This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit part of the “Human Ingenuity theme, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Find the error in the sentence
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Find the intruder in each sentence
Comment dit-on?
Reading and listening tasks (no Audio included - teacher to read)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in French
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Un stylo un dé
Expansion: Table of key grammar/chunks in this sub-unit
Autonomy-Routinisation: Mad Dictation
Autonomy-Routinisation: Pyramid Translation
Autonomy-Routinisation: No Snakes No Ladders
Spontaneity: Questions and answers in class
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Production écrite niveau NM (without SB)
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "Future Plans” predominantly in the Future Simple and Conditional Present.
NOTE: It also recycles the content of UNITS 21,22,23,24 & 25 and therefore incorporates the Imperfect / Passé Composé and SI CLAUSES. It is therefore better used if taught after the above mentioned units.
This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
Beat the teacher
This or that
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Complete the table
Gapped English / French task
Comment dit-on… in pairs
Find the intruder in each sentence
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Find the missing words in the English translation
Mini production: Guided translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and underline the mispronounced words (LAM) audio included
Listening 2, 3 & 4: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM) audio included
Listening 5, 6 & 7: Listen highlight all the intruders (LAM) audio included
Listening 8: Listen choose the correct translation for the text (LAM) audio included
Structured production: Sentence Translation in French
Structured production: Tangled Translation
Structured production: Sentence stealer
Structured production: Sentence chaos
Structure production: Quelque chose
Structure production: Find your match
Expansion: Grammar recap on future tense, conditional and SI clauses
Expansion: Choose between the conditional or future tenses
Expansion: Choose between the imperfect, conditional or future tenses
Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One di
Autonomy Routinisation : Disappearing text
Autonomy Routinisation : No snakes no ladders
Circle
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous
This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit on Physcial Activity, part of the “Expériences" theme, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Find the error in the sentence
This or that
Comment dit-on?
Reading and listening tasks - Text to Speech audio included
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Mini production - L1 -> L2 translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and rearrange the English translation chronologically
Listening 2: Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listening 3: Listen and answer VRAI ou FAUX
Listening 4: Listen to the text and answer the questions in French
Structure production: Bidirectional translation (BDT method)
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Oral Ping Pong
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Production écrite niveau NM (without SB) + model answer provided
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Healthy Living” and recycles the perfect tense in the context of food, as well as the present and near future, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also introduces the SI CLAUSE (Si + imparfait + conditionnel). =)
More effective if used after units 21 & 22 previously uploaded =)
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
Find the missing word in the sentences
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Find the intruder in each sentence
Vrai ou faux
Mind readers in pairs
Find the missing word in each sentence and write in on your whiteboard
Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Naerow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Gapped translation
Listen to the text in French and reorganise the translation chronologically (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM)
Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM)
Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM)
Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs)
Structured production: Oral ping pong
Structure production: Delayed copying
Expansion: Sentence Builder on Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Grammar explanation Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Fast and Furious Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Expansion: Sentence Stealer Si Clause (Imparfait + conditionnel)
Autonomy-Routinisation: Dictogloss
Autonomy-Routinisation: Chain reaction
Spontaneity: 130-140 word paragraph writing
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Flip presentation
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "Post-16 Plans” in the present tense, imperfect, conditional, near future and simple future, and introduces the SI Clause (si + present + future) in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
More effective if used after Unit 24, previously uploaded =)
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
This or that
Spot my phonological error
Comment dit-on… in pairs
Find the intruder in each sentence
Reading and listening tasks (NO AUDIO included - teacher to read)
Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Fill in the gaps in the English translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and rearrange the English translation (LAM)
Listening 2: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM)
Listening 3: Listen and tick / cross the English equivalent
Listening 3: Listen and answer True or False (LAM)
Listening 3: Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM)
Structured production: Sentence Translation
Structured production: Narrow Translation
Structured production: Mind reading in pairs
Expansion: Grammar explanation on future tense
Expansion: Grammar explanation on si clause (si + present + future)
Expansion: Choose the correct verb form (focus on future tense)
Expansion:Choose the correct verb form with pronoun “je” (focus on future tense)
Expansion: You are the teacher: explain why the items underlined are wrong grammatically
Autonomy Routinisation : Pyramid translation
Autonomy Routinisation : Mad dictation
Autonomy Routinisation : Plus vite !
Spontaneity: 4,3,2 activity
Spontaneity: paragraph writing
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
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
Gapped parallel translation
LAM: You will hear sentences in Spanish. I want you to write P (Positive) or N (Negative) audio included (No audio here)
LAM: Find the Spanish for the following terms (audio included)
LAM: Answer the questions in English (audio included)
LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mistakes as you listen (audio included)
LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mispronounced words (audio included)
LAM: Micro listening - Add the missing reflexive pronouns (audio included)
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the 10 mistakes in the English translation
Structured production (3 mini pragraphs)
Grammar tasks
Un dado un lápiz
Oral ping pong
Delayed dictation
Dictogloss
Picture description - 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 “Describe yourself and others”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It contains 68 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 6-8 lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Match up
Gapped translation
Write the missing letters
Finish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Comprehension LAM and RAM
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Word Hunt parallel translation - Find 13 mistakes
Listening: Find the Spanish (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Correct the spelling/grammar (audio included)
Listening: Listen and Spot the 12 pronunciation mistakes as you listen (LAM) (audio included)
Listening: Listen and cross out the intruders and write the missing words (audio included)
Structured production: Double paragraph writing
Grammar explanation and exercices on adjective agreemnts
One pen one di
Oral Ping Pong
Delayed dictation
Mind reader
Mad dictation
Group compositions
One for all and all for one
Auction your family out
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It recycles content of the previous unit (15 - Getting on with family members) and will cover 7-9 EPI lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Listen and correct the English translation
Write the missing letters
Match up
Listening (LAM): Find the Spanish for audio included
Listening (LAM): Answer the questions in English audio included
Listening (LAM): Faulty transcript audio included
Listening (LAM): Listen and fill in the gaps audio included
Reading (RAM): Find the Spanish for
Reading (RAM): Answer the questions in English
Reading (RAM): Find the 12 errors in the English translation
Mini production
Gapped parallel translation
Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM)
Faulty transcript
Structured production (Narrow Translation)
Back to back translation
Sentence chaos
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
All for one and one for all
No snakes no ladders
Auction your family out
4,3,2 technique (fluent production/retrieval)
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This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Opinions about my teachers" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
It also recycles the first six units uploaded, labelled (01 - 06).
Full MARS EARS sequence
Activities include:
White board translations
Match up
Faulty echo
Beat the teacher
This or that
Faulty translation
Guess my word
Likely or unlikely?
Listen and fill in the gaps
Reading and Listening tasks (Narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio included- teacher to read)
Narrow reading - Find the French for
Narrow Reading - Answer the questions in English
Narrow Reading - Faulty translation in the English
Listening - Sentence bingo
Narrow Listening - Find the French for (No audio)
Narrow Listening - Answer the questions in English (No audio)
Narrow Listening - Fill in the gaps in the English translation (No audio)
Structured production: Tangled translation
Au voleur
Expansion: adjective agreement
Expansion: choose the corrective possessive pronoun between mon/ma
Expansion: practice and explanation of elision (de vs d’)
Autonomy: Delayed dictation
Autonomy: Pyramid translation
Spontaneity: Oral ping pong
Spontaneity: No snakes no ladders
Spontaneity: Picture description
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Télévision et cinéma” in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Match up
Find the missing word in the sentence
This or that
Spot my error (phonological error)
Reading and listening tasks (Audio included for all listening tasks)
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Reading: Answer the questions in French
Reading: Translate the last paragraph into English
Comment dit-on?
Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM) - audio included
Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM) - audio included
Listen and write the missing words and cross out the intruders (LAM) -audio included
Listen and tick the correct options (LAM) - audio included
Structured production: Au voleur
Structured production: Paragraph Translation
Structured production: Oral Ping Pong
Expansion: Lexicogrammar table
Expansion: Grammar task 1: Fill the blanks
Expansion: Grammar task 2: Multiple choice
Expansion: Grammar task 3: Match up
Expansion: Grammar task 4: Error correction
Expansion: Grammar explanation Near future
Autonomy: Pyramid translation x2
Spontaneity: Listen and draw pictures - then retell story from pictures
Spontaneity: Pull the Switch
Spontaneity: Exam piece of writing
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About this resource:
This is the 4th short story of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. 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/04-french-year-7-unit-4-describing-where-i-live-epi-mars-ears-12841918
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)
About this resource:
This is the third short stories of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. 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/03-french-year-7-unit-3-describing-hair-and-eyes-epi-mars-ears-12841235
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)
About this resource:
This is the second 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/02-french-year-7-unit-2-talk-about-my-birthday-epi-mars-ears-12840807
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)
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Life where I live (rural v urban; likes & dislikes; describing my accommodation; wishes) in the present tense and introduces the subjunctive present tense) in FRENCH”
This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework.
Activities include:
White board translations
Find the French for in the Sentence Builder
Whiteboard sentence translations
Beat the teacher
This or that
Faulty translation
Gapped translation
Gapped English / French task
Quiz
Narrow Reading: Find the French for
Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French
Narrow Reading: Find the missing words in the English translation
Mini production: Guided translation
Listening 1: Listen to the text and underline the mispronounced words (LAM) audio included
Listening 2, 3 & 4: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM) audio included
Listening 5, 6 & 7: Listen highlight all the intruders (LAM) audio included
Listening 8: Listen choose the correct translation for the text AI video included
Structured production: Sentence Translation in French
Structured production: Tangled Translation
Structured production: Sentence stealer
Structured production: Sentence chaos
Structure production: Quelque chose
Structure production: Find your match
Expansion: Grammar intro on Subjunctive in French
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 1: Fill in the blanks
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 3: Match the French and English sentences
Expansion: Subjunctive exercise 4: Fill in the gaps
Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One di
Autonomy Routinisation : Full circle
Autonomy Routinisation : No snakes no ladders
Circle
Spontaneity: Group composition
Spontaneity: Tous pour un et un pour tous
This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, 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 or cross
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Fill in the English transcript (audio included)
Listening: spot the mispronounced and missing words (audio included)
Listening: Write the 10 missing words in the script (audio included)
LAM sentence bingo
Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation)
Staircase translation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Mad dictation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs
All for one and one all
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All audio files integrated in every powerpoints for the listening exercises!
SPANISH GCSE EPI units 11-20 included in this bundle:
SPANISH GCSE Resource Las vacaciones - part 2: Lo que hice durante las vacaciones (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: La tecnología (Past & Present) (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource - Las redes sociales (Present & Past) (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resources - Describe yourself and others (EPI/MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Why I get along with my family (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Why I do NOT get on with my family (MARS / EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Role models (EPI / MARS/EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Talk about your childhood (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Environmental problems (EPI / MARS EARS)
SPANISH GCSE Resource: Environmental Solutions (EPI / MARS EARS)
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Childhood”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the previous two units uploaded (15 & 16 on Getting on / Not getting on with family members). It contains 68 slides (all corrections included) and should last for 7-9 lessons.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Match up
Gapped translation
Write the missing letters
Finish my sentence
Multiple choice quiz
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Find the 15 errors in the English translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included)
Listening: Correct the statements (audio included)
Listening: Correct the spelling / grammar (audio included)
Listening: Complete the paragraph with the missing words (audio included)
Listening: Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (audio included)
Listening: Listen and write the missing words (audio included)
Las palabras que faltan y las palabras extra (audio included)
Structured production: Triple paragraph writing
Grammar explanation
One pen one di
Delayed dictation
Mind reader
Mad dictation (audio included)
Group compositions
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Role models”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the previous two units uploaded (15 & 16 on Getting on / Not getting on with family members)
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that (Reading and Listening versions)
Listen and write the missing words
Write the missing letters
Spot the missing word
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Reading: Faulty translation
Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included)
Listening; Listen and answer the questions in English (audio included)
Structured production: Triple paragraph writing
Disappearing texts
Oral Ping Pong
Faster
Delayed dictation
Dictogloss (audio included)
Group compositions
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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 1 and focuses on describing environmental problems. Part 2 will shortly follow with “Environmental solutions”.
Activities include:
White board translations
Faulty echo
This or that
Sentence puzzle
Reading: Find the Spanish for
Reading: Answer the questions in English
Listening: Complete the sentences (audio included)
Listening: Faulty translation (audio included)
Listening: Choose the correct translation (audio included)
Listening: Complete the transcript (audio included)
Structured production (Paragraph translation and structured paragraph writing)
Running dictation
Un dado un lápiz
Delayed dictation
Disappearing text
Sentence chaos
Pyramid translation
Group compositions
Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs + AI video version
Pull the switch dialogue
Please do leave a review! Thank you =)
About this resource:
This is the 5th short story of the series in French to supplement the Year 7 EPI unit I have already published. 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/05-french-year-7-unit-5-describing-myself-and-others-physical-and-personality-epi-mars-ears-12842972
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)