Use this PPT to introduce pupils to how to say ‘some’ in French. It begins by introducing different food and drink, using ‘some’. Pupils must identify the 4 different ways to say ‘some’. They are then taught the rules and then must identify whether the French matches the images. The images then rush across the screen and pupils must give the French. Finally, there is a matching activity.

This PPT introduces various quantities to use with food & drink in French. It starts with an example conversation, buying food & drink and pupils must first identify the quantities. Then, the quantity phrases are formally introduced. Finally, pupils play noughts and crosses with the new vocab.

Give the students the gap-fill text about food & drink with 10 gaps in it (A to I). Of course, this can be more or fewer gaps – just remember to adjust the A to I in the table. In each gap in the text, write a letter (A to I). Along the corresponding row in the table, give 6 alternatives to go in that gap. Pupils then choose one by rolling a dice. When the student reaches the gap, they roll a dice and say/write the corresponding word.

Use this PPT to teach pupils how to order an ice cream in French. To begin with, pupils must try to work out the order of the conversation. Then, introduce the vocab, using visual clues. Finally, play noughts and crosses, using the initials of the new phrases.

As they enter the room, give pupils a random mood card. Whenever they speak in the target language, they must do so in the mood on the card. Other pupils then have to guess that mood. Just a different way to get them speaking in the target language!

I use this sheet either at the end of each half-term (after assessments) or at the start of the following half-term. Pupils fill in their self-assessment of their own progress over the half-term, including what they found most challenging and their personal targets for the following half-term.

I use this sheet either at the end of each half-term (after assessments) or at the start of the following half-term. Pupils fill in their self-assessment of their own progress over the half-term, including what they found most challenging and their personal targets for the following half-term.

Full instructions are in the notes section of this PPT. Pupils are shown words that they have to remember in a given time limit. Their challenge is then increased with longer phrases.

Use this PPT to practise pupils’ memory skills. There are 10 random words that appear at timed intervals that they must try to remember without taking notes, then activities to follow. At the end, using the vocab, pupils play noughts and crosses in teams.

Hand out one card to each student as they enter the room. It doesn’t really matter who gets what. They have to complete the task after they’re settled (e.g. after writing the date, etc). In their books, they should write ‘My entry task today is number ___’. These could also be used as ‘extra’ tasks in the lesson. Tasks include ‘You are a translator for this lesson!’ and ‘Get a purple pen from the top drawer, check your book for errors and correct them.’

This is a presentation for an alternative curriculum day. Any age group can do it, but you would need to adjust the end task to make it harder for older pupils. I used this with pupils from high-ability Year 7 up to Year 9. Pupils are introduced to the vocab needed for the display (switch off lights, put rubbish in the bin, etc).

On this worksheet, pupils match the French phrases about helping the local environment to the French.

This PPT introduces pupils to vocab about changing the planet (e.g. ‘I’m going to do charity work’). To start with, pupils identify what 3 texts are about using clues. Then, introduce the new vocab to pupils and then they fill in the gaps in the sentences and then match them to the English.

Pupils stick a copy of this table into their books to remind them how to conjugate ‘sein’.

Teach pupils prepositions in German using this PPT. Each word has a simple visual clue to help pupils remember it.

On this worksheet, pupils fill in the gaps with the correct preposition, describing where the shops are on the street.

Get pupils to stick these tables into their books for reference. Definite and indefinite pronouns and their cases (masculine, feminine, neuter and plural + nominative, accusative, genitive and dative).

In this PPT, show pupils a word or phrase associated with a particular tense and they identify which tense. Look at the clues as well. At the end of the PPT, show sections of a paragraph and pupils must identify the clues and tenses in each section.

Add your own verb and its paradigm to this slide, allowing pupils to practise conjugating the given verb in pairs, using a dice.

Use this PPT to introduce and explain time expressions and their corresponding tenses in French. On each slide, a phrase is given in French and pupils have to identify which tense it’s in. Then, they look at the time phrase and the tense in the sentence. Ideal for looking at translation in exams.