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I’m Rachel and I've been teaching for 18 years! I first taught English (TEFL) in Japan and Madrid and then taught French and Spanish in Surrey. I subsequently worked in a UK curriculum school in sunny Dubai. I have now relocated to the UK and have a gorgeous baby daughter! I have a learning-centred approach and encourage my students to be active and reflective learners. I really enjoy the creative process of making PowerPoints and worksheets and hope you enjoy using them!

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I’m Rachel and I've been teaching for 18 years! I first taught English (TEFL) in Japan and Madrid and then taught French and Spanish in Surrey. I subsequently worked in a UK curriculum school in sunny Dubai. I have now relocated to the UK and have a gorgeous baby daughter! I have a learning-centred approach and encourage my students to be active and reflective learners. I really enjoy the creative process of making PowerPoints and worksheets and hope you enjoy using them!
French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint: Opinions (adjectives).
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French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint: Opinions (adjectives).

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Expressions taught: C’est super! C’est difficile. C’est intéressant. C’est nul. C’est fatigant. C’est amusant. C’est génial. Ce n’est pas marrant. The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. I sometimes found it quite difficult to find suitable pictures for these expression - encourage the students to think outside the box when figuring out the meanings! The next section of slides have mutiple choice questions. The final Qu’est-ce que c’est? slide has pictures of all the phrases to be used for direct questioning. This can also be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint, Worksheet & Battleships: Negatives + present tense: ne + pas
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French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint, Worksheet & Battleships: Negatives + present tense: ne + pas

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This step-by-step French PowerPoint gradually elicits the formation of negatives with the present tense: ne + pas. The first slide encourages the students to actively engage with the new structure: working in teams, using their prior knowledge, knowledge of other languages and using a process of elimination to figure out the meanings and rules. They then discuss the pronunciation and question each other before the teacher checks with the whole class: All: Translate the phrases below. Most: AND decide which two words we add to make a sentence negative. Where are they positioned? Some: AND: decide why we say n’ai pas rather than ne ai pas. Perfect Pronunciation Challenge! Je suis généreux. Je ne suis pas généreux. J’ai un frère. Je n’ai pas de frères. J’ai une souris. Je n’ai pas d’animal. The following slides gradually check the students' answers. Slide 8 recaps the new expressions and can be used for a game. Slide 9 recaps the questions (can be used for revision next lesson) and slide 10 is the same a slide 8. Worksheet: This sheet starts with a re-cap of the rules: To make this sentence negative we add ne and pas. These go around the verb e.g. Je ne joue pas au tennis = I don’t play tennis. Then there is a French - English translation section, followed by English - French translation. The next section reminds us that du changes to de after a negative. This is followed by English - French translation. The final section is to build in previous knowledge to write a short paragraph. The following phrases are offered for support: Tous les jours = everyday car = because mais = but donc = therefore et = and une fois par semaine = once a week deux fois par semaine = twice a week c’est = it is intéressant = interesting génial = great ennuyeux = boring. Battleships: This battleships can be used to revise a variety of expressions with ne + pas. I have also included one near future and one perfect tense example to add challenge/ expose students to these new tenses. Expressions: Je n’ai pas de frères et sœurs et Je ne suis pas travailleur et Tu n’as pas d’animal et Il n’habite pas en France et Elle n’est pas généreuse et Nous ne sommes pas sympas et je ne joue pas au foot. tu ne joues pas au basket. il ne fait pas de cyclisme. je ne vais pas faire de ski. je n’ai pas joué au tennis. Please see instructions for playing battleships on one of my other product descriptions - I can't fit it in here!
Teaching Resources: PowerPoint, Battleships & French -English matching Cards: The Months
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Teaching Resources: PowerPoint, Battleships & French -English matching Cards: The Months

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The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. I also like to elicit a gesture for each month, which we then use for a fun game of Simon Says! The next slide (14) has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins! Use slide 21 to pounce on students (directed questioning). The final slide links into birthdays asking: Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? With the model answer: Mon anniversaire, c’est le 30 janvier The matching cards can be used either to elicit the months or to revise previous learning. As the months are so straight-forward, I have added cultural information and longer sentences to expose the students to new facts and vocabulary as well as practising the months. French Expressions: Mon anniversaire est le quinze septembre, c’est génial! J’adore l’Halloween, donc j’adore le mois d’octobre ! Je fais des bonhommes de neige en janvier en France, c’est cool ! Poisson d’avril ! Je mange beaucoup d’œufs au chocolat en mars et avril car c’est Pâques! La fête nationale a lieu le 14 juillet. Les mois d’été sont juin, juillet et août. Le 14 février, c’est le Saint-Valentin, c’est très romantique! J’espère voir le père Noel en décembre! You may choose to have different levels of challenge. For example, Level 1 = match the cards and discuss the pronunciation. Level 2 = match the cards , discuss the pronunciation and then have quick fire questions from French to English, whereby 1 student closes their eyes and their partner reads out the French cards which the student must translate into English from memory. Level 3 = As Level 2 but the quick fire questions are from English to French. Then play pelmensim or slap the card. Battleships Expressions: Lundi, Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi, Vendredi, Samedi, Dimanche, dix juin. treize mars. vingt décembre. premier avril. quinze août. trente et un juillet. Please see the instructions on another battleships product description - I can't fit them in here!
French Teaching Resources. Months Logic Problem: Good for G & T students!
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French Teaching Resources. Months Logic Problem: Good for G & T students!

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rench Months Logic Problem: Good for G & T students! Students read the clues and decide who likes which month. Beware! Includes red herrings! This could also be used as a warmer task in teams for older students. Example clues: 4. Hélène est très romantique ! 5. Elise adore la rentrée ! 6. Les garçons adorent l’été ! 7. Arnaud adore la fête nationale.
French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint Presentation, Battleships & Worksheet: Infinitives
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French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint Presentation, Battleships & Worksheet: Infinitives

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French PowerPoint Presentation: Infinitives The first slide revises what the infinitive is and elicits examples. The next slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. Presentation and Battleships Expressions (please see Battleships instructions for another product - I can't fit it on the word count here!!): J’aime surfer sur Internet. J’adore retrouver des amis. Je n’aime pas regarder la télé. J’adore écouter de la musique. Je préfère aller au cinéma. Je vais aller à la pêche. Je peux danser. The next slide s can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins! Then there are "What's missing?" slides. Worksheet: Infinitives: Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire avec tes copains? First task: English to French match up. Key expressions covered: 1. J’aime jouer au foot. 2. J’aime aller à la pêche. 3. Je préfère regarder la télé. 4. Je préfère jouer à l’ordinateur. 5. J’adore faire de l’équitation. 6. J’adore faire des courses. 7. J’adore faire du vélo. 8. J’adore aller au McDo. 9. Je n’aime pas écouter de la musique. 10. Je n’aime pas aller à la piscine. 11. Je déteste aller au cinéma. Answers: 1 = C 2 = G 3 = I 4 = K 5 = E 6 = H 7 = D 8 = J 9 = F 10 = A 11 = B Second task: extended sentences unjumbling phrases e.g.J’aime faire de l’équitation car c’est super ! Questions and answers: l’équitation c’est j’aime car super faire de ! J’aime faire de l’équitation car c’est super! du j’adore car amusant faire sport c’est ! J’adore faire du sport car c’est amusant! aller ennuyeux au je cinéma c’est car déteste Je déteste aller au cinéma car c’est ennuyeux. préfère en aller je c’est formidable ville car ! Je préfère aller en ville car c’est formidable! n’aime car jouer l’ordinateur nul je pas à c’est Je n’aime pas jouer à l’ordinateur car c’est nul. Extension task 1: Students write sentences based on picture cues. Extension task 2: Create a paragraph using other phrases with the infinitive.
French Teaching Resources. Hair Styles & Colours PowerPoint. Battleships & Matching Cards.
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French Teaching Resources. Hair Styles & Colours PowerPoint. Battleships & Matching Cards.

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PowerPoint and Matching Cards (Englsih - French) Expressions: J’ai les cheveux blonds/ Je suis blond(e). J’ai les cheveux bruns/ je suis brun(e). J’ai les cheveux roux/ je suis roux/ rousse. J’ai les cheveux longs. J’ai les cheveux courts. J’ai les cheveux frisés. J’ai les cheveux raides. The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. The next section of slides have mutiple choice questions. Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins! Battleships Expressions: J’ai Tu as Il a Elle a On a Nous avons Vous avez Ils ont Elles ont les yeux bleus. les yeux verts. les yeux noisette. les cheveux blonds et courts. les cheveux noirs et raides. les cheveux roux et frisés. Instructions Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions. I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen. I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the French version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the French version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the French version as little as possible. This really helps the students to memorise the vocabulary/structures. During the game I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation. This is followed by whole class drilling of pronunciation mistakes. Enjoy!
French Teaching Resources. Greetings Worksheet, Battleships Game & Song!
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French Teaching Resources. Greetings Worksheet, Battleships Game & Song!

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Worksheet Expressions: 1. Bonjour 2. Salut 3. Au revoir 4. Ça va? 5. Ça va très bien, merci 6. Ça va bien, merci 7. Ça va 8. Comme ci comme ça 9. Bof 10. Ça ne va pas 11. Et toi? 12. Tu t'appelles comment? 13. Je m'appelle… This worksheet has 3 sections, the first is a word match for English and French greetings. The next section is a complete the sentence challenge where certain letters have been removed. Make this more difficult by telling the students to cover up the French words listed above. The next (extra) section involves unjumbling a group of words to find the correct greetings. Again, make this more difficult by telling the students to cover up the French words listed above. Then there is an extension task to create their own comic strip. Battleships Expressions: Bonjour! Ça va? Salut! Ça va? Bonsoir. Ça va? Je m’appelle ***. Ça va? Ça va très bien, merci. Ça va bien, merci. Ça va. Comme ci comme ça. Bof. Ça ne va pas/ ça va mal. Battleships Game Instructions I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation and to reinforce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions. I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen. I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the French version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the French version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the French version as little as possible. During the game I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation. This is followed by whole class drilling of pronunciation mistakes. Enjoy! Song: 1 slide PowerPoint: Salut! Salut ! salut! Salut ! Comment vas-tu ? Ça va bien ; donc, à demain. Salut ! Salut ! (tune =  Hi-Ho: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). 
French Teaching Resources. Return to School September Template: first lesson.
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French Teaching Resources. Return to School September Template: first lesson.

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This is a PowerPoint template for a 20 minute introductory session for the first lesson in September. It includes: a slide to introduce yourself a quick tonguetwister a slide for you to fill in the lesson objectives a slide for you to fill in why you love languages, a slide with the Nelson Mandela quotation: ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.’ Then the students discuss the questions: What percentage of the world’s population speak English as a first language? What percentage of the world’s population do not speak any English? You talk through the answers and watch 2 short fun Youtube links. Then there is a slide for you to add in your expectations (examples given). Finally there are 2 motivational slides: Intelligence is not fixed or unchanging. We can build intelligence. You have power over your perception of the world. Replace “it’s a problem” with “it’s an opportunity”. When we believe in our abilities we can accomplish great things. Take risks! Stay curious! Inspire others.
French Teaching Resources. Food PowerPoint Presentation
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French Teaching Resources. Food PowerPoint Presentation

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Expressions presented: Je voudrais: du poulet. du fromage. du beurre. de l’eau minérale. Je bois du lait. Je mange des carottes. J’aime manger des yaourts. J’ai mangé des œufs. Nous mangeons de la confiture. Je ne mange pas de jambon. Je n’ai pas de concombre. The first slide encourages the students to actively engage with the new vocabulary: working in teams, using their prior knowledge, knowledge of other languages and using a process of elimination to figure out the meanings. They then discuss the pronunciation and question each other before the teacher checks with the whole class. The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. The next section of slides have mutiple choice questions. Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
Teaching Resources. French - English Family Members Matching Cards
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Teaching Resources. French - English Family Members Matching Cards

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As family members are pretty straight-forward I have added in a range of other structures to these matching cards in order to expose the students to some other new vocabulary. Expressions: Mon père s’appelle Guillaume. Ma mère est allée en ville. Ma sœur adore faire du cheval. Je vais jouer au foot avec mon frère. L’anniversaire de ma tante est le quinze janvier. Mon oncle déteste le cyclisme. Nous allons rendre visite à ma grand-mère. Mon grand-père a visité la Tour Eiffel ! Mon cousin adore Paris ! Son fils s’appelle Florien et sa fille s’appelle Lucie. These matching cards can be used either to elicit the family members or to revise previous learning. You may choose to have different levels of challenge. For example, Level 1 = match the cards and discuss the pronunciation. Level 2 = match the cards , discuss the pronunciation and then have quick fire questions from French to English, whereby 1 student closes their eyes and their partner reads out the French cards which the student must translate into English from memory. Level 3 = As Level 2 but the quick fire questions are from English to French. Following checking there are 2 fun games to play, either pelmenism or a game I learnt in Japan called Karuta. In Karuta the students put the English language cards to one side and spread out the French cards in front of them. I then say the English and the students compete to touch the correct French card first. Whoever touches it first wins the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. The students love this game!
French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint Presentation: Drinks. Les boissons!
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French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint Presentation: Drinks. Les boissons!

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Expressions: As drinks are quite straight-forward I have built in some additional structures to up the level of challenge for stronger students. Je voudrais un coca. Je bois un jus d’orange. Je vais boire une limonade. J’ai bu un verre d’eau. Je bois un diabolo-menthe. Je voudrais un chocolat chaud. Nous buvons un café. Je vais boire un milk-shake. J’ai bu un thé au lait. The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. The next section of slides have multiple choice questions. Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The final slide has pictures of all the new vocabulary. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If it’s the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
French Teaching Resources: PowerPoint Presentation, Battleships Game and Matching Cards.
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French Teaching Resources: PowerPoint Presentation, Battleships Game and Matching Cards.

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The 4 slide PowerPoint elicits and explains what the infinitive and conjugation are and then the conjugation of avoir. Expressions: J’ai une trousse et Tu as un taille crayon et Il a une règle et Elle a des ciseaux et On a des feutres et Nous avons des bâtons de colle Vous avez des classeurs et Ils ont des calculatrices et Elles ont des sacs et j’ai les yeux bleus. tu as les yeux noisette. il a les yeux verts. elle a les cheveux blonds. nous avons les cheveux longs. vous avez les cheveux frisés. ils ont un chat. elles ont un frère. Battleships Game Instructions I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation and to reinforce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions. I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen. I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the French version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the French version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the French version as little as possible. During the game I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation. This is followed by whole class drilling of pronunciation mistakes. Matching Cards: Expressions: J’ai deux sœurs. Tu as les cheveux blonds. Il a un grand chien. Elle a une voiture. On a un cheval. Nous avons une belle maison. Vous avez un poisson rouge. Ils/Elles ont les cheveux marron. You may choose to have different levels of challenge. For example, Level 1 = match the cards and discuss the pronunciation. Level 2 = match the cards and then have quick fire questions from French to English, whereby 1 student closes their eyes and their partner reads out the French cards which the student must translate into English from memory. Level 3 = The quick fire questions are from English to Spanish. Then play pelmenism.
French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint Presentation: Animals/ Pets, Survey  & Millionaire Quiz
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French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint Presentation: Animals/ Pets, Survey & Millionaire Quiz

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PowerPoint vocabulary: Un chien Un chat Un lapin Une souris Une perruche Un serpent Un cheval Un hamser Un cochon d'Inde Une tortue Un poisson rouge The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. The next section of slides have mutiple choice questions. Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins! Students ask and answer using the structures: Tu as un animal chez toi? Oui, J’ai _____________________________________ Non, je n’ai pas d’animal. As many students are confident talking about pets I've added 2 extension phrases which the students can also use: Quand j’étais petit(e) j’avais _______________________________ Je voudrais avoir _______________________________ I've also added a reminder about plurals: Normally we add an s (silent) e.g. J’ai un chien, j’ai deux chiens. If the noun ends in al we add replace al with aux e.g. un cheval, deux chevaux. If the noun already ends in the letter s we do not need to change it to make in plural e.g. une souris, deux souris. They task has been divided into 3 levels of challenge: All: answer main question. Draw number of animals. Most: Give an extra detail in your answer. Draw number of animals. Some: Give 2 extra details in your answer. Spell the number and animal perfectly in French. I play the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Game with the students using mini-whiteboards. The question asks how to say an animal in French and there are 4 possible French answers to chose from. Differentiate as follows: All: Choose a letter. Most: AND translate one remaining animal. Some: AND translate all 3 remaining animals.
French Teaching Resources. The Alphabet PowerPoint, Battleships Game & Eye Spy Game.
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French Teaching Resources. The Alphabet PowerPoint, Battleships Game & Eye Spy Game.

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This 1 slide PowerPoint can be used to teach the alphabet and to play Beat The Teacher! The teacher points to a letter and says a letter in French. If it is the correct letter the students all repeat it. If its the wrong letter the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins! Brilliant for contrasting G & J and E & I! Battleships Game: (this includes the french pronunciation of the letters) Instructions The students love this competitive and fun game! I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation of the letters. I drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game: The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a letter from the horizontal line and then a letter from the vertical line. Where the 2 letters meet up is the square you have chosen. I use the second sheet (without pronunciation help) to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the first version and then try to play the game pronouncing the letters correctly as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the first sheet next to the second sheet so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the first sheet and the really strong students aim to refer back to the first sheet as little as possible. This really helps the students to memorise the vocabulary/structures! During the game I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation. This is followed by whole class drilling of pronunciation mistakes. The "I spy with my little eye...." one slide PowerPoint can be used as a simple 10 minute French warmer/ starter activity. I get the students to play this in small groups practising not only classroom vocabulary, but also thinking more imaginatively e.g. clothing, colours and vocabulary such as "hair" and "eyes." Therefore this can be used with a variety of year groups. Then we play as a whole class. Enjoy!
French Teaching Resources. Wanted Poster Help Sheet (Adjectives)
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French Teaching Resources. Wanted Poster Help Sheet (Adjectives)

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This sheet has a range of expression to support students creating a French Wanted Poster either in class or as homework to practise adjectives for physical description. Phrases given include: Recherché = wanted Récompense = reward Mort ou vif = Dead or alive Euros = euros Il/Elle s’appelle… = He/ She is called Il/ Elle a *** ans = He/ She is *** years old. Son anniversaire est le…. = His/ her birthday is on the… There are 3 levels of challenge to extend the more able students whilst supporting those who are weaker.
French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint Presentation: Adjectives
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French Teaching Resources. PowerPoint Presentation: Adjectives

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Expressions taught: Je suis... intelligent/ intelligente marrant/ marrante patient/ patiente courageux/ courageuse sympa sérieux/ sérieuse calme travailleur/ travailleuse généreux/ généreuse The first slide encourages the students to actively engage with the new vocabulary: working in teams, using their prior knowledge, knowledge of other languages and using a process of elimination to figure out the meanings. They then discuss the pronunciation and question each other before the teacher checks with the whole class. The next slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English, the rules and to drill. Slide 12 recaps the original slide to allow you to check the student's comprehension. The next section of slides have mutiple choice questions. Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins! The final slide can be used for revision the following lesson. I usually use my French Battleships/ Lotto Grid Adjectives game after the presentation to progress into using the different forms of être: Vocabulary: Je suis Tu es Il est Elle est On est Nous sommes Vous êtes Ils sont Elles sont sympa. intelligent(s)/ intelligente(s). courageux/ courageuse(s). marrant(s)/ marrante(s). patient(s)/ patiente(s). travailleur(s)/ travailleuse(s). généreux/ généreuse(s). Battleships Game Instructions Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions. I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen. I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the French version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few "sneaky peaks"!
¡Veo veo! I Spy With My Little Eye Spanish Teaching Resources. Starter Activitiy
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¡Veo veo! I Spy With My Little Eye Spanish Teaching Resources. Starter Activitiy

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This one slide PowerPoint can be used as a simple 10 minute Spanish warmer/ starter activity to play the game "I spy with my little eye...." The students play this in small groups practising not only classroom vocabulary, but also thinking more imaginatively e.g. clothing, colours and vocabulary such as "hair" and "eyes." Therefore this can be used with a variety of year groups. Enjoy!
Spanish Teaching Resources. Battleships Game / Lotto Grid Numbers 1-20
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Spanish Teaching Resources. Battleships Game / Lotto Grid Numbers 1-20

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Spanish Battleships Game / Lotto grid numbers 1-20 Instructions The students love this competitive and fun game! I use this battleships game (which can also be used as a lotto grid) to help students to practise their pronunciation and to reinforce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions. The students then focus on pronunciation and decide the two easiest and two most difficult words to pronounce. I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen. I use the second sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the Spanish version and then try to play the game saying the Spanish phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the Spanish version next to the second version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the Spanish version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the Spanish version as little as possible. This really helps the students to memorise the vocabulary/structures! During the game I circulate the classroom checking pronunciation. This is followed by whole class drilling of pronunciation mistakes. Enjoy!
Spanish Teaching Resources. PowerPoint: -er & -ir Verbs Preterite.
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Spanish Teaching Resources. PowerPoint: -er & -ir Verbs Preterite.

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Spanish PowerPoint Presentation: using er and ir verbs in the preterite to describe holidays/ vacations. Expressions: Salí de casa a las seis. (salir) Fui en tren. (ir = irregular) Vi un partido entre el Real Madrid y el Barcelona. (ver = irregular) Llevé una camiseta, una gorra de lana y una bufanda. (llevar) Comí patatas fritas, una hamburguesa con cebolla y un perrito caliente. (comer) Bebí una naranjada. (beber) Vi a David Beckham. (ver = irregular) Leí el programa. (leer) Hice una llamada con mi móvil. (hacer = irregular) The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English, how to change the infinitive (in brackets) into the preterite and to drill. The next section of slides have multiple choice questions. Then there are "what's missing?" slides. The next slide has pictures of all the new vocabulary. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If it’s the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins! The finals slides remind us of the rules elicited: Salir - salí, comer - comí How do you form the preterite for regular verbs? Remove the er/ir and add í e.g. Salir  salí Here are the other endings: ió, imos, ieron, iste, isteis. Can you conjugate the verb salir? I went out = You went out = He/She/You went out = We went out = You went out = They/ you went out = Extra: conjugate comer and beber. I went out = salí You went out = saliste He/She/You went out = salió We went out = salimos You went out = salisteis They/ you went out = salieron
Spanish Teaching Resources. My Holiday/ Vacation & Preterite -ar Verbs.
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Spanish Teaching Resources. My Holiday/ Vacation & Preterite -ar Verbs.

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This presentation presents expressions using the preterite of -ar verbs to describe holidays and then elicits the fomration of the first and third person singular and the first person plural. Expressions: Me alojé en un hotel. Visité un castillo. Compré unas gafas de sol. Nadé en el mar. Lo pasé fenomenal. The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill. Slide 7 elicits: Look at the infinitive and the preterite. What do we remove from and add to the infinitive to form the preterite? Comprar - compré Remove the ar and add é. Slide 8 elicits: Now look at the following forms of the preterite. What do we remove from and add to the infinitive to form the preterite? Visitar - visitamos = we visited Visitar - visitaste = you (singular informal) visited. Remove the ar and add amos/aste. The next section of slides have verdad o mentira questions. Then there is a "¿Qué es?" slides. This can also be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If it’s the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!