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 complete unit of work. A colourful and easy to follow 18 page booklet designed to roughly follow and complement Studio 3 Module 5, ‘Moi dans le monde’. The resources are based on, but are different from those in the textbook. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of rights, priorities, shopping habits and happiness. Includes vocabulary building, grammar, translation skills, reading comprehension, a 90 word writing task, picture questions, conversation questions and extension activities. A look at the contents page on the preview will give you an idea. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. There are more than enough tasks to keep even the keenest students busy. There are opportunities built in to some of the main 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. Individual exercises could be given as homeworks. Covers material from both ‘Vert’ and ‘Rouge’ textbooks, providing a bridge for intermediate students.
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. Can also be used as revision/support materials for GCSE. Also contains powerpoint with 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.
Where you go, future activities, invitations, weather.
A complete unit of work. A colourful and easy to follow 26 page booklet designed to roughly follow and complement Studio 1 Module 5, ‘Moi dans le monde’. The resources are based on, but are different from those in the textbook. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of places in a town, telling the time, what you do, the verb ‘ir’, tapas, future tense. Includes vocabulary building, grammar, translation skills, reading comprehension, assessment resources including a 90 word writing task, picture questions, conversation questions and extension activities. A look at the contents page on the preview will give you an idea. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. There are more than enough tasks to keep even the keenest students busy. There are opportunities built in to some of the main 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. Individual exercises could be given as homeworks. A Word and a PDF version are included.
A 20 page booklet designed to roughly follow Viva 2 Module 3, ‘A comer’. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of school, including vocabulary building, translation skills, reading comprehension, a 90 word writing task, picture question and extension activities. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. There are more than enough tasks to keep even the keenest students busy. 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 booklet designed to give KS3 students practice in the skills now required for GCSE, or for use with Foundation GCSE students. Accompanies Studio 1 Module 1. Can be used as a workbook or projected on screen, or individual pages as homework tasks. Topics include likes and dislikes, descriptions, talking about other people. Includes extensive sentence translation exercises, written assessment style activites, questions for speaking test and a picture card question. There are also extension activities
A GCSE resource, which can be used as a booklet for students, or dipped in and out of for translation and writing tasks. Accompanies Studio GCSE Module 3, Jours ordinaires, jours de fete. Contains translation exercises, and 90 and 150 word writing tasks, with a feedback proforma for each task with space for students to re-draft and improve.
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 complete unit of work. A colourful and easy to follow 29 page booklet designed to roughly follow and complement Studio 1 Module 4, ‘Ma zone’. This booklet is aimed at lower ability. The resources are based on, but are different from those in the textbook. Contains a variety of exercises on the subjects of places in a town, adjectives, directions, prepositions, weekend activities, things to do in your area, inviting people to go out, what you can do in your area. Includes vocabulary building, key phrases, translations, straightforward reading comprehension, a simplified writing task, picture questions. Also includes geography and research tasks . A look at the contents page on the preview will give you an idea. The tasks are straightforward. Ideal for home learning, or for reinforcement in school, as the tasks are largely based on the textbook but are significantly simplified. Individual exercises could be given as homeworks.
A Word and a PDF version are available. There is a version available for more able students.
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 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 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.
Clothing, descriptions of clothes, school uniform, preferences, what you are going to wear, what you wore to a party.
A booklet designed to give KS3 students practice in the skills now required for GCSE, or for use with Foundation GCSE students. Accompanies Studio 1 Module 2. Can be used as a workbook or projected on screen, or individual pages as homework tasks. Topics include school subjects, likes and dislikes, timetable, school day, school lunch. Contains extensive sentence translation exercises, written assessment style activities, questions for speaking test and a picture card question. There are also extension activities provided. Throughout the booklet there are teacher/peer assessment checklists and spaces to redraft and improve work.
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 collection of 30 GCSE French Foundation role plays, covering a variety of topics. In the style of AQA role play. There are suggested follow on questions included.
A resource designed to give students practice in the skills required for the new specification, right from the beginning of learning the language. A booklet containing extensive translation exercises, exam style written tasks, photo questions and role-play practice, as well as conversation topic questions. There are opportunities throughout for students to evaluate and re-draft their work, and extension activities and grammar exercises are included… Covers the topics of greetings, age, birthday, school items, describing your classroom.
A 20 page booklet designed to roughly follow Viva 1 Module 4, ‘Mi familia y mis amigos’. Contains a variety of exercises on the subject of family and where you live, including vocabulary building, translation skills, Simpson’s family tree, reading comprehension, a 90 word writing task, picture question and extension activities. The tasks range from straightforward to challenging. There are more than enough tasks to keep even the keenest students busy. 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 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.