A text with exercises about the rise and popularity of French rap, including accusations of its links with organised crime. Text, true/false, questions in French, paired vocab test, lexical work, gap-fill and conversation. Level B1. Good for Y12 or Y13 revision (AQA).
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This is another 'spot the differences' listening task on the subject: "My work experience". Usual format, tow short texts, this time with 10 factual differences to find. Students take notes, then compare with a partner to see what differences they found after listening to the two texts read aloud by the teacher. Instructions and answers given. Level A2. Foundation/Higher GCSE.
A current affairs text with exercises about a recent report on the state of French prisons. Still awful! Text, multi-choice, bullet point summary in English and oral summary in French. Good AQA text. Level B2.
This is a 'spot the differences' listening task on the theme My School Day. Two texts to read aloud; students note down differences and compare with a partner. Or, with strong classes, use the texts as an information gap read aloud task. Level A2. Easy GCSE.
An easy text with exercises. 10 science museums in France. Based on an article in The Connexion. Comes with ten short descriptions, a matching task, a true/false, easy conversation and paired vocab test. Level A1/2. Easy Y9. Could work with a fast Y8.
This is a 'spot the differences' listening task for Y10-11 (Higher GCSE). Pupils hear two short texts read aloud, take notes and have to work out th differences together with a partner. The two texts could also be used as a read-aloud, paired information gap task. Level A2.
I have updated an existing resource about dolphins under threat from pollution, adding a set of multi-choice questions. This is a challenging Higher Tier GCSE level text. It contains quite a bit of harder, lower frequency vocab. Level A2.
A recent news report for the current affairs section of the A-level page. The very rapid melting threatening Swiss glaciers. Text, vocab to find, bullet point summary in English, then oral summary in French.Level B1/B2. This section is updated every two or three weeks.
An easy text with exercises about the footballer Ousmane Demebélé. Text, multi-choice and questions in English. Level low A2.
A parallel reading task about online disinformation. Two texts, correct statements to identify and a vocab grid to complete. Level A2.