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
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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
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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
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10 SPANISH GCSE EPI units of work included in this bundle:
SPANISH GCSE Resources: ¿Dónde vives? (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource - ¿Qué se puede hacer en tu barrio? (EPI / MARS EARS)
GCSE Spanish Resource: Describir donde vivo (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Describir donde vivo y los muebles (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Last weekend and Next weekend (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Mi rutina diaria (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource - Las tareas domésticas + retrieval previous 6 units (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: A typical day at school + school rules + retrieval (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resources - Describir un día típico - Pretérito / Présente / Futur Proche) EPI
SPANISH GCSE Resource - Las vacaciones (Part 1 - Past holidays) EPI / MARS EARS
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about hobbies" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs Jugar, Hacer and Ir with full retrieval of previous 3 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
Multiple choice quiz
Sentence match
This or that quiz
Break the flow
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the Spanish For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Bad translation
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Tick or Cross (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Gapped translation (no listening included)
LAM Faulty transcript (no listening included)
LAM Shadow reading (no listening included)
Production : Jigsaw translation
Production : Narrow translation
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on frequency words
Grammar explanation on “Ir + activities”
Running dictation
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 hobbies in different weathers" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs JUGAR, HACER, IR & QUEDARSE with full retrieval of previous 4 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the Spanish 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 Spanish For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading triple table
LAM Spot the intruders (no listening included)
LAM The missing words (no listening included)
LAM Mispronounced words (no listening included)
LAM Spot the error
Production : Delayed copying
Production : Tangled translation
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on “Quedarse"
Grammar tasks
Staircase translation
Sentence stealer
Act out a story
4,3,2 technique
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This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit on Physcial Activity, part of the “Expériences" 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
Comment dit-on?
Reading and listening tasks - Text to Speech audio included
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Mini production - L1 -> L2 translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and rearrange the English translation chronologically
Listening 2: Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listening 3: Listen and answer VRAI ou FAUX
Listening 4: Listen to the text and answer the questions in French
Structure production: Bidirectional translation (BDT method)
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Oral Ping Pong
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Production écrite niveau NM (without SB) + model answer provided
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, 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
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Listening: Complete the sentences (audio included)
Listening: Faulty translation (audio included)
Listening: Choose the correct translation (audio included)
Listening: Complete the transcript (audio included)
Structured production (Paragraph translation and structured paragraph writing)
Running dictation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Disappearing text
Sentence chaos
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs + AI video version
Pull the switch dialogue
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This powerpoint covers the Year 7 topic “Describing myself and others - Physical and personality descriptions" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous four Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03 & 04).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Faulty transcript LAM
Bad translation RAM
Gapped translation LAM
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Extensive grammar practice
Second sentence builder for all persons of verb SER
Mind reading
Mad dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Social Media” in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense and past tense, and should cover a range of 8-11 lessons on this topic, as it applies heavily both tenses =)
Please note that this resource also recycles the Spanish GCSE resource present in my store on “Technology in Everyday Life”, and should be used after teaching that unit.
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 1: Find the Spanish for (Present tense)
Narrow Reading 1: True or False (Present tense)
Narrow Reading 1: Find the missing words/chunks in the script (Present tense)
Listening 1: Write the 17 missing words audio included
Listening 2: Write the 21 missing words audio included
Listening 3: Faulty transcript audio included
Listening 4 & 5: Tick vs cross audio included
Narrow Reading 2: Find the Spanish for (Past tense)
Narrow Reading 2: Fill in the gaps in the English translation (Past tense)
Narrow Reading 2: Bad translation (Past tense)
Delayed copying
Structured production (Jigsaw translation)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Pyramid translation
Staircase translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Ladder writing
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This powerpoint offers a full GCSE unit on the topic of “Saying what I do to help at home”, in SPANISH, and can cover 7-9 lessons. It applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and the EPI metholology by Gianfranco Conti. It also recycles content from the previous six Spanish units uploaded (labelled 1-6).
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Find the error in my sentences
Multiple choice translation
Probable or Improbable?
Write the missing letters
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Modal verbs conjugation task
Multiple choice quiz (LAM)
structured production (TANGLED Translation)
Sentence stealer
Sentence Puzzle
Faulty translation
Delayed copying
Grammar tasks on modal verb (positive and negative) and perfect tense
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Delayed dictation
Pyramid translation
Running dictation
Mad dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Sports and Hobbies” in the perfect tense, present indicative, imperfect, conditional present, and future simple in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Also includes the si+present+future clause.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for (Chunk level)
Whiteboard translation (Sentence level)
Find the missing word in the sentence
This or that
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Vrai ou faux
Personal reflection questions
Comment dit-on?
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM - audio included)
Listen and write the missing words (LAM - AI video included)
Listening: Missing words and intruders (LAM - audio included)
Listen and tick the correct options (LAM - audio included)
Structured production: Delayed copying
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Oral Ping Pong
Expansion: Grammar conjugation table explanation
Expansion: Grammar task present tense
Expansion: Grammar task perfect tense
Expansion: Grammar task future tense
Expansion: Grammar task multi tense
Expansion: Grammar explanation Negative form present tense
Autonomy-Routinisation: Dictogloss
Autonomy-Routinisation: One pen One di
Spontaneity: Listen and draw pictures - then retell story from pictures
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about future holidays" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is the near future using the “Yo” and “Nosotros” pronouns in the near future. Final exercise recycles the entire Year 8 curriculum (previous 8 lessons).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the Spanish for in the SB
Faulty echo
Match up
Multiple choice
Beat the teacher
Broken words
Sentence match
Narrow reading Find the Spanish For
Narrow Reading English comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Find someone who
LAM - Listening : Collocations / Colligations training
LAM - Narrow Listening Find the Spanish for (no listening included)
LAM - Narrow Listening Gapped translation (no listening included)
LAM - Which is the correct translations? Narrow Listening (no listening included)
Production : Narrow translation (3 paragraphs)
Grammar explanation on near future + practice
Sentence stealer
Disappearing text
Mad dictation
Group composition
4,3,2
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About this resource:
This is the third short stories of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. 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/03-french-year-7-unit-3-describing-hair-and-eyes-epi-mars-ears-12841235
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)
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, 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 or cross
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Fill in the English transcript (audio included)
Listening: spot the mispronounced and missing words (audio included)
Listening: Write the 10 missing words in the script (audio included)
LAM sentence bingo
Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation)
Staircase translation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one all
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This powerpoint covers the 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 Spanish 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
One pen one dice
Disappearing text
Dictogloss
Group compositions
This unit recycles content from the previous two units uploaded, as labeled.
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This powerpoint offers a full unit on the topic of “What’s in your neighbourhood” and can cover 7-9 lessons. It applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and the EPI metholology.
Please note that it also recycles language from the previous Spanish unit I uploaded, as labeled.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Find the French for
Form logical sentences
Write the missing letters
reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
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
Group composition
This unit also recycles content from the previous unit uploaded, as labelled.
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe where you live and the furniture” in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers prepositions too and recycles content from the previous three Spanish resources uploaded, as labelled per number.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the Spanish 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/tangled translation)
Sentence stealer
Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar)
Disappearing text
Picture description
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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:
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 10: Talk about school items & retrieval of previous 9 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 9: Making comparisons & retrieval of previous 8 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 8: Talking about jobs & retrieval of previous 7 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 7: Talking about animals & retrieval of previous 6 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 6: Family descriptions + total recall of previous 5 units (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 5: Describing myself and others - Physical & Personality (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 4: Describing where I live (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 3: Describing hair and eyes (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 2: Talk about my birthday (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH 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 what I do and how often" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on reflexive vers with retrieval of the previous 7 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the Spanish for in the SB
Faulty echo
Find the error in my sentence
Multiple choice
Beat the teacher
Likely or unlikely
Narrow reading Find the Spanish For
Narrow Reading English comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Bad translation
LAM - Listening Chunk Bingo
LAM - Narrow Listening Find the Spanish for (no listening included)
LAM - Narrow Listening Find someone who (no listening included)
LAM - Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales (no listening included)
Production : Translation
Production: Rewrite sentences in correct order
Production : Tripled Structured Paragraph wiriting
Grammar tasks on Reflexive verbs (all persons)
Sentence stealer
Mind reader
Running dictation
Picture description
Group composition
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