For beginners in the language, or anyone who is unsure of the rules of French pronunciation. A zip file contained three folders and one html file. Click on the html file to bring up a web page with links to sound files and Hot Potatoes games.

The second in a series of comprehension exercises from Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The text (unabridged) is the description of Scrooge in Stave 1. There are 7 questions on the text, worth 20 marks in all. Mark scheme is provided. The same text is used as a starting point for four other exercises (cloze, punctuation, reading aloud, and spelling). Suitable for Y6 and up.

Engaging interactive PowerPoint for whole class jeopardy game. Categories covered: greetings, family, animals, fruit, transport. Four questions for each category, increasing in difficulty. Pupils work in teams to answer questions. Score is kept on a flip chart or whiteboard. Correct answers gain the points indicated. Incorrect answers lose that number of points.

Five folders each containing 3 worksheets to support teaching of Spanish greetings. The sixth item is a presentation linking to the online resources on which the worksheets are based (this file is available separately as a free resource, but is included here for convenience).

A thirty minute quiz activity for testing subject knowledge, encouraging discussion, and generating enthusiasm in any classroom. Hardly any teacher preparation is required. This quiz format can be used for any subject. The teacher makes a list of 20 questions on the topic pupils are working on. These can be delivered orally or typed onto the on screen blackboard. There is an optional one minute timer (with sound effects) to focus thinking. Pupils are divided into four mixed ability teams, with one pupil white board per team for writing answers. Scores for correct answers are added to the on screen display. (They can also be deducted if necessary. NOTE: You need to ensure that macros are enabled on your computer in order for the on screen blackboard to work. A security warning will appear when you load the file asking if you want to enable content.

A worksheet collection suitable for upper KS2 or KS3, this collection is designed to reinforce pupils’ understanding of adjectival agreement in French.

This is a resource for beginners in French to facilitate the learning of vocabulary. It consists of five puzzle activities and one translation sheet.

This resource is for beginners or near-beginners, and consists of 6 puzzle activities designed to facilitate vocabulary learning. Good for KS2 or KS3.

Five sentence maps to help pupils construct sentences for either oral or written work. Language content includes adjectival agreement, parts of the verbs 'avoir' and 'être', negative word order. Suitable for Y 6-8.

For complete beginners who are learning to read French. A two slide presentation where pupils have to spot words with silent 'e' endings and write them down. Good for a quick starter.

Five folders each containing 3 worksheets to support teaching of Spanish family topic. The sixth item is a presentation linking to the online resources on which the worksheets are based (this file is available separately as a free resource, but is included here for convenience).

This is a nine slide presentation explaining in simple terms how the past subjunctive is used in such phrases as 'If I were you …" A linked worksheet is available separately.

Worksheet on using the past subjunctive and recognising the difference between subjunctive and indicative mood. It’s in the National Curriculum f or KS2 English, but would be equally useful for KS3/4 and for staff training. Linked presentation on the past subjunctive is available separately.

5 crosswords testing conjugation of avoir and être in the present tense. Pronouns form part of the answers. There are several ways this resource could be used: set one in class and a different one for homework for revision for tests to ensure there is no collaboration as a check prior to teaching perfect tense Answer sheets are included.

This is a follow-on test from this free resource on [French pronunciation.]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-pronunciation-numbers-1-20-avoir-and-tre-12439204) It consists of a sound file and a worksheet testing students’ ability to discern numbers when they appear before vowels or consonants. An answer sheet is provided.

This is a 12 slide presentation which would be useful to anyone who is unsure about what the subjunctive is and how to recognise it. The slides show examples of how the present and past subjunctive appear in 9 set expressions in English. Students are challenged to write sentences using five of the expressions. There is a linked worksheet available separately.

This is a 6 slide presentation on the use of the past subjunctive to express impossible or unrealistic wishes.

This is a 10 question worksheet where students have to fill the gaps in sentences with subjunctive forms of verbs after an expression of wishing.

This is an Interactive team game for able beginners. 5 categories with four graded questions in each. Topics are on personal information: name, age, where you live… Score needs to be kept on a flip chart or whiteboard. Correct answers earn the points indicated on the question slide. Incorrect answers have that number of points deducted from the team score. Pupils working in mixed ability teams works best.

This presentation was designed to enhance classroom practice of French regular verbs. The target conjugation is chosen from the drop-down menu, the ‘allons-y’ button generates a new verb and a button is clicked to spin the subject selector. Pupils then write down (on white boards preferably) the form of the verb that matches the subject. Teaching points or answers can be typed on the on-screen board. Work can be saved at the end if desired. Any tense can be practised with this activity. The conjugations available via the drop down menu are -er verbs, -ir verbs, -re verbs, and -er verbs involving spelling changes. In order for the interactive features to work, you will need to enable macros on your computer when prompted.