Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
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Hi, I'm an MFL teacher from Dorset and have been teaching French in secondary schools for 27 years, including as Curriculum Leader.
Please leave review if you are happy with your purchase, or email me (Charlie01042000@gmail.com) and I will be happy to resolve any problems.
A bank of questions for the Edexcel Speaking exam conversation element. Questions are organised by theme into one handy booklet. Each question has a model answer to support less able students and space for students to prepare their own response in the target language. Ideal for students to keep all their speaking exam preparation in one place!
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 4
For each topic, sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 5 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 4:
Talking about food
Discussing eating habits
Talking about animals and the natural world
Talking about helping the environment
Talking about what you would like to do
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
A selection of reading tasks to accompany Dynamo 1 French Module 5. Each text is presented as a spiral, a heart or as waves to encourage students to focus more closely on the text.
For each text tasks include
a) number the words in the order in which they appear
b) vrai / faux
c) answer the questions in English
d) find the French
Ideal no-prep cover / consolidation activities.
6 worksheets are included, covering the following topics:
Talking about places in town
Saying where you go at the weekend
Inviting someone out
Ordering drinks and snacks
Saying what you are going to do
Talking about plans for a special trip
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 2 French Module 3
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 3:
Talking about celebrities and tv programmes
Talking about digital technology
Arranging to go to the cinema
Talking about leisure activities (using negatives)
Talking about a shopping trip
Using three tenses
Bumper French holidays-themed wordsearch containing 30 words. Then find the hidden message using the remaining letters. Perfect as a starter to revise key vocabulary or for the end of term!
A selection of Grid Translations to practise the perfect tense.
Sentences are provided to translate from English into French. Students must use 3 French phrases from the grid to successfully translate each sentence (Auxiliary - Past Participle - Rest of sentence)
This file includes 2 versions of each worksheet. The first version has a colour-coded grid to support weaker students. For the more able, the second version has a plain grid without colour-coding.
This file includes 4 different worksheets:
Regular -er verbs taking Avoir
Irregular verbs taking Avoir
Verbs taking Etre
Verbs taking Avoir and Etre
A selection of reading tasks to accompany Dynamo 1 French Module 3. Each text is presented as a spiral, a heart or as waves to encourage students to focus more closely on the text.
For each text tasks include
a) number the words in the order in which they appear
b) vrai / faux
c) answer the questions in English
d) find the French
Ideal no-prep cover / consolidation activities.
6 worksheets are included, covering the following topics:
Talking about the weather
Talking about sports you play
Talking about activities you do
Talking about sport in French speaking countries
Talking about what you like doing
A celebrity interview
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 1 French Module 1
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
Talking about brothers, sisters and age
Talking about my classroom
Talking about likes and dislikes
Describing myself and others
Talking about what I like and dislike doing
Presenting myself in an interview
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
While your students are working remotely, it is more important than ever that they keep previously learned knowledge fresh in their minds. Why not set them an extra “Retrieval Grid Challenge” or use one of the slides as no-prep, timed competition starter for your lessons?
This PowerPoint contains 27 vocabulary retrieval grids drawn from the content covered in Studio GCSE French Modules 1-4. Each grid contains a selection of vocabulary ranging from single words to complete sentences, worth between 1 and 4 points, making it easy for you and your students to identify topics that require further revision and evidence progress over time.
The following topics are covered:
Describing people
Describing my town
Talking about what I do with friends
Talking about family relationships
Arranging to go out (future tense)
Describing a day out (past tense)
The person I admire
Revising leisure activities
Revising films / going to the cinema
Talking about sport
Talking about using technology
Talking about books and music
Talking about tv programmes
Talking about a night out with friends
Talking about food and meals
Describing clothes and what to wear
Describing daily life
Shopping for clothes
Describing festivals and traditions
Talking about shopping for a special meal
Describing family celebrations
Talking about where you live and what you can do there
Revising places in town and asking the way
Describing a region
Finding out tourist information
Discussing plans and the weather
Talking about your town, village or neighbourhood
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 3 French Module 5
For each topic, sentences are provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 8 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 5:
Talking about what countries you would like to visit
Describing impressive places
Talking about holiday activities
Talking about French-speaking countries
Describing people and what they do
Talking about future plans
Talking about a past trip
Talking about a French-speaking star
Ideal as a no-prep starter or as a home-learning translation exercise which makes it more difficult for students to use internet translators!
A selection of reading tasks to accompany Dynamo 1 French Module 2. Each text is presented as a spiral, a heart or as waves to encourage students to focus more closely on the text.
For each text tasks include
a) number the words in the order in which they appear
b) vrai / faux
c) answer the questions in English
d) find the French
Ideal no-prep cover / consolidation activities.
6 worksheets are included, covering the following topics:
Talking about colours
Talking about opinions of school subjects
Saying what you wear to school
Talking about your school day
Talking about a typical French school
Saying what there is or isn’t at school
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module(could be used as a supported translation exercise for students working from home)
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
All resources can be used in class or by students working remotely at home
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
Bundle includes:
• One Pen One Dice activities for each separate unit of the module
• Foundation Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• Higher Tangled Translation activities for each separate unit of the module
• 2 x Retrieval Tasks for each separate unit of the module (including Point de Départ pages)
All activities can be used in class or as revision tasks for students working remotely.
For detailed information about each type of activity included, please see separate item listings in my shop
A selection of Tangled Translations for Dynamo 2 French Module 1
For each topic, a paragraph is provided in a mixture of French and English which students must “untangle” into both languages.
This pack includes 6 worksheets covering the following topic areas from Module 1:
Talking about school holidays
Saying what you did during the holidays
Describing a visit to a theme park
Saying where you went and how
Describing holiday disasters (negatives in the perfect tense)
Describing holidays using the present and perfect tenses together
A selection of “One Pen One Dice” activities for GCSE Studio French Module 4
Students take it in turns to roll the dice. The first person who rolls a 6 takes the pen and starts translating. Player 2 rolls the dice until they roll a 6 and says “C’est à moi” (It’s my turn!) This player has now won the pen and can start translating. Player 1 has the dice and needs a 6 to steal the pen. The winner is the first person to correctly translate all the sentences.
NB: To make this activity “COVID-safe”, students should have a dice each and use their own pen.
This pack includes 4 separate activities covering the following topic areas from Module 4:
Describing my region
Tourist information
Talking about plans and the weather
Describing my town
Are you looking to add cultural capital for your students while working remotely?
This worksheet features a text and 5 comprehension exercises to help students understand how la Fête des Rois (La Fête de l’Épihanie) is celebrated in France.
Tasks included:
a) Find the French from the text (words are highlighted in red in the text - highlights could be removed to easily differentiate for more able students.
b) Complete the sentences in French with a phrase highlighted in pink in the text - highlights could be removed to easily differentiate for more able students.
c) Complete the statement in French choosing from 3 possible phrases.
d) True / False / Not Mentioned exercise (statements in French)
e) Identify the 10 (factual) mistakes in the English translation of the French text.
Answers sheet included to enable students to self-mark, reducing teacher workload.
As well as a stand-alone task, this worksheet would be the ideal introduction for students to produce their own powerpoint explaining how L’Épiphanie is celebrated, or to being asked to prepare their own galette whilst at home!