A short text about the risks of vaping. Text, vocab to find (with hints), true/false/not mentioned, paired vocab test and bullet point notes to make in English. Answers given. CEFR A2.

A starter called Finish my sentence. 30 incomplete sentences in various tenses to be read aloud by the teacher. Students add the missing final word orally, on mini-whiteboard or paper. CEFR A2.

A listening and vocab retrieval starter. Three sets of 12 sentences to read aloud. Students supply the final word by listening carefully to the rest of the sentence and recalling a word from their memory. Do as many as you need in the time you have. CEFR A1.

Advanced video listening. A short TV report about a charity helping the poorest with food, plus an initiative to give a food cheque to every poor family. Gap-fill, synonyms to find, and a chance to discuss. Transcript and answers given. Good for Y13. CEFR B2.

An easy drill to practise negation in the first person, perfect tense. Question-answer and translation. Could be done orally, in writing or both. CEFR A1/2.

A parallel reading task about Louis Pasteur. A 200 word text (produced by ChatGPT). Correct sentences to spot and vocab to find (produced by moi). CEFR A2.

Video listening. A short TV report about the Dunkerque carnival. Vocab to find. C'est tout! A-level festivals and traditions theme. CEFR B1.

A factual parallel reading worksheet about French overseas territories. Correct sentences to spot, vocab to find and a written question to answer. CEFR A2.

A starter (or part of a longer lesson). 'Disappearing text.' A series of 5 slides. the first one has a complete (short) text, the 2nd has some words removed, the 3rd more words removed and so on. Suggestions for how to exploit this are provided. This sort of activity was a favourite of mine. Good vocab retrieval, short-term memory challenge. CEFR A1/2.

A short text with various exercises on Ma maison. Text, correct sentences to spot, questions, gap-fill, writing task and pair game. A parallel translation is given (remove if you prefer). CEFR A1.