This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talk about my birthday" in SPANISH 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)
Structured production translation sentences
Structured paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Running dictation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Picture description
Oral Ping Pong
Group composition
All for one and one for all
*Please leave a review or get in touch on nadim.cham92@gmail.com ! =)
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 =)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about where I live and the room sin my house" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs VIVIR with full retrieval of THE previous 6 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the Spanish 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 Spanish For
Narrow Reading Find someone who
Narrow Reading gapped translation
LAM - Find the mispronounced words (no listening included)
LAM - Find the intruders (no listening included)
LAM - Fill in the missing words (no listening included)
LAM Spot the error
LAM Shadow reading
Production : Translation
Production : Tangled translation
Grammar SB on verb Vivir (all persons)
Grammar tasks on Vivir (all persons)
Sentence stealer
One pen one die
Picture description
Group composition
one for all and all for one
*Please leave a review! =)
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Life where I live (rural v urban; likes & dislikes; describing my accommodation; wishes) in the present tense and introduces the subjunctive present tense) in FRENCH”
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
Gapped English / French task
Quiz
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 AI video 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 intro on Subjunctive in French
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 1: Fill in the blanks
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 3: Match the French and English sentences
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 4: Fill in the gaps
Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One di
Autonomy Routinisation : Full circle
Autonomy Routinisation : No snakes no ladders
Circle
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing where I live" in SPANISH 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
*Please leave a review! =)
This powerpoint offers a full GCSE unit, in SPANISH, on the topic of “Past/Future activities” and can cover 7-8 lessons. It applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and the EPI metholology.
It also recycles some content of the previous powerpoints uploaded (labelled 1-4).
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Write the missing letters
Correct the English transcript
Sentence puzzle
Multiple choice quiz
Grammar / Conjugation task
Complete the hidden sentences
More grammar tasks
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Structured production (writing/translations)
One pen one dice
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
Relay
Group Composition
Please leave a review! =)
***Edited 12.11.2024 to add 5x communicative spoken tasks and AI videos"
**
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about hobbies in different weathers" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs Jouer, Faire, Aller & Rester with full retrieval of previous 4 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Gapped Translation
This or that
Spot the error
Finish my sentence
Faulty translation
This or that quiz
Unjumble the sentences
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading triple table
LAM Spot the intruders (AI video included)
LAM The missing words (AI video included)
LAM Mispronounced words (AI video included)
LAM Spot the error (Recording included)
Production : Delayed copying
Production : Tangled translation
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on “Faire and Weather"
Grammar tasks
Staircase translation
Oral Ping Pong
No Snakes No ladders
Find someone who
Communicative drills
Sentence stealer
Act out a story
4,3,2 technique
*Please leave a review! =)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talking about jobs" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous seven Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 07).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Fill the gaps
Likely or unlikely?
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Comprehension
Narrow Listening Gapped translation
Narrow Listening find the correct translation
Jumbled translation
Mosaic translation
Explicit grammar on Travailler and Être
Sentence stealer
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Staircase translation
Photo description
Dictogloss
4,3,2 techinique
*Please leave a review! =)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about food you like/dislike and why" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous 10 Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Multiple Choice
This or that
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Gapped Translation
Narrow Listening Faulty Transcript
Structured Paragraph writing (recycling entire year 7 curriculum)
Grammar explanation on definite articles + tasks
Running dictation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Photo description
Group composition
*Please leave a review! =)
Updated on 20th October 2023 to add recording for LAM, exercises in worksheet form & No snakes no ladder task as well as correct typos
This powerpoint offers a full unit on the topic of “What’s in your neighbourhood” and can cover 7-8 lessons. It applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and the EPI metholology.
Activities include:
white board translations
Faulty echo
Find the French for
Form logical sentences
Write the missing letters
Reading tasks (2 sets)
Listening tasks (all audio included + 1 AI video with subtitles)
structured production (writing/translations)
Sentence stealer
Sentence Puzzle
Faulty translation
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
Pyramid translation
Relay
Mad dictation
Pull the Switch
Picture description
No Snakes No ladder
Group composition
This unit also recycles content from the previous unit uploaded, as labelled.
Please leave a review or get in touch on nadim.cham92@gmail.com!
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Food” present tense, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
In the spontaneous phase, it recycles the previous units uploaded (15 & 16 on Getting on / Not getting on with family members, as well as unit 17 on role models, and unit 18 on Childhood ). It contains 49 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 5-6 lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Match up
Gapped translation
Write the missing letters
Positif ou négatif?
Faulty translation
Broken sentences
Vrai ou faux
Complete with the missing verb
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio included - teacher to read)
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Gapped translation
Listen and answer True or false (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in English
Listen and write the missing words
Structured production: Mini paragraph translation
Structured production: 130-140 words paragraph writing
Structured production: oral ping pong
Autonomy-Routinisation: Retrieval grid on Units 15,16,17,18 and current unit
Autonomy-Routinisation: Faulty transcript on Units 15,16,17,18 and current
Autonomy-Routinisation: Multiple choice quiz
Autonomy-Routinisation: No snakes no ladder
Autonomy-Routinisation: Plus vite !
Spontaneity: Group composition
*Please leave a review! =D
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Food” in the perfect tense, present indicative, and near future, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
More effective if used after Unit 21 previously uploaded on Food
Activities include:
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 (no Audio included - teacher to read)
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 answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM)
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Un stylo un dé
Expansion: Grammar explanation Passé composé
Expansion: Fast and Furious Passé composé
Expansion: Grammar explanation Near future
Expansion: Parsing grid Near future
Autonomy-Routinisation: Mad Dictation
Autonomy-Routinisation: Pyramid Translation
Autonomy-Routinisation: No Snakes No Ladders
Spontaneity: Communicative Drills
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: 4,3,2
*Please leave a review! =D
This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit part of the “Human Ingenuity theme, 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
Find the error in the sentence
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Find the intruder in each sentence
Comment dit-on?
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio included - teacher to read)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in French
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Un stylo un dé
Expansion: Table of key grammar/chunks in this sub-unit
Autonomy-Routinisation: Mad Dictation
Autonomy-Routinisation: Pyramid Translation
Autonomy-Routinisation: No Snakes No Ladders
Spontaneity: Questions and answers in class
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Production écrite niveau NM (without SB)
*Please leave a review! =D
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Opinions about my teachers" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the first six units uploaded, labelled (01 - 06).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Match up
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Faulty translation
Guess my word
Likely or unlikely?
Listen and fill in the gaps
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio included- teacher to read)
Narrow reading - Find the French for
Narrow Reading - Answer the questions in English
Narrow Reading - Faulty translation in the English
Listening - Sentence bingo
Narrow Listening - Find the French for (No audio)
Narrow Listening - Answer the questions in English (No audio)
Narrow Listening - Fill in the gaps in the English translation (No audio)
Structured production: Tangled translation
Au voleur
Expansion: adjective agreement
Expansion: choose the corrective possessive pronoun between mon/ma
Expansion: practice and explanation of elision (de vs d’)
Autonomy: Delayed dictation
Autonomy: Pyramid translation
Spontaneity: Oral ping pong
Spontaneity: No snakes no ladders
Spontaneity: Picture description
*Please leave a review! =)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talking about animals" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous six Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03, 04, 05 & 06).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Faulty translation
Complete with the missing letters
Narrow Reading Find the French for
Narrow Reading answer the questions in English
Narrow Reading complete the table
Narrow Listening Find the French in the text (Audio included)
Narrow Listening Answer the questions in English (Audio included)
LAM: Mispronounced words (Audio included)
LAM: Missing words (Audio included)
Tangled translation
Shadow tracking
Sentence chaos
Find your match
7 Levels disappearing text
Explicit grammar on adjective agreement and nouns
Sentence stealer
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Full circle
Group composition
Photo description
All for one and one for all
*Please leave a review! =)
Updated 04.10.2024 to include videos, sounds and more activities
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Social Media” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense and past tense and should cover 8-10 lessons.
This resource also recycles content from the previous unit uploaded (12. Technology in Everyday life) and works better if used after using the Unit on Technology.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Sentence match (reading and LAM)
Find the error in my Spanish sentence
Write the missing letters
FInish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Sentence Bingo
Narrow Reading Present tense: 3x tasks
Narrow Reading Perfect tense: 3x tasks
Narrow listening Present and Perfect tense audio included + AI video
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Find the missing words (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Delayed copying
Structured production (Jigsaw translation)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Pyramid translation
No snakes no ladders
Charades
Faster
5x Social media threads optional tasks
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Please leave a review! =)
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
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
structured production (narrow translation)
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
Disappearing text
Picture description
Group composition
Please leave a review! =)
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day”, in FRENCH, and applies 3 tenses (perfect tense, near future / present indicative) throughout 73 slides. This sequence will cover 7-9 lessons on this topic, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This unit of work also recycles the previous eight units uploaded so far, labelled 1-8.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Find the errors in the sentences
Match up task
Finish my sentence
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the correct translation
Listening: Find the French for (Audio included)
Listening; Listen and fill in the gaps (Audio included)
Listening: Answer the questions in English (Audio included)
LAM Spot the erros (Audio included)
LAM (Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop) (Audio included)
LAM Post-it Hunt
7 levels disappearing text
Narrow translation
Structured paragraph writing
2x Grammar conjugation tables across three tenses
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Pyramid translation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Pull the switch / Dialogue
Please leave a review! =)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talking about animals" in Spanish using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous six Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03, 04, 05 & 06).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Faulty translation
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Narrow Listening
Mispronounced words LAM
MIssing words LAM
Bad translation LAM
Tangled translation
7 Levels disappearing text
Explicit grammar on adjective agreement and nouns
Sentence stealer
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Group composition
Photo description
All for one and one for all
*Please leave a review! =)
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talking about jobs" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous seven Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 07).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Fill the gaps
Likely or unlikely?
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Comprehension
Narrow Listening Gapped translation
Narrow Listening find the correct translation
Jumbled translation
Mosaic translation
Explicit grammar on Travailler and Être
Sentence stealer
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Staircase translation
Photo description
Dictogloss
4,3,2 techinique
*Please leave a review! =)