A starter for beginners. 'Translate with prompts.' There are four slides to choose from, each with nine easy sentences to translate into French. The first letter of each word in French is given to help. Edit as you please. Answers given. This is a written accuract exercises. CEFR A1.
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A starter for Y8. 'Complete the table.' 5 grids, each with three columns (infinitive, first person singular and a sentence to create). Editable, with suggestions on how to use the grids. CEFR A1.
A video report about a girl removed from school for fear of bullying, and how a recent high-profile suicide may have influenced the revised decision of the education authority. Questions in French. Vocab to note. answers given. CEFR B1/2.
A simple text (with parallel translation) and exercises. 'My school.' Correct sentences to identify, faulty sentences to correct, questions in French (with prompts), gap-fill with options, writing task and paired spoken retrieval. CEFR A1. This might also suit some Y8 classes.
I have uploaded another sentence builder-based lesson plan to the Y9 collection. This one is on healthy living. There is a sentence builder, a gapped sentence builder and a detailed sequence of possible activities. This would work with Y9 and Y10. CEFR A2.
A task-based 'Ask the experts' lesson about Antoine Dupont, French rugby star. CEFR A2/B1. Good for a high-performing Y10-11 class.
A class survey task on favourite drinks. Same format as previous surveys. A good opportunity to use some task-based methodology. CEFR A1.
A text and exercises about the September 2023 decision to experiment with school uniform in some French schools. Text, vocab to find, bullet-point summary, oral summary, written summary, oral debate. CEFR B2.
A class survey activity: which French dessert do you prefer? A set of 9 slides with teacher instructions and a sheet for students. Surveys like this are a great way to bring in some task-based methodology for beginners. CEFR A1.
Video listening. A 7m 47 video analysis of La Haine. The task is to complete a gap-fill with the help of words in boxes. There are no captions, but the language is clear and the video shows clips from the movie. Good for Y13 students studying the movie. Answers given. CEFR B2.