Native speaker, practising teacher of French from KS3, GCSE to A Level.
Specialist in French Grammar.
My resources feature Grammar & the new AQA exams at GCSE and AS/A Level.
Native speaker, practising teacher of French from KS3, GCSE to A Level.
Specialist in French Grammar.
My resources feature Grammar & the new AQA exams at GCSE and AS/A Level.
This PowerPoint is a compilation of 20 TRANSLATIONS from English to French with ANSWERS (5 per theme, 10 for theme 2) tailored for the new AQA French GCSE Specifications.
ANSWERS are included for each translation.
The 20 translations cover the 3 themes:
Theme 1: Identity and Culture
Theme 2: Local, National, International and Global areas of interest
Theme 3: Current and Future Study and Employment
More resources available here:
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This Trivial Pursuit style game has been adapted to the new GCSE curriculum.
This is aimed at Higher tier candidates.
Themes for this are: Family, Friends, hobbies, technology, sport, music, reading, tv and cinema.
Types of questions are: Translation from English to French and French to English, photo description, forming questions, conjugation, speaking questions.
Instructions on Slide 2.
This can be edited for other themes and purposes.
This PowerPoint helps to cover the sub-theme on ‘Mode de vie’ under the ‘Local, national, international and global areas of interest’ topic (Social issues).
It includes activities such as verb conjugation, translations , a role play, a photo card, vocabulary, a discussion, reading comprehension and written tasks.
It is an ideal resource to introduce or revise several aspects of the topic area.
A total of 17 slides
This PowerPoint helps to cover the sub-theme on ‘Là où j’habite’ under the ‘Local, national, international and global areas of interest’ topic.
It includes activities such as translations , a role play, a photo card, vocabulary, a discussion, reading comprehension and written tasks.
It is an ideal resource to introduce or revise several aspects of the topic area.
A total of 25 slides
This PowerPoint helps to cover the sub-theme on ‘L’environnement’ under the ‘Local, national, international and global areas of interest’ topic (Social issues).
It includes activities such as verb conjugation, key vocabulary, translations , a role play, photo card activities, a discussion, reading comprehensions and written tasks.
It is an ideal resource to introduce or revise several aspects of the topic area.
A total of 22 slides
This PowerPoint helps to cover the sub-theme on ‘Education Post-16’ under the ‘Current and future study and employment’ theme focusing specifically on future plans.
It includes activities such as verb conjugation, vocabulary, translations , a role play, photo card activities, reading comprehension and written tasks.
It is a resource designed to introduce or revise several aspects of the topic area.
A total of 23 slides
This PowerPoint helps to cover the sub-theme on ‘Travel and tourism’ under the ‘Local, national, international and global areas of interest’ theme.
It includes activities such as verb conjugation, key vocabulary, translations , a role play, photo card activities, a discussion, reading comprehension and written tasks.
It is a resource designed to introduce or revise several aspects of the topic area.
A total of 33 slides
Typo corrected on 5 Dec 2016
This bundle covers aspects of the topics in the New AS Level French AQA specifications, through a variety of activities and texts and preparation for the Speaking component of the AS level examinations.
The topics are:
1) La famille en voie de changement
The changing nature of family
2) La « cyber-société »
The ‘cyber-society’
3) Le rôle du bénévolat
The place of voluntary work
4) Une culture fière de son patrimoine
A culture proud of its heritage
5) La musique francophone contemporaine
Contemporary francophone music
6) Cinéma: le septième art
Cinema: the 7th art form
7) Essay writing skills at AS Level
8) A booklet of 'Expressions utiles' for Writing and speaking.
9) Added on 15/11/16 A summary of the new 2016 AS Level French for the AQA Specifications: Themes, assessment content and assessment criteria within one PowerPoint.
10) Added on 11/03/17 Speaking preparation and practice with questions and stimulus cards.
A "Speaking preparation and Practice" bundle is available separately here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/as-level-french-full-speaking-preparation-and-practice-all-topics-new-aqa-french-2016-11406692
This PowerPoint is a set of 30 Photo cards for the Higher Tier on the three themes that are required to study at GCSE Level
It also includes the mark scheme for the Photo card and 3 questions seen by students plus an extra two questions hidden for the teacher only to see.
This has been made and tailored for the New GCSE French with AQA Specifications 2016+. See preview.
Theme 1: Identity and Culture
Theme 2: Local, National, International and Global areas of interest
Theme 3: Current and Future Study and Employment
More resources available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/madarun
This Word doc. is a compilation of useful phrases and expressions that students can use in essays and oral exams.
Editable / Printable word document (booklet) for students' reference.
It is aimed at AS/ A Level.
This PowerPoint (70 slides) contains 50 varied starter activities and includes answers. The intention is to provide a stimulating activity and prompt ideas which maybe a revision or an introduction to different topics.
Target audience: Key Stage 2, 3 and 4.
This PowerPoint helps to cover different aspects on the following topic: Young people and the right to vote and their political engagement.
Ados, droit de vote et engagement politique -Pour ou contre le droit de vote
Activities include: A quiz, True or False, key vocabulary, statistics, several texts with comprehension exercise, gap fill, translations (French to English and English to French), discussions etc.
An ideal ressource to introduce or revise the topic.
A total of 27 slides
A Level French
This PowerPoint helps to cover aspects of the theme: Une culture fière de son patrimoine
(A culture proud of its heritage)
New yllabus (2016+) - Une culture fière de son patrimoine (A culture proud of its heritage)
It focuses on the first sub theme - Le patrimoine sur le national, régional et local - with the following activities: a video-based comprehension exercise, a gap fill, translation, vocabulary (word - definition), research-based task and discussions.
20.09.16 Typo corrected.
This PowerPoint is to be used to introduce the film 'La Haine' guiding students to research the background of the making of the film. (Social and political setting, the producer, key terms & individuals influencing the film.)
See also:
7/11/2016: Updated with answers / typo corrected
This PowerPoint helps to cover aspects of the theme: Une culture fière de son patrimoine
(A culture proud of its heritage)
It focuses on the third sub theme - Comment le patrimoine reflète la culture - with the following activities: vocabulary, reconstituting a text, a gap fill, translation, summary task, useful expressions and phrases for speaking and a discussion.
A total of 15 slides.
This bundle covers the three sub themes of Cinema topic through a variety of activities and texts.
1) Pourquoi le septième art?
2) Evolution du cinéma
3) Une passion nationale
4) Speaking preparation with stimulus cards and questions.
This PowerPoint will help you to prepare your AS students for Paper 3: Speaking in the AS French examination on the sub-theme entitled “La famille en voie de changement” (The changing nature of family).
The PowerPoint consists of:
* The Mark scheme for the Speaking component at AS Level (Paper 3)
* 3 Photo cards with questions for each of the 3 subthemes (see below)
* A list of questions for the general conversation for each of the 3 sub-themes (a minimum of 15 questions per sub-theme is provided)
It covers these three sub-themes with the topic of ‘La famille en voie de changement’:
La vie de couple – nouvelles tendances
Monoparentalité, homoparentalité, familles recomposées
Grands-parents, parents et enfants – soucis et problèmes
Updated October 2017
This PowerPoint helps to cover aspects of the theme about Cybersociety of the new syllabus (2016+) - La cybersociété.
It focuses on the first sub theme - Comment la technologie facilite la vie quotidienne - with the following activities: translations, a Kahoot quiz, vocabulary, a video-based comprehension exercise, discussions, a reading comprehension and writing practice.
To be followed:
- Quels dangers la cybersociété pose-t-elle?
- Qui sont les cybernautes"
This PowerPoint is an ideal resource for your introductory lesson with Year 12 following the AS Level course (new AQA Specifications from 2016 in French)
It includes:
A) Some admin to get the class started (timetable, brief explanation of exam requirements at AS Level, the themes covered, organisation of students' files)
B) Five activities to 'break the ice' with your new class:
1) Getting to know the teacher
2) Find someone who (in French)
3) A slide with key words to prompt student to introduce themselves to their partner / class (You can use the slide and invent your own activity from it such as '2 minutes to introduce yourself to your partner, partner takes notes and then introduces them to the class' 'truths and lies' etc)
4) A grammar based activity - To classify some words in 4 categories (nouns, verbs. adjectives, adverbs)
5) A poem on the topic of friendship for students to read out loud and then translate into English.
A total of 10 slides - See preview.
SEE ALSO
*********A ppt that will help you introduce the new theme of the new AQA syllabus (2016+) 'La famille en voie de changement' (The changing nature of family). It covers the three sub themes with a range of activities (Translations, Gap fills, quizzes, speaking and writing practice). The three subthemes are:
- Grands-parents, parents et enfants – soucis et problèmes
- Monoparentalité, homoparentalité, familles recomposées
- La vie de couple – nouvelles tendances
'La famille en voie de changement': https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/la-famille-en-voie-de-changement-the-changing-nature-of-family-as-level-french-new-aqa-2016-11353040
*********Speaking Preparation & Practice for the topic "Famille en voie de changement "
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/famille-en-voie-de-changement-speaking-preparation-practice-as-level-french-2016-aqa-new-11363110
********* Theme: 'Le rôle du bénévolat': https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/le-r-le-du-b-n-volat-the-place-of-voluntary-work-as-level-french-new-aqa-2016-11358773