A ‘bad translation’ listening activity to practise vocab on physical descriptions such as hair and eyes - les cheveux et les yeux. Transcript and answers included - teachers read the sentences and students listen and correct the ‘bad’ English translation - this requires ‘thorough processing’ and not superficial listening.

A parallel text gap-fill in French to learn the vocab for different members of the family / Décrire la famille / les membres de la famille. Answers included.

Two versions of the same sentence builder (a more ambitious one and a simpler one) to talk about your dream job and what qualities are necessary for this job / le travail / les professions / les métiers. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180 Here is a free set of vocab activities to go with the sentence builders https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dream-jobs-vocab-exercises-12453224

Sentence builder on family relationships, saying if you get on well or not with family members an why. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

2 sentence builders on the topic of describing a true friend and describing good parents / un vrai ami / les bons parents / family relationships / friendships. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A sentence builder to learn to describe lo mejor y lo peor about your school in Spanish. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A sentence builder to learn to answer the question ‘Si tu pudieras cambiar algo de tu colegio, ¿qué cambiarías?’ See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A sentence builder on the topic of what subjects you study and giving opinions on them. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A sentence builder and short translation task to learn to describe your ideal house using the conditional & imperfect subjunctive. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

3 sentence builders on the topic of university study, sixth form study and ambitions to help answer the following questions: ¿Cúales son tus planes para el próximo año escolar? ¿Te gustaría ir a la universidad? ¿Cuáles son tus ambiciones para el futuro? See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A basic, minimalist sentence builder for introducing the perfect tense in French / passé composé roughly on the topic of free time / leisure activities / hobbies. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

Family relationships sentence builder in Spanish for learning to describe how you get on with different family members and why. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A sentence builder on the topic of health to answer the question ‘¿Qué haces para mantenerte en forma?’ along with a short listening ‘faulty transcript’ exercise and some translations / jumbled sentences. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A sentence builder on the topic of future studies to answer the question ‘qu’est-ce que tu vas étudier l’année prochaine?’ See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A sentence builder and translation activity on the topic of physical descriptions / describing family members in French to answer the question ‘comment sont-ils physiquement?’ See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

Two sentence builders and an oral ‘mosaic translation’ activity to help answer the questions ‘Où est-ce que tu passes tes vacances?’ and ‘Comment tu voyages?’ - describing where you go on holiday and why, and the transport you take. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180 A sentence builder frame to help students learn to answer the question how did you celebrate your birthday in French - perfect tense and key vocab

A brief guide on how to use a sentence builder for those who aren’t familiar with this fantastic tool that has been championed by MFL pedagogy legends such as Gianfranco Conti, Steve Smith and Dylan Vinales - I do not take credit for these ideas, I am simply organising them into a concise list of my personal favourite activities to accompany some of the sentence builders that I upload to my shop.

A worksheet to teach chunks of language relating to special occasions / birthdays / celebrations with perfect tense verbs. Includes a short listening exercise, a jumble / unscramble exercise, missing letters exercise and speaking / oral exercise. Instructions for teacher included.

A small sentence builder, vocab activity and translations for describing the pros and cons of where your house is located in French. Enough activities for a whole lesson. Answers for translations included.