Learners are given some short phrases that can be printed off and cut-out into strips. They are to work in pairs to sort the short phrases and place them under the right categories. Then, once they are done, they could have a go at translating them from French into English. The aim is to see whether they can recognize and understand how to use the simple present and near future tenses.
A scaffolded worksheet on the topic of “weather” in the cultural context of towns and cities in France. There is ample opportunity for students to meet new Language, manipulate the language and make it their own.
Exercises include:
1.Mets les noms de ces villes (Can you put the names of these French cities and towns in the correct place on the map?
2.Vrai ou faux? (true or false?)
Corrige les phrases fausses (correct the false sentences).
3.Traduis les phrases en anglais (translate the sentences into English).
4.Ecris quatre phrases. (Write four sentences about the weather in Tibshelf describing what the weather is like in different seasons).
Tip: Use the vocabulary from today’s lesson to help you!
A scaffolded worksheet on the topic of likes and dislikes of different activities.
Includes:
Part 1: Vocabulary - matching up the French with the English equivalent
Part 2: Grammar: (i) filling in the grid with the correct conjugation of the verb “aimer”.
(ii) Filling in the gaps with the correct infinitve.
Part 3: Translation: translate the sentences into English.
A scaffolded worksheet on the topic of transport with the main focus on the key grammar: avant de plus an infinitive.
Exercises include:
Part 1: Vocabulary - matching-up the French with the English
Part 2: Matching-up the two halves to form completed sentences.
Part 3: Translating the matched-up sentences into English.
Part 4: Writing four sentences using the vocabulary and grammar avant de plus an infinitive. Then, translating them into English.
Worksheet meeting the verb, manipulating the language through a wide-range of exercises such as a gap-fill and translating the sentences into English; and making it own by writing some sentences using the verb “pouvoir”.
A scaffolded worksheet on the grammar of “reflexive” verbs with ample opportunity for students to manipulate the language and apply their understanding of reflexive pronouns and verbs in French.
Exercises include:
1: Remplis le tableau pour le verbe réfléchi “se laver” (Fill-in the grid for the reflexive verb “se laver”).
2: Corrige les erreurs (correct the errors).
3: Traduis les phrases en anglais (translate the sentences into English).
4: Traduis les phrases en français (translate the sentences into French).
Extension: Ecris cinq phrases en utilisant les verbes réfléchis les plus courants. (Write 5 sentences using the most common reflexive verbs).
Students are given a grid with three tenses: present simple, perfect and near future tenses. They are given some short cut-out phrases and in pairs, they are to sort them into the right categories.
This activity is to revise their tenses and ensure they are able to recognize the differences between the present simple, perfect and the near future.
A double-sided scaffolded worksheet on the topic of directions and reinforcing the **grammar topic of imperatives **with ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate the language and make language their own.
Exercise 1 - Vocabulary (matching-up the French with the English)
Exercise 2 - Les impératifs completing the table.
Exercise 3 - Translating into English.
Exercise 4 - Translating into French
Challenge: Creating their own sentences using the vocabulary from the worksheet.
A scaffolded worksheet on the topic of likes and dislikes of different activities.
Key grammar: “gustar” + infinitive.
Includes:
Part 1: Vocabulary - matching up the Spanish with the English equivalent
Part 2: Grammar: (i) filling in the grid with the correct conjugation of the verb “gustar”.
(ii) Filling in the gaps with the correct infinitive.
Part 3: Translation: translate the sentences into English.
Wordsearch on the topic of pets/animals can be used as a Do Now/Starter activity to get students settled.
Scaffolded worksheet on the topic of animals with ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate it and make language your own.
Part 1: Vocabulary - Match up the two halves.
Part 2: Reading comprehension activities
Part 3: Translation
(i) Spanish to English
(ii) English to Spanish
Extension: Write 5 sentences using the vocabulary from today’s lesson.
Students are to complete the wordsearch based on the topic of towns and what there is and isn’t in their region. Then, they are to translate the French words into English.
Powerpoint to work through on what the preterite tense is, the usage and conjugations with examples for each form clearly indicated and lots of practice embedded for students to conjugate each of the verbs correctly for the different pronouns. It’s broken down into very small stages which gives learners ample opportunity to meet the new language and practise it.
A scaffolded worksheet gives students ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate the language using the summary document to help them to complete the worksheet as well as make language their own.
Note: Sample answers are included as a separate document.
PPT with a wide range of well-scaffolded activities for buying at the supermarket giving ample opportunity for students to meet new language, manipulate the language and make it their own.
A scaffolded worksheet is also included and the answers are included in the PPT.
PPT with two scaffolded lessons talking about likes and dislikes in French.
Grammar: to use the verb aimer + the definite article.
introduction to negatives.
A wide range of activities have been designed to aid students with meeting new language, manipulating and making language their own.
Answers also included in the PPT.
PPT that explains and simplifies well what the near future tense is, why we use it and how to form it. A wide variety of well-scaffolded activities have been designed to aid students with using the structure: present tense of verb “ir” + a + infinitive.
E.g. Esta tarde, voy a hacer mis deberes
Scaffolded worksheet on the sports with a focus on the differences between faire and jouer and the prepositions.
jouer + au/à la/aux and faire + du/de la/de l’/des).