Card sort and grid for recording information. Pupils each have a grid, and have a set of cards in groups of 2-3. They match the reasons (bullet-pointed cards) and frequency with which the food should be eaten to the foods in the grid and record the information. Links in with knowledge of food groups/healthy living from science or food tech.

2 lessons for a top/middle set Year 10 class. \n\nFocus is on getting pupils to write good sentences to include in controlled assessment preparation, exposing more able pupils to advanced structures without making it too scary for those who struggle more.\n\nEDIT: Just to say that several of the slides come from other TES resources so many thanks if you spot your own work.

Starter worksheet to recap job titles

Reading tasks with grid to complete - the one in 2 tenses was aimed at a bottom set Y9 class and the one in 3 tenses was aimed at a middle/high set. But I'm planning to use the 2 tense one with Year 8s too. More or less the same task, so could be given out in the same class for differentiation.

A sheet for pupils to revise a range of time phrases (and have all in one place on a sheet) as preparation for a written assessment about what they eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Not very exciting, but hopefully useful.

5-6 week module on Food and Drink, aimed at Year 8 Set 3 out of 4.Culminates in a speaking assessment with 5 questions to prepare and learn. Some slides may be taken from other TES resources. If you recognise your work, many thanks for sharing. Post to let me know if you would like to be credited.

Reading task based on Expo 2 Vert p62 but extended (I have added an extra text and broken down the activities more). \n\nThis is for a low ability group so begins with the basics - recognising food words they have done and underlining them.\nThen they have to identify which person mentions which foods, and there are some extension questions for the more able in the group to move onto.

Powerpoint resources for the 1st 5 lessons on this topic with a pretty good bottom set who will be taking French to GCSE.\n\nFocus on revising/consolidating vocabulary from previous years (introducing yourself, physical description) but also using the imperfect tense just in the 'je' form.\n\nAimed at a largely 'Vert' class but some crossover with 'Rouge' due to inclusion of imperfect.

A couple of worksheets made for the very top end of a low ability Year 10 group. These pupils are currently producing C-grade quality work, in a class where most others are E/F/G so the worksheet is designed to extend their range of language whilst being something they can work on independently. One worksheet is on verb structures (avant de / apres avoir) and the other is on pronouns (je le trouve, je l'aime, etc.). The topic area is holidays/tourism/town as that is the current.

Disclaimer: adapted from a teacher at my placement school, not entirely my own work. First pupils do card-sort activity - match reasons for jobs in French and English. When they finish, start filling in the grid. As extension or homework - fill in the 3rd column with a job title (in French) that goes with the reason - there is more than one possible answer for this.

Cover lesson worksheet for a low ability Year 8 class. A series of tasks to work through to build up from learning the vocab to using it in a sentence. Not very exciting, but thought it might save someone a bit of time.

Resources for 2 lessons for Year 9. \n\nIntroduces key vocabulary (positive and negative statements about a town) with lo bueno / lo malo / lo mejor / lo peor. \n\nPractise by:\n-translating sentences\n-reading comprehension\n-writing (adapting a model text)

Match vocab with pictures as recap from previous lesson.

Focus on the past tense - an account of someone's career. For a low ability KS4 class.

Recognition of differences between perfect and present tenses (a basis for discussion/questioning when going through answers). Extension gets pupils to apply this knowledge and use the perfect tense.

Pupils had covered perfect tense during module on hobbies/leisure in the previous term but had had a bit of a break from it. Used quiz to get them thinking about it again and prepare to apply it to the current topic. Could use to test how much they remember, or let them use their exercise books (opportunity for them to evaluate how good their note-taking is and if their books will help them revise).

Reading task aimed at a middle ability Y8 group who have been doing Spanish once per week since September but are in their 2nd year learning French. In the topic of house/home, this was their 2nd lesson on infinitives so I threw this at them as a bit of a challenge.

Reading task - problem solving. \n\n-Present food groups.\n-Categorise vocab into 6 groups.\n-Reading - guess the food item from description, then write own version for the class to guess.

Vocab sheet to use with this video from VideoEle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etd0-GwJJ0Y Pupils see how many items they can identify from the video - challenge to find as many as possible, rather than expectation to get them all. Then becomes sheet for recording vocab - go through answers on powerpoint and pupils fill in gaps.

Writing tasks for Year 8 studying the topic of Holidays (Expo 2). Developed in response to requirements of the new GCSE proposals, as the current Y8 will be the first affected.Aim is to get them used to regularly writing stuff without access to their books, word mats or dictionaries, reusing prior knowledge.Focus on conveying information and using correct verbs, rather than developed and fancy work. Mixture of task bullet points for writing tasks, and translation (both directions).