GCSE FRENCH IDIOMS French Speaking Practice Encouraging students to speak can be quite challenging in the languages classroom, and I’ve found that even my more advanced learners can be quite reluctant, especially if the group is fairly large. I use a range of strategies to promote speaking, and idioms, proverbs and fun expressions which sound quite strange when translated literally are really popular - for example, we have regular competitions to see who can get the most idioms or expressions into dialogues and conversations. This works really well for students of all stages and ages. The posters show the literal translation, which generally sounds very odd, such as this particular idiom Occupe-toi de tes oignons ! - Deal with your own onions! and the correct corresponding translation. We also discuss other possible translations into English, which helps them understand the concept of translation, and that there are potentially many correct ways of expressing meaning accurately. The posters also lend the learning environment a real French ambiance, promoting the everyday use of French.
There are two backgrounds - the French flag looks great, but definitely uses a lot of ink, so you may prefer the poster without a background - this looks just as good! Keep checking back for more posters if you like them, as I have a huge collection!
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FRENCH ER VERBS CONJUGATION PRACTICE #5
1,350 conjugations in total***. **KS3 FRENCH GRAMMAR KS4 FRENCH GRAMMAR GCSE FRENCH GRAMMAR KS5 FRENCH GRAMMAR ALEVEL FRENCH GRAMMAR ADVANCED FRENCH GRAMMAR FRENCH ER VERBS CONJUGATION PRACTICE 9 TENSES & WORKBOOKS @ £1.10 EACH FOCUS ON 25 HIGH-FREQUENCY FRENCH -ER VERBS** ***The tenses are:*** present tense *(le présent)* simple future tense *(le futur simple)* near future tense *(le futur proche)* perfect tense *(le passé composé)* imperfect tense *(l'imparfait)* conditional tense *(le conditionnel)* pluperfect tense *(le plus-que-parfait)* future perfect tense *(le futur antérieur)* conditional perfect tense *(le conditionnel passé)* ***All files are non-editable files in a zipped format. I've also included a couple of my free-to-download resources you may not have seen in my store. The product is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use.*** There are ***150 conjugations*** across ***3 differentiated conjugation challenges*** with a full ***answer key*** in each set, so ***1,350 conjugations*** in total. ***Each set is structured as follows:*** ***Two alphabetical verb reference lists***: French-English and English-French. ***Three conjugation challenges***, each with 50 individual conjugations: ***Conjugation Challenge 1***: each verb conjugated in French across a range of pronouns, with students writing the corresponding English verb conjugation. ***Conjugation Challenge 2***: gives the infinitive of each verb in French, specifying the target pronoun. Students write the corresponding verb conjugation in French. ***Conjugation Challenge 3***: students write the corresponding French verb conjugation, and its infinitive, from an English prompt. ***Notes and Next Steps*** encourages students to reflect on their learning ***answer key*** ***Have a look at this free French conjugation workbook sampler to see if this kind of workbook will work well with your students:*** **FRENCH CONJUGATION PRACTICE SAMPLER** [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-verbs-conjugation-practice-sampler-12307809](http://) ***Have a browse in my store for a wide range of French resources and freebies.*** **MERCI BEAUCOUP ET BONNE CONJUGAISON !**
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FRENCH RE VERBS CONJUGATION PRACTICE #5
**KS3 FRENCH GRAMMAR KS4 FRENCH GRAMMAR GCSE FRENCH GRAMMAR KS5 FRENCH GRAMMAR ALEVEL FRENCH GRAMMAR FRENCH RE VERBS CONJUGATION PRACTICE 9 TENSES & WORKBOOKS @ £1.10 FOCUS ON 25 HIGH-FREQUENCY FRENCH -RE VERBS** ***The tenses are:*** present tense *(le présent)* simple future tense *(le futur simple)* near future tense *(le futur proche)* perfect tense *(le passé composé)* imperfect tense *(l'imparfait)* conditional tense *(le conditionnel)* pluperfect tense *(le plus-que-parfait)* future perfect tense *(le futur antérieur)* conditional perfect tense *(le conditionnel passé)* ***All files are non-editable files in a zipped format. I've also included a couple of my free-to-download resources you may not have seen in my store. The product is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use.*** There are ***150 conjugations*** across ***3 differentiated conjugation challenges*** with a full ***answer key*** in each set, so ***1,350 conjugations*** in total. ***Each set is structured as follows:*** ***Two alphabetical verb reference lists***: French-English and English-French. ***Three conjugation challenges***, each with 50 individual conjugations: ***Conjugation Challenge 1***: each verb conjugated in French across a range of pronouns, with students writing the corresponding English verb conjugation. ***Conjugation Challenge 2***: gives the infinitive of each verb in French, specifying the target pronoun. Students write the corresponding verb conjugation in French. ***Conjugation Challenge 3***: students write the corresponding French verb conjugation, and its infinitive, from an English prompt. ***Notes and Next Steps*** encourages students to reflect on their learning ***answer key*** ***Have a look at this free French conjugation workbook sampler to see if this kind of workbook will work well with your students:*** **FRENCH CONJUGATION PRACTICE SAMPLER** [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-verbs-conjugation-practice-sampler-12307809](http://) ***Have a browse in my store for a wide range of French resources and freebies.*** **MERCI BEAUCOUP ET BONNE CONJUGAISON !**
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FRENCH PERFECT TENSE RESOURCE BOX #1
**KS3 FRENCH KS4 FRENCH GCSE FRENCH PERFECT TENSE CONJUGATION PRACTICE 5 WORKBOOKS @ £1 each in the pack** My students really like this kind of grammar activity, as they like to work and learn independently, which is a successful way of varying teaching and learning methodologies - I've found it's really important to avoid predominantly teacher-led learning in the languages classroom. **The verbs groups are:** ***regular French -ER verbs regular & irregular French -RE verbs regular & irregular French -IR & -OIR verbs regular & irregular high-frequency French verbs reflexive verbs*** ***Each set has 150 conjugations across 3 differentiated conjugation challenges with full answer key and verbs lists, so 750 conjugations in total***. I use these kinds of workbooks in lots of different ways: for practice during the introduction phase, for independent choice in class time, for homework, for practice and revision during holidays and at return to class, and for cover lessons - they're really versatile, and ideal for ***advanced KS3 French*** and ***KS4 French*** students who are really getting to grips with conjugation in ***French***, developing their ***French grammar knowledge***, and beginning to work with ***more complex language and texts***. The workbook focuses on the mechanics of conjugation, rather than usage, and I've found that when my students are able to provide the correct conjugation very quickly, and out of a specific context, they feel really confident that their conjugation skills are developing well. I encourage students to look for ***patterns*** across all the verbs, such as the ***singular pronouns***, including the ***pronoun on*** form being identical, pointing out also that on is commonly used in ***spoken and written French***, also meaning ***we***, unlike the English pronoun ***one***. The workbooks focus on the mechanics of conjugation, rather than usage, but I find it useful to remind students of a number of things when focusing on or revising tense and verb conjugation. For example, students whose first language is *English* do often try to conflate what they know about conjugation in both languages, and I frequently see students confusing the use of the ***auxiliaries avoir and être***. Students do need to to have a good grasp of the ***auxiliary verbs in the present tense*** to ensure that they can form the perfect tense accurately. In terms of the ***past participle***, students begin to be able to predict it accurately, the more they see it, and construct it. I also refer frequently the ***difference in usage*** between ***English and French in the perfect tense***, which are quite significant. Though the workbook focuses solely on the correct conjugation of verbs, and does not look at word order in the context of full sentences, there are ***fixed conjugation patterns*** that students can***learn, recognise and apply***, ensuring that their ***spoken and written French*** is accurate, and that their understanding of ***French*** across the skills of ***listening, speaking, reading and writing*** is robust. Students become very familiar and confident the more they work with conjugation, and these quick conjugations certainly help to embed that successfully. **Each set is structured as follows:** ***Two alphabetical verb reference lists***: French-English and English-French. ***Three conjugation challenges***, each with 50 individual conjugations: ***Conjugation Challenge 1***: each verb conjugated in French across a range of pronouns, with students writing the corresponding English verb conjugation. ***Conjugation Challenge 2***: gives the infinitive of each verb in French, specifying the target pronoun. Students write the corresponding verb conjugation in French. ***Conjugation Challenge 3***: students write the corresponding French verb conjugation, and its infinitive, from an English prompt. ***Notes and Next Steps*** template which students visit regularly - it really does encourage them to think about where they are now, how confident they feel, and what they might need to work on a little more to be absolutely sure of their conjugation skills. We also note down any new verbs we meet, which enables students to build up their own verb vocabulary bank. It's a great tool to guide and inform whole-group discussion about learning and progress in general, which is a really successful and popular activity. ***answer key***: 6-page booklet which is absolutely essential in my view. Answer keys help students develop more independence in their learning, and provide them with an additional opportunity to engage with language and grammar. They also genuinely enjoy correcting their own - and particularly each others' - work. ***Try this free sampler to see whether this kind of activity would work well for your students:*** **FRENCH CONJUGATION PRACTICE FREE SAMPLER** [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-verbs-conjugation-practice-sampler-12307809](http://) ***Currently in my store I have quick conjugation workbooks for each of these verbs groups across the following tenses:*** present tense *(le présent)* simple future tense *(le futur simple)* near future tense *(le futur proche)* perfect tense *(le passé composé)* imperfect tense *(l'imparfait)* conditional tense *(le conditionnel)* pluperfect tense *(le plus-que-parfait)* future perfect tense *(le futur antérieur)* conditional perfect tense *(le conditionnel passé)* ***Have a browse in my store for more French grammar activities, and a wide range of other French teaching and learning materials, with special offer bundles, resource boxes, and lots of freebies too - I've included a couple here for you to try*** *The product is non-editable in a zipped format. It is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be amended, copied, rewritten, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use.* **MERCI BEAUCOUP ET BONNE CONJUGAISON !**
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FRENCH CONDITIONAL TENSE RESOURCE BOX #1
**KS4 FRENCH KS5 FRENCH A LEVEL FRENCH CONDITIONAL TENSE CONJUGATION PRACTICE RESOURCE BOX** five workbooks, each focusing on a particular ***French verb group*** in the ***conditional tense (le conditionnel)***, with ***150 conjugation questions (750 conjugations in total)***, and complete ***answer keys***, ***five workbooks @ £1 each***. They're ideal for ***advanced KS4 French*** and ***KS5 French A Level French*** students who are beginning to work with more***complex language and texts in French***, including ***authentic resources***, and ***developing their knowledge of tense and mood in French***. ***The workbooks focus on formation and conjugation, rather than usage***, though it’s definitely useful to remind students of a number of things when focusing on or revising tense and verb formation and conjugation. Language learners tend to conflate what they know about grammar in their first language, with that of the language they learning. For example, students with ***English*** as a first language often look for a word that is the ***direct equivalent of would***, until they familiarise themselves with the fact that the ***notion of conditional is implicit in the verb itself***, indicated in the ***verb ending***. For this reason, I often introduce the ***future tense closely with the conditional tense*** - the patterns are similar, and it's really useful for students to ***compare and contrast tenses***, both in terms of formation and usage. ***French reflexive verbs*** tend to require additional practice - firstly, the ***correct reflexive pronoun***, and secondly, its ***location*** within a clause or sentence ***in relation to the pronoun and verbs***. I’ve found that this kind of conjugation drills workbook really helps students to ***recognise and predict conjugation patterns***, and that when my students are able to provide the correct conjugation very quickly, and out of a specific context, they feel really confident that their conjugation skills are developing well. **The verbs groups are:** *regular French -ER verbs regular & irregular French -RE verbs regular & irregular French -IR & -OIR verbs regular & irregular high-frequency French verbs reflexive verbs* I've used these 'quick conjugations' for many years with my ***French*** classes. My students definitely find them to be a great way of practising, reinforcing and revising how to conjugate essential verbs in ***French***. I use them in a range of contexts such as independent work either in class time or at home, holiday refresher work, or individual activities for cover lessons. I tend to give my students regular opportunities to practise the conjugations during the whole schools year, and they find this really useful for mapping their own progress and developing their overall understanding of how ***French*** conjugation 'works'. Though the workbook focuses solely on the correct conjugation of verbs, and does not look at word order in the context of full sentences, there are ***conjugation patterns*** that students can***learn, recognise and apply***, ensuring that their ***spoken and written French*** is accurate, and that their understanding of ***French*** across the skills of ***listening, speaking, reading and writing*** is robust. Students become very familiar and confident the more they work with conjugation, and these quick conjugations certainly help to embed that successfully. **Each set is structured as follows:** ***Two alphabetical verb reference lists***: French-English and English-French. ***Three conjugation challenges***, each with 50 individual conjugations: ***Conjugation Challenge 1***: each verb conjugated in French across a range of pronouns, with students writing the corresponding English verb conjugation. ***Conjugation Challenge 2***: gives the infinitive of each verb in French, specifying the target pronoun. Students write the corresponding verb conjugation in French. ***Conjugation Challenge 3***: students write the corresponding French verb conjugation, and its infinitive, from an English prompt. ***Notes and Next Steps*** template which students visit regularly - it really does encourage them to think about where they are now, how confident they feel, and what they might need to work on a little more to be absolutely sure of their conjugation skills. We also note down any new verbs we meet, which enables students to build up their own verb vocabulary bank. It's a great tool to guide and inform whole-group discussion about learning and progress in general, which is a really successful and popular activity. ***answer key***: 6-page booklet which is absolutely essential in my view. Answer keys help students develop more independence in their learning, and provide them with an additional opportunity to engage with language and grammar. They also genuinely enjoy correcting their own - and particularly each others' - work. ***Try this free sampler to see whether this kind of activity would work well for your students:*** **FRENCH CONJUGATION PRACTICE FREE SAMPLER** [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-verbs-conjugation-practice-sampler-12307809](http://) ***Currently in my store I have quick conjugation workbooks for each of these verbs groups across the following tenses:*** present tense *(le présent)* simple future tense *(le futur simple)* near future tense *(le futur proche)* perfect tense *(le passé composé)* imperfect tense *(l'imparfait)* conditional tense *(le conditionnel)* pluperfect tense *(le plus-que-parfait)* future perfect tense *(le futur antérieur)* conditional perfect tense *(le conditionnel passé)* ***Have a browse in my store for more French grammar activities, and a wide range of other French teaching and learning materials, with special offer bundles, resource boxes, and lots of freebies too - I've included a couple here for you to try.*** *The product is non-editable in a zipped format. It is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be amended, copied, rewritten, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use.* **MERCI BEAUCOUP ET BONNE CONJUGAISON !**
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Great French display!
Wide range of really useful freebies in lots of different languages grazie!
Thanks for sharing
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