I am a French native speaker, really enthusiastic about teaching my language and sharing resources. I spent all my childhood in France. I moved to England eight years ago to do a Masters in Education and Modern Foreign Languages. I then did my teacher training (PGCE) in Modern Foreign languages, at King's College, in London and was in charge of the French department in a London private school for many years. I now teach and work as a Housemistress in a British school, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I am a French native speaker, really enthusiastic about teaching my language and sharing resources. I spent all my childhood in France. I moved to England eight years ago to do a Masters in Education and Modern Foreign Languages. I then did my teacher training (PGCE) in Modern Foreign languages, at King's College, in London and was in charge of the French department in a London private school for many years. I now teach and work as a Housemistress in a British school, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
An introduction lesson and the first lesson on family to help you start teaching the new French specification.
- introduction of the new course with explanation
- two introduction videos on the chosen movie and film (could be adapted to different ones)
- plenty of photographs to generate discussion on this new topic
- changes and evolution of family types
- speaking and writing activities
- a quiz with statistics (who wants to be a millionaire animation)
- how to give figures in French about divorce and mariage
- a true or false activity
- homework activities (written + vocabulary homework)
- debate for or against marriage (words to put around the classroom to develop their vocabulary on the topic and make it more interactive)
- the imperfect tense
- oral activities on marriage
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on the rules or the activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
LESSON 1 - UNIT 2 - La télé, ma réalité
A power-point with plenty of activities and nice resources to teach this lesson.
- Learn the vocabulary linked to TV programs
- Give your opinion about TV programs
- Revise the plural of nouns and adjectives
- Direct Object pronouns explained clearly and progressively to KS3 pupils
- Written and spoken exercises to practise using direct object pronouns
- A role play on direct object pronouns
- A worksheet with a dialogue to practise the speaking
- Homework to practise the work done
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on the rules or the activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
4 different designs to put on your students' desks .
It can be printed in A3 format or even bigger to cover the whole desk.
I personally laminate it and stick it to the desks but it can also be used to write an essay on the blank sheet.
A range of useful opinion phrases, verbs, adjectives, connectives and idioms to enrich your students' vocabulary and improve their speaking and writing.
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
Learn how to read, write and say high numbers and dates in French.
- A worksheet to work out interactively how to read and write years with an explanation of 'number rules'.
- A power-point with the explanation to match the worksheet.
- A fun and attractive number sheet template.
If you would like to download a game that involves practising numbers in French, copy the link below or you can visit my shop:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-tenses-full-game-auction-with-rules-and-resources-editable-11262204
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on the rules or the activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
ALL the posters and displays you can find in my French classroom:
- The weather displays (I put them next to the window and everyday a pupil changes the card depending on the weather outside - they love being in charge of the weather card - you can do a monthly rota)
- The Monster verbs (I have a whole wall next to my board covered with those verbs - I print them in A3 format so everybody can see them in the class - I find it so useful to have them all there - students find them very useful and check them constantly.
- The behaviour displays (two displays that I put each side of my whiteboard - I put positive ticks next to students name on the angel side of the board to reward good work and if names are written under the negative smiley, students know they are close to be given a sanction)
- The instruction displays (I have them all around my whiteboard and interactive board - ask students to use the target language to ask to go out of the class or get a dictionary - they find it very fun to ask in French)
- The idiom displays (I have a reading corner with French books in my classroom and these idioms are all over one of the walls - it is great for GCSE and A-level students to have interesting phrases to include in their writing and speaking)
- The opinion and intensifier displays (great for GCSE and A-level students to improve their writing and vary the opinions they use)
- The question displays (outside my classroom, I have French questions in speech bubbles as well as common phrases used in France - I print them on A3 paper too - you can add pictures of your students linked to the speech bubbles which looks fun and interactive)
For a display on progress and Assessment for Learning with the accompanying classroom ressources, please copy this link or visit my shop to find the "thinking clouds/les nuages pensants":
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thinking-clouds-poster-booklet-all-subjects-showing-progress-afl-plenary-11263600
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
I gathered all the grammar I teach from Year 7 to Year 11 into one single power-point and revision booklet.
You can easily copy and paste the slides you need into your own power-point presentation!
Students find it very helpful to have everything in one place with activities to practise and most importantly the activities enable them to work out the grammar points themselves before being given the detailed explanation.
There is a "work out the grammar point" activity for each point studied, a detailed and clear grammar explanation with plenty of examples and one or several translation exercises/mini-whiteboard activities/written tasks for each grammar point. There are challenge activities for each grammar point too.
224 SLIDES OF GRAMMAR!! {EDITABLE} + a 224 pages printable student booklet to go with the power-point!!!
The grammar and tenses covered on the power-point and booklet are:
Slide 2 : je/j’ai
Slide 3 : un/une
Slide 7 : le/la/les
Slide 10 : du/de la/des
Slide 13 : quantities
Slide 16 : aimer+noun/negative form (1)
Slide 21 : porter+noun/negative form (2)
Slide 24 : il y a/il n’y a pas
Slide 27 : on peut/au/à la
Slide 30 : pouvoir/vouloir
Slide 32 : imperative
Slide 35 : depuis+present
Slide 38 : adj. agreement (1)
Slide 40 : adj. agreement (2)
Slide 43 : adj. agreement (3)
Slide 49 : adj. agreement (4)/ être/avoir
Slide 60 : adj. agreement (5)
Slide 70 : possessive adj.
Slide 74 : infinitives
Slide 75 : reflexive verbs
Slide 87 : closed questions
Slide 96 : open questions
Slide 105 : near future tense
Slide 110 : il y a = ago/depuis/pendant
Slide 117 : pour
Slide 119 : le gérondif/en+ant
Slide 124 : en/au/aux+country
Slide 126 : jouer à/de – faire
Slide 130 : modal verbs
Slide 133 : perfect tense
Slide 150 : venir de + inf.
Slide 155 : pronom ‘y’
Slide 158 : pronom ‘en’
Slide 161 : comparative
Slide 166 : superlative
Slide 169 : direct obj. pro.
Slide 173 : indirect obj. pro.
Slide 177 : ne…personne/ne...rien
Slide 179 : avant de + inf.
Slide 188 : ne…que/seulement
Slide 191 : imperfect tense
Slide 208 : nulle part
Slide 211 : weather phrases
Slide 213 : ce/cet/cette/ces
Slide 216 : aucun/aucune
Slide 219: le plus-que-parfait
Slide 222 : Si clauses
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular activity or grammar point, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
Auction game - La vente aux enchères
A fun game to revise French tenses! Everything has been created for you and all the resources have an editable version so you can adapt them your classes' needs.
- Clear rules in English are provided with a student friendly French explanation.
- Several sets of euro notes
- A card with numbers from 1 to 1000
- Appealing bidding cards
- 6 fully editable auction cards (which means 6 different games)
- An auction card on the perfect tense, the imperfect, the future simple, the near future and a GCSE/A-LEVEL card on the topic of health
- A 10 minute speaking activity which will allow your students to use the target language
- A perfect team building activity
To view a sample of this game, you can copy the link below or visit my shop:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-tenses-game-auction-with-rules-and-resources-sample-11258277
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on the rules or the activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
I recently made this Youtube video with a matching worksheet for my Year 10. There is some differentiation and challenge to suit all needs.
- Why is it important to go on holiday
- Who do you go on holiday with
- What do you do on holiday
- Transport and how you can on holiday
- Opinions
- Near future tense and present tense
If you prefer the internet Youtube video, copy this link and check my Youtube channel for other videos!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpAYBuhZ4gc
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on the worksheet or the video, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
Two versions of the book in the imperfect tense to suit your class (quand j'étais petit et quand j'étais petite).
You can also check the Youtube video I made on the same topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D66r8guvfDc
Some ideas how to use it in class:
- Simply read the story to French beginners
- Work out the meaning of the book in pairs with the pictures as an aid
- Show them the first two pages and identify patterns (which tense is it/what are the endings of the imperfect)
- Only show the picture and ask the students to write a sentence about it in the imperfect tense following the same pattern (then show them the possible answer)
- Ask them to create a similar book in the IT suite or for homework
Please do not hesitate to share more ideas in the messages below! Thank you very much!
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on the book, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
SAMPLE version - Auction game - La vente aux enchères
A fun game to revise French tenses! A sample version of the game. For the full game with a set of 6 editable auction cards, euro notes, 6 bidding cards in colour, an editable number card and coloured number card, copy the link below or you can visit my shop:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-tenses-full-game-auction-with-rules-and-resources-editable-11262204
- Clear rules in English are provided with a student friendly French explanation.
- A preview of card with numbers from 1 to 1000
- A preview of bidding cards
- A sample auction card on the perfect tense. For editable auction cards on the imperfect, the future simple, the near future and a GCSE/A-LEVEL card on the topic of health, please copy the link above or visit my shop.
- A 10 minute speaking activity which will allow your students to use the target language
- A perfect team building activity
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on the rules or the activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
A FREE lesson on LE CORPS HUMAIN et J’AI MAL in French.
A lesson on body parts with three worksheets linked to the presentation. There is a link to a fun video/song on body parts under one of the slides.
After working on the vocabulary, the presentation moves on to the grammar rule with ‘j’ai mal’ (exercise created so that students work out the grammar rule by themselves).
There is also a worksheet with a dialogue at the doctor’s with a range of questions and answers. They are then ready to create and write their own role-play at the doctor’s.
A fun wordsearch to help them settle and practise the vocabulary they are going to learn
If you would like to download the other lessons from the unit, please check my shop! :-)
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular slide or activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
Être étudiant en France - A-level French - Develop researching skill and strategies
Two very interesting articles for your able A2 students before they go off to university.
A great way to understand student life in France and compare it to the UK.
One of the articles also deals with stress and could be used with AS students.
Purpose of this activity:
- Challenge your students by using actual news articles and get them used to reading more.
- It helps them develop their researching skill and select interesting and useful articles for their project.
- Extract key elements and information from a news article.
- How to use this news article and its information in your speaking by answering targeted and open questions on it.
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular article or question please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
Two lessons with editable worksheets and power-points (10-15 slides each on average).
- A starter activity for each lesson on the first slide + learning objective + challenge activities throughout the power-point
- Vocabulary games and worksheets with challenge activities
- A lesson on teachers and comparatives to build up the vocabulary range of your students
- Some fun mini-whiteboard games on opinions (speaking activity) - explanation under the slide
- A role-play activity on school subjects and teachers
- Sentence building activity on comparatives (see worksheet)
- A lesson on friendship and adjectives to describe your friends
- A written activity and competition game with mini-whiteboard on friendship
- A worksheet to accompany each power-point
- A revision worksheet to practise the vocabulary and grammar points seen in the unit
- Reading and grammar end of unit test
LESSON 3 is FREE here so you can check the standard of my resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-free-allez-1-unit-2-3-l-cole-tu-aimes-editable-11250892
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular slide or activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
FREE lesson on school subjects and opinions in French
Adapted from other resources found on TES. I added more challenge and a reading activity on a French timetable so pupils will be able to extend their vocabulary range on the topic of school.
- Vocabulary build up with a worksheet
- A starter activity linked to the previous lesson than you can find in the Unit 2 - BUNDLE (see link below)
- A fully editable power-point which allow students to practise vocabulary and have a visual stimulus of the school subjects.
- Some speaking and mini-whiteboard activities to allow them to express opinions on school subjects.
- Challenge activities for early finishers
- A reading activity on a French timetable
If you wish to download the whole unit please click on the link below (or you can visit my shop):
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/allez-1-bundle-all-the-resources-for-unit-2-mon-monde-perso-la-famille-et-l-cole-editable-11250894
For the whole textbook: {coming soon}
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular slide or activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
FREE lesson on physical description in French
I adapted a resource from Spanish found on TES. I added more challenge and a writing activity so pupils will be able to express themselves in the target language using the language and vocabulary seen in this lesson.
- Vocabulary build up with a worksheet (editable)
- A starter listening activity linked to the previous lesson than you can find in the Unit 1 - BUNDLE (see link below)
- A fully editable power-point
- Grammar point and explanation on adjective agreement
- Students can practise word order
- The power-point could be used with mini-whiteboards to allow students to build up longer sentences
If you wish to download the whole unit please click on the link below (or you can visit my shop):
For the whole textbook: {coming soon}
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular slide or activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
Two lessons with editable worksheets and power-points (10-15 slides each on average) Tricolore 1
- A starter activity for each lesson on the first slide + learning objective + challenge activities throughout the power-point
- Vocabulary games and worksheets with challenge activities
- Speaking and writing activities to be able to talk about the presents you want for your birthday and how much they cost
- 'je veux', 'je voudrais'
- adjectives before nouns
- Work on formulating simple questions in French
- Numbers up to 1000 + birthday
- Talk about your favorite object or present
- A worksheet to accompany each power-point
- A revision worksheet to practise numbers
- Role-play activity + mini-whiteboard competition game on numbers
- A lesson plan on prices of presents
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular slide or activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
Allez 1 - Unit 7 - Mes vacances de rêve - 7.3 - les vacances - j’aimerais - je voudrais - KS3 French - FREE
This resource includes two worksheets and a power-point (about 10 slides) on the topic of holidays.
PDF presentation, NO power-point
Worksheets to accompany the presentation
J’aimerais/je voudrais - talk about your ideal holiday
Learn a range of infinitive phrases linked to your ideal holiday
Two starter activities
A reading and a listening activities (need access to the textbook and audio material)
Two speaking activities to practise pronounciation
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular slide or activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
TWO speaking games to revise all the AS topics.
The first speaking activity is a board game with questions and colored discs. The rules are explained in French on the game sheet and all the discs are provided too. It is similar to the Connect 4 game if you know it.
The second game is a card game and it comes with the rules clearly explained in French too. It is ideal to go through the rules in French with the students and ask the most able students to explain the rules to the others.
These games are perfect for this time of the year to revise all the topics for the examination and make it fun for the students too. They will bring competition and challenge to your class.
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular slide or activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden
Allez 1-Unit 8.3 - Un stage sportif -sport - past tense - Mrs Vandertramp -KS3 French
This resource includes a worksheet and a power-point (about 20 slides) on the topic of sport and summer camp using the past tense.
Fully editable power-point
Worksheet to accompany the power-point
Grammar points with plenty of activities to practise the past tense
Translation exercises
Speaking activities
A starter activity + plenary + challenge tasks for the most able
Reading activities with worksheet to work our grammar points and use thinking skills (need access to the textbook for the text)
Mini-whiteboard activity to practise writing about sport using the new vocabulary and verbs
Mrs vandertramp verbs
Faire in the past
Vocabulary building activities on summer camp activities
If you would like to check the standard of my resources, you can download unit 8.4 of the same chapter for FREE, in my shop.
I hope you will enjoy my resources and if you have a question on a particular slide or activity, please do not hesitate to contact me or leave me a message. I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
BUNDLE - DIRECT and INDIRECT object pronouns - RELATIVE PRONOUNS QUI/QUE/DONT/LEQUEL/DUQUEL/AUQUEL
LESSON 1 - DIRECT and INDIRECT object pronouns
An interactive lesson on direct and indirect object pronouns. The students are guided and explained how to use them correctly. There is a lot of questioning to make your students think.
LESSON 2 - RELATIVE PRONOUNS - QUI/QUE/DONT
The presentation allows students to work out the rules by themselves and there is also a range of activities for each pronoun.
There are challenge activities on most slides. A lot of differentiation.
LESSON 3 - RELATIVE PRONOUNS II - QUI/DONT/LEQUEL/AUQUEL/DUQUEL
A resource perfect for your AS or A2 students which explain progressively the different relative pronouns with prepositions.
There are tips and video links attached to each slide to help you teach the grammar progressively.
The presentation allow students to work out the grammar rules by themselves instead of you giving them all the answers.
There are also translation activities on the power-point for each relative pronoun as well as a worksheet to help you consolidate each point.
You could also do a flipped classroom with the video links or ask the students to watch them as homework.
Lesson 3 is available on its own at a cheaper price if you copy the link below:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks5-fr-relative-pronouns-with-prepositions-qui-lequel-duquel-auquel-dont-11225103
I hope you will enjoy my resources and I would really appreciate some feedback :-) Thank you very much.
@EloCamden