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, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

Numbers lesson plan for intermediates (good Y9 to Y11). Based on the game show The Price is Right (Le Juste prix in France). All you need to add are about 10-12 slides of items for sale, e.g. from amazon.fr (without displaying their price). Aims: revising numbers and listening to them to develop quick recognition.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

Video listening. Another Peppa Pig to add to the collection. In this one dad once again makes a fool of himself (stereotype alert). It's called Les avions en papier. A vocab list is provided for help, then a gap-fill task with options given. Because of the relatively high vocab load here it would suit Higher Tier GCSE.

, Y12-13 (Advanced)

Video listening. This is linked to a video in the 1jour1question series and is about why General de Gaulle is considered a hero of the French Republic. Gap-fill with transcription provided. The standard is quite easy. This fits well with Edexcel and Eduqas sub-themes. There are now four resources on this general topic area on the site, two readings and two listenings.

, Y12-13 (Advanced)

Text and exercises about the occupation of France. Text, vocabulary to complete, gap-fill, sentence completion, creative oral work, translation both ways. Partial answers provided.

, Y12-13 (Advanced), FREE

Paul Haywood has shared with me his set of worksheets for Un Secret by Grimbert. I have made these into a booklet which is freely available on the Samples page.

, Y12-13 (Advanced)

Video listening. The history and importance of the Cannes Film Festival - the video is from Le Monde via YouTube. Questions in English and answers provided. This relates well to A-level sub-themes and is interesting in general! This may be of interest to adult students too.

, Y9 (Low intermediate)

"Guess the jobs" pair game. Along similar lines to 20 Questions but with questions provided and a point scoring system. Easy to scaffold and could be used from Y9-Y11. Rules and language provided. You could copy and paste into a PowerPoint.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

A set of eight easy intermediate (GCSE) parallel gapped translations which are very hard to do with Google Translate. Students have to complete translation both ways simultaneously. Good puzzle-solving tasks which should improve translation skill while reinforcing vocabulary and grammar knowledge with high frequency language.

, Y12-13 (Advanced)

Video listening about solidarity from the excellent 1jour1actu. Gap-fill, vocab to complete and some oral discussion.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

A set of 10 translations into English for Foundation Tier GCSE (low intermediate). These are matched to AQA for difficulty level, but can be used with any board. Simple mark scheme provided. I have already posted 10 Higher translations. Good Y9 pupils could do these.