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I'm a French, German and English teacher and love creating useful resources for my students to use in the classroom, as well as for homework tasks, to help them love languages and develop their language skills at the same time. I enjoy sharing these resources with other teachers. Some of my language resources are free, but as they take me a long time to make, I do charge a small fee for my some of them. I hope you enjoy using my MFL resources in your language classroom!

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I'm a French, German and English teacher and love creating useful resources for my students to use in the classroom, as well as for homework tasks, to help them love languages and develop their language skills at the same time. I enjoy sharing these resources with other teachers. Some of my language resources are free, but as they take me a long time to make, I do charge a small fee for my some of them. I hope you enjoy using my MFL resources in your language classroom!
French GCSE 'School' Vocab Revision Worksheet
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GCSE French SCHOOL Vocabulary Activities Practice Worksheet Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS! GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261 Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on ‘l’école et le lycée’, all GCSE level French vocab with a focus on the AQA exam board. Although, it’s still useful for other exam boards! HOW SHOULD I USE THIS VOCAB PRACTICE SHEET? homework independent activity for lessons self-learning for distance learning revision to prepare for examinations WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED? *There are five vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. The FIVE French GCSE vocabulary revision activities for this topic, include: French to English translation Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice Match the two halves of the phrase together Find the synonym or similar phrase English to French translation and categorise Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!
French GCSE Vocabulary Revision - Theme 2 - Home Charity Healthy Living Environment Poverty Holidays France
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French GCSE Vocabulary Revision - Theme 2 - Home Charity Healthy Living Environment Poverty Holidays France

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4 x French GCSE Vocabulary Revision Activity Sheets with Answers THEME 2 Local. National, International & Global Areas of Interest - TOPICS COVERED: Home & Where you live Social issues - charity, volunteering, un/healthy living Global issues - environment & poverty, homelessness Holidays, Travel & France Ideal to: a) revise topic vocabulary / b) consolidate topic related vocabulary understanding / c) check knowledge (and add to prior knowledge) 6 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES PER SHEET TO HELP VOCAB STICK There are 6 practice activities for all worksheets - ideal for self-study or revision. French to English translation Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice Match the two halves of the phrase together Find the synonym or similar phrase Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences Translate from English to French and categorise the vocab under verb, noun or adjective SAVE 38%WHEN YOU BUY ALL 4 TOPICS IN THEME ONE AS A BUNDLE. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-theme-1-identity-and-culture-12334451 - FOR THEME 1 VOCABULARY ONLY https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261 - FOR 10 VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS ON ALL AQA TOPICS AND ALL 3 THEMES
German GCSE Listening Practice - Theme 2 - Home Charity My Town Holidays Germany Environment Healthy Living
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German GCSE Listening Practice - Theme 2 - Home Charity My Town Holidays Germany Environment Healthy Living

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GCSE German Listening Lessons and Listening Practice by Topic in Theme 2 A bundle of 6 x native speaker German listening practice lessons with 6 x MP3 audio files (read by native speakers) with 6 x verbatim transcript and 6 x 5-6 activities for each topic to help GCSE German students to improve their topic-related listening skills. These are 6 stand-alone listening based GCSE German lessons, ideal for listening practice, including: vocabulary consolidation, as well as speaking, reading and writing tasks, perfect for grades 4-9 German students at GCSE. They can also be used with slight tweaks for foundation students. GCSE German Listening Lesson Topics Included: My Home (Meine Zuhause) My Town (Meine Stadt) Social Issues - Charity, Volunteer Work Social Issues - Healthy and Unhealthy Living Global Issues - Environment Travel & Tourism - Holidays in Germany As there is a transcript, why not also use for GCSE German reading practice? £6.00 for a minimum of 6 hours worth of listening related practice for German GCSE - hopefully these listening lessons will save you lots of time and help your students with useful and alternative listening practice ideas. The following listening bundles are also available, depending on your needs > THEME 1 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-1-identity-and-culture-12334519 THEME 3 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-3-school-work-university-12334533 THEME 1, THEME 2 & THEME 3 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-listening-practice-lessons-bundle-12244303
GCSE German - Theme 1 Vocabulary Worksheets - Family Social Media Free Time Customs & Festivals
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GCSE German - Theme 1 Vocabulary Worksheets - Family Social Media Free Time Customs & Festivals

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THEME 1 AQA GCSE GERMAN TOPIC BASED VOCABULARY REVISION ON: Family and Relationships Social Media & Mobile Technology Music, cinema, TV, eating and going out Customs & festivals revise topic vocabulary consolidate understanding of topic related vocabulary through self-study check knowledge (and add to prior knowledge) 6 DIFFERENT GERMAN VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES PER SHEET TO HELP VOCAB STICK There are 6 practice activities for all worksheets with the answers included - ideal for self-study or revision. a) German to English translation b) Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice c) Match the two halves of the phrase together d) Find the synonym or similar phrase e) Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences f) Translate from English to German and categorise the vocab under verb, noun or adjective SAVE 38%WHEN YOU BUY ALL 4 TOPICS IN THEME ONE AS A BUNDLE. BUY ALL 10 VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS ON TOPICS IN ALL THREE THEMES HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-aqa-all-topics-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-12290528
Die Geschichte der Mauer Goodbye Lenin Quiz
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Die Geschichte der Mauer Goodbye Lenin Quiz

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Goodbye Lenin Resource - Die Geschichte der Mauer Quiz A nicely presented worksheet to go with an online quiz from WDR for students to test their knowledge on the history of the Berlin Wall. Use this for students to have a copy of the answers of facts, as well as useful vocabulary in German to use in their Goodbye Lenin essay questions. The useful quiz is in PDF format and contains 10 multiple choice questions, a link to the online version from WDR, as well as a question in German for students to answer. Answers can be found on the website.
French GCSE Vocabulary Revision - Theme 1 - Identity and Culture
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French GCSE Vocabulary Revision - Theme 1 - Identity and Culture

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4 x French GCSE Vocabulary Revision Activity Sheets with Answers THEME 1 - TOPICS COVERED: Family and Relationships Social Media & Mobile Technology Music, cinema, TV, eating and going out Customs & festivals TO: revise topic vocabulary consolidate understanding check knowledge (and add to prior knowledge) 6 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES PER SHEET TO HELP VOCAB STICK There are 6 practice activities for all worksheets - ideal for self-study or revision. French to English translation Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice 3 Match the two halves of the phrase together Find the synonym or similar phrase Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences Translate from English to French and categorise the vocab under verb, noun or adjective SAVE 38%WHEN YOU BUY ALL 4 TOPICS IN THEME ONE AS A BUNDLE. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261 - for 10 worksheets covering vocabulary activities for all three themes for AQA GCSE French OR https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-theme-2-local-national-international-and-global-areas-of-interest-12334460 - for THEME 2 only.
GCSE German- How to avoid using interessant
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GCSE German- How to avoid using interessant

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A useful list of GCSE German / iGCSE German adjectives to avoid saying ‘interessant’ by topic including positive and negative adjectives on the following: Familie Gefühle Leute Internet Freizeit Feste Haus Urlaub Umwelt Gesundheit Schule Arbeit PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE USEFUL GERMAN CONTENT (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA These adjectives are GCSE level and could come up in listening and reading exams and are just as useful to include in speaking and writing responses. TRANSLATION NOT INCLUDED. If you’d like a copy with the translations, let me know and I’ll put one together!
10 Fun Ways To Teach Learn and Practise Vocabulary in Language Classroom
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10 Fun Ways To Teach Learn and Practise Vocabulary in Language Classroom

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Here, you will find 10 fun ways to teach, practise and learn vocabulary in the classroom to mix up the way you help your students to acquire vocabulary. The list of ideas appears in a word document and the full ideas with examples and uses are available to view in a video. THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA Both from personal and professional experience, learning and being able to use vocabulary is a vital component to having confidence and being successful in communicating in any foreign language. Therefore it is important to teach vocabulary well to help students acquire and use the language, as well as develop that confidence.
French Pronunciation Chart | GCSE & KS3
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French Pronunciation Chart | GCSE & KS3

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I couldn’t find a French pronunciation chart that was exactly what I wanted for my KS3 French and GCSE French students and so I created it. The PDF document contains 3 sections to help students with their pronunciation of French sounds, some letters and common letter combinations that cause a problem. This includes: nasal sounds, silent letters and letter combinations, such as ‘ui’, ‘au’, ‘ch’ etc. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) FOR MORE FRENCH CONTENT IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
AQA French GCSE Sample Speaking Questions for General Conversation
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AQA French GCSE Sample Speaking Questions for General Conversation

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Sample French GCSE Speaking Questions for General Conversation In order to support the French Speaking of my students, I collated a number of foundation level and higher tier questions and put them into a handout. I have also highlighted keywords that sometimes students struggle to grasp, plus activity suggestions that can be used to support their revision for the general conversation exam. However, these questions might also be useful for the bullet points in the writing examinations, too. AQA French Speaking General Conversation Guidance for Students: FOUNDATION TIER: At foundation level your general french speaking conversation will last between 3 and 5 minutes HIGHER TIER: At higher level your conversation will last between 5 and 7 minutes. The total marks for the french speaking general conversation section of the French speaking examination are 30 marks (50% of the overall speaking exams) and is split as follows: Communication /10 Range and accuracy of language /10 Pronunciation and intonation /5 Spontaneity and fluency /5
French GCSE 'Home and Area' Vocab Revision Worksheet
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French GCSE 'Home and Area' Vocab Revision Worksheet

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French GCSE Home & Area Worksheet - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS! GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261 What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at? Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without Memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘ma maison et mon quartier’ related GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level vocabulary, you can use this excellent revision worksheet as: homework independent activity for lessons self-learning for distance learning revision to prepare for examinations. This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the ‘ma maison’ and ‘mon quartier’ topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. The six ‘ma maison et mon quartier’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include: French to English translation Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice Match the two halves of the phrase together Find the synonym or similar phrase English to French translation and categorise Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
Werden, Wurden or Würden - What's The Difference?
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Werden, Wurden or Würden - What's The Difference?

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Explaining The Difference - Werden, Wurden or Würden? One letter difference between each of them, but a completely different meaning and uses between them all. Help students to understand the difference with my ‘schema for werden, wurden and würden’, as well as a sound file and lesson plan outline. 15-20 minute short explanation lesson with .MP3 sound clip for listening / pronunciation, diagram showing uses, as well as translation activity.
Spontaneous Speaking, Vocab & Writing Prompts
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Spontaneous Speaking, Vocab & Writing Prompts

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If you’re looking for resources for vocab, speaking and writing, then consider these ‘take your pick’ prompts. It’s a bundle of A4 word document resource handouts with icons for the following, combined with a choice of three speaking, vocab and writing activities for students to take their pick from: holidays activities (verbs) social media travel & transport mixed vocab food fruit healthy living They are ideal for individual, pair and group work to revise vocabulary, as prompts for speaking and writing.
96 Unusual German Questions for First Lesson Back - Speaking Activity
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96 Unusual German Questions for First Lesson Back - Speaking Activity

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If you want to get your intermediate, advanced, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 or Year 13 German students straight back into your German lessons speaking, then use these ‘96 Unusual German Questions for First Lesson Back’ to get them up and about and speaking! The document is a four-page editable word document with 96 questions, split mainly into 5 questions, ready to be printed out as cards. Each card has the five questions in German, as well as a letter to identify the card. How To Use This Speaking Activity: Print out and cut into cards (A-S - 19 different cards in total), can be duplicated if more than 19 students in the class. Hand out cards at random, instruct students on house rules for moving speaking activities. Get them to find a partner, ask, answer both cards of questions within 2-5 minutes, depending on level. Swap the cards. Repeat step 3. A fantastic speaking activity for the first German lesson back.
Urlaub in Deutschland (Holidays) - Listening MP3 & Transcript
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Urlaub in Deutschland (Holidays) - Listening MP3 & Transcript

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German Holidays and Tourism for GCSE and Intermediate Students - German Listening Activities with Audio File, Transcript and 6 Activities GET THIS LISTENING LESSON AS PART OF A DISCOUNTED GCSE GERMAN LISTENING BUNDLE - LIMITED TIME ONLY: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-listening-practice-lessons-bundle-12244303 WHAT IS THIS GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR? Intermediate no-prep listening lesson on the topic of ‘holidays in Germany’ for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level German students (both year 10 and year 11). The listening and related activities could be used as an introduction to the Tourismus topic, as well as for consolidation and revision for German GCSE listening and reading examinations. WHAT’S INCLUDED? The lesson comes with an MP3 audio file, a verbatim transcript and five activities to exploit the theme, including listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing. Perfect activities for individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work. The MP3 audio file (2 minutes and 33 seconds) contains detailed and recyclable information about holidays in Germany: Holiday destinations in Germany How to get to these places Accomodation What types of holidays German people enjoy with advantages and disadvantages HOW WILL YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS GERMAN HOLIDAYS LESSON? The audio is read by a German male native speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this German holidays GCSE topic at a challenging, yet manageable level. It includes a fantastic range of vocabulary, tenses, as well as key phrases for the topic which can be recycled. The transcript and questions could also be used as a holidaying reading lesson for cover lessons.
French Jobs and The Future (les métiers) - Revision Listening and Transcript
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French Jobs and The Future (les métiers) - Revision Listening and Transcript

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French - Jobs and The Future - Emplois, Choix de carrière et Ambitions GET THIS LISTENING LESSON AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE HERE AS PART OF MY FRENCH GCSE LISTENING PRACTICE BUNDLE - LIMITED TIME ONLY: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/bundler/12244296 Listening practice for intermediate students on topic of jobs, les métiers and the future. Perfect as revision for GCSE level (Year 10 and Year 11), as well as to use as an introduction into the topic. I put this audio MP3 file together for a private student as revision for the topic of jobs and les métiers. It contains the basic elements with an excellent range of higher level and foundation level vocabulary, as well as key phrases generally for the topic that are suitable for KS4. Emplois, choix de carrière et ambitions - (1 minute 50 seconds) audio with a native female speaker and transcript available, along with six activities to exploit the text and practise spontaneous speaking/writing thereafter! It could be used as a revision lesson, but also as an introduction into the theme of jobs, career choices and ambitions.
Les réseaux sociaux / social media - French Listening Lesson and Transcript
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Les réseaux sociaux / social media - French Listening Lesson and Transcript

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French Listening Lesson on Social Media and Social Networks GET THIS LISTENING LESSON AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE HERE AS PART OF MY FRENCH GCSE LISTENING PRACTICE BUNDLE - LIMITED TIME ONLY: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/bundler/12244296 This French lesson on les réseaux sociaux was made for a private student of French GCSE as revision for the topic of social media, however is perfect for any student studying the topic in some detail. It contains an MP3 audio file, a transcript, as well as six activities to exploit the audio. The listening file contains information about: what social media is how it has affected our lives the positives and negatives of social networks The MP3 audio file is read by a native French speaker, at a medium speed and includes the basic elements to cover this modern theme, with an excellent range of higher level vocabulary, as well as key phrases, ideal for intermediate and upper-intermediate French learners, including students in Year 10 and Year 11 (KS4) who are studying the French language. Les réseaux sociaux dans nos vies - (2 minutes 24 seconds) audio with a native female speaker and transcript available, along with six activities to exploit the text and practise spontaneous speaking/writing thereafter! It could be used as a revision lesson, but also as an introduction into the topic of social media.
Meine Stadt - Listening MP3, Activities and Transcript
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Meine Stadt - Listening MP3, Activities and Transcript

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GET THIS LISTENING LESSON AS PART OF A DISCOUNTED GCSE GERMAN LISTENING BUNDLE - LIMITED TIME ONLY: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-listening-practice-lessons-bundle-12244303 Meine Stadt und Ich - GCSE German listening activity with MP3 audio file, transcript, as well as listening comprehension activities, extension tasks, vocabulary activities, writing and speak activities to complete after to exploit the listening activity. I have used this with my German GCSE students who are studying the AQA Specification, but it is suitable for all exam boards and any students looking to improve their listening skills around the topic of ‘Home and Neighbourhood’. It includes: MP3 Audio file read by a native male German speaker - 2 minutes and 30 seconds long 2 page word document with transcript and seven activities including: listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, reading and writing tasks on the topic of ‘meine Stadt und ich’ It mentions: a German town and federal state specific examples of why the person likes living in that town positives and negatives of living in a big town / city and in a town
GCSE French 'Social Networks' Vocab Worksheet
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GCSE French 'Social Networks' Vocab Worksheet

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French GCSE ‘Social Networks’ Activities Worksheet - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH SEPARATE ANSWERS! GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261 What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at? Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without Memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘les réseaux sociaux’ related GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level vocabulary, try this worksheet out as: homework independent activity for lessons self-learning for distance learning revision to prepare for examinations This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the ‘social networks’ topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. However, it is also useful for Pearson, WJEC and other exam boards studying the same topic! There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. The six les réseaux sociaux’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include: French to English translation Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice Match the two halves of the phrase together Find the synonym or similar phrase English to French translation and categorise Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
French GCSE Speaking and Writing Higher Grades 4-9 Phrases Handout
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French GCSE Speaking and Writing Higher Grades 4-9 Phrases Handout

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Improve GCSE French writing and speaking with this 3-page, ready to use key phrases handout for GCSE French students with 39 different ingredients to include when speaking and writing to access grades 4,5,6,7,8 and 9. The student phrases handout includes the key elements, progressively getting more complex, that students should be including, in order to access a grade 4 and above. You will also find useful examples in French of each element, as well as translations. I recommend using this in combination with your exam board’s mark scheme for speaking and writing, as well the MFL progress ladder writing and speaking feedback grid here > https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mfl-writing-and-speaking-feedback-grid-11856656