Here are ten intermediate level French dictations to use with your students. They are a little bit longer than my beginner and beginner + level dictations (see links below). Each dictation is a separate audio file. Answer key and translation provided for each dictation. Sample: TITRE : Un joli endroit TEXTE : Nous aimons notre quartier. On y trouve un parc, une boulangerie et une école maternelle. Les rues sont toutes nommées en l'honneur de personnes célèbres. La rue où nous habitons a été nommée en l'honneur d'un homme politique très connu. Mes parents, eux, habitent une rue qui porte le nom d'un chanteur qui est né dans notre ville. "Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is dictating speaks and another who is taking dictation writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world."

French speaking game for beginners and advanced students alike, a fun NO PREP activity. All students can practice speaking and forming the passé composé with verbs that use both être and avoir as helping verbs, including reflexive verbs. The way the cards are organized even beginners can use them and have a great time playing this fun speaking game. Students practice saying "je n'ai jamais" or "j'ai déjà" followed by something they may or may not have done. There is a stack of cards with French and English and another stack with only French. Use this game in class with small groups or at a French club event. you can cut out the cards and include the "how to play" card so that if you have a very large group they can read the instructions without you having to explain the game. Just print out the cards, laminate if possible, punch holes in the upper corner and attach with a keychain. A fun no prep activity for years to come! Included with this resource: 75 game cards in French only - Black and white & color versions 75 game cards in French and English - Black and white & color versions How to play Here's how the game works: Begin your sentence with "Je n'ai jamais" if you have never done what is written on the card. Begin with "J'ai déjà" if you have. Other players can react in a variety of ways: Moi aussi Moi non plus Moi, si If you say that you have done something (and you're not a beginner) you have to tell the story about when you did what is on the card in French.

This set of 50 speaking prompts cards and 50 writing prompts is tailored for advanced learners of French. Challenge your French 3 and 4 as well as AP students!! Students love talking to each other, and especially at the end of senior year there is a lot to reflect upon. Writing is an essential part of mastering a language. The topics are inviting and fun. There will be lots of additional themes added. The questions are smart and thought provoking. We also include a French grading rubric for easy grading! You can print the writing prompts and the students can write directly on them. The speaking cards can be used in class with the projecting file, printed and laminated for in class speaking activities or used by the students on their tablets. Be sure to visit my shop and browse through 500+ resources like grammar games, speaking activities, listening comprehension, worksheets, and much more. Just click here!

ESL speaking game for beginners and advanced students alike, a fun NO PREP activity. All students can practice speaking and forming the present perfect tense with regular and irregular verbs. The past participles are written on the cards. The way the cards are organized even beginners can use them and have a great time playing this fun speaking game. Students practice saying "Never, ever have I ever" or "I have" followed by something they may or may not have done. Use this game in class with small groups or at a language club event. Just print out the cards, laminate if possible, punch holes in the upper corner and attach with a keychain. A fun no prep activity for years to come! Included with this resource: 75 game cards - Black and white and color versions - Ready to print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook together with a key ring. Here's how the game works: Begin your sentence with "Never, ever have I ever" if you have never done what is written on the card. Begin with "I have" if you have done it. Other players can react in a variety of ways: Me too. Me neither. I have, too. If you say that you have done something (and you're not a beginner) you have to tell the story about when you did what is on the card in English.

Use this set of QU’EST-CE QUE TU PRÉFÉRERAIS - I'D RATHER French speaking prompt cards to get even your most timid students talking to each other in French and are perfect to use as a back to school ice-breaker activity. These 75 question cards are terrific for discussion, journal writing prompts and vocabulary acquisition. This no prep activity is perfect for small groups or centers. You can also use the powerpoint version to make it a whole class activity. Use these cards as a review and vocabulary builder with French students at any level. Included: 75 question cards (color and black and white versions as you see in the thumbnails) Powerpoint version There are many ways you can use this set of 75 speaking cards: ➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions. ➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity with a conversation partner. As students enter the classroom have them choose 2-3 cards from a box. ➤ Students who finish their work earlier than others can choose a few of the cards and write out their answers including reasons for their preferences. ➤ Use as exit tickets. Give each student a card before the end of class and as they walk out of the room they tell the teacher their answer. ➤ Stations: Put students into groups and divide the cards amongst them. Have groups rotate to a new station as they finish the cards. ➤ Scoot: Put one card on each desk in the classroom. Give each student a response sheet and set a timer to give them just enough time to answer the question. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question. ➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move. ➤ Use the cards as a getting to know you activity. ➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions.

Practice is what it takes when learning verb conjugations. This audio recorded drill will help students practice and master regular and irregular French verbs in the passé composé. There is a mixture of verbs that use avoir and être as helping verb, and reflexive verbs are included. This is a verb drill of 100 common French verbs that you can use either in the classroom or language lab. I've included five great ways for you to use this drill. The audio recording you will download will be great for listening comprehension and oral production, written exercises, paired work and even a cooperative learning group writing game. Example: FINIR - JE - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - J'AI FINI SE LEVER - TU - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - TU T'ES LEVÉ(E) DESCENDRE - IL - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - IL EST DESCENDU PRENDRE - NOUS - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - NOUS AVONS PRIS MANGER - VOUS - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - VOUS AVEZ MANGÉ RÉUSSIR - ILS - 5 seconds to say or write answer before recorded response - ILS ONT RÉUSSI During the recording the verbs are not numbered so that you can easily choose a group of 10 or 15 at any point during the exercise to use as bell ringer reviews or to get your students in French mode as they enter the classroom. Use this drill at any time during the year as an excellent review. Use it with upper level students who sometimes need to revise the basics or provide a copy to struggling students who can use it as review while riding on the bus or in the car. Included: 20 minute mp3 audio recording of 100 French verbs in the passé composé Answer sheet Student response sheet 5 effective ways to use this verb drill 1. Language lab or classroom listening and speaking exercise 2. Language lab or classroom silent written exercise 3. Whiteboard classroom activity - Individual or paired work 4. Bell ringer activity 5. Group writing game

French Pronouns: Direct, Indirect, Y, En - 150 Practice Cards in 3 tenses This is a set of 150 French pronoun practice cards. These cards are written in the present, futur proche, and passé composé tenses and do not include negation. There are 75 cards to practice using the French pronouns Y and EN in three different tenses. These practice cards will help students better understand when to use Y and EN in many different situations. There are 75 cards to practice using French direct and indirect object pronouns in three different tenses. These practice cards focus on using: LE - LA - LES - LUI - LEUR. These practice cards will help students better understand when to use LE or LA to mean HIM or HER instead of LUI, and LES to mean THEM instead of LEUR. Each card indicates a subject pronoun, verb in the infinitive form, and another word or words to complete the sentence. Students first form a sentence using the elements provided, then they restate the sentence using either LUI - LEUR - LE - LA - LES - Y - EN. A four page answer key is provided. I recommend printing them on the front and back side of two sheets of paper so that you can easily distribute them to students for them to check their own work. This is an activity that students can work on alone or in pairs or small groups. My students really like to do this activity with a partner. One student says the sentence without the pronoun, then the other one says it with the pronoun. They take turns going back and forth. EXAMPLES: PRÉSENT - JE - ALLER - LA FAC Je vais à la fac. J’y vais. PASSÉ COMPOSÉ - TU - FAIRE - DU PIANO Tu as fait du piano. Tu en as fait. FUTUR PROCHE - ON - PARLER - DE NOËL On va parler de Noël. On va en parler. PRÉSENT - JE - PARLER - MARIE Je parle à Maris. Je lui parle. PASSÉ COMPOSÉ - TU - MANGER - PIZZA Tu as mangé la pizza. Tu l’as mangée. FUTUR PROCHE - VOUS - FINIR - DEVOIRS Vous allez finir vos devoirs. Vous allez les finir.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ ARIELLE The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Here’s what you need to know about ARIELLE: elle mesure un mètre 85, blonde aux yeux bleus elle joue au volley-ball dans l’équipe de sa ville elle n’aime pas beaucoup les sucreries, elle suit un régime très strict elle court tous les jours au moins 5 kms elle veut changer de travail, elle travaille dans la publicité, elle voudrait travailler plutôt avec des enfants sa maman est décédée il y a 2 mois INCLUDED: Detailed background information about ARIELLE Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Arielle based on her background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about ARIELLE, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know ARIELLE’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about ARIELLE. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ CLÉMENT The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Read on to find out more how you can use this resource for creative writing and speaking. Here’s what you need to know about CLÉMENT: il a 55 ans il est divorcé depuis 10 ans il n’a pas d’enfant il a changé de profession à l’âge de 48 ans il travaille maintenant comme blogeur il habite au bord de la mer il se déplace en scooter INCLUDED: Detailed background information about CLÉMENT Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Clément based on his background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about CLÉMENT, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know CLÉMENT’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about CLÉMENT. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ ALEXANDRE The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Read on to find out more how you can use this resource for creative writing and speaking. **Here’s what you need to know about ALEXANDRE: ** c’est un homme de 80 ans il est veuf il a 2 enfants et des petits-enfants il habite seul dans sa maison il est en bonne santé il est très indépendant INCLUDED: Detailed background information about ALEXANDRE Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Alexandre based on his background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about ALEXANDRE, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know ALEXANDRE’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about ALEXANDRE. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

Name That Tense is an activity for reviewing verb tenses with your advanced French students. These 200 practice cards provide a challenging AP or French 4 review. You can use this activity on a few different levels. The most challenging way is to use the cards written in English, have students name the French tense that needs to be used, then have them translate the sentences to French. You may choose to use the cards written in French, and simply have students identify and name the tenses they read. These practice cards provide an excellent opportunity to review the answers together, and to explain why each tense was chosen for a particular sentence. The files are easy to share with your students for distance learning. The first 50 cards use these tenses: le présent, l’imparfait, le futur simple, le passé composé, le conditionnel, le plus-que-parfait et le conditionnel passé. The second 50 cards use all of the tenses mentioned above, and also include cards using: le futur antérieur, le subjonctif, le subjonctif passé, l’impératif, et le passé récent, and many si clauses are included. Included: 100 practice cards written in English 100 practice cards written in French Answer key in French and English

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ MANON The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Read on to find out more how you can use this resource for creative writing and speaking. Here’s what you need to know about MANON: c’est une jeune femme de 20 ans elle est étudiante elle travaille beaucoup elle partage un appartement avec deux autres étudiants elle rentre chez ses parents deux fois par mois elle n’a pas de voiture INCLUDED: Detailed background information about MANON Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Manon based on her background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about MANON, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know MANON’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about MANON. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ CLAIRE The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Here’s what you need to know about CLAIRE: c’est une femme de 29 ans elle a récemment quitté son fiancé elle a un chien nommé Félix elle travaille comme coiffeuse elle habite dans un village de 500 habitants elle a une nouvelle petite voiture INCLUDED: Detailed background information about CLAIRE Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Arielle based on her background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about CLAIRE, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know CLAIRE’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about CLAIRE. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ LOÏC The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Here’s what you need to know about LOÏC: c’est un ado de 16 ans il est enfant unique il a deux meilleurs amis il est en première il habite avec sa mère sauf pendant les vacances quand il est avec son père il prend souvent le bus INCLUDED: Detailed background information about LOÏC Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Loïc based on his background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about Loïc, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know Loïc’s background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about Loïc. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

Here are 120 NO PREP French conversation starters in the form of task cards. There is a question on each card. You can pick and choose the ones that are at the right level for your students. These cards are perfect for building speaking skills! This is a great speaking activity for small groups. Students of ages high school to adult learners will benefit from this exercise by building their vocabulary skills and using all of the grammar they've been learning. Just cut out the 120 cards, punch holes in the spaces provided and attach the stack of cards with a key ring. It would be a great idea to print on card stock and laminate the cards before punching holes and attaching them. Super easy and no prep for years to come. Both black and white and color versions are included.

Here are 120 NO PREP ESL conversation starters in the form of task cards. There is a question on each card. You can pick and choose the ones that are at the right level for your students. These cards are perfect for building speaking skills and vocabulary! This is a great speaking activity for small groups. Students of ages high school to adult learners will benefit from this exercise by building their vocabulary skills and using all of the grammar they've been learning. Just cut out the 120 cards, punch holes in the spaces provided and hook the stack of cards together with a key ring. It would be a great idea to print on card stock and laminate the cards before punching holes and attaching them. Super easy and no prep for years to come. Both black and white and color versions are included.

Here are twelve intermediate - advanced level French dictations to use with your students. Each dictation is a separate audio file. Answer key and translation provided for each dictation. Sample text: TITRE: Notre fleuve TEXTE: TEXTE : Toi et moi, nous habitons le long du même fleuve. C'est ce fleuve qui nous apporte l'eau que nous buvons. Je suis chanceux. L'eau que je bois est filtrée pour la rendre potable. Elle est bonne pour ma santé. Mais si à cause de moi l'eau qui retourne au fleuve est pleine de déchets, toi, tu boiras peut-être une eau polluée. Tu es mon ami, et je veux que tu restes en santé. Pour toi, je ferai attention à notre fleuve.