This lesson introduces continents and oceans, map projections and the concept of longitude and latitude. Year 7 students produce a map of the world, labelling continents and oceans . They will find this surprisingly difficult as they are often unfamiliar with the world and what is land and what is sea. There is a basic powerpoint plus various video clips which can be used for homework. The lesson will probably take two lessons …it depends how much time you have allocated . The methodology document for CLIL may help you with teaching CLIL id you have not done so previously. There are also video clips of clil lessons in action in the video for cpd resource that I have made available. Lesson plan , student handbook and copyright details are all available on previous resource .

Please read the copyright document before starting this unit . I have found that this is the best unit to start Year 7 with . This is because it is conceptually challenging , yet can be accessed easily through French. Much of the French can be simply used. There are detailed lesson plans and a student booklet which can be printed off for students to write in and use to refer to . Lesson by lesson resources follow in other files. This unit lasts a term and a half if taught for one hour per week. It builds up skills and then culminates in an assessment which applies the skills to a real life scenario. Once the students have completed the final piece of work they are encouraged to present it to the rest of the class in French. By the time this unit has been completed the students are confident in the use of French by their teacher and the majority love Geography in French. I have found that the best unit to follow the mapwork unit is the tropical rainforest unit. Some of the lessons in this unit are shown on the videos which I have made available for CPD (see resource on CLIL videos to support CPD)

This is a short powerpoint which shows use of classroom French to help with a CLIL lesson

This unit of work was delivered to Year 6 students in a primary school during one whole day of Geography in French. It was designed as a transition unit to show students what learning Geography in French would be like when they started secondary school. Students really loved it and said that they had learnt more French in one day than they had learnt all year during their primary French lessons. The materials are also suitable for Year 7 students . Please read the copyright master document before use . particularly the section on the hydrological cycle . The lesson starts with a video clip with a card sort, then students study the hydrological cycle using a powerpoint and a further card sort. They then are introduced to more complex hydrological terms and build a model of the cycle. I used pet food boxes , but show boxes are also good to make models in. Then the students look at the differences between urban and rural areas and how that impacts the hydrological cycle ie they are applying their knowledge to a different situation and there is a support sheet using the near future which predicts what happens in each location. Finally they choose to be a simpson’s character who explains the cycle to an audience. There is a writing/speaking frame which will support their explanations. A challenging unit but very accessible for Year 6 students.

I wrote this poem after dealing with many child sexual exploitation cases. It sums up the processes that some people use to groom young people. It could be used as part of a PSHE programme or an assembly. Students can read the poem and identify stategies used by people who groom to control young people .

This website contains FREE CLIL resources for teachers . Judith Woodfield has copies of an entire Year 7 course for Geography in French with some units in German and an entire Year 8 course for Geography in French . Year 7 Mapwork Year 7 Tropical Rainforests Year 8 Deserts Year 8 European Union There is also a Year 6 day module on the hydrologcal cycle. Just google Learning Through Languages UK to find the website. There is also free CPD on CLIL throughout the year. Previous talks given by Judith Woodfield are also available as well as CLIL experts from around the world.

This is a lesson that simulates arrival on an island and choices of energy .

Students review current political thoughts and make up their own party and produce a campaign on energy .

Students assess all types of fuel and weigh up their advantages and disadvantages. They use video clips and other resources , then put answers into a table .

There is a large amount of preparation , to present arguments for and against drilling for ol in Alaska. there are video clips and personal statements. Then students prepare a radio broadcast in role.

This lesson looks at the use of fossil fuels and their pros and cons . Read the copyright document and the section on energy before you start.

These lessons looks at drug use .The end of the unit assessment asks the students to write a story about a person and drug or alcohol abuse. There is exemplar work and writing frames to assist the students.

Peer pressure in realtion to alcohol

This identifies a range of situations where there is possible peer pressure and the dangers of them.

There are four lessons plus an extended writing assessment. The extended writing assessment exemplars in lesson 4 show what can be achieved in Year 7 PSHE when using French. Please read the copyright document before you use the unit on peer pressure .

Students identify what they are looking forward to during puberty. There are some examples of student work looking at writing answers to problems plus assessment details .

Problems in puberty are identified. students watch some adverts about such problems and products and then create ther own advert.

The first two lessons look at changes both physical and mental that take place during puberty. There is some exemplar student work .

Please read the section of the copyright document on PSHE puberty before you start using the resources. Some of the lessons in this unit were delivered in English due to their sensitive nature and need to encourage very open dialogue. However the majority were delivered in French.

Looking at the characteristics of left and right sides of the brain.