Secondary French teacher, rated Ofsted 'Outstanding' at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
PGCE and NQT mentor. Regular CPD/Professional Learning leader. State and private sector experience.
Secondary French teacher, rated Ofsted 'Outstanding' at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
PGCE and NQT mentor. Regular CPD/Professional Learning leader. State and private sector experience.
Clear, concise explanation of aller + imperfect tense, followed by slide with questions for students to gauge their understanding. Great as printed worksheet or as mini whiteboard activity.
Clear, concise explanation of formation of the conditional tense and uses, followed by questions for students. Excellent as a worksheet printed for students, or as a mini whiteboard activity to gauge understanding.
Great resource, teaching clothes, adjectival agreements and demonstrative adjectives to students. Linked to Expo 2 (Rouge) spread on 'Les vêtements', and drawing on some GCSE vocabulary to extend HA.
Vocabulary for colours and clothes, games, mini whiteboard activities, a reading, a speaking and a writing task with a full slide of vocabulary to support learners and clear Success Criteria.
Fully animated with all answers and notes under each slide for teacher if helpful. Can easily be split into two lessons depending on ability of group. Great fun to teach!
Italian Valentine's Day Worksheet.
First exercise asks students to translate vocabulary and match ten pictures to the Italian words (for example la scatola di cioccolatini, il cuore, il regalo, il bacio). Second exercise asks students to translate some simple Italian love phrases (for example tesoro mio, luce mia). Final exercise asks students to write a love letter in Italian, and gives them 24 phrases to help them to get started.
Can be used for KS2 (first exercise + creating a Valentine's Day card), KS3 and KS4 (ask students to extend letter with past and / or future tenses).
Great fun to teach, can lead on to lots of games with vocabulary, for example Pictionary or Splat!
Lesson linking to Expo 2 (Rouge) spread on invitations - making them, deciding whether or not to accept and giving an opinion / reason for answer.
Fully differentiated with different options for vocabulary grids (writing the answers in, or drawing lines between the English and the French), listening activity and with a Challenge question drawing on grammatical knowledge for reading activity (presented as a Twitter feed).
Seven activities in total, full lesson PowerPoint and Publisher file with all worksheets. Directions for teacher under each slide, all animations and answers. Treasure Hunt game to finish!
A full Scheme of Learning for the first year of study for an Italian class at KS3. Scheme of Learning is broken down into terms and weeks and is nine pages in total with suggestions and links to British Council projects to extend learning.
A huge time-saver, took several weeks to create.
An excellent lesson, providing students with clues as to a mystery Francophone country and asking them to detect which one it might be.
19 slides in total, great fun to teach. Fully animated with all answers, clear directions for students and support for teacher in Notes section of slides if required. Challenge options included within activities to extend HA.
The lesson begins by asking students to note down on their whiteboards all that they know about France, and all that they know about French-speaking countries.
Activity 1 - Match the French name for the country to the English translation and the correct flag, drawing a star next to the country if you think it has French as an official language.
Activity 2- Match the Mystery Country's national dishes to the English translations, and the images if possible.
Activity 3 - Use the French clues provided to locate the Mystery Country on the map.
Activity 4 - Use the map and the images to work out where the Mystery Country might be.
Activity 5 - See how many phrases can be recognised in the song lyrics for a famous band from the Mystery Country (Kana - Pas de problèmes). Think, pair, share and singalong at end.
Lesson is reviewed using a Plenary Triangle, asking students to reflect on one thing that they knew already, three things that they've learned during the lesson, and one thing that they would like to know more about. The final section can be set as a research project for homework if wished.
Great to fit into modules about Travel and Tourism, food, song, cultural similarities and differences, geography, or as a filler lesson before a holiday.
A very popular lesson that always goes down a storm!
Excellent five-slide presentation with explanations of how to form The Conditional and The Subjunctive, model examples and questions for students to answer.
The hard work is done for you! Can easily be adapted and slotted in to a full lesson, or used exactly as they are. Interesting and engaging presentation. Fully animated with images.
Excellent nine-slide presentation with explanations of how to form the imperfect tense, and use 'il faut', 'depuis' and 'être touché(e)'. Explanations are followed by model examples of how to use each construction and then questions with answers for students to try.
The hard work is done for you!
Can easily be adapted and slotted in to a full lesson, or used exactly as is. Interesting and engaging presentation. Differentiated and fully animated with images.
Excellent nine-slide presentation with explanations of how to form the simple future tense, and use negative expressions. Explanations are followed by model examples of how to use each construction and then questions with answers for students to try. A 'Puissance 4' (Connect 4) game is the last slide, asking students to translate short phrases or conjugate verbs into the simple future tense to review their learning.
The hard work is done for you!
Can easily be adapted and slotted in to a full lesson, or used exactly as is. Interesting and engaging presentation. Differentiated and fully animated with images.
Great lesson, teaching the numbers 1-20 in French. Links to Expo 1 spread 'Quel âge as-tu' - this is the first lesson working on numbers before introducing the avoir phrase too.
Very interactive, lots of games, mini whiteboard work and opportunities for repetition. First slide on PowerPoint is grid to be printed as a worksheet.
Treasure Hunt plenary game to finish!
Great lesson, teaching the French alphabet to beginners. Based on Expo 1 French alphabet spread, but can be used for any age group.
Starter builds on previous knowledge and asks students to find basic greetings in a grid. Practice with the sounds of the French alphabet follows, with two games.
Mini whiteboard activity to spell the mystery character's name is next, followed by the question 'Comment ça s'écrit' and the students noting the answer for their own names (and those of extended family, pets etc. if teacher wishes).
An introduction to French accents is the last activity, with a Blockbusters game to review and consolidate learning to finish.
Engaging way to present alphabet, fully animated with notes under each activity for teacher if required. Great fun to teach!
Presentation guiding students through the process of peer observation of behaviour in group work and the effects on learning. Based on the activity in the excellent 'The Teacher's Toolkit' by Paul Ginnis.
Used to great effect, a real behaviour-for-learning changer and very insightful for students. Definitely worth doing! I use every year with each class to install values and bring attention to the ripple effect of any behaviour that doesn't support learning. The feedback makes much more of a difference coming from their peers rather than me!
Use alongside a group activity (for example a reading text and questions), and allow time at the start of the lesson for an explanation and a full reflection at the end (15 minutes+).
Five A4 pictures of beautiful landscapes to print and display with key values of school or department.
French and English title posters to display alongside.
Great lesson, teaching school objects to beginners. Based on Expo 1 French 'Dans mon sac' spread, but can be used for any age group.
Starter asks students to translate as many objects as they can in time limit, with a dictionary. Emphasis on independent learning. Challenge is to add extra school objects that aren't on the list.
Students then repeat vocabulary, followed by 'Qu'est-ce-que c'est' game, in pairs and then as a class to win points.
Reading activity follows, matching the descriptions of school bags to the right pictures. Speaking activity with dice is next and a writing activity to finish. Scaffold provided for LA.
Pictionary game to review learning - always great fun!
Great resource teaching students how to ask ages and respond. Builds on previous knowledge of numbers 1-20 and links to Expo 1 spread - 'Quel âge as-tu?'.
Mini whiteboard activities, lotto, a reading and a listening task. Introduces students to the full present tense conjugation of 'avoir'. Optional song to use if wished!
Great fun to teach!
Excellent resource, outlining in four short paragraphs a series of Italian traditions and customs for New Year's Eve.
Document includes a short text, a series of questions in English to consolidate understanding, answers to the questions and helpful vocabulary. The text is adapted from a longer article online (link on worksheet) and can easily be lengthened if not challenging enough for group.
I use this with a year 7 and a year 10 Italian class, both several months into their Italian language studies. Acts as a great springboard for further discussion and cultural comparisons, and introduces them to a range of authentic vocabulary.
A perfect first lesson back in January, topical and interesting.
Full lesson, linking to Unit 1.1 of Expo 1 - 'C'est parti: Bonjour'.
Lesson covers meeting people, using the pronouns 'je' and 'tu' (and 'vous' as an extension), a wide range of greetings (hello, hi, goodbye, see you soon, have a lovely day etc.) and ways to ask how people are and respond to the question.
Lots of speaking, mini whiteboard activities, pairs, 'Splat', a dice activity and a 'Spin the Wheel' game at the end of the lesson to consolidate learning.
Fully animated with notes under each slide for teacher. Lesson PowerPoint, pairs game and worksheet included in download.
Great fun to teach!
Great lesson, focusing on excuses for not responding positively to an invitation.
Based on 'Desolée mais...' spread in Expo 2 (Rouge). Can be taught as one or two lessons depending on ability of group - lots in here. 11 activities in total + 2 Starters and 2 Plenary games. I have split it into two lessons as best for my class, but second date and Starter slide can easily be deleted to make it into one lesson.
Fully animated with all answers. Directions for teacher if helpful under each slide. Differentiated with support and challenge options.
Lots of games, mini whiteboard activities etc. Verb tables and songs for 'devoir' and 'pouvoir'. A huge time saver and great fun to teach!