence Vrai ou faux Mind readers in pairs Find the missing word in each sentence and write in on your whiteboard Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read) Narrow Reading: Find the French for Naerow Reading: Answer the questions in French Narrow Reading: Gapped translation Listen to the text in French and reorganise the translation chronologically (LAM) Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM) Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM) Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM) Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs) Structured production: Oral ping pong Structure production: Delayed copying Expansion: Sentence Builder on Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel) Expansion: Grammar explanation Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel) Expansion: Fast and Furious Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel) Expansion: Sentence Stealer Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel) Autonomy-Routinisation: Dictogloss Autonomy-Routinisation: Chain reaction Spontaneity: 130-140 word paragraph writing Spontaneity: Group composition Spontaneity: Flip presentation *Please leave a review! =D

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "School Subjects (Likes and dislikes + why” in the present tense and the imperfect, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Faulty Echo Whiteboard sentence translations This or that Sentence match Positif ou négatif ? Quiz Sentence puzzle Complete with an appropriate word/ phrase Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read) Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in French Reading: Correct the English translation Listening Bingo Listen to the text and Tick / Cross the words you hear / do not hear (LAM) Listen and correct the statements in French (LAM) Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM) Structured production: Tangled Translation Structured production: One pen one di Structured production: Delayed dictation Structured production: Sentence stealer Expansion: Same Sentence Builder converted into the Imperfect Expansion: Grammar explanation / recap on Imperfect Expansion: Whiteboard translaiton on Imperfect through new Sentence Builder Expansion: Tangled translation (conjugation of verbs in Imperfect) Expansion: Convert the sentences from present tense to Imperfect Expansion: Choose between present tense and Imperfect Spontaneity: Listen to the story and draw pictures, then retell story Spontaneity: Group composition Spontaneity: Spontaneous translation of paragraphs (no SB allowed) Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous ! *Please leave a review! =D

Update 29th September 2023: Typos corrected and listening files now included! This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and correct the English translation Write the missing letters Match up Gapped parallel translation LAM: You will hear sentences in French. I want you to write P (Positive) or N (Negative) audio included LAM: Find the French for the following terms audio included LAM: Answer the questions in English audio included) LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mistakes as you listen audio included LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mispronounced words as you listen audio included LAM: Micro listening - Add the missing reflexive pronouns Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Find the 10 mistakes in the English translation Structured production (3 mini pragraphs) Grammar tasks Un stylo un dé Delayed dictation Dictogloss Picture description - Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs All for one and one for all *Please leave a review! =D

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Customs and traditions” in the perfect tense, present indicative, near future, and future simple in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Also includes the si+present+future clause. More effective if used after Units 20-27 in terms of grammar due to the recycling and interleaving of those tenses. Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Match up Find the missing word in the sentence This or that Spot my error (phonological error) Reading and listening tasks (TTS Audio included for all listening tasks) Narrow Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in French Reading: Translate the last paragraph into English Comment dit-on? Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM) Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM) Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM) Listen and tick the correct options (LAM) Structured production: Delayed copying Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs) Structured production: Oral Ping Pong Expansion: Grammar conjugation table (6 tenses) Expansion: Grammar task present tense Expansion: Grammar task perfect tense Expansion: Grammar task future tense Expansion: Grammar task multi tense Expansion: Grammar explanation Near future Expansion: Parsing grid Near future Autonomy-Routinisation: Dictogloss Autonomy-Routinisation: One pen One di Spontaneity: Listen and draw pictures - then retell story from pictures Spontaneity: Pull the Switch Spontaneity: Exam piece of writing *Please leave a review! =D

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe yourself and others”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It contains 68 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 6-8 lessons. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Match up Gapped translation Write the missing letters Finish my sentence Multiple choice quiz Comprehension LAM and RAM Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Word Hunt parallel translation - Find 13 mistakes Listening: Find the French (audio included) Listening: Correct the statements (audio included) Listening: Correct the spelling/grammar (audio included) Listening: Listen and Spot the 12 pronunciation mistakes as you listen (LAM) (audio included) Listening: Listen and cross out the intruders and write the missing words (audio included) Structured production: Double paragraph writing Grammar explanation and exercices on adjective agreemnts One pen one di Delayed dictation Oral Ping Pong Pull the switch Mind reader Mad dictation Group compositions One for all and all for one Auction your family out *Please leave a review! =D

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Technology in every day life” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense, present participle and perfect tense. This sequence should be enough for 8-11 lessons, depending on individual schools’ timetable. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Sentence match (reading and LAM) Find the error in my Spanish sentence Write the missing letters Sentence puzzle Multiple choice quiz Narrow Reading in Present tense and Perfect tense Narrow Listening in Present tense and Perfect tense Gapped parallel translation (LAM) (Audio included) Find the missing words (LAM) (AI video with audio included) Faulty transcript (LAM) (AI video with audio included) Structured production (Structured paragraphs to write) Disappearing texts (6 levels) Disappearing texts (routinisation stage) One pen one di Oral Ping Pong Mind reading Delayed dictation Sentence stealer Mad dictation Pyramid translation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs Ladder writing Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "Future Plans” predominantly in the Future Simple and Conditional Present. NOTE: It also recycles the content of UNITS 21,22,23,24 & 25 and therefore incorporates the Imperfect / Passé Composé and SI CLAUSES. It is therefore better used if taught after the above mentioned units. This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Whiteboard sentence translations Beat the teacher This or that Faulty translation Gapped translation Complete the table Gapped English / French task Comment dit-on… in pairs Find the intruder in each sentence Narrow Reading: Find the French for Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French Narrow Reading: Find the missing words in the English translation Mini production: Guided translation Listening 1: Listen to the text and underline the mispronounced words (LAM) audio included Listening 2, 3 & 4: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM) audio included Listening 5, 6 & 7: Listen highlight all the intruders (LAM) audio included Listening 8: Listen choose the correct translation for the text (LAM) audio included Structured production: Sentence Translation in French Structured production: Tangled Translation Structured production: Sentence stealer Structured production: Sentence chaos Structure production: Quelque chose Structure production: Find your match Expansion: Grammar recap on future tense, conditional and SI clauses Expansion: Choose between the conditional or future tenses Expansion: Choose between the imperfect, conditional or future tenses Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One di Autonomy Routinisation : Disappearing text Autonomy Routinisation : No snakes no ladders Circle Spontaneity: Group composition Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Technology in every day life” in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense and preterite. This sequence should be enough for 8-11 lessons, depending on individual schools’ timetable. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Sentence match (reading and LAM) Find the error in my Spanish sentence Write the missing letters Sentence puzzle Multiple choice quiz Narrow Reading 1: Find the Spanish for (present) Narrow Reading 1: True false (present) Narrow Reading 1: FIll in the missing words/chunk (present) Listening 1: Write the 14 missing words (audio included) Listening 2: Write the 26 missing words (audio included) Listening 3: LAM Spot the error (audio included) Narrow Reading 2: Find the Spanish for (Past) Narrow Reading 2: Gapped translation (Past) Narrow Reading 2: Correct the mistakes in the English translation Narrow Reading 2: Tick/Cross Gapped parallel translation (LAM) Find the missing words (LAM) Faulty transcript (LAM) Structured production (Structured paragraphs to write) Disappearing texts (6 levels) Disappearing texts (routinisation stage) Mind reading Delayed dictation Sentence stealer Mad dictation audio included Pyramid translation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs Ladder writing Please leave a review! =)

White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Match up Find the error in the sentence This or that Spot my error (phonological error) Find the intruder in each sentence Reading and listening tasks ((Text to Speech audio included =) ) Narrow Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in French Reading: Gapped translation Comment dit-on? Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM) Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM) Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM) Listen and choose the correct statements (LAM) Structured production: Paragraph translation Structured production: Trapdoor Structured production: Sentence Stealer Expansion: Grammar recap table on Passé composé / near future / future / conditionnel Expansion: Exercises to practice the above four tenses Expansion: Grammar explanation on pronoun “Y” Expansion: Exercises to practice pronoun “Y” Autonomy-Routinisation: Oral Ping Pong Autonomy-Routinisation: Pyramid Translation Autonomy-Routinisation: No Snakes No Ladders Spontaneity: Pull the Switch Spontaneity: Paragraph writing Spontaneity: Flip presentation

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Télévision et cinéma” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Match up Find the missing word in the sentence This or that Spot my error (phonological error) Reading and listening tasks (Audio included for all listening tasks) Narrow Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in French Reading: Translate the last paragraph into English Comment dit-on? Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM) - audio included Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM) - audio included Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM) -audio included Listen and tick the correct options (LAM) - audio included Structured production: Au voleur Structured production: Paragraph Translation Structured production: Oral Ping Pong Expansion: Lexicogrammar table Expansion: Grammar task 1: Fill the blanks Expansion: Grammar task 2: Multiple choice Expansion: Grammar task 3: Match up Expansion: Grammar task 4: Error correction Expansion: Grammar explanation Near future Autonomy: Pyramid translation x2 Spontaneity: Listen and draw pictures - then retell story from pictures Spontaneity: Pull the Switch Spontaneity: Exam piece of writing *Please leave a review! =D

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and correct the English translation Write the missing letters Match up Gapped parallel translation LAM: You will hear sentences in Spanish. I want you to write P (Positive) or N (Negative) audio included (No audio here) LAM: Find the Spanish for the following terms (audio included) LAM: Answer the questions in English (audio included) LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mistakes as you listen (audio included) LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mispronounced words (audio included) LAM: Micro listening - Add the missing reflexive pronouns (audio included) Reading: Find the Spanish for Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Find the 10 mistakes in the English translation Structured production (3 mini pragraphs) Grammar tasks Un dado un lápiz Oral ping pong Delayed dictation Dictogloss Picture description - Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs All for one and one for all *Please leave a review! =D

*Updated 18.06.2024 to fix typos and add Oral Ping Pong & Faster, and to add Audio recording This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Role models”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the previous two units uploaded (15 & 16 on Getting on / Not getting on with family members) Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and write the missing words Write the missing letters Spot the missing word Reading: Find the Spanish for (optional audio included) Reading: Answer the questions in English (optional audio included) Reading: Faulty translation (optional audio included) Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included) (optional audio included) Listening; Listen and answer the questions in English ( audio included) Structured production: Triple paragraph writing Disappearing texts Oral Ping Pong Faster Delayed dictation Dictogloss (audio included) Group compositions *Please leave a review! =D

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day at school”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the previous seven units I have uploaded so far (as labeled 1-7). Activities include: white board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Put the actions in chronological order Write the missing letters Probable & Improbable Gapped translation Sentence puzzle Reading tasks Listening: Find the French for audio included Listening: Listening to the text and correct the statements audio included Listening: Correct the spelling/grammar mistakes audio included Listening: Answer the questions in English audio included Listening: Highlight the mispronounced words audio included Listening: Write the missing words audio included Listening: Les mots qui manquent & les mots en trop (LAM) audio included structured production (Narrow Translation) Grammar tasks Sentence stealer Faulty translation Un stylo un dé RETRIEVAL GRID Mind reading Delayed dictation Oral Ping Pong Quelque Chose NO SNAKES NO LADDERS Full circle Dictogloss Act a story Group compositions Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe yourself and others”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It contains 68 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 6-8 lessons. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Match up Gapped translation Write the missing letters Finish my sentence Multiple choice quiz Comprehension LAM and RAM Reading: Find the Spanish for Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Word Hunt parallel translation - Find 13 mistakes Listening: Find the Spanish (audio included) Listening: Correct the statements (audio included) Listening: Correct the spelling/grammar (audio included) Listening: Listen and Spot the 12 pronunciation mistakes as you listen (LAM) (audio included) Listening: Listen and cross out the intruders and write the missing words (audio included) Structured production: Double paragraph writing Grammar explanation and exercices on adjective agreemnts One pen one di Oral Ping Pong Delayed dictation Mind reader Mad dictation Group compositions One for all and all for one Auction your family out *Please leave a review! =D

Updated 04.10.2024 to add activities and fix typos! This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles content from the resource : FRENCH GCSE Resource - Les vacances (Part 1 - Past holidays) EPI / MARS EARS as well as content from all other units uploaded so far. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and correct the English translation Write the missing letters Match up Sentence puzzle Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Correct the mistakes in the English transation Gapped parallel translation (LAM) (audio included) Les mots qui manquent & les mots en trop (LAM) (audio included) Listen and fill in the gaps (LAM) (audio included) Faulty transcript (LAM) (AI video included) Structured production (Narrow Translation) Thorough explanation of Perfect tense Variety of grammar tasks Un stylo un dé Mind reading Delayed dictation No Snakes No ladders Mad dictation Communicative drills Pyramid translation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs All for one and one for all Pull the switch - Parallel Fench / English dialogue Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 1 and focuses on describing environmental problems. Part 2 will shortly follow with “Environmental solutions”. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Write the missing letters Sentence puzzle Reading comprehension AI LAM video on environmental problems - 100% comprehensible input from SB Gapped parallel translation (LAM) audio included Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM) audio included Faulty transcript (LAM) audio included Structured production (Paragraph translation and structured paragraph writing) Running dictation Oral Ping Pong Delayed dictation Disappearing text Pyramid translation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs Pull the switch Please do leave a review! Thank you =)

Edited 07.11.24 to add AI video, fix typos, and extra activities (No snakes no ladder, Pull the switch, Oral Ping Pong) This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 2 and focuses on recycling environmental problems found in Part 1. This second part focuses on “Environmental solutions”. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Sentence match Sentence puzzle Reading: Tick/Cross Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Faulty translation Multiple Choice quiz starter Listening: Find the French for (AI video included) Listening; Comprehension (Audio included) Listening: Complete the English Script (Audio included) Listen and spot the mispronounced and missing words (LAM) LAM sentence bingo Faulty transcript (LAM) Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation) Staircase translation Un stylo un dé Oral Ping Pong Delayed dictation No Snakes No Ladders Mad dictation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs Pull the switch / Dialogue All for one and one all Please do leave a review! Thank you =)

About this resource: This is the first of many short stories in French to come. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading. What is included in this story: This short story related to the following unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/01-french-year-7-unit-1-my-name-and-my-age-epi-mars-ears-12834653 It includes the following: The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input. A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form (with answers included at the end) An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids. Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)