Several weeks worth of powerpoint slides following Expo 3 Vert Module 2 (L'avenir).\n\nStarts with on va + infinitive, mostly talking about free time.\nThen introduces rest of aller, and focuses on je vais + infinitive for writing a timeline of future plans at different ages. \n\nHave also included a few worksheets.

6-8 week topic on free time, aimed at Year 8 Set 3.Includes sports and hobbies, opinions, perfect tense and TV. Culminates in a Reading assessment.A few slides may be taken from other TES resources. If you recognise your work, many thanks for sharing and let me know if you want to be credited.

Resources for a Year 9 low/middle ability group roughly following Expo 3, Module 3 (en bonne sante).\n\nCovers:\n-body parts/illness/symptoms\n-food and drink - opinions, food groups, nutrients\n-exercise, frequency\n-il faut + infinitives\n-near future\n-imperfect tense as vocab (key verbs - je mangeais/buvais/jouais/faisais)

Reading focusing on use of 3 tenses

Powerpoint and worksheet to introduce TV genres to mid/low ability Y8. -Vocab -Opinions (inc. recognising plural me gustan) -Vocab recap (MWBs or chant answers) -Listening (Mira 2 Express, p.24) -Write sentences about favourite programme then do a survey -Guessing game - sentences giving opinions in the plural

Leisure activities Household chores (used at start of a lesson on inviting people out and giving excuses, hence the chores)

Lesson in response to the shootings in Paris on 07/01/15. 1st slide for triggering discussion.Explain/discuss context for any pupils who are unaware.Provide sources 1-11 to pupils to analyse and discuss. Depending on your group, they might just do a couple each, or might get through all of them. If time at end - discuss and write tweets.

To revise for a reading assessment towards the end of Expo 2 Module 3 (Les sorties), testing knowledge from Modules 1, 2 and 3. Includes free time activities, perfect tense, modal verbs. Print p.1 on plain paper and give a sheet to each group to highlight key words, etc. Print p.2 on different colours of card and cut into strips (each question on a different strip). Give each group Q1 - when they have written their answer on the strip of card, they bring it to you and you give them Q2. It's a race to finish first (or get the most questions answered within the time limit). My pupils loved this and asked if we could do it again soon.

Reflexive verbs for high ability Y9.Working towards a paragraph about a day in the life of a celebrity of their choice.Covers:-key infinitives-conjugation in present tense using mini-whiteboards to respond-sequencing an account with puis, ensuite, etc.-using reflexives in a range of tenses-advanced structures "avant de" + inf and "apres avoir" + pp

UPDATE: Added version for a more able group, including reading task. \n\nGoes with Expo 2 Vert, Module 3, Unit 1 'Tu veux sortir?' Covers 3 lessons with a low ability Y8 group. \n\n1st lesson - activities/infinitives. Slide 4 is a sheet to print off. Forming Qs with 'tu veux', speaking activity.\n\n2nd lesson - reading task. Understanding more detailed messages with meeting place, time, etc.\n\n3rd lesson - writing own invitation. Extension work on French text speak.

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.

Reference material for high ability KS4 groups. I am giving this to my groups quite early on and teaching them to use the verb tables in the middle of the dictionary. So whilst at the moment they haven't covered the imperfect or conditional in much detail (and haven't done the A* tenses at all) some should be able to use their initiative and go beyond what they have been taught, with this guide to help them.

Messaging dialogue making arrangements to go out. Find the French activity and comprehension questions.

Disclaimer: The conjugation board game is NOT mine, it was sent to me by a colleague who found it online. But as it links into the lessons I felt it made sense to include it here. Let me know if it's yours so I can credit you! \n\nA series of lessons aimed at high ability KS4 (Y9 or 10) to equip them with skills to include a range of tenses (including ones they haven&'t been taught yet) in their work. \n\nFocuses on recognising when to use 6 main tenses and on using the verb table in the middle of the dictionary to conjugate so pupils can be more independent in future.

Lesson introducing low ability Y8 to describing a photo (for AQA GCSE Foundation Writing style task). Context = Zipi y Zape y el Club de la Cánica - prior to watching the film. Added lesson on understanding character descriptions (to accompany watching the film).

Secondary assembly aiming to combat bullying of minority pupils. Focus on positive contributions of immigration, and celebrating what we have in common alongside the ways we are different. Main theme is the Jo Cox quote "We are more united and have more in common than that which divides us" - pupils will need some context providing.

Match up worksheet on food items\n\nCard sort of shops - match picture of item with Spanish item name and shop name. \n\nGrid to record information in afterwards with simple true or false and writing extension.

Lesson to introduce the preterite tense to Y8 set 3. Bell work - translate present tense extended sentences (revision from previous lesson) Brief explanation of -ar verbs in yo, él/ella and nosotros form, followed by mini-whiteboard practice. Brief explanation of how -er and -ir verbs. Pupils rate their understanding Bronze/Silver/Gold then choose a differentiated worksheet (just print the ppt slides) which leads into a writing task. Give or keep the points game to finish.

Resources designed to accompany the film (watching the film over the course of 3-4 lessons) in addition to the worksheets added to TES by other teachers. Includes photo card task, understanding a synopsis, P/N/P+N question based on authentic reviews (from allocine), and students writing their own review.

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.