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 sheet has all the vocabulary the pupils have to know to be able to cope successfully with the role-play section of the speaking test for Foreign Language French.
I created this Reading activity for my class. The purpose of it is to get the students to deal with unfamiliar expressions in a familiar context. It also gives them lots of idioms that they will be able to reuse for their coursework.
I’ve prepared this PowerPoint for my Yr8 and Yr9 classed to commemorate Remembrance Day. It contains new vocabulary, as well as activities to keep them busy for a whole lesson!
Powerpoint presentation to go with Expo 1, module 4
Objectives: to be able to ask for directions and to be albe to give directions
Presentation of new vocabulary + practise, leadiing up to final role play, which the pupils can model accroding to their ability.
Great song, great singer, great clip (available on YouTube). I used it for the topic on healthy eating with my French group, with special emphasis on colloquial and slang language.
I created this crossword for my Grade 8 top set. Students have to work out the meaning of the definitions and find the corresponding word. Great to revize food and drink or to introduce healthy eating.
I prepared this PowerPoint for my bottom set Yr10 to revise the school uniform and to practice modal verbs.
Includes presentation of new vocab, game of 'was fellt?' and SPLAT, as well as practice with more complex structures.
The sheet is for the pupils to stick in their books and use as a reference for correct adjective endings.
PowerPoint to introduce (more complex) adjectives describing personality, leading on to a piece of extended writing.The handout goes with the PowerPoint and can serve as a vocab reference sheet.
Recap sheet on pronouns (pronoms conjoints et disjoints): le/le/les, lui/leur, a lui/a elle, y and en. 3 exercises to practise using the different pronouns.
I created this resources as an exam revision tool for my Year 10, before they sat their IGCSE.
It covers regular, irregular and reflexive verbs in the following tenses and modes:
- infinitive
- Pluperfect
- Imperfect
- Perfect
- Recent past
- Present
- Future with 'aller'
- Simple future
- Conditional
It can be given as a task to complete in class (in which case you will have to wipe it clean). I also had it printed out with answers on A3 and laminated so my students could keep it on their desks and refer back to it.
Students found it extremely clear and very useful for their revision.
I used this song as part of my unit on relationships and love with my IB first year group (French B SL).
There is a listening activity, as well as vocabulary and comprehension exercises. I have also included a short revision task on possessive adjectives.
This song could also be used to introduce a topic on French slang.
Grand Corps Malade is always well liked by students as his music is relevant and engaging. As a slammer, his pronunciation is also very clear, making his songs very useful teaching resources.
The video is over an hour long, but I only used the introduction.
In this worksheet, there is a listening comprehension, a gap-fill activity, as well as a couple exercises on pronouns and vocabulary, which mirror the questions asked in the French B Paper 1 exam.
It is meant to practise/assess both listening and reading comprehension.
The video is authentic and the link is included at the beginning of the worksheet.
This is a comprehensive worksheet based on a text describing table manners in France.
It includes
1) vocabulary-building exercises (crockery and cutlery at a French table);
2) exercises on pronouns (what does this pronoun refer to? - typical exercise for IB French Paper 1);
3) looking at different ways to express polite advice - using the future tense, the imperative, the pronoun 'on', etc;
4) an exercise to develop an understanding of useful connectives and applying them to a summary of the text;
5) opportunities for a whole-class discussion based on what students have read and learnt from the text.
This worksheet should be covered over a series of 2 to 3 lessons and can be followed up by the following written task: write a comprehensive table manners guide for a foreigner visiting your country.
This is aimed at AS/A-level students, as well as IB French B (SL or HL) students.
I have included a correction for all the exercises.
This resource booklet is perfect for students to conduct revision just before the exam. This booklet is designed for students to be able to work independently, but could also be used as cover work or directed revisions.
It contains:
- vocabulary exercises (physical descriptions, character descriptions, pets, nationalities & chores)
- 2 grammar reminders and tasks (possessive adjectives and modal verbs 'pouvoir', 'devoir' and 'vouloir')
- 1 listening exercises, modelled, as far as possible, on the IGCSE listening paper, but with authentic recordings (link to the recordings is on the sheet itself)
- 1 reading exercise, modelled exactly on Paper 2 (Section 2 - easier text)
- 1 writing task, modelled exactly on Paper 4 (short one)
- a series of questions with model answers for students to practise the speaking exam.
This resource booklet is perfect for students to conduct revision just before the exam. This booklet is designed for students to be able to work independently, but could also be used as cover work or directed revisions.
It contains:
- vocabulary exercises (furniture, rooms in the house, places in town and directions)
- 2 grammar reminders and tasks (prepositions & the preposition 'à')
- 1 listening exercise, modelled, as far as possible, on the IGCSE listening paper, but with authentic recordings (link to the recordings is on the sheet itself)
- 2 reading exercise, modelled exactly on Paper 2 (Section 1 - vocabulary tasks)
- 2 writing task, modelled exactly on Paper 4 (one from Section 1 and 2 from Section 2)
- a series of questions with model answers for students to practise the speaking exam.