Another information gap, text discovery task for Year 10-11 (Higher GCSE), level A2. This one is about environmental issues facing France. These are great lessons for well-behaved, higher-achieving classes. Sit back and watch them listen, speak and read.

This follows the model of the previous two A-level tasks, but at an easier level (A2/Higher GCSE). The topic is volunteering in France. Each partner is given questions to ask about their partner's short text. They take notes in English, then try to summarise them orally. Good for a confident GCSE class. Great listening, reading, speaking and vocab building. I've glossed any potentially awkward vocab. This is a really good information gap task.

This is an advanced level information gap task where each partner has a short text on a topic (renewable energy). Each partner is also given 10 questions to ask their partner about their partner's text. Partners take notes in English, then summarise back to their partner orally in French. Level B2. A great way to generate listening, speaking, vocabulary and knowledge. Sit back and watch them communicate!

This is an advanced level information gap task where each partner has a short text on a topic (supporting migrants in France). Each partner is also given 10 questions to ask their partner about their partner's text. Partners take notes in English, then summarise back to their partner orally in French. Level B2. Good for Y13. A great way to generate listening, speaking, vocabulary and knowledge. Sit back and watch them communicate!

Two more easy dice board games to practise the near future. These gap-fill versions are easier than the other translation versions already on the page. Level A1.

Two new gap-fill board games on the present tense. These are easier than the other translation board games in the same section. Level A1. These dice games get pupils doing a lot of reading aloud and thinking.

This is a text with exercises about how French charities support migrants. Text, vocab to find, MCQs, lexical work, questions and gap-fill. Plus a conversation question at the end. Anwers given. level B1/2. I used the AI tool Le Chat (Mistral AI) to help make this. A worthy European alternative to Chat GPT.

An easy captioned video. Louis describes his brand new collège. Students must tick correct statements. They can then attempt to write 10 sentences about their own school. Some words and phrases are given to help. Level A1/2.

This is a text with exercises about the data centres and their environmental implications in France. Text, vocab to find, MCQs, comprehension questions, conversation questions. Answers given. Level B1. Good for Y12 students doing the cyber-société sub-theme for AQA. Also a good IB Diploma text.

Video listening. This is a short video about key objects which featured in the daily life of occupied France - from gas masks during the phoney war, to bicyles, radios and wooden-soled shoes. Students watch the captioned video, then explain on their sheet the significance of each item. Answers given. Some really good vocab in this report. Level B1/B2.