Love Learning Languages French and English Resources
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I am a secondary and adult education French and ESL teacher and I love creating resources that help my students have fun with languages! You'll see many speaking games, grammar games, and task cards in my shop.
I am a secondary and adult education French and ESL teacher and I love creating resources that help my students have fun with languages! You'll see many speaking games, grammar games, and task cards in my shop.
Playing TABOO in English is a great way to get ESL students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game focuses on different cities and countries around the world. It is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. Advanced students try to get teammates to guess the word at the top of the card without saying any of the "taboo" words listed below. Beginner students can still play, but they should be allowed to use the "taboo" words to help learn new vocabulary and build sentences in English.
This ESL Taboo game includes the following:
40 Taboo game cards to print, cut out and laminate if possible
Color and black and white versions included
How to play
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 written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.
Want your French students to use their MAISON / HOUSE vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your low intermediate to advanced students to speak more.
This resource is also part of a money saving bundle that you are going to ♡:
La Maison - Vocabulary Speaking Activities 4-PACK: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/la-maison-vocabulary-speaking-activities-bundle-11576015
You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for the house 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. Most of the questions are in the EST-CE QUE form, and they are asked in the TU form. More than half of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Most questions are asked in the present tense, but some are in the passé composé.
Topics used in these cards:
* Different kinds of homes
* Household chores
* Rooms in a house
* Furniture
* 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.
Want your ESL students to use their restaurant and eating out vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more. Just print and cut out the cards or use the easy to project file to show the questions one by one for a whole class activity or for when you don't want to print.
You can use these cards 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. All of the questions are asked in the YOU form and require the answering student to respond using I. Most of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than YES and NO responses. Some questions are in the near future while others are in the past tense.
Topics used in these cards:
* Different kinds of restaurants
* Food
* Servers
* Descriptions
* Preferences
Included:
30 color speaking prompt cards
30 black and white speaking prompt cards
9 ways to use these cards
Scoot activity instructions
Easy to project file showing questions one by one
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. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
This is a really fun game to practice with your students who are learning vocabulary about HOUSE AND HOME, and it involves NO PREP. I've included both a beginner and intermediate version of the game. The beginner version has the words written out and the intermediate version only shows pictures. Have a look at the thumbnails to see what they look like.
Each version includes 32 cards. Depending on class size you could either give each student more than one card or have them play with a partner. I recommend printing out and laminating these cards if possible so that you can use them over and over again.
Here's how this activity works. Once each student has a card (or cards), the one who has the card that says I'LL BEGIN starts the game. He says, for example, I'll I have the fireplace. Who has the window? The person who has the card with a window on it says, I have the window. Who has the curtains? And so the activity goes on until the last card is called and that student's card will say, That's the end!
Another idea is to prepare two sets of cards, divide your class into two groups and let each group have a go to see which team can get through the entire deck of cards the fastest. If the vocabulary is completely new you could start out with the beginner deck and as the words become more familiar you could move on to the intermediate level. It's really a lot of fun, and though you can play with younger students the older ones love this game just as much.
This is a really fun game to practice with your students who are learning vocabulary about LA MAISON, and it involves NO PREP. I've included both a beginner and intermediate version of the game. The beginner version has the words written out and the intermediate version only shows pictures.
This resource is also part of a money saving bundle that you are going to ♡:
La Maison - Vocabulary Speaking Activities 4-PACK: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/la-maison-vocabulary-speaking-activities-bundle-11576015
Each version includes 32 cards. Depending on class size you could either give each student more than one card or have them play with a partner. I recommend printing out and laminating these cards if possible so that you can use them over and over again.
Here's how this game works. Once each student has a card (or cards), the one who has the card that says JE COMMENCE starts the game. He says, for example, JE COMMENCE. J'AI LA CHEMINÉE. QUI A LA FENÊTRE? The person who has the card with a window on it says, J'AI LA FENÊTRE. QUI A LES CLÉS? And so the game goes on until the last card is called and that student's card will say, J'AI FINI!
You may also enjoy 30 French Speaking Questions - LA MAISON
https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/30-french-speaking-questions-la-maison-11556057
Another idea is to prepare two sets of cards, divide your class into two groups and let each group have a go to see which team can get through the entire deck of cards the fastest. If the vocabulary is completely new you could start out with the beginner deck and as the words become more familiar you could move on to the intermediate level. It's really a lot of fun, and though you can play with younger students the older ones love this game just as much.
Use this set of primary French speaking prompt cards to get even your most timid students talking to each other in French. Each question is reinforced with a picture.
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. These speaking cards are perfect for FRENCH IMMERSION or CORE FRENCH. You can easily use these cards as a review with French students at any level.
Included: 100 speaking prompts (color and black and white versions), Powerpoint presentation version to project to the whole class and / or modify as desired.
There are many ways you can use this set of 100 speaking cards:
➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes & attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions.
➤ Project the powerpoint showing questions to the whole class and have them answer the questions with a neighbor.
➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity with a conversation buddy. 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.
➤ 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.
Suitable for:
➤ Grades 1-6 immersion (create stacks according to level)
➤ 4-8 core French
➤ Traditional high school French programs
Want your French students to use their NOURRITURE - FOOD vocabulary more? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your low 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 friends and family or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
Check out my other FRENCH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
and THEMED VOCABULARY RESOURCES
There are 30 questions in all. All of the questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. Intonation, inversion and est-ce que questions are all used. Most of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Some questions are in the present tense, some in the futur proche and others are in the passé composé.
Topics used in these cards:
* Meals
* Fruits and vegetables
* Food groups
* Descriptions
* 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. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
Enhance your food chapter with this Powerpoint presentation. 27 slides, 12 breakfast foods, 6 breakfast drinks and mention of the verbs MANGER and BOIRE as well as the partitive.
This is a really fun game to practice with your students who are learning vocabulary about CHEZ LE MÉDECIN, and it involves NO PREP once you've printed and cut out the cards. I've included both a beginner and intermediate version of the game as well as black and white and color versions. The beginner version has the words written out and the intermediate version only shows pictures. Have a look at the thumbnails to see what they look like.
Each version includes 41 cards. Depending on class size you could either give each student more than one card or have them play with a partner. I recommend printing out and laminating these cards if possible so that you can use them over and over again.
You may also be interested in these related resources:
Chez le Médecin - French Taboo Speaking Game: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/chez-le-m-decin-french-taboo-speaking-game-11585849
French Speaking Questions - Chez le Médecin - Doctor and Hospital Vocabulary: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/french-speaking-questions-chez-le-m-decin-doctor-and-hospital-vocabulary-11585151
Here's how this game works. Once each student has a card (or cards), the one who has the card that says "Je commence" starts the game. He says, for example, Je commence! J'ai une fraise. Qui a une orange? The person who has the card with an orange on it says, J'ai une orange. Qui a du bacon? And so the game goes on until the last card is called and that student's card will say, J'ai fini!
Another idea is to prepare two sets of cards, divide your class into two groups and let each group have a go to see which team can get through the entire deck of cards the fastest. If the vocabulary is completely new you could start out with the beginner deck and as the words become more familiar you could move on to the intermediate level. It's really a lot of fun, and though you can play with younger students the older ones love this game just as much.
This is an easy to play 30 minute dice game to practice 18 different regular French -RE verbs in the present and passé composé tenses.
My high school students love this game, and it can get very competitive if you decide to play it as a race (details are explained with the activity).
Students divide up into teams and play six versions of this dice game. The dice determine which subject and -RE verb to conjugate.
Included with this activity:
How to play
Six different versions of the game with answers
Student response and scoring sheet
This dice game is an especially fun way to practice while learning about the present tense and passé composé. All of the verbs in this activity use AVOIR as helping verb. More advanced students also benefit from the review.
There’s a lot of useful vocabulary for students to learn when we teach about CHEZ LE MÉDECIN. I have three activities that I love to use to get students talking and to reinforce all of the vocabulary they’ll need to talk about going to the doctor’s office or hospital.
These are the five vocabulary speaking activities that are included in this bundle. Just click on each link to read full details about each resource.
Want your French students to use their CHEZ LE MÉDECIN - DOCTEUR 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 doctors and hospitals 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. All of the questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. More than half of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Questions are in the present, futur proche and passé composé tenses.
Topics used in these cards:
* Body parts
* Illnesses
* Symptoms
* Personal experiences
* 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.
This is a comprehensive lesson on the French FUTUR ANTÉRIEUR tense. This is an 18 minute video lesson in which I explain and illustrate how to form the futur antérieur as well as how and when to use this tense. The illustrations are very clear and all examples are in written form. At the end of the video I talk students through a 10 question quiz in which they must decide whether to use the futur antérieur or the futur simple. All of the questions and answers are clearly written for students to see.
A version of the video lesson included in this bundle is on YouTube. However, this one is for you to use with your students and it is not the same. In your version of the video lesson there is no reference made to my website or to supporting my work in any way. This video lesson is entirely appropriate for your students with no marketing for Love Learning Languages included other than on the title page where the name of my store is written.
This is a set of 30 French FUTUR ANTÉRIEUR tense task cards + powerpoint that you can use in a number of ways with your students.
Each card has a sentence written in the futur simple and your students must transform the sentence to the futur antérieur. This is a nice cooperative speaking activity or if you choose you can use the task cards as a written assignment. A student response sheet is included if you decide to use the cards this way. I'm including a powerpoint version of the cards should you want to project them and have the whole class work together.
There's a nice mixture of common regular and irregular verbs to work with. There are verbs using both avoir and être as helping verb as well as a few reflexives (even two that don't require making agreement on the past participle as a challenge).
Students can work with a partner as a cooperative activity and to practice speaking or they can work individually to practice writing. Task cards are a nice alternative to worksheets which can sometimes seem tedious or boring.
Just print, cut out and laminate these cards and you're ready to go, no prep for years to come! If you look in the upper left corner you'll see a space where you can neatly punch a hole in each card and then connect them with a keyring. This really makes using these task cards easy enough to decide on using at the drop of a hat, and they make for fantastic review.
Included with this product:
30 futur antérieur task cards, black and white version
30 futur antérieur task cards, color version
Answer key
Student response sheet
Powerpoint version
Bundle and save 25%: Want your French students to practice using themed vocabulary from the chapters you study? Are you looking for a fun way for them to review vocabulary they've already learned? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more. You can pull out these cards and use them as ice-breakers, bell-ringers, French club activities, games and much more. Perfect for immersion, core and homeschool curriculums.
Right now this bundle includes 18 sets, and I will be adding 2 more sets over the course of the year (2017 - 2018). When you purchase this bundle today you will get ALL FUTURE SETS FOR FREE. That's right! All you'll need to do is re-download. Be sure to check back regularly to access your new sets of cards. Every time I add a new set the price will increase slightly. Now's a great time to get in on the deal.
Instructions for the popular SCOOT game are included with a recording sheet for your students to write their answers as well as many ways to use these cards.
Here's what's included so far in this growing bundle:
1. Au Restaurant
2. À l'hôtel
3. Les Vacances
4. À la maison
5. Les Vêtements
6. La famille et les amis
7. La nourriture - Food
8. Chez le Médecin
9. En ville
10. L'école et les cours
11. Les Professions - Professions vocabulary
12. Les sports d'hiver et d'été
13. L'aéroport et la gare
14. Le calendrier et l'heure
15. Les accidents et les urgences
16. L'informatique et l'internet
17. La campagne
18. La météo
And here is what you can look forward to being added (not necessarily in this order):
19. Les jours de fête
20. Les pays, les villes et les continents
You can use these speaking question cards after teaching themed vocabulary or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
Each set contains 30 questions. Almost all of the questions are asked in the TU form and require the answering student to respond using JE. About half of the questions begin with interrogative words encouraging more than OUI and NON responses. Some questions are in the futur proche while others are in the passé composé, present and other tenses.
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 ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
There are many ways you can use this set of task cards:
➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions. Answer key is provided for small group work or centers.
➤ 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 correct answers to false statements.
➤ 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 true or false and to correct the false statements. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question. All cards are numbered so it is simple to stay organized. Full instructions are included.
➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move.
➤ Use the cards as an icebreaker activity at the beginning of the school year or right after school holidays.
➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions and vocabulary building.
This is a complete resource bundle on the French FUTUR ANTÉRIEUR. This bundle includes an 18 minute video lesson in which I explain how to form the futur antérieur as well as how and when to use this tense. At the end of the video I talk students through a 10 question quiz in which they must decide whether to use the futur antérieur or the futur simple. Included in the resource bundle you will find two worksheets / quizzes. One of them focuses on forming the futur antérieur while the other one asks students to choose between the futur antérieur and the futur simple according to context. There is also a set of task cards for you to use with your students either in small groups as a speaking activity or for individual students to use as a written assignment.
Futur Antérieur Worksheets - Quizzes
Futur Antérieur Task Cards + Powerpoint
A version of the video lesson included in this bundle is on YouTube. However, the one included for you to use with your students is not the same. In your version of the video lesson there is no reference made to my website or to supporting my work in any way. This video lesson is entirely appropriate for your students with no marketing for Love Learning Languages included other than on the title page where the name of my store is written.
It is the end of the year and your French AP students have already taken their test, or your French 4 seniors have practically checked out. What can you do with them that will keep them speaking French during those last days of the school year? Students love talking to each other, and especially at the end of senior year there is a lot to reflect upon.
This is a set of 15 reflection questions that you can print, laminate, punch holes in and cut out before hooking the complete set together on a ring. You'll be able to use these reflection questions for years to come.
In the upper left corner of each card there is a circle which indicates where you should punch the hole so that your set of cards comes out nice and neat.
I have my students work with partners or in small groups to answer the questions orally. At the end of the year and after testing I don't require them to write any answers down on paper, but of course it is up to you. If you wanted to do something kind of fun with the cards you could alternatively play a game of SCOOT and have students write out their answers.
The grammar used in these reflection questions is high level and will keep them on their toes!
Playing French TABOO is a great way to get students to speak French and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. In this HÔTEL theme version of the game there 60 French-English cards. There are 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions.
This French Taboo game includes the following:
How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)
60 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring
Black and white and color versions included
How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game
15 MINUTES MAX game board
Sheet to record new words in French and English (nouveaux mots)
*In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if possible!
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 written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.
Want your ESL students to use their HOTEL vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more.
You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for hotels or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
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. An easy to project color copy is included with only one question per page for those days when you want to work on the questions as a whole class activity or you just don't want to or cannot print.
Here's what's included:
30 black and white cards to print and cut out
30 color cards to print and cut out
9 fun ways to use these cards
Scoot activity instructions
Scoot answer recording sheet
PDF file to project (one question per page)
There are 30 questions in all. About half of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than YES and NO responses.
Topics used in these cards:
* Different kinds of lodging
* Hotel services
* Reservations
* Reception
* Preferences