A PPT with 8 identities that students can use for oral practice. Requires students to be spontaneous in their thinking and requires a good knowledge of vocab. Can use in a variety of ways - print/laminate, project, ‘student of the day’ activity etc…

A full lesson on the housing crisis - mentions Ireland in the piece, but can easily be adapted to suit your location. Has a list of key words/verbs/expressions that students must translate and classify (noun/verb/adjective etc…) and a gapfill exercise in response to an opinion-style question on the housing crisis. Once completed and corrected, this can serve as a sample answer for students.

An introduction and guide to the Higher Level Leaving Certificate Comprehensions. Double sided Word document. Includes key question words, hints & tips for approaching the comprehensions and guidance on the ‘trouvez dans le texte’ question where students are asked to find a certain type of word in the text.

A full unit on the Black Lives Matter Movement. Includes specific and key vocab and expressions, a comprehenion with French questions and an opinion question. Excellent resource for preparing for opinion questions at Higher Level Leaving Cert.

A 16 slide PPT on the Euros 2020 (2021) in French. Includes some simple geography based activities (match the flag to the country/name the European country) and some vocab activities (translating key football vocab and categorising vocab). Also includes a diary entry question. A good ‘back to school’ activity for a strong 3rd year class, TYs or 5th years.

A gapfill exercise on the subject of TikTok and it’s popularity. Once gapfill is completed, students can use the text as a comprehension and answer the comprehension questions in English. This is followed by a grammar exercise where students must find different types of words in the text. Once complete and corrected, the text can be used as notes for opinon pieces on technology/social media.

A 14 slide ppt which introduces possessive adjectives. Includes notes, practice slides and two exercises. For more worksheets on possessive adjectives, see my shop!

A short 7 slide PowerPoint Presentation based on prepositions. Explains what a preposition is and focuses on prepositions of time/when to use them. Also included is a list of most useful/common prepositions in English which students can translate using a dictionary or you can go through in class. Final document is a worksheet with translations English-French.

A 17 slide ppt based on physical descriptions. Includes notes on hair, eyes and size. Includes ‘to-do’ slides which can be updated with relevant page numbers from the textbook you use. The book referenced is ‘Allons-Y 1’. Also includes photos of 4 celebrities which can be used to prompt an oral or writing activity. Final slide is a writing task and the success criteria is listed.

A short 9 slide PPT explaining articles; The definite article, the indefinite article and the partitive article. Can be used to initially introduce the basic articles or can be used with an older class to revise.

A two page word document explaining how to form the ‘futur proche’. Includes key vocab, examples, gap fill exercise and translation exercise. Suitable for students of all ages and stages.

3 resources based on ‘Les vacances’. Suitable/adaptable for any age/stage. Vocab list with useful/key vocab. Matching exercise incorporating the key vocab above. Solutions to matching activity.

Rugby World Cup! An 11 slide PPT with activities included based on the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Can be used with students of any age.

A worksheet based on Belgian singer/songwriter Angele. The worksheet begins with a short comprehension followed by English questions. This gives an overview of her life and how she got into music. Second exercise is based on her song ‘Tout Oublier’. Students must watch the music video and put the images from the video in the correct order. Finally, there are selected words from the lyrics of the song and students must catagorize the words e.g. an adverb, a past participle, an infinitive verb etc… I use this resource with my TY classes as Angele is very current. Beware… Some of her music is explicit! Song chosen is OK for class. For more worksheets and activities on French music and film, see My Shop

A worksheet based on Clara Luciani, a French singer currently in the charts (2019). There are 7 sentences which are written in the wrong order. For each sentence, students must write the correct version and then translate to English. These sentences will give students an introduction into this French musician. This can be followed on with other tasks or a look at her music. For more worksheets and activities based on French/Francophone singers, see My Shop

An activity and worksheet based on Stromae’s song Papaoutai. Firstly, there is a listening activity where the lyrics are laminated and cut up into small chunks of text. Students work together in groups to listen to the song and re-order the lyrics correctly. Differentiation can be facilitated through the specific creation of groups here. Usually students need to here the song twice but of course, it can be played again if needed. This listening task is followed with the worksheet which takes a closer look at the lyrics. Students are asked to find different types of words/grammar in the text (e.g. an infinitive verb, an adverb, a possessive adjective etc…), then have to catagorize positive and negative adjectives and finally have to translate some potentially new words from the lyrics. The lyrics are also attached so that students have a copy each to analyze but the laminated lyrics can also be used and worksheet can be completed in a group. For a complete study on Stromae with five separate activities/resources, see My Shop

Two worksheets based on ‘La Météo’- The French Weather Forecast. Each worksheet has a map of France and a simple weather forecast. Students work in pairs to read the description written on their page to their partner. Their partner must listen carefully and draw weather symbols/temperatures etc on the weather map on their own page. Then swap roles. This activity allows the students to practice their oral skills as well as their listening skills. It also allows them to practice key weather phrases and compass points in French. For a PPT with weather phrases and corresponding pictures, see ‘My Shop’.

A grid 6 x 6 with a variety of questions that may come up in an oral exam. I print and laminate these grids. Students work in pairs or small groups to play the game. Each pair will need two different coloured dice. They roll the dice and answer the question corresponding to the numbers on the dice. They take it in turns to ask/answer the questions. I use this game as a way of revising for the oral exam or for practicing oral French. Most questions are suitable for Junior Cert or Leaving Cert but questions can be changed to suit the needs and ability of your class.

66 PPT slides - 33 photos of places in the town and 33 descriptions of what happens in each place or why people go to each place… These slides are printed and laminated and are used as a comprehension and vocab activity. The students must be able to understand the description to match it to the correct photo. The photo flashcards could also be used in a separate activity, where students simply have to name in French each place. Suitable for junior or senior students. For my ‘En ville’ resources, see ‘My Shop’.

3 word documents based on ‘En ville’ - Places in the town. A notes handout which revises the use of the preposition ‘a’ in French with the definite article. This reminds the students how to use the verb ‘aller’ with place names. A simple worksheet based on some places in the town - word translation, sentence translation and writing task. A second worksheet which gives students a description in French and the students must choose a place name from the word bank that best suits the description. Suitable for junior French students as an introduction to the topic. *For a PPT useful for presenting this vocab, see ‘My Shop’. This PPT has many place names along with a photo. This can be used to present the vocab and also to asses knowledge of the vocab.