Read and run activity for bottom set Y8. \n\n4 fairly straightforward texts about holidays in the past tense, with 15 questions for pupils to answer in teams by reading the texts around the room.\n\nThe last 3 questions require them to answer in French by finding the correct phrase.

I know Buffalo Grill isn't exactly an authentic French experience, but the American theming (and lots of cognates) makes using a whole website in French more accessible so pupils can pick out other details from context. A mixture of questions and &'find the French&'; tasks to extend vocabulary and check understanding.

Reading task to revise the perfect tense with Y9 after teaching illness with 'j'ai mal au...'. Pupils match 2 halves of sentences and work out which illness would result from which activity. As extension, I set 'find the French' on various time phrases and connectives used in the speech bubbles.

A reading task I made for a Y9 bottom set beginners Spanish group who have been learning Spanish for about 10 weeks so far.\n\nThe main aim is to recognise the difference between 'soy de' and 'vivo en' with place names, but there's plenty of added detail to make it a bit more challenging. \n\nI&'ve made the font size big so it can be copied 2:1, giving A5 sheets.

Present tense lesson for Year 8:\n\n-match-up starter with grammar extension for more able\n-tutorial and drilling on present tense formation\n-writing task\n-'donner ou garder les points' plenary game - pupils translate sentence, then decide whether to keep the points or give to the other team BEFORE the points are revealed.

Goes with Expo 2 - Module 1 - Unit 1 (Mon album de famille).\n\nStarter - matching 3rd person sentences to characters. \nKey 3rd person phrases.\nPresentation and practice of -ER verbs.\nWork on pronunciation.\nWriting descriptions of family members.\nDonner/garder les points game to finish.

Perfect tense with avoir. Regular and irregular verbs. Settling starter worksheet.

Hand out grids - pupils mustn't show partner. Use question 'Qu&'est-ce que ton pere/ta mere fait dans la vie?' and answer with 'il/elle est...' based on grid. When finished, compare grids in pairs to check answers.

Various activities used as starters or plenaries during topic on hobbies, sport and the weather.\n\nIncludes - 3 in a row (girls vs. boys - pupils must say phrase correctly based on picture to claim the square), gapfill, find the mistakes, settling match-up in books starters, and a game for plenary.

Pupils fill in a hobby/activity they do on different days of the week (can be made up). Don't show partner. Then interview partner to find out what they do, and fill in 2nd column. At end can compare grids to check they understood/assess success in speaking activity.

Straightforward resource for presenting and practising key vocabulary.\n\n-Recap of some places in town (crossword).\n-muy/bastante/cerca/lejos\n-kilometros/minutos\n-andando/en coche etc. \n\nAimed at low ability KS3.

Pupils work out new vocab using cognates and process of elimination. Then checked answers via powerpoint or Taskmagic game. Later in lesson gave list of French vocab for them to fill in English (recording vocab but also a test of what they've learned).

Simple lesson to revise/introduce personality. Designed for a cover lesson, to ensure classes whose teacher is absent will have covered the same content.

These word loops are intended for retrieval practice of vocabulary from the AQA GCSE Specification. They can be used in class for self-quizzing in the following ways: -Have the loop running as the class comes into the room. Students aim to shout out the English meaning of each word before it appears on the board. -Paired competition - in pairs, aim to be quicker than their partner to say the answer. Give a tally to whoever answers correctly each time. -Self-quiz memory challenge - students silently try to recall the English meaning of each word before it appears. If they are correct, give themselves a tally point. Total up at the end. Then repeat and aim for a new personal best. My aim is to have these produced for all units and drop them into lessons throughout the year so students are reminded of language from previous topics.

Multiple choice questionnaire about healthy living, with magazine style results section on powerpoint (add up score for each answer and read a short paragraph about what this means). \n\nUsed as starting point for writing a paragraph about how healthy you are, but could also swap with someone else and write in 3rd person about their lifestyle.

A few lessons from the start of a GCSE topic on holidays. \n\nReading and listening references are to the Edexcel Higher textbook. \n\nIncludes:\n-describing places\n-types of accommodation\n-activities\n-opinions in different tenses

Printable knowledge organisers for KS3 French. Can be used as a basis for SoW (ie: what content to cover), as a scaffold in lessons, and for independent learning (self-quizzing for homework). Productive KOs include verb phrases and key vocabulary that has been selected because it is transferable or is easy to say/spell in test conditions. Receptive KOs are at word level and contain key language taken from the AQA specification, aimed at exposing pupils to a wider range of this from KS3. Topics covered (so far) are: Food and drink Leisure/free time activities Pocket money, chores, jobs Going out in town Holidays There are also KOs on key verbs in 3 tenses, and on quality language/opinions to be used across all topics. Word loops are included for class retrieval practice of Food and Drink topic. Pupils aim to recall the translation of a word before the answers appear on the screen.

Knowledge Organisers for Year 7 French. Excel spreadsheets to print A5 size and stick in pupils books at the start of each topic, or you could print them all in a booklet. Can easily be used as sentence builders for speaking/writing, with students gradually reducing reliance on them towards assessments. Also ideal for homework - setting roughly half a column per week for vocab tests. Covering: Classroom language (1-week mini unit) School (subjects, opinions, teachers, uniform, rules) Self, family and pets (productive and receptive) House and home (productive and receptive) Leisure activities Les destinations touristiques Quality opinions for all year groups up to Grade 5 (transferable language).

Knowledge Organisers for my Y9 curriculum, including: Revision and enhancement of Y7 basics (self, appearance, personality, family) in the guise of a Loft Story (Big Brother) themed project. Media, TV, film, leisure activities. Healthy Living Customs and Festivals Education and Future Career Plans The KOs are divided into Productive Language (what we teach students to say and write) and Receptive Language (mostly taken from the AQA specification list) which they need to understand for Reading and Listening but don’t necessarily need to use in their own work. The KOs can be used to structure lesson planning, as a sentence builder or scaffold for students during written/spoken tasks, and for setting homework (typically half a column per week for vocab tests). I hope you find these useful. Check out my other resources if you did. :)

6-8 week module based on Expo 2, Module 1. Aimed at Year 8, Set 3 of 4. Includes a lot of revision from Year 7 (family, where you live, present tense) plus jobs and the weather. Unfortunately lessons 5 and 6 are missing due to memory stick issues.A few slides may have been taken from other TES resources. If you recognise any of your own work, thanks for sharing and let me know if you would like crediting.