A simple retrieval activity to reinforce memory and give practice in sentence creation. 10 slides. Each slide contains a phrase. Students must create as many sentences as possible including that phrase, to a time limit (90 seconds). Onr or two slides at a time might do for a starter, filler or plenary. Edit as you wish. CEFR A2.

A lesson plan on the topic 'What I did last week'. Step-by-step suggestions, two sentence builders (one gapped). All editable. CEFR A2. Could be used with a very fast Y8, Y9 or middling Y10.

A text with exercises on the topic of net zero. Text, vocab to find, questions in English, a matching task, vocab test, bullet-point summary and writing. CEFR A2/B1.

A full lesson plan using the near future to talk about plans for next weekend. Includes a sentence builder, a gapped sentence builder and a range of tasks to recycle the language, including guessing games, QA and dictation. Could be used with a fast Y8 or middling Y10 class. CEFR A2.

An article with exercises about scam 'GoFundMe'-style campaigns in France (in the news as I write after a boy went missing in the Alps). Vocab to find, questions, paired oral work, written summary. CEFR B1.

A parallel gapped translation task on the topic of slavery in Martinique. Students complete the gaps in both the French and English versions. CEFR B1/2.

A-Level grammar. Two board games. Students translate sentences in the passive voice, then change one element for each sentence. All tenses. Good for Y13. As always, edit as you please. CEFR B2.

Five slides, each with a short paragraph with gaps to complete. No options provided, so a bit of a challenge! Use as a starter (maybe just one or two slides), or for general revision. CEFR A1/2.

A numbers starter for beginners (or a bit of mental agility warm-up fun for older pupils). The Fizz-Buzz game (+ three other simple numbers activities described). CEFR A1.

10 reading aloud passages (Higher Tier) with questions in preparation for the new GCSE (first teaching 2024).