A lesson plan based on a text about the state of volunteering in France in 2022. Students are given a set of questions to ask. The teacher has the text and gives answers which the class takes notes on. Then in pairs students compare note before seeing the text and doing exercises on it. Check out my blog post on this approach. Y13/CEFR B2.

A listening exercise focused on tense recognition. 20 sentences to read aloud. Students must first spot the tense (past or present), then translate each sentence. No time expressions are given, so students must focus on the verb form. Students could then try examples with a partner. CEFR A1.

A handout with an optional exercise all about expressions with bon/bonne(s) such as 'bonne chance', 'bon voyage', 'bonne route' etc. You could hand it out at various levels, but to do the optional exercise, some skill would be needed. I've put it in the Y10-11 Vocabulary section (right-hand column).

A listening exercise focused on tense recognition. 20 sentences to read aloud. Students must first spot the tense, then translate each sentence. No time expressions are given, so students must focus on the verb form. Students could then try examples with a partner. CEFR A2.

Two dice games to practise using the imperfect tense. One based on question and answer, the other using translation into French. CEFR A1/2.

Two dice games to practise using the perfect tense (with être verbs). Translations into French. CEFR A1/2.

Two dice games to practise the perfect tense with avoir verbs, using questions and answers. CEFR A1/2.

A text with exercises about the rise in both electronic tag use and prisoner numbers in 2022. Text, vocab to find, questions, paired vocab test, summary and discussion questions. Answers given. CEFR B1/2.

Two more dice games - this time to practise the present tense through translation. The game makes clear that the present tense is used in a range of ways, e.g. to talk of what's happening now, what's going to happen and what happens regularly. CEFR A1.

Five short texts (made with ChatGPT) followed by a matching task, then writing and reading aloud. Partners write two dating ads, adapting the source language, read them to a partner who must choose their favourite. CEFR A2.