G.C.S.E. French - Theme 2 - Poverty and homelessness

This resource comprises 12 worksheets and 12 powerpoints and is based on the theme of homelessness. It is especially suitable for students of higher - medium ability who are aiming to achieve grade 5+ at G.C.S.E.

All the worksheets are on the ppts. making it easier for you to present, discuss and explain grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to your students. They also provide the answers to the worksheet tasks so your students will be able to self and/or peer mark.

The resource comprises a wide range of carefully structured, differentiated tasks and includes:

1. a detailed vocabulary sheet with common masculine and feminine nouns appropriate to the topic.
2. exercises to practise the definite and indefinite articles
3. adjectival agreement
4. grâce à, à cause de
5. possessive adjectives - notre, nos and leur, leurs
6. beaucoup de, plein de, trop de and plusieurs
7. demonstrative adjectives - ce, cet, cette and ces
8. the present tense of regular ER verbs appropriate to the topic
9. the present tense of irregular verbs, vivre, dormir, voir, devenir, offrir and souffrir
10. de plus en plus, de moins en moins + adjective
11. expressions which are used with ‘avoir’- avoir faim, avoir soif, avoir l’air etc.
12. generic vocabulary to use when describing a photo card
13. examples of Foundation and Higher level photo card descriptions to translate from and into French
14. useful time expressions - actuellement, de nos jours, maintenant etc.

I have tried to repeat the same vocabulary and grammar throughout the topic for the purpose of reinforcement. The vocabulary and grammar range from being fairly easy to use to quite challenging for those students hoping to access higher grades.

I have also recently uploaded a shorter resource on the topic of homelessness for the less able.

I hope you find this resource useful. Thanks for taking a look.