A set of 3 x sentence builders to help pupils structure their answers and vary their vocab for the card discussion in the speaking exam for AQA. Quizlet links for studying the vocab are included in the document. Pupils can use this document as a scaffold when preparing answers to speaking cards.

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

Various exercises to introduce and practise three reflexive verbs on the topic of family relationships - s’entendre avec, se disputer avec, se fâcher contre. Also practices vocab for members of the family and negative sentences with ne pas and ne jamais. Exercises include matching / match-up, listening / jumble / unscramble sentences and gap-fill. Answers included. Les verbes pronominaux / la famille / tu t’entends bien avec ta famille? les relations familiales

5 pages of activities for pupils to complete to acquire key language on the topic of daily routine in French / ma routine, including: Large vocab bank of key verbs and time phrases at the start Reading, listening, translation tasks and quiz quiz trade game Independent writing task Complex structures notes and translations to incorporate them Could be used over 1-2 lessons depending on how much is used.

Intended for the study of films in Spanish, this handout provides introductory steps to analysing film, and a comprehensive glossary of vocabulary in English and Spanish with detailed explanations and examples. The examples relate to the Almodovar film, Volver, but the principles can be applied to any film. It is roughly aimed at students studying for A-Level, Pre-U or IB (aged 16+). Whilst this resource is designed to provide information, you can also create activities from it, for example, by mixing up the Spanish and English words to match up, or match words to definitions. Or, you could assign different students certain terms and ask them to produce a short analysis of these aspects in one key scene to present to the class.

A worksheet with a short conjugation retrieval task, listening gap-fill, unscramble the sentences exercise, and a test you can set for homework. All answers included.

3 x sentence builders & follow-up tasks to learn to say who is in your family, names/ages, how you get on with each and why, to help pupils answer the Qs: comment tu t’entends avec ta famille / parle-moi de tes relations familiales etc. Activities: Interactive activity suggestions for using with the SB Pop-up grammar questions for paired discussion listening gap-fill reading comprehension reading aloud battleships game mini listening table gapped translation and full translation jumble writing task Answers all included. Suitable for KS3 and KS4.

Worksheet containing a matching activity, listening and reading tasks and translations on the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside. Audio file and 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

A worksheet with two activities for practising writing about eating and drinking in past, present and future. You can begin by going over the verbs in the table at the beginning and could always match them to English ones jumbled up on the board. Then pupils do the jumble writing task and selecting tenses, then a translation activity. Answers included.

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 Sentence builder for learning how to give opinions on your hobbies hobbies / free time activities with a range of activity ideas

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

I just made these 6 sentence builders to give to my students to revise from for a writing test. They cover the following points: Introducing yourself, giving age, birthday, where you’re from and where you live Describing physique, hair and eyes - of yourself or of someone else Describing personality - of yourself or of someone else Describing your family and giving their names, ages and birthdays Saying what pets you have (and colours) and any pets you used to have / would like to have However, you can also use them for teaching the content in the first place - click this link to see ideas on how you can use sentence builders https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A few interactive activities to introduce some basic phrases for describing pets in Spanish.

A 3-page worksheet or activity sequence introducing a range of higher-level adjectives and focusing on the principles of adjective agreement within context of personality / le caractère / la personnalité / descriptions of people. Activities: Matching task for vocab short dictation of the verb être beat the teacher inductive grammar task grammar table exercise to focus on endings short listening correct or incorrect task All answers included. Activities could easily be extended by doing translations both ways on mini whiteboards to consolidate all language at any point.

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 quick starter activity to revise present, imperfect and future tenses to aid translation.

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

Basic text on topic of mi colegio with vocab activities and translation. Once you have completed the vocab-finding activity, you can do true or false statements tailored to your group, OR comprehension questions. A more interesting and challenging activity is to get students to come up with a list of their own true or false statements to ask others - a great way to get them to study the text in detail. Finish with the translations. Answers included, of course.

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.