Au Restaurant - French 20 questions game - No prep printable speaking activity The game of 20 questions is a fun and effective way to practice forming French questions and in this version of the game, students will learn over 50 nouns and verbs that follow a restaurant theme. This game work for any level as it is written in French and English. Want a real challenge for your upper levels or immersion students? Use the French only version! Included: 1 version with vocabulary written in French and English 1 version with vocabulary written in French only Have students work in small groups of 2-4 or project the game and use it as a whole class activity. This game includes 52 words. Many of the words will be new to your students as this game is meant not only to practice forming questions, but also to build vocabulary. I like to allow my students to look at the game chart while they play until they’re somewhat familiar with the words. After they’ve played the games a few times looking at the French-English version they feel more prepared to move on to the French only version. One student in the small group or class chooses a word on the chart. Other students ask up to 20 questions trying to guess the secret word. EST-CE QUE……. … c’est une personne? … c’est un animal? … c’est un minéral? … c’est un endroit? … c’est un aliment? … c’est une plante? … c’est un objet? The student who has chosen the secret word can answer using the following responses: OUI - NON - PARFOIS - RAREMENT - GÉNÉRALEMENT - PEUT-ÊTRE - CELA DÉPEND - PROBABLEMENT Alternative game play: To change up the game and to make it more challenging as well as practicing other skills, have the student who chooses the secret word describe it to others in the group. Instead of asking questions about the secret word, other students listen to the description and guess it.

French Christmas skit and reading comprehension - Noël - Mini-dialogue This is a French dialogue about Christmas between two people. The title of this skit is Le Père Noël est occupé. Short skits or dialogues like this one can be used in many ways during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Have students work in pairs or small groups to read through the skit and maybe even perform it for the class! This skit can also be used as an individual reading comprehension assessment. 14 reading comprehension questions are included. The skit can be printed on one side of a sheet of paper and the questions on the other for a really easy, NO PREP Christmas activity. The grammar level is intermediate. Most of the verbs are in the present or passé composé, and very few pronouns are used. Your students will learn a lot of new Christmas vocabulary, and they’re going to have a great time with this activity! Everything is written in French only.

This is a set of 140 French relative pronouns practice cards focusing on QUI - QUE - OÙ - DONT. These cards are so much more fun (and challenging) than classic worksheets. There’s lots of repetition, and that’s what our students need to practice and master these confusing relative pronouns. My students find it particularly fun to use these cards as a guessing game with a partner or small group, and even the mysterious DONT becomes a lot easier! Each card displays an image, and beneath the image it is written how to say it in French. For example, C’est un lave-vaisselle. Students are prompted to say at least two sentences using relative pronouns to describe the image, and their partner(s) have to guess what it is. At the top of the card it may say C’est quelque chose que… or C’est quelque chose dont… and at the bottom of the card it may say C’est quelque chose où… or C’est quelque chose qui… Students have to finish the sentences using correct grammar, and they need to give enough information for their partner to make an intelligent guess. In the beginning, it can be very difficult for students to formulate their own sentences, and that’s why there are two sets of 70 cards included with this resource. SET ONE: The cards have two clues already written on them. This is a nice way for students to warm up to the activity, understand how it works, and get in some valuable practice and examples. In this version, students read the clues to their partner(s) and soak in the grammar while their peers practice their listening skills. SET TWO: These are the same cards, but the clues are not written on them. Students will have already practiced with SET ONE, and should be able to come up with their own sentences (and if they remember the ones from SET ONE… all the better)! The only clues they are given is whether they should follow the prompt with a subject or verb since those rules can be tricky and hard to remember. These practice cards provide a quick NO PREP activity that you can use for years to come. You have the option of printing and cutting out the cards (4 per page - laminate if possible) or having students use the PDF file on their devices (1 per page). Included: 70 numbered practice cards with clues - 4 per page for printing and cutting out 70 numbered practice cards with clues - 1 per page for projecting or online use 70 numbered practice cards without clues - 4 per page for printing and cutting out 70 numbered practice cards without clues - 4 per page for printing and cutting out

Aller Present Tense Game - Quel Dommage! When you are teaching or reviewing the verb ALLER in the present tense, your students will have a great time practicing with this hands on game: QUEL DOMMAGE!! This is a review game in which students play by filling in the blanks with the verb in parentheses (aller) in the present tense. An answer key is included. The verb aller is essential to forming a strong base knowledge of French, yet it can be difficult to master without lots of practice and review. You can pull this game out time and time again over the course of the years for a no-prep activity. Detailed instructions on how to play are included so that even subs can have your students play this fun game when you need to be away. How to play QUEL DOMMAGE: All you have to do is print the numbered game cards on heavy paper or card stock and cut them out. If you laminate them you’ll have a no prep activity ready to go for years to come! Put all of the game cards in a box and divide your students into small teams. Give each team gets a box of questions and a copy of the answer key. Students must fill in the blanks by conjugating the indicated verb, and then speak the sentence correctly. When they are correct (their opponents or team members can verify responses on the provided answer key), they get to keep their game card. However, when they draw a QUEL DOMMAGE card they have to put all of their game cards back in the box. The student with the most game cards at the end is the winner. Included: 5 QUEL DOMMAGE cards - You don’t have to include them all in the game if you feel there are too many. 30 numbered game cards Numbered answer key How to play

Être with Emotions - Le jeu des 7 familles - French Card Game Le jeu des sept familles - This classic card game is fun for students of all ages! Looking for easy prep literacy activities for independent work during differentiated reading instruction? This version of the game is for practicing ÊTRE PRESENT TENSE CONJUGATIONS and EMOTIONS. Each of the 7 “families of cards” begins with one of the following, and conjugations in the present tense are used in the JE - TU - IL - NOUS - VOUS - ILS forms. Je suis + emotion Je ne suis pas + emotion Est-ce que je suis + emotion Includes: How to play 42 playing cards to print on heavy paper or card stock This card game is an excellent way to practice and memorize verb conjugations. It will have your students speaking to each other in French the whole time! They will make affirmative and negative statements and will use EST-CE QUE to form simple questions. One player distributes five cards to each player (2 to 4 per group). The rest of the cards are placed in the “pioche”. One player begins the game by asking another player to give him a card. He or she might say, “Est-ce que tu es triste?” The goal is to come up with complete families. The different verbs represent the families. There are 6 cards to a family (JE - TU - IL - NOUS- VOUS - ILS). Students will find it helpful to group together the cards that have the same picture at the top (flower, flip-flops, etc.) If the player doesn’t have it, he says “pioche”. If he draws the card that he asked for, he can continue to play and ask someone for another card. Each time a player comes up with all six members of a family, he can make a stack. At the end of the game, the player with the most sets of families wins!

French relative pronouns CE QUE - CE QUI - CE DONT - Practice Cards This is a set of 20 French relative pronouns practice cards focusing on CE QUI - CE QUE - CE DONT. These cards are so much more fun (and challenging) than classic worksheets. Main and dependent clauses are provided, and students fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronoun. **Included: ** 20 numbered practice cards Numbered answer key with English translations *2 practice card files are included. One is to be used for printing and cutting out sets of cards. The other is a PDF with only one card per page, perfect for projecting or distance learning.

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."

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.

This is a 40 question exercise on the French subjunctive. In this exercise students must indicate whether they should use the subjunctive or the indicative before filling in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Included with this product: 40 question French subjunctive exercise Answer key 40 expression list

This is a set of 32 French relative pronouns task cards focusing on QUI - QUE - OÙ - DONT - CE QUE - CE QUI - CE DONT. Task cards are a nice alternative to classic worksheets. Each card contains a fill in the blank sentence with multiple choice answers. Students can either practice individually or with a partner. A student response sheet is provided if you would like your students to write their answers. These task cards provide a quick NO PREP activity. Just print, laminate and cut out. I like to punch holes in the upper left corner and attach the cards with a keyring. You will be able to use these cards for years to come. A classic worksheet is also provided in case you would like to use it as a quiz or homework assignment. Included: 32 numbered task cards in black and white 32 numbered task cards in color Classic worksheet version Numbered answer key Student answer sheet for recording responses

French connector words or linking words help more advanced students make their point and seamlessly transition from one sentence to another. Here is a list of some of the most common connector words in French and English, example sentences using connector words in French and English and 5 fill in the blank paragraphs with word banks. Answer sheet included.

These 30 questions are just right for students who need to practice the FUTUR SIMPLE, and they are a perfect no prep speaking activity for busy teachers. Each EST-CE QUE question uses the TU form with verbs in the futur simple. In addition to regular and irregular -ER, -IR and -RE verbs I've also included many verbs with irregular stems. In order to avoid OUI and NON answers, each question also includes an interrogative word which is great practice in helping to remember what they mean and where they're placed in the sentence. Since all of the questions are asked in the TU form, all of the answers will be in the first person singular. This is so that students can really focus and get used to using these verbs when talking about themselves and when talking to a friend. Just cut out the 30 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 as well as a 2 page print out of the questions if you should decide to use them as a quiz or homework assignment. I am a firm believer that repetition is key in learning a language, and that's why I've created many different versions of these speaking cards. All of the cards ask the same basic questions, but each time in a different tense. My students really appreciate the familiarity of the cards even when learning a new tense.

These 30 questions are just right for students who need to practice the PAST CONDITIONAL TENSE, and they are a perfect no prep speaking activity for busy teachers. Each EST-CE QUE question uses the TU form with verbs in the past conditional tense. In addition to regular and irregular -ER, -IR and -RE verbs I've also included many irregular verbs. You could easily have students respond to the questions using 3rd conditional si clauses. In order to avoid OUI and NON answers, each question also includes an interrogative word which is great practice in helping to remember what they mean and where they're placed in the sentence. Since all of the questions are asked in the TU form, all of the answers will be in the first person singular. This is so that students can really focus and get used to using these verbs when talking about themselves and when talking to a friend. Just cut out the 30 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 as well as a 2 page print out of the questions if you should decide to use them as a quiz or homework assignment. I am a firm believer that repetition is key in learning a language, and that's why I've created many different versions of these speaking cards. All of the cards ask the same basic questions, but each time in a different tense. My students really appreciate the familiarity of the cards even when learning a new tense.

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.

Play this ESL SPRING Vocabulary Taboo game and have some fun! Playing games and having fun is when learning really happens in ESL class. I love to play the game Taboo with my students. ESL taboo is a game that is easy to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. Your students will learn a lot of new and useful vocabulary while playing this fun speaking game. This ESL SPRING Vocabulary Taboo game includes: 40 different Taboo game cards to create a deck that you will print and cut out for as many teams as you need (black and white + color versions provided). I like to laminate them, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Talk about years to come of no prep activities! Game instructions for both beginner and advanced students. Object of the game: One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are those written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed, and the team with the most points wins.

Want your French students to use their RESTAURANT vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more. Check out my bundle of themed vocabulary question sets to get your students speaking French: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/french-themed-vocabulary-speaking-questions-growing-bundle-11573033 You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for RESTAURANTS or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way. There are 30 questions in all. Almost all of the EST-CE QUE questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. Some of the questions encourage OUI and NON responses, but never without pushing for a bit more information like asking POURQUOI. The questions are a mixture of present, past and future tenses. Topics used in these cards: * Different kinds of restaurants * Restaurant serveurs * Reservations * Food * Preferences All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Have a look at the thumbnail to see how cute they turn out. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.

Use this set of INTERMEDIATE ESL conversation starters and speaking prompt cards to get even your most timid students talking to each other in English. These 83 question cards are terrific for discussion and journal writing prompts and they span 13 different themes: ➤ languages ➤ work ➤ animals ➤ health ➤ your region ➤ transport ➤ books ➤ what would you prefer… ➤ travels ➤ household chores ➤ food ➤ shopping ➤ sports This no prep activity is perfect for small groups or centers. Use these cards as a review and vocabulary builder with ESL students at the lower intermediate to mid-intermediate level. An easy to project PDF in color with only one card per page is included in case you want to work on the questions as a class without printing and cutting out the cards. Included: 83 question cards (color and black and white versions as you see in the thumbnails) Ways to use these cards Easy to project PDF file (one card per page) There are many ways you can use this set of 83 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 or ice breaker 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 or ice breaker at the beginning of the year or at a club event. ➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions.