I used to teach French and Spanish in secondary schools. Now, amongst a variety of other endeavours, I tutor these languages and create languages resources.
I used to teach French and Spanish in secondary schools. Now, amongst a variety of other endeavours, I tutor these languages and create languages resources.
A speaking activity using questions and vocabulary relating to Christmas and New Year in a variety of tenses.
Suggested answer starter phrases are provided. An answer sheet is also included.
A speaking resource designed to help students practise using the preterite tense to describe past events.
Formation of the preterite is provided for reference and prompts are provided to help students to give opinions and extend their answers.
In addition, an example sentence beginning is included to guide students and there are follow up questions for further practice.
A speaking resource designed to help students practise using the Spanish imperfect continuous to describe past events.
Formation of the imperfect continuous is provided for reference and prompts are provided to help students to give opinions and extend their answers.
In addition, an example sentence starter is included and there are follow up questions for further practice.
A speaking resource designed to help students practise using the near future to predict events.
Formation of the near future is provided for reference and prompts are provided to help students to give opinions and use a few useful irregular verbs in the simple present.
In addition, an example sentence beginning is included to guide students and there are follow up questions for further practice.
A speaking resource designed to help students practise using the near future to predict events.
Formation of the near future is provided for reference and prompts are provided to help students to give opinions.
In addition, an example sentence beginning is included to guide students and there are follow up questions for further practice.
A speaking resource designed to help students practise using the French perfect tense with Être.
Formation of the perfect tense is provided for reference and prompts are provided to help students to give opinions.
In addition, an example sentence beginning is included to guide students and there are follow up questions for further practice.
A speaking resource designed to help students practise using the French perfect tense with avoir.
Formation of the perfect tense is provided for reference and prompts are provided to help students to give opinions.
In addition, an example sentence beginning is included to guide students and there are follow up questions for further practice.
Revise Theme 1: Identity and culture; Topic 2: Technology in everyday life (AQA GCSE) in Spanish using these mind maps. More confident students will be able to use the versions with titles to fill in entirely their own content. Students who need a bit more support will be able to use the versions with examples in each box to get them going.
Use this resource as a way to see what your students can remember as they revise, at the end of completing a topic as a reminder of the key points or fill them in using notes and textbooks while you work on the topic so that students can use them for support with work at home.
Four mind maps included; ‘Mantenerme en contacto’ (two versions; one with examples, one without) ‘La tecnología móvil’ (two versions; one with examples, one without).
A French Perfect Tense dictation activity to be read out by the teacher. Sentences include verbs which use avoir and être as their auxiliary. Regular and irregular past participles are included. Two versions of the student worksheet are provided as well as a transcript/answer sheet.
A role play resource to practise using restaurant vocabulary, foods and drinks.
Includes:
three role plays
vocabulary lists
comprehension questions
food/drink words presented with pictures to support pair/group work and/or for class presentation
Follow up activities could include translating the role plays, using the food/drink items to create a French menu or using the dialogues as models for students to create their own role plays.
A word search with Christmas and New Year vocabulary in French. Three versions of the word search are included: one with French and English Vocabulary listed below, one with only the French vocabulary and one with only the English vocabulary.
An answer sheet is also provided.
Revise Theme 1: Identity and culture; Topic 1: Me, my family and friends (AQA GCSE) in Spanish using these mind maps. More confident students will be able to use the versions with titles to fill in entirely their own content. Students who need a bit more support will be able to use the versions with examples in each box to get them going.
Use this resource as a way to see what your students can remember as they revise, at the end of completing a topic as a reminder of the key points or fill them in using notes and textbooks while you work on the topic so that students can use them for support with work at home.
Four mind maps included; ‘La familia y los amigos’ (two versions; one with examples, one without) ‘El matrimonio y ser pareja’ (two versions; one with examples, one without).
A five page worksheet to assist in teaching, practising or consolidating learning on adjectives that follow the regular pattern of agreement. Grammar explanations are included. The activities increase with difficulty throughout the sheet and differentiated final tasks are offered. An answer sheet is provided.
Could be used as a cover lesson for a mixed/higher group.
Activities include:
identifying and describing the regular adjective rule
identifying adjectives, nouns and pronouns
identifying m/f/pl adjective endings
identifying the position of adjectives in a sentence
using knowledge of adjectives to match sentences to pictures
completing sentences with the correct adjective with picture support
translation from French to English
translation from English to French
either: adapt sentences on the sheet or create own sentences
dictionary challenge
An odd-one-out, free-time speaking activity using photos. The aim of the main activity is for students to describe what there is in a photo, to develop their ideas and to make comparisons. The PowerPoint includes differentiated versions for Higher and Foundation Tier, a follow-up activity to help students reflect on their own learning/revision and example sentences for students to take away ideas.
Can be used as an introduction to the AQA or Edexcel GCSE Speaking Photo/Picture Card as it encourages description of a photo - the first bullet point of each specification (qu’est-ce qu’il y a sur la photo?/la description de la photo).
Revise Theme 1: Identity and culture; Topic 1: Me, my family and friends (AQA GCSE) in French using these mind maps. More confident students will be able to use the versions with titles to fill in entirely their own content. Students who need a bit more support will be able to use the versions with examples in each box to get them going.
Use this resource as a way to see what your students can remember as they revise, at the end of completing a topic as a reminder of the key points or fill them in using notes and textbooks while you work on the topic so that students can use them for support with work at home.
Four mind maps included; ‘La famille et les amis’ (two versions; one with examples, one without) ‘Le mariage et être en couple’ (two versions; one with examples, one without).
Three worksheets, all with answers included. A greetings and introductions speaking match-up worksheet with follow-up activities and two verb worksheets to learn ‘avoir’ and ‘être’ in the present indicative. The verb worksheets include learning strategies, basic grammar explanations and learning activities.