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, Y7 (Beginner)

Sentences for translation into French. Regular -er verbs. Some classes may like this as a reinforcing/revision exercise.

, Y9 (Low intermediate)

Graded English to French translation sentences for aller = infinitive. Easy standard. Could be used with very good Y8 classes.

, Adult students

Article and exercises on tea drinking in France. The French are drinking more tea, but not the British variety with milk. This piece may be of particular interest to adult students.

, Y7 (Beginner)

A set of simple translation into French sentences using the perfect tense (passé composé). VERY old school, but some teachers may like to use these. I've put it in Y8, but it could be used in Y9 too. You could easily work through them orally to fix up some accuracy issues. Michael Gove would like them.

, Adult students

Vous aimez les animaux? Video listening task. The Zoo de Vincennes in Paris has reopened. This is a short BFM TV report with some vox pops. The worksheet has pre-listening discussion, true/false/not mentioned and vocabulary.

, Y7 (Beginner)

Three new battleships grids in Y8 and Y9 sections, covering perfect and future tenses. Le weekend dernier and le weekend prochain

, Y7 (Beginner)

Video listening/reading task for beginners or primary pupils. A girl describes what's in her pencil case. Students tick off any items in French she mention from a long list. Knowledge of items and colours needed.

, Adult students

Video listening for adult students (and maybe A-level too) : a delicious boeuf bourguignon recipe with re-ordering exercise. My mouth is watering as I write this. 12-24 hours of marinating seems to be one of the secrets.

, Y12-13 (Advanced)

Video listening on La Ligue contre le cancer. Pre-listening discussion and gap fill. Good for AS level (health), A2 level (associations) and adult students. As with all these video listening tasks the link is on the worksheet.

, Adult students

Article about confusing nutritional advice with vocabulary list to complete and questions in French on text and for general discussion. Could be used at A level, but aimed primarily at adults.