I like to create interactive and engaging resources to broaden the students' knowledge in their subject and to expand their general knowledge with cultural activities (the tasks are often link to paintings analysis, songs, film extracts, etc.)
You will find neat and organised PowerPoint presentations to engage the students and to give them the motivation to learn !
I like to create interactive and engaging resources to broaden the students' knowledge in their subject and to expand their general knowledge with cultural activities (the tasks are often link to paintings analysis, songs, film extracts, etc.)
You will find neat and organised PowerPoint presentations to engage the students and to give them the motivation to learn !
Beautiful A3 posters to display in your classroom or simply to print for your IB students, explaining what the five themes are for the 2020 French IB examination and giving ideas of sub-topics to study in class. All the content comes from the official IB French B teacher guide.
Can also be used in a PowerPoint presentation to explain the new IB criterias.
One poster per theme :
Experiences
Identites
Ingeniosites humaines
Organisation sociale
Partage de la planete
50 slides in French about the Olympic Games organised in Paris this Summer (ressources and ideas based on the official website) - explore this amazing event through reading, listening, speaking and writing activities in French !
50 slides (all 100% in French) which can easily be divided into 4 or 5 lessons depending in how much depth you want to explore this topic - adaptable to all levels (with beginners you can do some activities in English for example)
Lesson objectives :
Understand the significance of the 2024 Olympic Games being held in Paris
Learn key vocabulary related to the Olympics in French
Discuss the impact of the Olympics on Paris and its cultural heritage
Part 1 : the symbols of Paris 2024 / les symboles des JO 2024
Part 2 : the Flamme / la Flamme Olympique
Part 3 : the sports (including extensive activities about Paralympics) / les sports olympiques
Part 4 : the places for the competition / les lieux de la competition
Part 5 : closer look at the medals / les medailles
Part 6 : closer look at the official poster / l’affiche des JO 2024
Part 7 : the Olympic village / le village olympique
A fun and entertaining Easter lesson to learn about the French traditions :
- lesson starter : match the English and the French key words of the lesson
- Guess the missing words activity to talk about the Easter bells
- 4 slides with questions like 'describe what is on the picture' to look at what French people do and eat
- Easter vocabulary drill
- a recap grammar point on masculin/feminin
- an exercise to identify masculin and feminin words
- a more challenging exercise: agree the noun/adjective
- an entertaining reading activity : decorate your easter egg (the students read a text an follow the instructions to decorate an egg in their books)
- a writing activity to talk about what you would like for Easter
- a plenary on your way out
It is a great complete lesson which is suitable for Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 if you adapt the different activities to your groups !
Are you planning to visit Le Louvre with some students during a trip to Paris ?
Why don’t you organise a treasure hunt to discover the wonderful secrets of this museum in a fun way !
This treasure hunt lasts approximately 60-90 minutes. It is aiming at KS3 and KS4 English speaking students who are learning French. Most of the questions are in English, only one is in French (but can be easily adapted if need be).
The students have to find 10 artworks, picked among the most famous ones in the museum : the Venus de Milo, the caryatids statues and the sculpture of Artemis goddess of the hunt, known as the Diana of Versailles, the Seated Scribe, the ‘Regent’ Diamond, The Winged Victory of Samothrace, The Coronation of Napoleon, The Raft of the Medusa, Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People, The Mona Lisa of course, and finally the monumental Wedding Feast at Cana.
For each artwork, the students have to answer specific questions which will help them discover the historical context, and focus on some details of the sculptures and paintings. A short and accessible explanation retrieved from the Louvre Educational Resources official website will be given in English for each artwork.
I am a French teacher in a British school and I created this treasure hunt for my Year 7, 8, 9, and 10 students as we stopped in Le Louvre during our Paris trip. If you spot any mistakes please leave a comment so I can modify the document. You will also be able to easily add, remove or edit it as it is in a Word format.
9 slides to say where you are and where you are going in French, based on the book Expo 1 Heinemann/Pearson
Lesson starter: cultural vocab recap' with famous places in Paris
Listening task : introducing the new vocabulary
Interactive activity : learning the new vocabulary through pictures
Grammar point : au / a la / a l' / aux + exercise
Speaking task : Where are you ? I am at the...
Reading task: reading text messages and answering some questions
Plenary : writ your own text message to say where you are
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A fun and interactive 10 questions quiz about the life and work of William Shakespeare, with illustrated answers.
5 slides on the Globe theatre:
- a 3 minutes challenge to find as many words as possible with the letters GLOBE THEATRE
- brainstorming with the word 'the Globe'
- history of the building and general description
- listening comprehension with a video presenting the Globe in London and 5 questions (with answers) about that video
Plenary: Individual research on Shakespeare
Great as a unit starter or a general introduction to Shakespeare. Suitable for one full lesson.
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10 slides on the French Revolution to explain what it is.
- Brainstorming to start the lesson
- Listening activity : video 'The French revolution in a nutshell' to understand what happened on the 14th July 1789. the students answer the 3 questions What ? When ? Where ?
- Class activity : What is la Marseillaise ? Listen to an extract of the song and fill in the gaps in the lyrics
- Why is the flag blue white red ?
- Writing activity (GCSE training) - Describe the picture : Delacroix painting, la Liberte guidant le peuple. Recap of the vocabulry in the foreground/background etc.
- Quizlet vocabulary practice - the students can scan the QR code to land on the quizlet page and practice the vocab. Print the flashcards from the website to practice the vocabulary in class.
EXPO 1 Pearson - Module 3 Chez moi - Lecon 3 Ma chambre
Full lesson covering the vocabulary of the bedroom and the prepositions. Suitable for 2 lessons.
Lesson starter - group activity on the different category of words (noun, verb, adjective, pronoun).
Grammar point - what is a preposition? dans - devant - derriere - sur - sous
Interactive and fun activity What can you see in the bedroom ? to learn and practice the vocabulary.
Practice the prepositions - Where is Paul ?
Speaking activity in pairs - Ou est Paul? Paul est ... .
Writing task - fill in the gaps with the prepositions.
Plenary - Write about your own bedroom.
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Expo 1 Pearson - French Module 3 - lecon 2 Ma maison / My house
Lesson starter - cultural discovery of different French houses
Vocabulary presentation and practice - Where do you live ? big/small house - semi-detached - a flat - a farm
Cultural point : le Palais de l'Elysee and un appartement haussmannien
Listening activity - where do they live?
Writing task - where do you live?
Speaking pair activity
Plenary - talking about where I live
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Expo 1 - French Module 3 - lecon 2 Ma maison / My house
Lesson starter - Who has got the biggest house ? cultural slide
Revision of the vocabulary small/big/semi-detached house
Brain storming - can you name any room ?
Listening task from the book
Vocabulary presentation and practice - kitchen / living room / bathroom / bedroom / hall / garden ...
Listening activity - listen and fill the gaps
Grammar point - Il y a + exercise
Speaking task - describe a house to your partner
Plenary - pair activity - worksheet find the name of the rooms
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Kinesthetic activity.
The students are given a card ans they have to find their matching pair by asking French questions to each others, for example COMMENT T'APPELLES-TU ?
11 slides on what you do in the evening and using the affirmative/negative form of a verb
Lesson starter : cognates / false friend spotting
Listening task - fill in the gaps with the missing words
Learning the vocabulary - write down what you see on the picture
Interactive activity - Who is doing what ? Organise the pictures.
Grammar point - NE...PAS + exercise
Plenary - writing about you
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Full French lesson on Christmas - Powerpoint + worksheet
- lesson starter : Christmas vocabulary match up the image and the French word
- grammar point : IL Y A
- reading activity : read the description of the Christmas tree on the worksheet and draw the Christmas tree
- listening activity : Fill in the gaps of the song Vive le Vent !
- writing : write your Christmas list in French
Full lesson on the tradition of Christmas in France
The traditionnal Christmas market in Alsace
Les santons de Provence
Les illuminations a Paris et le sapin des Galeries Lafayette
lesson starter : christmas vocab match up the images and the French words
map of France recap North South East West - can you place those cities ?
listening activity : watch a video about the tradition in the south of France
writing activity : describe the picture
speaking activity : choose your favourite Galerie Lafayette Christmas tree
plenary : can you recognise these French Christmas songs ?