What does going the extra mile mean?
The human commitment that goes beyond the norm for another person or cause. Making a sacrifice over and above normal expectations to achieve a goal.
Looking at the story of Rick and Dick Hoyt
Quotes for inspirational people - for discussion
Inspirational links
Biographies of inspirational people
Lots of resources on this theme - ideal for tutor time / theme weeks
An assembly to inspire and motivate students to make the most of their talents. Katie Piper; Barack Obama and Jessica Cox - among others.
Also a notes sheet attached - giving more info on the famous people mentioned
Suitable for Year 7 or 8 French students
A good starter before this would be to use dictionaries to look up 5 places in the town and discuss the possibilities for the definite article.
This then reminds how to say ‘to the place’ - with examples and own practice. There is a final task with a challenge element for the more able. This would take a whole lesson.
Power point - explaining how to form the past tense (perfect tense) in French
Matching exercise at the start to establish patterns - 'avoir' verbs only - including irregulars
Work sheet with numerous sentences, requiring a word to be changed each time into a suitable synonym.
Good for homework or starter.
Thesaurus practice.
Higher level vocabulary - matching to definitions and synonyms
Good exercises for expanding or consolidating vocabulary - also for dictionary practice
4 different tasks