This PowerPoint introduces extreme sports, consolidates learning, develops pupil dialogue, tests comprehension and culminates in a written paragraph full of opinions about extreme sports with justification and a range of tenses.
Slide 1. Extreme Sports Vocabulary
Slide 2. Match up French to English.
Slide 3. Categorising activity
Slide 4. Simple Q&A with model answers
Slide 5. Simple Opinions
Slide 6. Advanced Opinions
Slide 7. Categorise 'for' and 'against' opinions.
Slide 8. Short comprehension.
Slide 9. Sentence starters in a range of tenses.
Slide 10. Teacher v. Class Battle
Slide 11. SuperSentence writing frame
Slide 12. Pupil dialogues with checklist
Slide 13. Extension Activity/Homework
Slide 14. Hyperlinks to websites of interest with notes for teachers.
35 unique cards covering the basics including greetings, first questions and responses, days of the week and months of the year.
Distribute the cards. The person with 'DEBUT' begins and asks the first question 'Qui a bonjour?' this prompts the next person who has the phrase 'J'ai bonjour' written on their card. They shout this out followed by their own question, 'Qui a au revoir?' The game continues like this until the last person ends with 'La Fin!'
Excellent for vocabulary consolidation and to inject energy into the lesson. Gets pupils interacting and speaking and listening.
Brilliant for revision lessons for all year groups.
2 versions of this board game to practise the perfect tense in a fun and engaging way. Pupils can work independently- great way of injecting some competition into the lesson also a fun reward after a grammar lesson.
Version 1 is perfect tense -er regular verbs with j’ai only
Version 2 is perfect tense -er regular verbs with all pronouns
A 30 page resource including:
An original French story (written by me)- simple language, beautiful images, repetition of simple structures;
Wall words/mini flashcards of key vocabulary;
Card game vocab match up (self correcting puzzle);
Board game;
Worksheets;
Mini books;
‘I can’ statements.
All of the activities include co-ordinating images and vocabulary for an outstanding 30 minute lesson you will want to return to again and again.
Once you have purchased this resource, should you need any support with pronunciation of the story (I know many primary teachers are non language specialists); you may email me at betsybelleteachesfrench@hotmail.com
This resource will be added to in the coming week so you can return and download the additional materials.
So far you will get 7 resources in the bundle including a Powerpoint, a booklet, a set of flashcards, 2 speaking activities, 2 follow me games and a board game.
As comprehensive Power Point presentation for the topic of ‘At the tourist office’. Over 50 phrases pupils will need to understand or say in the role play task and sample role plays to go through with support and suggested answers. Also includes some language games for a dozen nouns you might need in the tourist info office such as ‘a map of the town’ and ‘train timetables’ etc.
If you are preparing your pupils for role play tasks or need some revision material, my ‘At the hotel’ bundle is great value and covers all the vocabulary for the role play task.
Use as a speaking frame / a writing frame / a learning mat / a revision aid / an extension tool to teach animals.
This writing frame goes far beyond the typical 'J'ai un chien qui s'appelle...' and includes sentences in the perfect, imperfect, future and conditional tenses.
The PDF is in colour but looks nice printed in greyscale as well. I usually print and photocopy in greyscale but put the colour version on the IWB.
All the vocabulary for teaching the bedroom furniture etc. and getting pupils to describe their bedroom on one A4 page: use it as a learning mat, a homework sheet, a support sheet, an extension sheet, a revision sheet, a classroom poster...endless possibilities.
A game board to practise nouns and simple sentences.
2 versions included for differentiation purposes.
Answer key included (so pupils work independently).
Great to introduce sports in a novel way- give them the board game and a dictionary and it is a really fun way to challenge them to learn sports nouns.
Use it as follow up once you have introduced the vocabulary as it is an excellent way of practising speaking and listening skills.
Other important features: pupil independence, pupil collaboration, challenge and competition. I always have 100% engagement when I give them a board game (I have others available).
A rewarding way to differentiate- what better incentive to complete the task than to know you can play a game at the end!
No need to cut anything- just print. A4 is fine, A3 is great. Add dice and counters. (I get pupils to use spare coins for counters and lots of them have dice roll app on their phones these days if you are struggling for these).
Any feedback is always gratefully received and if you have any requests for future board games please send me a message.
A set of 30 French infinitives Follow Me Cards.
Teacher instructions included.
Use to teach or revise 30 infinitives.
Excellent for introducing the near furture tense- just add je vais before the infinitive..
Highly interactive activity. Ensures all pupils participate. After traditional rounds where the game snakes around the classroom you could introduce element of competition by racing against the clock.
A fantastic use of the cards is to get pupils to stand in a circle according to the sequence of the cards. Great for energy and enthusiasm!
2 versions of this board game:
Game 1 is all in the first person
Game 2 is a range of pronouns
Answers included.
Bright and attractive. Educational. Great for collaboration. A fun twist in revision.
Good extension task- why not print them off and stick them in a plastic wallet on the wall for pupils to come and play when finished main activity.
Minimal prep: If you forget to bring dice pupils can play with a coin: move forward 2 spaces for heads, 1 space for tails. They can use a tiny scrap of paper for a counter.
Anybody with a class with difficult girls needs to buy this resource.
I created this especially for my bottom set year 9 girls and it worked. Silence. Engagement. Enthusiasm!
You will not regret this purchase.
It is full of up to date language describing clothes that our pupils actually wear; the pupils were amazed at the 'cool' vocab lists with words like 'high tops' and 'playsuit'.
The final outcome is a written paragraph about the t-shirt they have designed. At your discretion how they balance their time between sketching and producing written language!
Vocabulary taught:
T-shirt style (sleeve length, neckline, fit)
T-shirt look (colour, pattern, slogan)
Clothes to go with the t-shirt
Accessories to go with it
Advice on how to achieve 'the look' (using imperatives)
Includes consolidation activities and comprehension.
Printable worksheet slide included
A board game to practise vocabulary for Easter.
Pupils roll the dice and say the French for the picture they land on. Extra challenge given as they progress through the game and have to describe the pictures and give opinions.
Great lead on from my Easter PowerPoint.
Great speaking and listening practice.
Increased enthusiasm and engagement.
Adds dimension of competition.
Could be used as a reward for early finishes.
This resource is available as part of an Easter bundle, saving you money.
A game board to practise nouns and simple sentences. Great to introduce food in a novel way- give them the board game and a dictionary and it is a really fun way to challenge them to learn food and drink nouns.
Use it as follow up once you have introduced the voacb as it is an excellent way of practising speaking and listening skills.
Other important features: pupil independence, pupil collaboration, challenge and competition. I always have 100% engagement when I give them a board game (I have others available).
A rewarding way to differentiate- what better incentive to complete the task than to know you can play a game at the end!
No need to cut anything- just print. A4 is fine, A3 is great. Add dice and counters. (I get pupils to use spare coins for counters and lots of them have dice roll app on their phones these days if you are struggling for these).
Any feedback is always gratefully received and if you have any requests for future board games please send me a message.
A lovely triorama for places on town. Pupils cut out the square, fold and cut along the dashed line. They write a description of their town/their ideal town etc. then glue the two triangles together creating a pop up town. Makes a great display.
This resource includes a colour version for you to print and display as a model and a black and white version to print for pupils to colour and write own description.
Recently added for better value: places in town flashcards. If you had already bought both of these resources please email me for a free resource of your chocie at betsybelleteachesfrench@hotmail.com
An emoji themed bundle to reinforce the vocabulary for ‘saying how you feel’.
Included is a video, a worksheet/craft and a quiz.
I have also added in a couple of other resources that DO APPEAR in other bundles so if you are a regular purchaser you may already have them. I haven’t factored them into the price but included for those who might find them useful.
A really simple but engaging video animation featuring basic Spanish to recap previous learning.
A worksheet to accompany this video is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-first-lesson-back-todo-sobre-mi-sheet-11969691
This is a link to my You Tube channel where you will find a whiteboard animation video. This is great to use in class with the pupils- can they translate te sentences quicker than the pen? They could write them down or say them out loud?
A fabulous task to set as revision as well- pupils more inclined to watch a you tube video to music (I have great stats evidence for previous year’s videos - by analysing the demographics I know that thousands of pupils watched my video in the week before the French exams!)
More topics on the way. There is a bundle of activities for this topic here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-french-role-play-task-at-the-hotel-11874119
A place card for pupils to complete and color. A great way to get to know their names during half term 1 and for them to get to know the 3 first questions: como te llamas, cuantos anos tienes and donde vives? There is space on the back of the card for them to write their answers so they can always see them.