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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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

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.

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.