Welcome to the third installment of months of the year, weather and seasons. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of March and associated weather and season. Present the numbers from 1-31 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in March. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ mars’ Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘il fait un beau temps’ / ‘il est venteux’. Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the spring picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together. Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with. There is also a differentiated homework in the workbook available. Happy teaching and learning.

This resource looks at general expressions that use the verb ‘faire’. It is particular useful at Key Stage 3, when students are becoming more acquainted with the verb ‘faire’ anf have already mastered the conjugation of the verb in the present tense. There is a vocabulary sheet, followed by differentiated activities. Happy teaching and learning!

This resource looks at ‘si’ clauses, associated with weather, which is explored at IGCSE level. It is worthwhile reviewing the simple future tense on slide 2 and then get the students to read the examples. Feel free to write up some more examples on the board if you wish. Get the students to complete the quiz and then the follow-up differentiated activities. Happy teaching and learning!

This resource exclusively looks at the different prepositions of how to express ‘in’ in French and various different housing. This resource is ideal for Key Stage 3 learners, ideally those who are studying Tricolore 1. There are lots of differentiated activities and reinforcement included in this resource, alongside a vocabulary worksheet. Happy teaching and learning!

Welcome to the first installment of months of the year, weather and seasons. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of January and associated weather and season. Present the numbers from 1-31 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in January. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ janvier’ Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘il est neigeux’. Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the winter picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together. Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with. There is also a differentiated homework in the workbook available. Happy teaching and learning.

This resource exclusively explores which items can be found in which shops, as well as the preposition ‘de’. There are lots of follow-up differentiated activities and attached, is a vocabulary sheet. This resource is geared towards Key Stage 3 and it is compatible with Tricolore 2. Happy teaching and learning!

This resource looks at general feelings using the expression ‘Ca va’. It also looks at the pronunciation of the cedilla. It would come in very useful when starting the new academic year and starting off using Tricolore 1. There are lots of differentiated activities, geared towards learners of all abilities. For the listening activities: Lower level worksheet: Say either one of the facial expressions and allow the student to choose the correct picture. Higher level worksheet: Use the same word as for the lower level worksheet and the student has to draw that particular facial expression in the box provided. Happy teaching and learning!

Welcome to a brand new installment in the theme of clothes! If you have had a chance to buy the previous installments in the theme of food and drink, I truly hope you have had enjoyed them as the activities are very well-sequenced. If not, do feel free to have a look at them. Students who are studying the IGCSE French course need to know the names of various items of clothing, materials and patterns. This resource also revises grammatical points such as interrogative words such as ‘quel’, ‘quelle’, ‘lequel’, ‘laquelle’, etc, as well as demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. The activities are very well sequenced and they are also tailored to students of IGCSE level which includes listening, reading comprehension and writing in addition to open questioning. For the spot the difference activity, this could be used as an oral activity, assisting the students as necessary. They can write their answers down following the oral element of the activity. This resource contains: 1 workbook 1 transcript for the listening activity 1 sound file for the listening activity Happy teaching and learning!

This resource exclusively looks at relative pronouns such as ‘que’, ‘qui’ and ‘qu’’, which is designed for students at Key Stage 4 level or GCSE/IGCSE level. Students read the short story first about Xavier with the follow-up questions and then they complete the subsequent quiz and activities. Happy teaching and learning!

Here is the twelfth and final installment of the subjunctive. As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity revises the entire functions of the subjunctive in a nutshell as featured in the previous installments and it also focuses on how to form the subjunctive in the past form using reflexive verbs. There is a massive bundle available where all twelve parts of the subjunctive can be purchased at a much reduced cost. Happy teaching and learning!

Here is the eleventh installment of the subjunctive. As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity basically describes more functions of the subjunctive in a nutshell in terms of questions used expressing doubt which require the subjunctive which use the subjunctive or the indicative such as ‘penses-tu que …’, ‘crois-tu que …’, ‘est-ce que tu penses que …’. It also focuses on how to form the subjunctive in the past form using intransitive verbs. Keep an eye out for the final sequel to the other functions of the subjunctive, which continues to focus on the past subjunctive. I still have to put it up. Happy teaching and learning!

This resource exclusively looks at the imperfect tense in French which is introduced at Key Stage 3 level and explores reflexive verbs in the imperfect form. It also gives students the opportunity to learn how to talk about simultaneous actions in the past, and also revises other previously learnt functions of the imperfect and perfect tense in the form of a quiz. Happy teaching and learning!

Here is the tenth installment of the subjunctive. As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity basically describes more functions of the subjunctive in a nutshell in terms of various other expressions which use the subjunctive or the indicative such as ‘je dis que’, ‘je ne dis pas que’, ‘il est précis que’, ‘il n’est pas précis que’, etc. It also focuses on how to form the subjunctive in the past form using transitive verbs. Keep an eye out for the sequels to the other functions of the subjunctive, which continues to focus on the past subjunctive. I still have to put them up. Happy teaching and learning!

Here is the ninth installment of the subjunctive. As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity basically describes more functions of the subjunctive in a nutshell in terms of various other conjunctions such as hypothetical state and expressions using impersonal verbs such as ‘il arrive’, ‘il faut’, ‘il va falloir’, ‘il faudra’, ‘il semble’, etc. It also focuses on reflexive verbs and impersonal verbs such as ‘il pleut’, ‘il faut’, ‘il s’agit’, ‘il vaux mieux’ and various weather expressions as it contains methods as to how to conjugate these reflexive and impersonal verbs in the present subjunctive form. Part 9 solely focuses on how to form the aforementioned verbs in the subjunctive mood. Keep an eye out for the sequels to the other functions of the subjunctive. I still have to put them up. Happy teaching and learning!

Preparation time: 30 minutes - 1 hour (introducing new vocabulary and also the transcript and sound files for the listening activity) Lesson length: 2 hours - 2.5 hours Here is the 18th resource for introducing French to adults at beginner’s level! I have compiled this resource using an adult approach who are learning French for the very first time. This activity focuses on autumnal weather for the first time, thus introducing the season ‘autumn’, autumnal fashion on clothes and pets are also introduced. It also incorporates the following grammar: ‘Mettre’ in the present tense The negation ‘ne … que’ in the present tense The possessive adjectives for ‘his/her’ The next few installments will be centered on weather for the other seasons of the yearm clothes, animals and possessive adjectives Accompanied with this resource is the worksheet, the transcript and the sound files for the listening assignment. Happy teaching and learning!

This resource exclusively looks at the imperfect tense in French which is introduced at Key Stage 3 level and explores irregular verbs in the imperfect form. It also gives students the opportunity to learn how to talk about habitual actions in the past, and also revises other previously learnt functions of the imperfect tense in the form of a quiz. Happy teaching and learning!

This resource exclusively looks at the imperfect tense in French which is introduced at Key Stage 3 level and explores regular verbs in the imperfect form. It also gives students the opportunity to learn how to describe events in the past, in particular the use of interruptions using regular verbs. This also gives the students a profound opportunity to understand the distinction between the imperfect tense and the perfect tense. Do keep an eye out for the subsequent editions as more description of how one used to look when they were younger is covered in part 3, when irregular verbs are introduced. Happy teaching and learning!

This resource exclusively looks at the imperfect tense in French which is introduced at Key Stage 3 level and uniquely explores ‘avoir’ and ‘etre’ in the imperfect form. It also gives students the opportunity to learn how to talk about one’s age in the past using ‘avoir’ and also holiday past experiences in ‘etre’. This also gives the students the opportunity to understand the distinction between the imperfect tense and the perfect tense. Do keep an eye out for the subsequent parts as more description of how one used to look when they were younger is covered in part 3, when irregular verbs are introduced. Happy teaching and learning!