I have nearly 30 years teaching experience in a variety of secondary schools. I am currently a senior examiner for GCSE French writing, and many of my resources concentrate on developing exam skills, while still providing engaging activities. They are designed to develop the key skills needed for the new exam format throughout KS3 and 4.
I have nearly 30 years teaching experience in a variety of secondary schools. I am currently a senior examiner for GCSE French writing, and many of my resources concentrate on developing exam skills, while still providing engaging activities. They are designed to develop the key skills needed for the new exam format throughout KS3 and 4.
A booklet designed to give students practice in the skills now needed for the new GCSE right from the offset. Designed to complement Mira 2, but could also be used independently. Provides extensive translation practice, written tasks, picture question, role play and conversation questions, with provision for students to write and re-draft their work. Feedback on tasks could be either teacher or peer assessed. Also suitable for KS4 revision.
Activities/opinions, describing friends, comparatives and superlatives, daily routine, nationality.
A 23 page workbook designed to roughly follow Viva 3 Verde Module 4, ‘Jovenes en accion’. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of nationality, children’s rights,recycling etc., including vocabulary building, translation skills, grammar focus on looking up verbs in a dictionary, reading comprehension, a 90 word writing task, picture questions and speaking exam questions. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. The activities and texts are different from those in the textbook, although similar, so it is useful as a supplementary resource. There are opportunities built in to the tasks to give student and teacher feedback. Ideal for home learning, and for students who have limited IT access, as paper copies could be made.
A 12 page booklet designed to supplement Studio 2 Module 2, giving KS3 students practice in the writing and translation skills eventually required for GCSE , and to extend more able students. Can be used as a workbook for the students, classroom activities or homework sheets. There are also conversation questions to prepare for speaking. There are teacher feedback checklists and spaces for students to redraft their work.
A colourful 36 page booklet designed to complement Studio 2, ‘T’es branche’? Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of TV, cinema, books, internet, including vocabulary building, grammar skills, translation skills, reading comprehension, a 90 word writing task, picture questions and extension activities. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. Looking at the contents page in the preview will give you an idea. While the tasks are different from the text book, they are in the same vein, so the students are familiar with the format. Task explanations are in English - so there is no question of students not understanding the tasks! There are more than enough tasks to keep even the keenest students busy. There are opportunities built in to some of the tasks to give student and teacher feedback. Ideal for home learning, isolating students, or dip into for homework tasks.
A foundation level role-play practice card. The card displays both the candidate’s and the teacher’s role. The top text box can be flipped to make a tent- fold card suitable for pairwork in class. The card contains a hyperlink to a LOOM video where I talk through the task, explaining what is expected in each bullet point, giving sample answers. I then run through the task giving the teacher’s role, leaving pauses for students to say their own answers out loud. I believe it facilitates speaking work/exam practice with remote learning in place. This is offered as a free sample - if you like it there is a full collection of 9 roleplays available.
A foundation level role-play practice card. The card displays both the candidate’s and the teacher’s role. The top text box can be flipped to make a tent- fold card suitable for pairwork in class. The card contains a hyperlink to a LOOM video where I talk through the task, explaining what is expected in each bullet point, giving sample answers. I then run through the task giving the teacher’s role, leaving pauses for students to say their own answers out loud. I believe it facilitates speaking work/exam practice with remote learning in place. This is offered as a free sample - if you like it there is a full collection of 9 roleplays available.
A foundation level role-play practice card. The card displays both the candidate’s and the teacher’s role. The top text box can be flipped to make a tent- fold card suitable for pairwork in class. The card contains a hyperlink to a LOOM video where I talk through the task, explaining what is expected in each bullet point, giving sample answers. I then run through the task giving the teacher’s role, leaving pauses for students to say their own answers out loud. I believe it facilitates speaking work/exam practice with remote learning in place. This is offered as a free sample - if you like it there is a full collection of 9 roleplays available.
2 sided A4 vocab sheet. I have gone through the writing and roleplay questions for the new specification since 2018, and consolidated the vocab I consider to be key to the understanding of the tasks. Commonly misunderstood/misinterpreted words, and the ones that students never seem to remember but which always come up.
A booklet focusing on the skills needed for examination and assessment, with translation skills, writing task, picture stimulus and speaking questions.
This resource is free of charge as it is missing from the Mira 2 bundle that is in my shop.
A booklet designed to give students practice in the skills now needed for the new GCSE right from the offset. Designed to complement Mira 1, but could also be used independently. Provides extensive translation practice, written tasks, picture question, role play and conversation questions, with provision for students to write and re-draft their work. Feedback on tasks could be either teacher or peer assessed. Could also be used for GCSE foundation revision. Contains powerpoints for translation answers.
A booklet designed to give students practice in the skills now needed for the new GCSE right from the offset. Designed to complement Mira 1, but could also be used independently. Provides extensive translation practice, written tasks, picture question, role play and conversation questions, with provision for students to write and re-draft their work. Feedback on tasks could be either teacher or peer assessed. Also useful for GCSE revision.
Also contains powerpoints of the translation answers.
Town or village, describing the town, facilities, inviting out, weather, activities
A booklet designed to give students practice in the skills now needed for the new GCSE right from the offset. Designed to complement Mira 2, but could also be used independently. Provides extensive translation practice, written tasks, picture question, role play and conversation questions, with provision for students to write and re-draft their work. Feedback on tasks could be either teacher or peer assessed. Also suitable for KS4 revision.
Introductions, friends, famous, people, daily routine, nationality.
A booklet designed to give students practice in the skills now needed for the new GCSE right from the offset. Designed to complement Mira 2, but could also be used independently. Provides extensive translation practice, written tasks, picture question, role play and conversation questions, with provision for students to write and re-draft their work. Feedback on tasks could be either teacher or peer assessed. Also suitable for KS4 revision.
Meal times, market, restaurant, a special meal, likes and dislikes.
Also included are translation answers.
A booklet designed to give students practice in the skills now needed for the new GCSE right from the offset. Designed to complement Mira 2, but could also be used independently. Provides extensive translation practice, written tasks, picture question, role play and conversation questions, with provision for students to write and re-draft their work. Feedback on tasks could be either teacher or peer assessed. Also suitable for KS4 revision.
Holiday destinations, travel, activities, opinions, key phrases, preterite tense.
A booklet designed to give students practice in the skills now needed for the new GCSE right from the offset. Designed to complement Mira 1, but could also be used independently. Provides extensive translation practice, written tasks, picture question, role play and conversation questions, with provision for students to write and re-draft their work. Feedback on tasks could be either teacher or peer assessed. Could also be used for revision tasks for year 11.
Brothers and sisters, numbers to 100, pets, colours, descriptions, hair and eyes.
A collection of 10 A4 posters illustrating the use of different negatives. Useful for both KS3 and GCSE students, so they are not ‘tricked’ by negatives occuring in texts and exams. They are on a football theme, so may grab the attention of some students. For example Gary Lineker says ’ Je ne mange que des chips’. Ideal for laminating and using for classroom display, or shrink the text to make a revision worksheet.
Lesson resources designed for year 6 transition to secondary school visits. On the subject of sports activities, progression can be made by introducing likes and dislikes. Includes pictures which can be revealed for guessing the activity, vocab matching, word search, and a simple board game. Or can be used in KS3.
Spruce up your classroom for the new term! A collection of reference posters in French, in 72 font so legible in class. Days and months, numbers, alphabet, colours, negatives. Illustrations where appropriate to enliven text. Occasional grammar points to reinforce, eg. agreement of adjectives. Laminate for a long lasting display to support students learning.