100 days until GCSE Spanish HT poster to allow student to structure their revisions.
Designed for retrieval practice in small chunks - aimed for 5 minutes a day of revisions.
My Year 11 groups asked me to create a resource to help them know what to revise in Spanish but in small chunks as they are overwhelmed by all the work they have to do in every subject. This resource comes in addition of online tools like LanguageNut or Thisislanguage.
Grammar, vocabulary and topical revisions.
QR to directly take them to the AQA GCSE Spanish Higher Tier vocabulary list on Quizlet.
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
Pack of at least three lessons for ‘La société diverse’ (Unit 1 of A Level French AQA): what ‘diversity’ means in France (accents, origins, religions, sexual orientations etc), what are the current trends and issues.
Used both as teaching resources to introduce the topic in complement of the textbook and as revision material at the end of the year.
The resources can be adapted to all abilities and teaching styles.
Powerpoint: discussion starters, up-to-date statistics and information about the topic, link to a video from France24, adaptable A Level photocard activity, grammar gap-filling activity, translations from past papers.
Three PDF worksheets to allow pupils to take notes + activities
Calendar for the academic year 2024-25 with all the important dates for the UK (international dates, national days, religious festivals). From September 2024 to August 2025.
Perfect to plan assemblies, whole school events and start discussions in form.
I update the document each year so you can come back and download the new version for free each year :)
PowerPoint, worksheet and answer sheet with up-to-date surveys to discuss the future of French politics.
Découvrir des campagnes de sensibilisation contre l’abstention et évaluer leurs efficacités
Analyser les changements qui ont eu lieu lors de la présidentielle de 2022 (worksheet and answer sheet)
Discuter du sentiment d’optimisme des français et son évolution
Discuter des préoccupations principales des français de 2017 à 2023
Faire des prédictions sur l’avenir de la politique française
Resources available in both PDF and editable versions to adapt.
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.
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.
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
Article and worksheet: Nouvelles tendances dans la vie de couple (from 2023)
Article and worksheet: Les enterrements de vie de jeune garcon/fille (from 2023)
Article and worksheet: Le sexisme en France (from 2023)
BONUS: Leaning checklists for the 6 units of A Level Year 1 French
“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.
« L’occupation de la France est présentée par Joffo comme une grande aventure. » Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous d’accord avec ce jugement ? - PowerPoint to support students with essay planning and writing.
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.
Un Sac de Billes est une histoire vraie. Décrivez des épisodes de l’histoire qui la rendent réaliste. Comment l’auteur arrive-t-il à éviter la sentimentalité ?
PowerPoint to support students with essay planning and writing.
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.