This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day”, in FRENCH, and applies 3 tenses (perfect tense, near future / present indicative) throughout 73 slides. This sequence will cover 7-9 lessons on this topic, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This unit of work also recycles the previous eight units uploaded so far, labelled 1-8.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Find the errors in the sentences
Match up task
Finish my sentence
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the correct translation
Listening: Find the French for (Audio included)
Listening; Listen and fill in the gaps (Audio included)
Listening: Answer the questions in English (Audio included)
LAM Spot the erros (Audio included)
LAM (Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop) (Audio included)
LAM Post-it Hunt
7 levels disappearing text
Narrow translation
Structured paragraph writing
2x Grammar conjugation tables across three tenses
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Pyramid translation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Pull the switch / Dialogue
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic of Shopping & Services predominantly in the present tense, near future tense, conditionnal tense and perfect tense , as well as modal verbs
This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Fill in the missing letters
Beat the teacher
Multiple choice
Gapped translation
Sentence Match
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Multiple choice
Reading: Find and correct the mistakes in the English translation
Mind Reader
Multiple choice quiz
Sentence Bingo
Listening: Tick or Cross (AI video included)
Listening: Vrai ou faux (Audio included)
Listening: Fill the gaps (Audio included)
Structured production: Translate the paragraph into English
Structured production: Tangled Translation
Exam Structured writing with model answer
Sentence Stealer
One pen one di
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
Retrieval quiz
Expansion: Grammar explanation table
Expansion: 6 grammar exercises
Autonomy Routinisation: Full circle
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: No SB English to French translation
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Each unit covers the full MARS EARS cycle based on EPI, and has enough material for 6-8 lessons depending on curriculum time. This is based on 2 lessons a week and has been designed to cover a full academic year.
The units included are the ones below:
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 10: Talk about school items & retrieval of previous 9 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 9: Making comparisons & retrieval of previous 8 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 8: Talking about jobs & retrieval of previous 7 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 7: Talking about animals & retrieval of previous 6 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 6: Family descriptions + total recall of previous 5 units (EPI / MARS EARS)
French Year 7. Unit 5: Describing myself and others - Physical & Personality (EPI / MARS EARS)
French Year 7. Unit 4: Describing where I live (EPI / MARS EARS)
French Year 7. Unit 3: Describing hair and eyes (EPI / MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 2: Talk about my birthday (EPI / MARS EARS)
FRENCH Year 7. Unit 1: My name and my age (EPI / MARS EARS)
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talking about animals" in Spanish using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous six Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03, 04, 05 & 06).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Faulty translation
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Narrow Listening
Mispronounced words LAM
MIssing words LAM
Bad translation LAM
Tangled translation
7 Levels disappearing text
Explicit grammar on adjective agreement and nouns
Sentence stealer
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Group composition
Photo description
All for one and one for all
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This unit of work also recycles the previous nine units I have uploaded so far (as labelled, 1-9)
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Find the French in the text
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: spot the 12 mistakes in the English translation
Listening: Find the French equivalent (audio included)
Listening: Asnwer the questions in English (audio included)
Listening: Listen to the text and fill in the gaps (audio included)
Listening: Spot the error/Faulty transcript (audio included)
Listening: Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included)
Listening: Jigsaw listening (audio included)
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar task
Faulty translation
Un stylo un dé
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Full circle
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one for all
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Technology in every day life” in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It covers both the present tense and preterite.
This sequence should be enough for 8-11 lessons, depending on individual schools’ timetable.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Sentence match (reading and LAM)
Find the error in my Spanish sentence
Write the missing letters
Sentence puzzle
Multiple choice quiz
Narrow Reading 1: Find the Spanish for (present)
Narrow Reading 1: True false (present)
Narrow Reading 1: FIll in the missing words/chunk (present)
Listening 1: Write the 14 missing words (audio included)
Listening 2: Write the 26 missing words (audio included)
Listening 3: LAM Spot the error (audio included)
Narrow Reading 2: Find the Spanish for (Past)
Narrow Reading 2: Gapped translation (Past)
Narrow Reading 2: Correct the mistakes in the English translation
Narrow Reading 2: Tick/Cross
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Find the missing words (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Structured production (Structured paragraphs to write)
Disappearing texts (6 levels)
Disappearing texts (routinisation stage)
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Sentence stealer
Mad dictation audio included
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Ladder writing
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Edited 07.11.24 to add AI video, fix typos, and extra activities (No snakes no ladder, Pull the switch, Oral Ping Pong)
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 2 and focuses on recycling environmental problems found in Part 1. This second part focuses on “Environmental solutions”.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Sentence match
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Tick/Cross
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Multiple Choice quiz starter
Listening: Find the French for (AI video included)
Listening; Comprehension (Audio included)
Listening: Complete the English Script (Audio included)
Listen and spot the mispronounced and missing words (LAM)
LAM sentence bingo
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation)
Staircase translation
Un stylo un dé
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
No Snakes No Ladders
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Pull the switch / Dialogue
All for one and one all
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About this resource:
This is the first of many short stories in French to come. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading.
What is included in this story:
This short story related to the following unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/01-french-year-7-unit-1-my-name-and-my-age-epi-mars-ears-12834653
It includes the following:
The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based
A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input.
A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form
(with answers included at the end)
An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids.
Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)
Updated 30/09/24 to fix spelling and added Communicative drills and Survey tasks!
This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Describing hair and eyes" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous two Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 & 02).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Complete with the missing word
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening)
(no Audio - teacher to read)
Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales
Structured production translation sentences
Structured paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Running dictation
Communicative drills
Surveys
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Picture description
Group composition
Disappearing text
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This powerpoint covers the Year 7 topic “Describing myself and others - how I get on with my family" IN SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous five Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01, 02, 03, 04 & 05).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Faulty translation
Complete with the missing letters
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Faulty transcript LAM
Mispronounced words LAM
MIssing words LAM
Bad translation RAM
Structured paragraph writing
Sentence stealer
Oral Ping Pong
Mind reading
Group composition
Auction your family out
All for one and one for all
Vocab/Chunk test
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
This unit of work also recycles the previous nine units I have uploaded so far (as labelled, 1-9)
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Sentence puzzle
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read)
Gapped parallel translation (LAM)
Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales (LAM)
Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM)
Faulty transcript (LAM)
Jigsaw Listening (LAM)
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Grammar task
Faulty translation
Un dado un lápiz
Mind reading
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
Todos para Uno, Uno para Todos
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Talking about jobs" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous seven Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 07).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
This or that
Unjumble the sentences
Fill the gaps
Likely or unlikely?
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read)
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Comprehension
Narrow Listening Gapped translation
Narrow Listening find the correct translation
Jumbled translation
Mosaic translation
Explicit grammar on Travailler and Être
Sentence stealer
Delayed dictation
Mind reading
Staircase translation
Photo description
Dictogloss
4,3,2 techinique
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 7 topic “Making comparisons" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous eight Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 08).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Sentence match
Fill the gaps
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Tick and Cross
Narrow Reading Comprehension
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Gapped translation
Narrow Listening find the correct translation
Narrow Listening match text with picture
Translation Auction
Narrow Translation
Sentence stealer
Pyramid Translation
Mind reading
CHain Reaction
Photo description
Group composition
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*Please ensure you download all files onto your device one you have purchased the Bundle, as the Bundle may be ended at any point.
Each unit covers the full MARS EARS cycle based on EPI, and has enough material for 6-8 lessons depending on curriculum time. This is based on 2 lessons a week and has been designed to cover a full academic year.
The units included are the ones below:
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 10: Talk about school items & retrieval of previous 9 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 9: Making comparisons & retrieval of previous 8 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 8: Talking about jobs & retrieval of previous 7 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 7: Talking about animals & retrieval of previous 6 units (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 6: Family descriptions + total recall of previous 5 units (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 5: Describing myself and others - Physical & Personality (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 4: Describing where I live (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 3: Describing hair and eyes (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 2: Talk about my birthday (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH Year 7. Unit 1: My name and my age (EPI / MARS EARS)
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*Updated 24.10.2023
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about food you like/dislike and why" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous 10 Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Multiple Choice
This or that
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Gapped Translation
Narrow Listening Faulty Transcript
(No audio for Listening tasks - teacher to read aloud as per EPI training)
Structured Paragraph writing (recycling entire year 7 curriculum)
Grammar explanation on definite articles + tasks
Running dictation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Full circle
Oral Ping Pong
Full circle
Photo description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 7 topic “Talking about School items" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous nine Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 09).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Multiple Choice
Likely or unlikely?
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Find someone who
Narrow Listening Missing and Added words
3x translation tasks for structured production
Tangled Translation
1x Grammar Sentence builder all persons for AVOIR
4 grammar tasks to match Sentence Builder
1 Pen 1 di
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Photo description
Group composition
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Updated 26.09.2024!
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about food you eat, drink and have" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs Manger, Boire and Prendre with the partitive articles.
It also recycles the content of unit 1, previously uploaded, as well as content from the year 7 Bundle (labelled 01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Finish my sentence
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
This or that quiz
Ghost time shadow reading
Spot the foreign sound
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Fill in table (comprehension task)
Narrow Reading Find someone who
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Find the French for (Narrated by AI Einstein, Anne Hathaway, and Henry Cavill as Superman!)
LAM Dichotomies
LAM Shadow reading
LAM Guess what comes next
Production : rock climbing
Production : mosaic translation
Production : tick and write
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on partitive articles + tasks
grammar explanation on verb prendre
tangled translation
One pen One di
Oral Ping Pong
Sentence stealer
Dictogloss
Pull the switch
One for all and all for one
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***Updated 20th November to add differentiated structured production and “Survey” task". **
This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about clothes you wear" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verb Porter. It also recycles the content of unit 1 and 2, previously uploaded, as well as content from the year 7 Bundle (labelled 01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Finish my sentence
Beat the teacher
Complete with the missing letters
This or that quiz
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Gapped translation
Narrow Reading Find someone who
LAM Collocation grids
Narrow Listening Missing words (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Spot the intruders (no listening included)
Narrow Listening Mispronounced words (no listening included)
LAM Faulty transcript (no listening included)
LAM Shadow reading (no listening included)
Production : Unjumble translation
Production : Tangled translation
Production : Triple paragraph writing
Grammar SB
Grammar explanation on indefinite articles + tasks
Grammar explanation on adjective agreement + tasks
grammar explanation on verb PORTER
tangled translation
One pen One di
Sentence stealer
Photo description
Group composition
One for all and all for one
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about food you like/dislike and why" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the previous 10 Year 7 units uploaded, labelled (01 - 010).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
Spot the missing word
Beat the teacher
Multiple Choice
This or that
Break the flow
Faulty translation
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading Comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Faulty translation
Listening Bingo
Narrow Listening Find the French for
Narrow Listening Gapped Translation
Narrow Listening Faulty Transcript
Structured Paragraph writing (recycling entire year 7 curriculum)
Grammar explanation on definite articles + tasks
Running dictation
Sentence stealer
Mind reading
Photo description
Group composition
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about what I do and how often" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on reflexive vers with retrieval of the previous 7 units and some year 7 content.
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the SB
Faulty echo
Find the error in my sentence
Multiple choice
Beat the teacher
Likely or unlikely
Narrow reading Find the French For
Narrow Reading English comprehension questions
Narrow Reading Bad translation
LAM - Listening Chunk Bingo
LAM - Narrow Listening Find the French for (audio included)
LAM - Narrow Listening Find someone who (audio included)
LAM - Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included)
Production : Translation
Production: Rewrite sentences in correct order
Production : Tripled Structured Paragraph wiriting
Grammar tasks on Reflexive verbs (all persons)
Sentence stealer
Mind reader
Running dictation
Oral Ping Pong
No Snakes No Ladder
Full Circle
Picture description
Group composition
Creative writing
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