I am a native speaker of French, currently based in India. I am an IGCSE and IB French teacher and I have been teaching for 15 years. I am also Head of Secondary at my school and a former IBDP Coordinator.
I am a co-author of the IBDP Kognity French B textbook and a senior IBDP examiner.
I am a native speaker of French, currently based in India. I am an IGCSE and IB French teacher and I have been teaching for 15 years. I am also Head of Secondary at my school and a former IBDP Coordinator.
I am a co-author of the IBDP Kognity French B textbook and a senior IBDP examiner.
This assessment covers numbers, alphabet, introducing oneself and objects in the classroom. The last activity is listening. I just made it up myself and I don't have a transcript.
This presentation focuses on the past tense of reflexive verbs. Pupils will learn to describe their injuries and explain what happened to them. Writing and Speaking activities included.
The objective of this lesson is to be able to describe a typical day at school. The first activity reviewing telling the time as well as cardinal numbers and the interrogative determinant 'quel'. Includes speaking and writing activity.
I created this handout to encourage students to use time words and frequencers to make their assignments more interesting and to help them write more complex sentences.
Presentation introducing reasons for/against smoking. Vocabulary build-up and introduction of new grammar structures. Hnadouts recapping different reasons for/against smoking attached.
I used this Ppt to introduce the future tense to my Grade 6. I borrowed a couple of slides for somebody else and adapted the rest, so apologies if you recognise your work and thank you! Battleship game at the end and translation exercise.
I created this writing frame for my bottom set German, to help them write in detail about what they do at the weekend. I'm not a German specialist, so if there are any spelling mistakes, do let me know and I'll correct them!
I made this worksheet to help my class review the main grammar points covered in the unit on holidays. Grammar includes au/en/a + countries and cities, future and past.
This PowerPoint presentation introduces different problems affecting the environment, followed by exercizes on adjective endings, comparative and superlative forms
An IB/A-level resource on trash reality TV in France, seen by the band Tryo. I have used this song to talk about slang and verlan and as an opportunity to revise the pronoun 'en'. There is a translation exercise for students to practise the vocabulary from the song, as well as a gap-fill exercise to practise listening comprehension. Finally, I have put together a few questions to form the basis of a discussion.
Ideal as a preparation for French B SL Paper 1 when covering the topic of health and smoking. It could also match the difficulty of Text A in an HL paper.
The questions are modelled exactly on the comprehension questions in the exam.
Can be used for a mock exam or an end of unit assignment. Can also be used in class.
I have included a markscheme at the end.
This is a series of activities to guide the reading of Le Petit Prince.
Each worksheet goes in pairs: the students' sheet and the teacher's notes.
The focus of these worksheets is to help students understand the book, but also to develop their vocabulary and ability to write creatively in French.
There is some literary analysis of the text to give students the opportunity to transfer the skills developed in English.
There are also a few grammar exercises, based on the text (irregular plural of nouns and adjectives, adjective agreements and pronouns).
This represents 3 - 4 weeks worth of work with students. At the end, I chose to show them the animation movie which came out in July 2015.
I created this resource for my Year 12 French B Higher Level group, but I have also used it (with modifications) with my Year 11 advanced IGCSE group.
This resource is based on Paper 1 for French B SL/HL. The questions are modelled on the exam, so it can be used either as a practice in class or for a mock exam. I have included the markscheme at the end.
This article from L'Express is a comparison between the food habits in the US and in France.
PowerPoint presentation to introduce quantities and food, followed by a gap fill exercise to practise du, de la, des, and de. Speaking activity at the end.
Powerpoint to introduce and drill basic household chores in both French and German. Reading comprehension handout to accompany in German (sorry I lost the French version when my pen drive broke :( ) Speaking worksheet - provides vocab list for students to survey each other on what they do to help at home (again sorry German only!)
PowerPoint presentation introducing the conditional tense with lots of interesting vocabulary (for higher). The handout is a differentiated exercize for foundation.
Objective: To explain why learning a language is important. Work on modal verbs. Includes reference to significance for British students - easily removed or altered.