A yes/no game starter/activity. 10 slides. This is a simplified version of the Y9 game I posted before this. Instructions and tips provided.

A yes/no game for Y9 (or above). 10 slides. There are teacher notes. In pairs, one person asks questions which the partner must answer without using the words oui or non.

'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.