A beginner parallel reading activity. Subject: the brown bear. Parallel texts, cognates to find, true/false and a vocab list to complete. This joins the many other examples on the Y7/Primary page.

Video listening. A short video with textual support about PE in French schools and the value of sport. True/false/not mentioned, gap-fill and conversation questions. Eayy to add a class survey to this. CEFR A2.

A set of translation sentences with answers. Perfect tense, avoir, irregular past participles.

A set of translation sentences with answers. Perfect tense, -ir and -re verbs, regular past participles.

A set of translation sentences with answers. Perfect tense, être verbs.

A PowerPoint on parts of the body. Includes a diagram, the game Jacques a dit and practice of aches and pains. Attention given to grammatical gender awareness.

Video listening for Higher GCSE (CEFR A2/B1). A 5m 17 video, with optional captions, spoken at a moderate pace. All about how fossil fuels were formed, how we became addicted to them, and the problems they present. A plea for renewable energy. There are 16 sentences, each with a gap to fill. Options are provided, as well as answers.

A set of sentences to translate into French, using the perfect tense, avoir verbs with regular -er past participles. Could be used with Y8 or a mixed attainment Y10 group. Suggestion: do them orally first with the class, then pupils write out their answers.

A text about the state of the French cinema industry in 2022. Vocabulary to find and sentences to complete, requiring manipulation of the text. Good background information for A-level (AQA).

Sentence builder. "Where did you go? Why? Who with?" Teaching suggestions provided, along with a gapped version.