A detailed text written in French in the present tense, with detailed and varied sentences. Make your own questions to use this as a reading comprehension - or ask pupils to make up questions to ask their partner. Use as a script for a listening task, ask pupils to note specific details such as which rooms or which furniture are mentioned. Would make a challenging translation task.

A set of 12 pictures/symbols with a choice of three phrases below each, about campsite facilities and making a booking. Would also work as a translation task once pupils have chosen the correct phrase. Could be extended by asking pupils to suggest another alternative for each set of phrases, or to make up their own quiz about hotel/youth hostel accommodation. Answers provided - WARNING: the answers are at the bottom of the page, take care not to print them!

A set of 8 sentences in French about "where I live", for pupils to translate into English. Opinions and perfect tense included. Could be a homework task or revision activity. Make into a pair work game or team competition with numbers 1-8 on the board for pupils to choose as a lottery, set a timer and challenge pupils to translate as much of a sentence as they can in a limited amount of time.

Four tasks on a worksheet which build up to pupils writing their own sentences in French about their daily routine. First is a list of vocab for telling the time and 18 times for pupils to write out in French. The second task is a vocab matching exercise with short sentences about daily routine in the present tense. The third task is a set of short phrases giving further details such as where/who with - written in French and English but with some words missing for pupils to complete. Finally pupils are asked to produce their own sentences, using vocab from the previous tasks.

A skeleton for a piece of writing or speaking about holidays. Sentences are started, for pupils to finish with their own information. Clearly presented with visuals and related sentences grouped together. Includes sentences in present, perfect, imperfect, near future and future tenses. Easy to differentiate by giving pupils a maximum number of sentences to produce, or challenge pupils to include certain random words of your own choice.

A grid for pupils to complete with countries listed in French and some nationalities provided. Pupils write the countries in English and then complete the masculine and feminine spellings of the corresponding nationalities, then the English words for the nationalities. Makes a good homework. Could be extended by asking pupils to add more countries and nationalities of their own choice, or to build short sentences using the vocab.

A set of 6 sentences in French about adverts for pupils to translate into English. A range of opinions and reasons, all in the present tense. Could be a homework task or revision activity. Make into a pair work game or team competition with numbers 1-6 on the board for pupils to choose as a lottery, set a timer and challenge pupils to translate as much of a sentence as they can in a limited amount of time.

This worksheet has 3 tasks: first pupils read short sentences in French and choose the correct reflexive pronoun to complete the gaps. Then they decide whether each sentence is in past, present or future tense. Finally they translate the sentences into English. Sentences are all about what time people do things in their daily routine.

This worksheet has three tasks. There is a text about one person's routine on a school day, all in the present tense. First pupils have to answer comprehension questions in English about the text. Then they must find the French vocab in the text which corresponds to a list of vocab in English. Finally they are asked to produce their own paragraph about their own daily routine, using vocab they have seen on the previous tasks. Could be extended into a speaking and listening activity, with pupils reading their text to a partner, who has to note the main points, for example.

A detailed text in French about a student's ideal school uniform. Information is given about current uniform in the present tense, then ideal uniform is described in the future conditional. Could be used as a translation text (may need cutting into shorter chunks), good revision material, or a lesson starter with comprehension questions made up by the pupils.

A matching task with household chores listed in present and perfect tense in French. Pupils match the present to the perfect tense for each chore. Would lead in nicely to students spotting/revising the grammar rules for perfect tense.

A pair of texts in French about household chores, one more detailed and more complex than the other. Parts of speech are highlighted in different colours, according to a key. Different tenses and justified opinions are included. Would make a good basis for a reading comprehension or grammar task.

On each slide a phrase appears at the top and pupils have to say if it is present or past tense. Works well with mini whiteboards, or right hand/left hand up to show choice. Answer is shown before next question each time. Verbs are paired up, but don't appear in order.

A French reading comprehension based on a set of 6 very short simple texts about home and local area. Pupils have to complete a grid in English to show they have understood the information. They are then asked to write a similar paragraph about their own home and local area.

Pupils choose from 3 options each time, what they would do if they had no... This quiz is based on household objects, but contains a range of cross-context vocab. Could be a dictionary task, or makes a good team-work quiz. Nice end of term activity, leads into pupils making up their own quiz if you want an extension task.

A French reading worksheet with two texts: one describes living in the town and the other describes living in the country. Pupils have to summarise the pros and cons of each in English, then find the French for some specific vocab, and finally answer the comprehension questions in English. Could also lead into an extension task where pupils produce their own paragraph about where they live. Answers included on separate sheet.

A straight-forward grid to complete, to practise forming the first person of the future conditional tense. Pupils are asked for the English for the infinitives listed, then the future conditional (irregulars verbs and the first regular verbs are already done), followed by the English. Could be used as a starter task or revision.

A French worksheet with a range of different puzzles and quiz questions, all on the topic of food and drink. Two sides of A4. Separate sheet included showing the answers for easy marking. Ideal for end of term activity.

A French worksheet with sentences in French and English about Halloween, with some words missing. Pupils have to translate the sentences correctly, to complete the missing words. Whilst the sentences contain Halloween-specific vocab, the missing words are more common-place. A straight-forward introduction to translation tasks, with opportunity to link with work on word order in particular.

This worksheet uses only the first person and mainly asks for comprehension of short sentences in the perfect tense: match the French and English, match the French to pictures. the final task asks for pupils to produce their own sentences, which can be done by referring to the list of vocab and mixing and matching ideas from the first two tasks. The theme of the sentences is free time.