An advanced text with exercises about solo-maxxing. Article, MCQs, questions in French, vocab work, conversation questions and gap-fill. Answers given. Level B1. Good for Y12, quite easy for Y13.
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Another beginner parallel reading sheet, this one about octopuses. Two short parallel texts, true/false, cognates to identify and vocab to find. level A1.
An easy parallel reading sheet for Y7 - another for the collection. This one is about Joséphine Baker. Short parallel texts, true/false, cognates to underline and vocab to find. These are good if you want your near-beginners to read more interesting material. The parallel text makes everthing comprehensible. Level A1.
'Fact Finders' (Chasseurs d'infos) works like running dictation. One or more short texts are posted to the classroom wall. One partner is a fetcher, the other a recorder. Ten facts must be found from the text and noted by the recorder. Roles may be swapped half way through. This resource has all the instructions and ten sample texts you can use or adapt. Level A2. Higher GCSE. You'll find this in the Lesson Plans section of the page.
This set of slides with accompanying questions is about French cinema: history, movements, film types, actors, directors, facts and figures, challenges. This is an AQA sub-theme. Once again, lots of great AO4 background here and a chance to develop listening, reading and language knowledge. Level B1/2. Guidance on using these slides is offered on the page.
Two new sets of slides with accompanying questions. The first is on the French education system, the second on the topic of immigration and integration in Quebec. A reminder that I have a guide in that section of the page on how you might exploit these slides. Level B1/2.
Another set of slides for A-level, this one on the AQA sub-theme of poverty and exclusion. 11 slides + a set of comprehension questions in English in a separate Word doc. Level B2. A reminder that I have a document on the site with suggestions on how to exploit the slides.
Two more sets of slides for A-level/IB topics. One on contemporary family life in France, the other on francophonie. Both come with comprehension questions in English. A reminder that I have, in the same section, a guide on how to exploit these slides. Level B1/2.
Another set of slides, this time on young people's engagement with politics (AQA sub-theme). 12 slides with a separate set of questions in English. Answers given. Level B2 (Y13). You'll also find my suggestions on how to exploit these slides in that section.
Another slidedeck, this one about how criminals are treated in France (AQA sub-theme). 15 slides with an introductory slide showing key vocabulary. With 20 questions in English as a separate Word file. Level B2 (Y13).