A starter for Y9 (or higher). 10 slides. One conversation question per slide. Pairs chat to a time limit of, say, 90 seconds. Edit as you wish. CEFR A2.

I have made a few updates to the stick-in vocabulary lists on the Y9 page.

A parallel reading task on the topic of sea level rise. (15-25cm since 1901.) Parallel texts, correct sentences to spot and vocab to complete. One of the scarier consequences of the climate crisis. CEFR A2.

A starter or general lesson activity for beginners with possible literacy/spelling issues. 'Spelling challenge'. 10 slides, editable. Display the gapped sentence (with some missing letters focusing on common mis-spellings). Students complete the sentence in writing, then see the correct version. You could dictate the same sentences as a follow-up. CEFR A1.

Video listening. A short report about the growing demand for French lessons in Quebec for newly arrived immigrants. Questions in French. Model answers given. CEFR B1.

Video listening. A captioned video report about the daily life of a farmer in the Vaucluse (south of France). Some vocab given, then sentences to complete. Answers provided. Good for Y12 or Y13, or intermediate/advanced adult learners. CEFR B1.

I have uploaded a few sound files to the 'Correct the transcript' listening exercises on the Y10-11 page. These are all complete. You can use the free Microsoft app Text to Speech and MP3 to do this, by the way.

A sentence builder on sport. Includes a gapped version and a possible teaching sequence for a lesson. CEFR A1.

A text with exercises about "harkis" (Algerians recruited by the French army to fight for France against Algerians in the war from 1954 to 1962). Text, vocab to find, lexical work, pair work, summery. CEFR B2.

Another sentence builder-based full lesson plan on the topic of protecting the environment. CEFR A2.