For those English-speaking students who do not get the concept of conjugation, a step by step approach to explaining verb endings with some tasks to identify learning.

This resource is based on the Studio 1 chapter on school. It starts with a couple of sentence builders using “on” and “je” It revises the time in French and is adapted to the lesson times in my school but can obviously be changed. Includes some l’/ le/la/les gap fill exercise and some multiple choice exercise based on the sentence builder. Suitable for Year 7 or as a revision tool in Year 8.

There are three documents: 1 is a vocabulary gathering exercise to make students think of what they could include, for example biographical details using the perfect tense, 2 is an actual CV where British qualifications have been explained for a French audience, 3 is an example of an application letter for a summer job. This more suitable at KS4 and 5 but could be adapted for a younger age group. It could also be set as an exercise to do someone else’s CV e.g a famous person, a historical character, a character from a film or a novel etc…

Three different approaches to tackle that topic in essay form

Some discussion questions re personality. Less boring than the usual "describe yourself"

This is a PowerPoint that includes asking for clothes and a few accessories using “the”/ “a” and “some”/ “this”, “that”, “these” and “those”. It also includes details about the clothes such as sleeveless or in a light or dark shade and in a certain material. It has practical tips about sizing in France, some gap-filling exercises, some translation exercises, a snake and ladder game and some reading and writing exercises. It is suitable to set for online learning

Tests on whole chunks of impressive phrases using various tenses. Very useful throughout a GCSE course or for revision. Also includes a gap filling song worksheet on the topic of jobs

This can be used as a place mat or a poster in class or an individual worksheet or a PowerPoint which can be adapted to suit needs.

Pupils are divided into groups of up to four students. They play dominoes matching the English verb with its Italian meaning. For beginners. Can also be used for more intermediate learners to test them on different tenses.

This presentation can be adapted and shows students that they already know more than they think. It begins with some familiar vocabulary, placed in context and ends with teaching students how to go through a first encounter with someone

These various prompts can be used as starters or whilst covering certain topics. Ideal at AS/ A Level but also appropriate for GCSE.

A PowerPoint with guidance to students as to how to tackle the stimulus card. Has references to AQA examples.

A step by step approach to give this question the best possible answer. Mostly refers to food and refers to equivalent chapter in the Edexcel Spanish textbook. Applies to all exam boards, though.

A PowerPoint aimed at Spanish GCSE students/ AS students/ A Level students to teach them idioms based on the elements e.g. “Poner la mano en el fuego por alguien” Very much linked to culture and enriching both your spoken and written work.

For A Level Spanish students El movimiento de los indignados Information and fill the blanks types of exercises.

A gap filling exercise taken from the famous video ¡Qué difícil es hablar el español! The aim is to raise students’ awareness that there can be confusions. Further aim: to bring their attention to the wealth of Spanish-speaking cultures

A revision lesson after doing object pronouns/ indirect object pronouns and the passive. Numerous examples provided.

Ideally this PowerPoint would be used with the extract of the 2011 film Intouchables by Olivier Nakache and Éric Tolédano with François Cluzet and Omar Sy. Very early on in the film there is a job interview scene where Driss and other candidates come for a job interview at Philippe’s home. The PowerPoint looks at the vocabulary used to talk about one’s qualifications and relevant hobbies. It can be used without watching the film too. Part of it deals with gender agreement and the pronunciation of the sound r in French.

Three texts about the journeys of three different immigrants followed by quiz e.g. find the person who… and find the French for. Good for the revision of the perfect tense in French, verbs to talk about travel, transports and of course feelings/ emotions.

A 10 page list of conversation starters on frustrations, fears, regret, discomfort, dreams, future plans, positive feelings, changes and moral compass issues. This should be a good prompt in knowing our students better, also a good ice-breaker.