This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Where do you live” using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
FInish my sentence
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
LAM Gap fill
LAM Gapped translation
LAM Faulty transcript
Structured production (paragraph translation)
Tangled translation sentences
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
Staircase translation
Picture descripion
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing where I live" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous three Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02 & 03).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Sentence match
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Gapped translation
Map: True or False
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Faulty transcript
Bad translation
Delayed copying
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Mad dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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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 “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
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe where your live and the furniture” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the previous three units uploaded (as labelled per number).
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for
Probable / Improbable
Multiple choice quiz
Faulty translation
Missing letter
True or false (picture based)
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
structured production (writing/translations)
Sentence stealer
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Disappearing text
Narrow translation
Picture description
This unit of work also recycles the previous three units I have uploaded so far (as labeled).
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Childhood”, 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). It contains 76 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 7-9 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
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the 15 errors in the English translation
Listening: Find the French for (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Correct the spelling / grammar (audio included)
Listening: Complete the paragraph with the missing words (audio included)
Listening: Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (audio included)
Listening: Listen and write the missing words (audio included)
Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included)
Structured production: Triple paragraph writing
Slalom writing
Grammar explanation
One pen one di
Delayed dictation
Mind reader
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Act out a story
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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
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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
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about one’s daily routine and telling the time" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also includes full retrieval of the previous 5 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Finish my word
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
Ghost time shadow reading
Spot the foreign sounds
This or that quiz
Gapped translation
Unjumble the sentences
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Find someone who
Narrow Reading gapped translation
LAM Sentence Bingo (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Find the French for (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Faulty translation (no listening included)
LAM Spot the error
LAM Shadow reading
Production : Rock Climbing
Production : Triple paragraph writing
Beginner grammar explanation on reflexive pronoun “me”
Sentence stealer
One pen one die
Mad dictation
Oral Ping pong
Oral Communicative drills
Plus vite !
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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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
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Each unit covers the full MARS EARS cycle based on EPI, and has enough material for 6-8 lessons depending on curriculum time. This is based on 2 lessons a week and has been designed to cover a full academic year.
The units included are the ones below:
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 10: Talk about school items & retrieval of previous 9 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 9: Making comparisons & retrieval of previous 8 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 8: Talking about jobs & retrieval of previous 7 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 7: Talking about animals & retrieval of previous 6 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 6: Family descriptions + total recall of previous 5 units (EPI / MARS EARS)
French Year 7. Unit 5: Describing myself and others - Physical & Personality (EPI / MARS EARS)
French Year 7. Unit 4: Describing where I live (EPI / MARS EARS)
French Year 7. Unit 3: Describing hair and eyes (EPI / MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 2: Talk about my birthday (EPI / MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 1: My name and my age (EPI / MARS EARS)
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about where I live and the room sin my house" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs HABITER with full retrieval of THE previous 6 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Finish my word
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
Ghost time shadow reading
This or that
Gapped translation
Faulty translation
Unjumble the sentences
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Find someone who
Narrow Reading gapped translation
LAM - Find the mispronounced words Audio included
LAM - Find the intruders Audio included
LAM - Fill in the missing words Audio included
LAM Spot the error Audio included
LAM Shadow tracking Audio included
Production : Translation
Production : Tangled translation
Production: Sentence chaos
Production: Quelque chose
Grammar SB on verb Habiter (all persons)
Grammar tasks on Habiter (all persons)
Sentence stealer
One pen one die
Disappearing text
Full circle
Picture description
Group composition
one for all and all for one
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This powerpoint covers the FRENCH GCSE topic “Describe where you live” using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Please note that this unit of work also recycles elements from the previous two French units uploaded (as labeled).
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Write the missing letters
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
LAM Narrow translation (no audio - to be made by teacher)
Unjumble sentences
Faulty translation (LAM)
Reading and LAM comprehension tasks
Structured production (writing/translations)
Complete with the missing word
Running dictation
Delayed Dictation
Oral Ping Pong
“Faster!”
Disappearing text
Dictogloss
Group compositions
This unit recycles content from the previous two units uploaded, as labelled.
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French GCSE EPI units 21-30 included in this bundle:
GCSE FRENCH: Food (Present tense) + Retrieval/Automaticity of other topics (See description)
GCSE FRENCH: Food - Part 2 (Passé composé - Présent - Futur Proche) EPI
GCSE FRENCH: Healthy Living (Retrieval of Past/Present/Near future) + SI Clause - EPI
GCSE FRENCH: School subjects, Likes & Dislike, Present + Imperfect - EPI / MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Post-16 Plans (Imperfect / Conditional / Near Future / Future) - EPI / MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Future jobs (Future tense / Conditional) - EPI / MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Les vacances (Passé composé - Futur - Futur Proche - Conditionnel) EPI - MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Customs and traditions (Passé composé - Présent - Futur Proche - Futur simple) EPI
GCSE FRENCH: Charity and voluntary work / Bénévolat - EPI / MARS EARS
GCSE FRENCH: Télévision et cinéma EPI / MARS EARS
*Please ensure you download all files onto your device one you have purchased the Bundle, as the Bundle may be ended at any point.
Each unit covers the full MARS EARS cycle based on EPI, and has enough material for 6-8 lessons depending on curriculum time. This is based on 2 lessons a week and has been designed to cover a full academic year.
The units included are the ones below:
Year 8 Unit 9: FRENCH: Talk about future holidays (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 8: FRENCH: Talk about what I do and how often + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 7: FRENCH: Where I live + Rooms in my house + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 6: FRENCH: Talk about daily routine + Telling the time + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 5: FRENCH: Talk about hobbies + Whether + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 4: FRENCH: Talk about hobbies (Jouer / Faire / Aller) + Retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 3: FRENCH: Talk about clothes you wear (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 2 FRENCH: Talk about food you eat / drink / have (EPI / MARS EARS)
Year 8 Unit 1 FRENCH: Talk about food you like / dislike + why + Year 7 retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
***Updated 20th November to add differentiated structured production and “Survey” task". **
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about clothes you wear" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verb Porter. It also recycles the content of unit 1 and 2, previously uploaded, as well as content from the year 7 Bundle (labelled 01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Finish my sentence
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
This or that quiz
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Gapped translation
Narrow Reading Find someone who
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Missing words (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Spot the intruders (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Mispronounced words (no listening included)
LAM Faulty transcript (no listening included)
LAM Shadow reading (no listening included)
Production : Unjumble translation
Production : Tangled translation
Production : Triple paragraph writing
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on indefinite articles + tasks
Grammar explanation on adjective agreement + tasks
grammar explanation on verb PORTER
tangled translation
One pen One di
Sentence stealer
Photo description
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about clothes you wear" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verb LLEVAR. It also recycles the content of unit 1 and 2, previously uploaded, as well as content from the year 7 Bundle (labelled 01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Finish my sentence
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
This or that quiz
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the Spanish For
Narrow Reading Gapped translation
Narrow Reading Find someone who
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Missing words (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Spot the intruders (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Mispronounced words (no listening included)
LAM Faulty transcript (no listening included)
LAM Shadow reading (no listening included)
Production : Unjumble translation
Production : Tangled translation
Production : Triple paragraph writing
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on indefinite articles + tasks
Grammar explanation on adjective agreement + tasks
grammar explanation on verb LLEVAR
tangled translation
One pen One di
Sentence stealer
Photo description
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Role models”, in SPANISH, 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
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (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
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talk about my birthday" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Complete with the missing word
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening)
(no Audio - teacher to read as per EPI training)
Structured production translation sentences
Structured paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Running dictation
Un stylo un dé
Delayed dictation
Picture description
Oral Ping Pong
Group composition
Tous pour un et un pour tous
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Accidents, injuries and illnesses”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the perfect tense (context of holidays and reflexive verbs) as well as modal verbs using EPI / MARS EARS as well as content from all other units uploaded so far.
Activities include:
Find the French for (Chunk level)
White board translations (Sentence level)
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and find the missing word
Finish my sentence
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Correct the mistakes in the English transation
Listening: Listening and find the French for (audio included)
Listening: Listening and answer the questions (audio included)
Listening: Listen and fill in the gaps (LAM) (audio included)
Listening: Faulty transcript (LAM) (AI video included)
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar explanation (reflexive verbs in present, past + modal verbs)
Variety of grammar tasks
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Au voleur
No Snakes No ladders
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Pull the switch - Parallel Fench / English dialogue
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