Ten short translations into English with model answers and simple mark scheme. This are to help students prepare for GCSE Higher Tier exams (intermediate level). You could model them in class or hand them out for homework or classwork.

Advanced text and exercises on banning mobile phones in France. This follows the French Minister of Education's recent announcement. Text, vocab to find, questions in English, oral practice and summary in French. Good for second year of the A-level course or with an excellent first year (AS) group.

Adult and advanced video listening. A BFM TV short video about the tour Saint-Jacques in Paris. Correct false statements plus an oral task. Quite fast but clear. Good for second year of A-level or very good AS-level, I would suggest. Fits well with cultural heritage themes.

A picture of a road accident for imaginative story-telling. Questions provided to provoke discussion and a role playing task. Could be used to generate uses of the imperfect and perfect tenses if you want a focus on grammar. Some vocab provided. Aimed at good Y11 (high intermediate) or even A-level.

Advanced level video listening. This is a short report from BFM TV about a man who has written two books about his life on the streets. Vocab list provided, questions in French and a gap-fill. Answers provided. You could use some of this for summary work too.

Video listening. Petit Ours Brun et le bébé. Song to sing and correct sentences to spot. Y8 or Y9, I'd suggest.

A photo for discussion, creative dialogue and translation. This is a picture of migrants on a boat in the Mediterranean. Questions for discussion, a dialogue to improvise and a translation into French (focusing on the definitions of migrant, refugee and asylum seeker).

A grammar drill worksheet on si clauses (imperfect and conditional). Two tasks, the first sentence combining, the second translation. Answers provided.

A grammar worksheet for GCSE (or very good Y9). This is an easy sentence combining drill sheet on the structure avant de + infinitive. Two exercises included, with answers. Sentence combining exercises allow you to work in the TL using easily understandable sentences. This is a good task for encouraging pupils to add complexity to their writing.

I have uploaded a third A-level "knowledge porfolio" for AO4. This one is based on the Eduqas/WJEC sub-themes. This is a set of knowledge points students could call upon for their oral exam to try and maximise their AO4 marks. All the exam boards are now covered.