List of 10 most common idioms in French for GCSE and A Level students

Introduction to the book No et moi using the back cover of the first edition (2007).

Text about animals and a visit to the zoo in the present tense, perfect tense (et imperfect opinions) and near future tense. “Décodage” activity: finding key language in the text, decode how the text was written, what is good about it. Created as a revision about a unit about animals, free-time activities, a visit to the zoo.

List of French Speaking films to watch and recommend to A-Level students (in chronological order). Most are appropriate to show to a younger audience during a MFL film club for example.

13 colours in French with extra vocabulary and three idioms with colours.

List of all the reflexive verbs from the AQA specification Connect 4 activity using these reflexive verbs to practise using them. In pairs, students can translate what they mean to earn the square or use them in a sentence.

List of 9 famous artists to help direct independent research on the topic ‘La musique francophone contemporaine’. Resource created to supplement the textbook with ‘les artistes cultes’ that almost every French person would know of.

List of the most used idioms in French for A Level students

Worksheet with answers to introduce the topic of cinema with a brief history of this art. Includes a gap-filling activity and a translation into English. Answers provided.

List of French-speaking artists updated in 2023. Great to supplement unit 5 of AS French and give some up-to-date cultural knowledge

Worksheet to allow students to take notes. Works well for independent research, ICT room lessons or using videos to introduce the festival. There are lots of lovely videos on Youtube and students love it! I’ve used the worksheet in English with KS2-KS3, and the one with questions in Spanish with KS4 groups.

GCSE revisions of the main false friends in French. PDF to print and editable PPT version

GCSE revisions of the main false friends in Spanish. PDF to print and editable PPT version

Authentic video material from FranceInfo.com with activities: gap-filling on the transcript to develop listening skills ; translation into English ; AO4 question to check their knowledge of the topic area. Worksheet, link to the video and answer sheet for teachers.

Worksheet to discuss the concept of sexism and its recent trend in France. Includes: article in French comprehension questions in French translation into French photocard-style questions to discuss

Article from Slate.fr from 2023 adapted for an A Level group. Includes: an article in French vocabulary questions comprehension questions in French a translation from English into French a second document with the answers

Authentic article from August 2023 about the current trends in France: les tendances de couples et les différences entre générations. Worksheet with four activities: vocabulary practice comprehension questions in French translation into English gap-filling in French PDF of the worksheet and the answers.

Hand-out given during Parents’ evening and in class to help pupils organise their revisions.

Unit 1 of Year 1 A Level French: La famille en voie de changement. Article from April 2023 and its worksheet to discuss the trends and changes in Hen parties in France. Includes: article in French comprehension questions in French comprehension questions in English translation into English photocard-style questions to discuss

“Analysez le thème du mensonge dans le roman” - PowerPoint to support students with essay planning and writing. Adapted from two past paper questions: June 2018 - «Vous êtes juifs mais ne l’avouez jamais.» Analysez dans quelle mesure les conseils du père Joffo sont importants pour la survie des deux frères. June 2019 - « A présent, nous sommes condamnés au mensonge. » Analysez l’importance du mensonge pour la survie des garçons. Includes: Ideas to start discussing and analysing the topic; How to organise their essay; How to follow a PEEL template to ensure they have strong evidence and analysis to hit the top marks for AO4; An example of introduction and conclusion.