A lesson covering the issues trigged by climate change and who caused them and why, starting with the weather (useful for extreme weather due to climate change). A three hour lesson. Lesson 1: recap of the weather in the simple future tense. Practice of the weather through a (made up) weather forecast report. Finishes with a past paper talking about the weather in the past tense (can they identify weather expressions in another tense)? Lesson 2: introduction of issues and students have to sort them into categories: caused by mankind vs natural disaster. Leads onto a speaking task where students have to argue their choice in French. Lesson 3: students start with a challenging reading exercise where they have to match up the environmental issue with a the corresponding paragraph explaining why it’s the biggest issue, according to the person talking. Leads to a listening to correct the exercise and ends with a writing bringing the three lessons together.

Lesson covering what makes student “tick”, what subject matters to them (family, friends, studies, health…) as well as the grammar point ce qui vs ce que as a translation for “what”. A two hour lesson. Lesson 1: introduction of the vocabulary with an unjumbling exercise (translation to unjumble), followed by a study of possible justification of what matters through them with a sentence builder and finishing with a listening exercise. Lesson 2: starts with how to manipulate the sentences “ce qui est important pour moi c’est…” and “ce qui m’inquiète c’est…”, using their own knowledge, by respectively changing the adjective and the verb. Follows on a “turn and talk” activity where students share their manipulated sentence with their partner then follow on with sharing their partner’s sentence to the class ("ce qui est important pour lui/elle…). Follows a study of the grammar point ce qui vs ce que that leads to a complex translation into French.

Lesson covering what makes student “tick”, what subject matters to them (family, friends, studies, health…) as well as the grammar point ce qui vs ce que as a translation for “what”. A one hour lesson. Introduction of the vocabulary with an unjumbling exercise (translation to unjumble), followed by a study of possible justification of what matters for them with a sentence builder, consolidated by a cloze writing exercise as well as a pair speaking activity (stolen sentences), leading towards a listening and a complex translation into French.

I am putting here Activities that I have found made by La Poste. It includes a French teacher pack to guide teacher towards writing a letter and teaching culture. It also has a PowerPoint with the links towards drawing activities to be sent to children in hospitals, recipes in French, a Christmas tale, sleep countdown, folding “une cocotte” with sentences about Chritsmas history and traditions that students can fold and use to present them to other people. Lesson to write and send a Christmas letter to Santa Claus: Lettre au Père Noël l

Concept of the booklet: The concept of this Conversation booklet (Edexcel) is straightforward - Simple questions, Complex answers. The aim of this speaking booklet is to enhance students’ results by removing (as much as possible) the first layer of difficulty when it comes to the conversation task: understanding the question. To do this, the 9 questions per theme follow the pattern below: Parle-moi de… present tense (x2) Qu’est-ce que tu penses de… Opinion (x3) ___ dernier/dernière, … past tense (x2) _____ prochain / prochaine,… future tense (x2) Opinion questions: you can also ask them a closed question always starting with « tu aimes…? » and coach them to develop their answers. Eg: « tu aimes le foot? » rather than «Qu’est-ce que tu penses du foot? » The booklet also contains: Presentation of the conversation task (what, timings, themes and topics) Presentation of the top band markscheme for Higher and Foundation. Language elements to meet each requirement of the markscheme. One minute presentation: writing frame (designed by a colleague of mine) for Higher and Foundation + space to write. 5 themes that each includes: –> A list of what is included in the theme –> Model answers (WAGOLL), divided in “Grade 3”, “Grade 4/5”, “Grade 6+”, translated and with a paragraph explaining why it’s a good answer against the markscheme. This is being done for a question asking for present tense, for an opinion, for past tenses and for future tenses, for each theme (a total of 20 models analysed against the mark scheme). –> 9 questions as detailed above –> Elements to stretch their answers. Click here for full conversation booklet

All the theme 4 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

All the theme 2 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

All the theme 3 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

All the theme 1 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

All the theme 5 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

All the theme 4 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

All the theme 3 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

2 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour each discussing activities you do / are going to do with your friends. Lesson 1: revision of Yr7 activities in the present tense + practice of time markers. Lesson 2: practice of near future with the same activities.

All the theme 5 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

All the theme 2 exercises in the following skills: Listening, Reading and Writing. From Edexcel past papers from 2018 to 2023 (included). Included: transcript and answers. Included: in the note under the side, you will see the year of the paper (that way you can plan around the papers you are going to use for MOCKs).

Aimed at Yr9s 3 lesson of 50 min / 1 hour each practicing vocabulary about getting along with family members and justifiying why. Leads up to a writing task. Lesson 1: revision / practice of expressions such as I get along well with, I quarrel with… Lesson 2: Reflexive ER verbs conjugation in the present tense + Revision of adjectives as justification of how well people get along Lesson 3: Translation exercise of a written model to lead to a writing task.

3 lessons of 50 min/1 hour aimed at Yr9s. Lesson 1: Revision of family members Lesson 2: Physical description revision Lesson 3: Adjective revision (with adjective agreement).

Aimed at Yr9s 3 lessons of 50 min / 1 hour each building up students knowledge up to a conversation / role play to organise a meeting, with prompt cards. Lesson 1: Preposition + some places in town + some times (taught as chunk) Lesson 2: Revision of means of transport to be able to say how to go there and who with. Lesson 3: Put all together and speaking practice.