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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.
I call this game “Jeopardy”, but it’s my own version that I’ve worked out the kinks on for the last 15 years of playing it with my students. This is not a Powerpoint presentation. You have to write out the game on your whiteboard.
It’s not just like the game show on television, and the answers don’t have to be given in the form of a question, unless you want to. My students absolutely love this game, and so do I. They get very excited about it and look forward to Jeopardy day toward the end of every chapter.
This game would be wonderful after having spent time learning possessive adjectives in French. This version of the game focuses on using possessive adjectives with family members.
I’ve spent years working out the best way to play this game in a classroom setting, and it works so well that I went into a lot of detail in the instructions. The game includes 5 categories, daily doubles, and final jeopardy. If you have any questions at all about the game, please do feel free to ask.
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My French students always get confused when expressing durations of time. This resource includes a one page handout with simplified rules and examples in French and English for when to use pour, pendant, depuis, and il y a. There is space beneath each rule and example for students to write their own examples in French and English.
The exercise that follows includes 25 sentences for students to fill in the blanks with pour, pendant, depuis or il y a. A variety of tenses are used in this exercise. Sentences are written in the present tense, passé composé with both être and avoir as helping verbs, futur proche, passé récent, futur simple, and imperfect. Answer key is included.
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✮ ✮ Christmas Food in France - A lesson on French culture ✮
These printable handouts accompany a video about Christmas food in France on YouTube. The video is not my property and is not downloadable with this resource. You will need to watch it online. The video is about 4 minutes long, and this resource includes one page with 10 questions in English to share with your students for discussion about Christmas foods, traditions, and preferences prior to watching the video. The second page includes 10 questions written in English to be answered while watching the video. There is a vocabulary list in French and English of all 23 French words introduced in the video. Finally, to wrap up the lesson there is a fun crossword puzzle to complete. The clues are given in English and the answers are in French without articles.
These resources make it easy to transform a short 4 minute video into a comprehensive cultural lesson that you’ll feel good about using with your students. Click here to view the video on YouTube. The video is presented by Géraldine from Comme une Française. ✮
These printable handouts accompany a video about Christmas food in France on YouTube. The video is not my property and is not downloadable with this resource. You will need to watch it online. The video is about 4 minutes long, and this resource includes one page with 10 questions in English to share with your students for discussion about Christmas foods, traditions, and preferences prior to watching the video. The second page includes 10 questions written in English to be answered while watching the video. There is a vocabulary list in French and English of all 23 French words introduced in the video. Finally, to wrap up the lesson there is a fun crossword puzzle to complete. The clues are given in English and the answers are in French without articles.
These resources make it easy to transform a short 4 minute video into a comprehensive cultural lesson that you’ll feel good about using with your students. Click here to view the video on YouTube. The video is presented by Géraldine from Comme une Française.
These printable handouts accompany a video about French airports and vocabulary on YouTube. The video is not my property and is not downloadable with this resource. You will need to watch it online. The video is about 8 minutes long, and this resource includes one page with 12 questions in English to share with your students for discussion about flying and airports prior to watching the video. The questions do not assume that everyone has had the experience of taking a plane. The second page includes 12 questions written in English to be answered while watching the video. There is a vocabulary list in French and English of all 28 French words introduced in the video. Finally, to wrap up the lesson there is a fun crossword puzzle to complete. The clues are given in English and the answers are in French.
These resources make it easy to transform a short 6 minute video into a comprehensive cultural lesson that you’ll feel good about using with your students. The video is presented by Géraldine from Comme une Française. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hEzbcrVRTU.
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French future tense crossword puzzles - Le futur simple - Mots croisés
Five futur simple crossword puzzles for practicing the conjugations of common irregular and regular verbs. Clues are written in French (ex. je - aller). Students fill in the blanks with the correct conjugation indicated. Answers keys are provided. With five different versions your students will have lots of ways to practice.
Use these puzzles for early finishers, homework, substitute teacher resources and more.
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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.
Christmas Scattergories Game
This is a really fun activity to play before and after Christmas with your students as they practice and build their vocabulary. Scattergories is the perfect classroom group game! You can play this game with students of literally any age or level. All words are in English.
Players attempt to create answers for each of the four categories on their game. This should be a fast moving game and there are only spaces for six words per category. The MAXIMUM they can write is six words so they have to choose them wisely. Students can be creative and flexible with their answers, but other players can challenge them!
12 games are included with different categories! You can either print out the game sheets or project them to save paper and ink. For younger students you can allow more time for them to think and write, while older students will love the challenge of the timer.
See the preview for full teacher instructions.
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Les articles et la forme négative - French negation worksheets
2 exercises to practice using negation in French along with articles. Each exercise includes ten questions to answer in the negative for a total of 20 questions. Answer key provided.
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✮ Role play or skit situation cards for French, Spanish or any language class ✮
This is a set of 12 situation or skit cards that your students can use to practice making conversation in French, Spanish or any other language. Students work in pairs and read the situations they are to talk about. Each card includes a situation and suggestions as to what kind of information they should include. All of the cards are written in English, and students adapt by speaking in the target language.
I like to have my students write out the information asked for on each card. Once they have the basics covered they can then take turns being the one asking questions and the one providing answers.
These role play cards are an excellent way to practice conversation when you don’t exactly know what the other person is going to say in response. Excellent resource for private tutoring sessions for students who have a hard time with oral production.
Included:
✩ Set of 12 situation cards for role plays
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These printable handouts accompany a video about French cultural tips on YouTube. The video is not my property and is not downloadable with this resource. You will need to watch it online. The video is about 8 minutes long, and this resource includes one page with 12 questions in English to share with your students for discussion about cultural differences prior to watching the video. The second page includes 12 questions written in English to be answered while watching the video. There is a vocabulary list in French and English of all 15 French words introduced in the video. Finally, to wrap up the lesson there is a fun crossword puzzle to complete. The clues are given in English and the answers are in French.
These resources make it easy to transform a short 8 minute video into a comprehensive cultural lesson that you’ll feel good about using with your students. The video is presented by Géraldine from Comme une Française. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7I4Rb13DSw.
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Form present tense and futur proche sentences using the French verb ALLER. Worksheet includes ten sentences to reconstruct: conjugate verbs, add articles and prepositions when necessary, make agreement, etc.
Example: Marie et Estelle / aller / parc / 15 heures
Response: Marie et Estelle vont au parc à 15 heures.
Students can also complete this exercise using tenses other than the present.
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Valentine's Day Vocabulary Taboo Game
Playing TABOO is a great way to get students to speak to each other and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with students of all ages. In this Valentine's Day version of the game there are 20 playing cards. I've included 2 fun ways to play this vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions.
This is a great game for students to practice word choice and to use synonyms to describe a topic. It encourages students to describe words in different ways.
There are many ways to use this game. You can use it as a literacy center or whole class activity, have students act out words rather than using language, play reverse Taboo by giving the Taboo words and having students guess the word at the top.
This Taboo game includes the following:
How to play classic Taboo
20 Taboo game cards to print, laminate and cut out
Black and white and grayscale copies are included
PDF for projecting one card at a time for a whole class activity
How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game
15 MINUTES MAX game board
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.
French verb avoir present tense sudoku games - Le verbe avoir au temps présent
Use these sudoku games to practice the French verb avoir in the present tense . 5 versions are included. Students place a verb in each empty box so that each row, column and nine box square contains each of the verbs.
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French verb aller present tense sudoku games - Le verbe aller au temps présent
Use these sudoku games to practice the French verb aller in the present tense . 5 versions are included. Students place a verb in each empty box so that each row, column and nine box square contains each of the verbs.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
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French Christmas Scattergories Game
This is a really fun activity to play with your students before and after Christmas as they practice and build their vocabulary in French. Le Petit Bac - Scattergories sera le jeu parfait! You can play this game with students of literally any age or level, and it's perfect for both core and immersion curriculums.
Players attempt to create answers for each of the four categories on their game. This should be a fast moving game and there are only spaces for six words per category. The MAXIMUM they can write is six words so they have to choose them wisely. Students can be creative and flexible with their answers, but other players can challenge them!
12 games are included with 48 different categories! You can either print out the game sheets or project them to save paper and ink. For younger students you can allow more time for them to think and write, while older students will love the challenge of the timer.
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As your students learn French prepositions of location it is nice to have several exercises and activities planned to get in as much practice as possible. This is a reading exercise about a tidy bedroom and a writing exercise about an untidy one.
Give your students the list of French prepositions of location and provide them with the quizlet study set I’ve made to help them practice and master the new vocabulary.
There is a paragraph to read about a tidy bedroom. The idea is to see if students can figure out what it means even if they don’t know all of the vocabulary. The prepositions of location are used as context clues.
The next part of this activity is to have students write a paragraph of their own about the image provided featuring an untidy bedroom. A list of useful vocabulary is provided and a quizlet study set as well. This list of vocabulary itemizes everything you see in the bedroom so that students can focus on the writing activity rather than looking up words in the dictionary. Students write ten complete statements about the untidy bedroom.
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This French grammar worksheet assesses students knowledge about the pronouns Y and EN.
TENSES USED:
Present tense
Passé composé
Futur simple
Futur proche
There are 15 questions to answer using y or en both affirmatively and negatively. Answer key included.
Formation of the French subjunctive is the easy part. Learning how and when to use it correctly is when it gets a little tricky for our students. This is an activity on giving advice, suggestions and opinions using the French subjunctive.
Included you will find fourteen different situations to which your students will have to respond by either making a suggestion, giving your opinion, or giving advice of some kind.
Students will use the provided list of 24 expressions that must be followed by the French subjunctive to help them get started. 3 sample responses are provided for each of the 14 situations (to be used at your discretion, possible responses are provided in the answer section and the original is left open for students to use).
Sample situation: Ton meilleur ami doit déménager dans un autre pays, et tu vas lui manquer.
Quels conseils lui donnes-tu?
Sample response: Il est important que nous gardions le contact par Skype et que nous nous écrivions toutes les semaines sur Facebook.
This is meant to be a set of exercises to be used after presenting the passé composé with être. For a change of pace (or in case of teacher absence), when introducing the passé composé with être, you could use this set of exercises to reinforce the 20 minute lesson I've recorded on YouTube (it's free: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6-HxU_nIoY). This could make for an excellent interactive homework assignment!
Students will identify which verbs need avoir, and which need être, they'll write the definition of an intransitive verb, they'll list the 17 verbs that use être in the P.C., they'll identify the verbs that sometimes use "être" and other times use "avoir", they'll have to know that reflexive verbs also use "être", and finally they will rewrite ten sentences in the passé composé using être as helping verb.
French subject pronouns sudoku games
Use these sudoku games to practice all nine subject pronouns in French. 5 versions are included. Students place a subject pronoun in each empty box so that each row, column and nine or six box square contains each of the pronouns.
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