'False facts dictation.' 10 scaffolded sentences to dictate, each of which contains a mistake. The students transcribe the sentences, then correct the error. You could adapt this for different levels. A1.

'Finish the sentence.' A starter for beginners. 10 slides, each with a present tense verb cue.

A 'finish the sentence' starter. 10 slides, each one with a verb starter. Students have a minute to say or write as many sentences as possible. Variations are suggested in the teacher notes. A1. You could use this in Y8, 10 or 11 too, depending on your group. (This sort of task encourages fluency (time pressure) and priming (a verb phrase triggering lots of other language chunks).

Seven images for this classic activity. Some key vocabulary supplied, with teacher notes. I have also placed this on the Y10-11 page. As a starter, it might take about 10 minutes. A2.

A set of tonguetwisters ('virelanguges') to practise vowel and consonant sounds.

A set of 10 fluency tasks with time limits. In pairs, students talk for a minimum of 30 seconds on topics suggested on the slides. Points available for every extra 10 seconds a student can speak. The partner who is listening times the performance. The same tasks could be done in writing to a time limit. A1/2.

A set of 7 pair work guessing games, using yes/no questions. A1.

A starter for near beginners. 20 slides, each with two sentences to translate into French. First letters of each French word are given as a scaffold. Easy to edit to suit your own class. A1.

A Y9 starter (maybe Y8). 20 slides, each with two sentences to translate into French. The first letter of each French word is given as a scaffold. Editable, as usual, to suit what your class knows.

A text with exercises about how French teens use YouTube to help establish their identity. Text, vocab to find, questions in English, discussion questions in French, vocab test. B1.