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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 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 Grid Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 5.
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 countries you would like to visit
Describing impressive places
Talking about holiday activities
Preparing an advert for a French-speaking country
Describing people and what they do
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 2 French Module 3.
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 celebrities and tv programmes
Talking about digital technology
Arranging to go to the cinema
Talking about leisure activities
Talking about shopping
Normally, yesterday and tomorrow
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 2 French Module 4
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 4:
Talking about where you live
Describing the region where you live
Talking about household chores
Talking about daily routine
Talking about moving house
Using 3 tenses to describe a region
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 5
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.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 5 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 5:
Staying in a hotel
Talking about travelling
Talking about holidays
Ordering in a restaurant
Describing holiday disasters
This resource includes 3 files:
a) PPT guiding students through the format of the 90 word task
understand the format of the task
identify key words in the bullet points to ensure correct tense is used
identify linguistic success criteria (sentence starters / connectives / opinions / negatives / tense / intensifiers / comparatives (& superlatives)
use a WAGOLL to identify examples of linguistic success criteria
find the French activity (using the WAGOLL) to identify key vocabulary
Reading activity (using the WAGOLL) - complete the sentences in French from the options in the box
analysis of markscheme (Edexcel, Foundation Writing, 90 word task)
b) Student task sheet
c) Feedback / DIRT sheet
Do your students need help to read texts more carefully? Or to proofread their own work and spot their mistakes? Why not combine these skills with revision of previously covered material by using this sentence auction task?
Students start with 100 points.
They will be shown a sentence in French with an English translation.
They must decide if the translation is correct or incorrect.
Students bid points according to how certain they are of their decision. For example they could bid 100 points that the translation is correct, or 50 points that it is incorrect.
Each of the question slides contains 6 built-in timers so the teacher can decide how long the students have in order to place their bids.
If students guess correctly, they win double the points that they have bid. If they are wrong, the points are lost.
The winner is the person with most points at the end.
This powerpoint includes 20 slides covering topics from GCSE Studio French Module 2.
Do your students need help to read texts more carefully? Or to proofread their own work and spot their mistakes? Why not combine these skills with revision of previously covered material by using this sentence auction task?
Students start with 100 points.
They will be shown a sentence in French with an English translation.
They must decide if the translation is correct or incorrect.
Students bid points according to how certain they are of their decision. For example they could bid 100 points that the translation is correct, or 50 points that it is incorrect.
Each of the question slides contains 6 built-in timers so the teacher can decide how long the students have in order to place their bids.
If students guess correctly, they win double the points that they have bid. If they are wrong, the points are lost.
The winner is the person with most points at the end.
This powerpoint includes 20 slides covering topics from GCSE Studio French Module 8.
Concentration is a memory game where the students try to remember the location of matching pairs. This activity encourages the students to remember definitions and meanings.
Divide the students into teams.
This is a turn based activity, but all students should be paying attention to try and remember the position of the matching pairs.
If the students are correct, leave the cards uncovered and award points to their team. If the students are incorrect, cover the cards again and give the next team a chance.
Vocabulary included:
J’ai mal au coeur - I feel sick
J’ai mal à la tête - I’ve got a headache
J’ai mal au dos - My back hurts
J’ai mal au ventre - I’ve got stomach ache
J’ai mal aux dents - I’ve got toothache
J’ai la grippe - I’ve got flu
Je suis enrhumé(e) - I’ve got a cold
J’ai vomi - I vomited
J’ai mal à la gorge - I’ve got a sore throat
J’ai de la fièvre - I’ve got a temperature
J’ai mal au genou - My knee hurts
Je me suis cassé(e) la jambe - I’ve broken my leg
Text about Le Carnaval / Mardi Gras with questions in English.
Divided into 3 sections:
Le Carnaval - c’est quand? - explains when the carnival period is and why the dates change each year
Le Mardi Gras - explains what Lent is and why we eat pancakes at Mardi Gras
Le Carnaval - describes what happens during the carnival period
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 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!
A selection of Grid Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 6.
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 on the worksheets:
a) Giving opinions of school subjects
b) Talking about your school
c) Discussing rules and regulations
d) Talking about school activities
e) Talking about successes at school
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 5.
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 places in a town or village
Saying where you go at the weekend
Inviting someone out
Ordering drinks and snacks in a café
Saying what you are going to do
Talking about plans for a special weekend
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 4.
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 animals
Describing your family
Describing where you live
Talking about breakfast
Talking about Bastille Day
Creating a cartoon family
A selection of Grid Translations for Dynamo 2 French Modules 1-5
There is at least one worksheet for each double page spread. 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.
Please see individual file listings for full details on topics covered
A selection of Tangled Translations for GCSE Studio French Module 8
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 8:
Talking about environmental problems
Talking about things which concern you
Discussing ethical shopping
Talking about volunteering
Talking about big events (using 3 time frames)
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 GCSE Studio French Module 4
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.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 4 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 4:
Describing my region
Tourist information
Talking about plans and the weather
Describing my town
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 5
For each topic, a paragraph is 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 5:
Describing where we go at the weekend
Inviting someone out
Ordering drinks and snacks in a café
Saying what you are going to do
Describing plans for a special weekend
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 “Retrieval Activities” based around GCSE Studio French Module 2
For each 2 page spread in the chapter (including Point de Départ pages), there are 2 powerpoint slides which can be used to help students recap previously learned vocabulary and structures:
a) “Cinq par Jour” - a selection of 5 questions ranging from single word / short phrase translation to an open ended question for students to answer in French
b) A retrieval grid of 16 items for students to translate. Items are colour-coded and worth between 1 and 4 points depending on difficulty. An easy way to measure progress over time and incorporate an element of competition into lessons.
Ideal as no-prep starters or a “refresh your memory” interval in a double lesson!