Worksheet to go with a Peppa Cochon video entitled A la plage. Some vocabulary provided. Students tick off sentences they hear from a list. A good challenge for low intermediate (Y9).

Advanced level English-French translation passage from The Hobbit (adapted). Bilbo meets the Dragon!

Video listening: On décrit un film. Easy description. Tick off the correct sentences and complete simple vocabulary list. Via Youtube.

Easy video slideshow listening, reading and writing. Would suit Y8 or excellent Y7s. Students read and listen to the presentation, answer questions in English and French.

Video listening - Trotro joue à cache-cache. Trotro cartoon with French subtitles. Good for home vocabulary, rooms and prepositions. (FYI Trotro is a cartoon donkey!)

I have posted a one page guide on how to use the texts with exercises on the site. This may be very useful to novice teachers and of interest to experienced practitioners who may appreciate a new angle. It is a free sample and also on the Y10-11 and A-level pages for reference.

First resource of 2014! Video listening task on the Eiffel Tower. True/false/not mentioned. Easy advanced level or could be used with a very quick intermediate group.

I have updated and added new exercises to an article on violence in the French suburbs. I shall in the coming weeks be updating or removing a number of texts with exercises which may have become outdated.

Beginner listening task: La famille Berrow. Worksheet linked to a BBC video. This may only work for British users (BBC copyright).

Checklist of useful classroom phrases for the novice teacher. You would probably use nearly all of these at some point. Students soon get used to them.