A crossword on fruit and vegetables (English to French). Mostly phrases with 'des'.

12 slides with complete beginner sentences to translate either way. Answers given after each slide. Students work alone or in pairs, perhaps to a time limit. A1.

A text with exercises about the pros and cons of bullfighting. This topic is back in the news as I write this. Text, vocab to find, lexical work and a paragraph to write summarising the arguments. CEFR B1/2. Good for Y13 or an excellent Y12. A-level theme of festivals, traditions and regions. I would use this text in conjunction with Cabrel's song La Corrida.

Video listening for Y12 (AS level). A two-minute, captioned introduction to the theme of heritage (patrimoine). The task is to translate sentences into French, using the text to help. I have pitched this to be fairly straightforward, with Y12 students in mind. Students can partly copy from the captions. It would make a good intro to the topic.

Video listening for A-level. A 2-minute, captioned video about how projects are undertaken in regional natural parks. Sentences to complete. Answers given. Good for Y13, or a very good Y12 class. CEFR B1.

A Y9 starter. 'Which time phrase?' Students see 15 slides, each one with a sentence starter containing a verb in past, present or future/near future. Students choose one of three time phrases given beneath the sentence.

A starter (or otherwise) called 'paired sentence completion'. Each pupil has 20 incomplete sentences to read to their partner. Pupils take turns completing the sentence they hear with a suitable word or phrase. CEFR A1.

A text and exercises about single-parent families in France. Text, vocabulary to find and questions in French. Answers to questions given. CEFR B1. A good challenge for Y12, or use with Y13.

A pairwork starter (or longer task). Each student has a set of 20 sentence starts in the perfect tense. They read aloud the start and their partner has to complete with a suitable word or phrase. If the reply is thought incorrect, they ask for an alternative. This would suit a Y9 class working at a good level. You can't monitor the accuracy of answers, but the activity still uses a lot of meaningful input and interaction, since partners need to understand what their partner said to complete the sentence. If you use this as a starter, just set a time limit. It's unlikely students will get through all 40 sentences in ten minutes.

A dialogue for reading aloud and adapting. 'Telling a French speaker what you did last Sunday.' Alternative responses suggested, plus a translation of the dialogue into English. For adult near-beginners or above. there are many similar dialogues on the site, also for Y8 and Y10-11 in schools.