Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
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Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
Please leave a review if you are happy with your purchase, or email me (Charlie01042000@gmail.com) and I will be happy to resolve any problems.
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 1
For each topic, sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
Talking about likes and dislikes
Talking about after-school clubs and activities
Describing yourself and your friends
Describing birthday celebrations
Describing what you did and what you wore
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for Pearson Edexcel GCSE French Module 1
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
This pack includes 7 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
Fêtes et jeux
Ma vie en ligne
Tu as une vie active?
Qu’est-ce que tu regardes?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire?
Qu’est-ce que tu as fait?
J’ai participé aux Jeux de la Francophonie
A selection of Grid Translations for Pearson Edexcel GCSE French Module 1.
There is at least one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence.
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
The following topics are covered:
Fêtes et jeux
Ma vie en ligne
Tu as une vie active?
Qu’est-ce que tu regardes?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire?
Qu’est-ce que tu as fait?
J’ai participé aux Jeux de la Francophonie
NEW SPEC. A selection of Tangled Translations for Pearson Edexcel GCSE French Module 1
Sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 7 worksheets (1 per double page) covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
Fêtes et Jeux (Zone de Culture)
Ma vie en ligne
Tu as une vie active?
Qu’est-ce que tu regardes?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire?
Qu’est-ce que tu as fait?
J’ai participé aux Jeux de la Francophonie
Ideal as a no-prep starter; to consolidate work in class or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
NB A version of this resource with 2 worksheets per double page is also available
A selection of reading tasks to accompany Dynamo 1 French Module 5. Each text is presented as a spiral, a heart or as waves to encourage students to focus more closely on the text.
For each text tasks include
a) number the words in the order in which they appear
b) vrai / faux
c) answer the questions in English
d) find the French
Ideal no-prep cover / consolidation activities.
6 worksheets are included, covering the following topics:
Talking about places in town
Saying where you go at the weekend
Inviting someone out
Ordering drinks and snacks
Saying what you are going to do
Talking about plans for a special trip
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 1.
There is one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence.
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
The following topics are covered:
Talking about likes and dislikes
Talking about after-school clubs and activities
Describing yourself and your friends
Describing birthday celebrations
Describing what you did and what you wore
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Click on a box worth between 1 and 5 points to be taken to a French sentence to translate. Click on the French to reveal the English translation. Simply click on the English to be taken back to the menu.
Students can play individually or in teams. Who will win the most points or be the first to clear a complete topic?
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
Includes key words and phrases from Studio GCSE French Module 6 under the following topic headings:
a) Subjects and opinions
b) Times of the day
c) Teachers
d) School facilities
e) Uniform
f) Rules and Regulations
g) Primary School
h) School Successes
A set of activities to practise numbers 1-31 in French
Can your students answer the questions correctly without losing the balloons and causing the basket to fall? Each slide contains 10 questions. Students lose 1 balloon for an incorrect “yellow” response and 2 balloons for an incorrect “green” response. Click on the balloons to make them fly away!
All “yellow” questions focus on numbers 1-10. All “green” questions focus on numbers 11-31
Activity 1: Translate the number from English to French
Activity 2: Translate the number from French to English
Activity 3: Answer the sum (shown as figures) in French
Activity 4: Answer the sum (shown as French words) in French
Activity 5: Fill in the missing vowels and say the number in French
Activity 6: Unjumble the anagrams and say the number in French
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval and reading aloud into your lessons.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate (French to English), or practice pronunciation skills by asking them to say the word or phrase before translating. Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams.
Includes 7 separate wheels, covering key words and phrases from each double page of Pearson Edexcel GCSE French Module 1:
Fêtes et Jeux (Zone de Culture)
Ma vie en ligne
Tu as une vie active?
Qu’est-ce que tu regardes?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire?
Qu’est-ce que tu as fait?
J’ai participé aux Jeux de la Francophonie
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
Bumper quiz covering 10 rounds of 10 questions. Attempt it all in one go or dip in and out, simultaneously giving your students a breather whilst adding cultural capital!
All answers are included.
Round 1: Identify the French company from their logo
Round 2: Complete each sentence with the correct number and find the total
Round 3: Identify the famous French people (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 4: Label the towns on a map of France (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 5: Identify the 10 countries where French is widely spoken (from a list of countries in French)
Round 6: Identify the Paris monuments (includes the option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 7: Match the French idioms to their English equivalent
Round 8: Crack the clues in French to identify the brand of chocolate (includes option to make multiple choice, choosing from a list)
Round 9: Match the French foods to the correct picture
Round 10: Identify the 10 correct statements from a list of fun facts about France.
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 2 French
For each double page spread in a module, sentences are is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
For a detailed overview of what is included in each file, please see individual listings in my shop.
A fun, quick and easy way to incorporate vocabulary retrieval into your lessons, whether face to face or remotely.
Spin the wheel to select a word or phrase for students to translate. Choose from French to English (2 wheels) or English to French (1 wheel). Introduce an element of competition by dividing your group into teams or play remotely individually by asking students to type answers into the chat box or on a virtual whiteboard.
This bundle includes 5 separate files covering each of the 5 modules in Dynamo 2.
The ideal no-prep starter or plenary to ensure that your students are continually refreshing their vocabulary knowledge!
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 2
For each topic, sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 2:
Talking about earning money
Talking about what job you want to do
Talking about what job you are going to do in the future
Talking about what you did or did not do yesterday
Talking about different ways of making money
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
Bumper French holidays-themed wordsearch containing 30 words. Then find the hidden message using the remaining letters. Perfect as a starter to revise key vocabulary or for the end of term!
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 2 French Module 1
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
Talking about school holidays
Saying what you did during the holidays
Describing a visit to a theme park
Saying where you went and how
Describing holiday disasters (negatives in the perfect tense)
Describing holidays using the present and perfect tenses together
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 2.
There is one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence.
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
The following topics are covered:
Talking about earning money
Talking about what job you want to do and why
Talking about what you are going to do in the future
Talking about what you did yesterday
Talking about different ways of earning money
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 1.
There is one worksheet for each double page spread in the module. Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 5 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence.
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
The following topics are covered:
Greetings
Talking about brothers, sisters and age
Describing a classroom
Talking about likes and dislikes
Saying what you do
Talking about yourself
A selection of reading tasks to accompany Dynamo 1 French Module 1. Each text is presented as a spiral, a heart or as waves to encourage students to focus more closely on the text.
For each text tasks include
a) number the words in the order in which they appear
b) vrai / faux
c) answer the questions in English
d) find the French
Ideal no-prep cover / consolidation activities.
6 worksheets are included, covering the following topics:
Talking about brothers, sisters and age
Describing a classroom
Talking about likes and dislikes
Describing yourself and others
Saying what you do
An interview about myself