A starter activity for lessons about politics. A set of statements to agree or disagree with, plus a chance to talk about general attitudes, either in pairs, or with the teacher (B1). Fits in well with the AQA sub-theme about young people's engagement with politics.
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An "Ask the experts" communicative task on the topic of French cinema in 2022. This looks at aspects such as history, government support, exports, film genres and more. All instructions given (B1/2).
A dialogue for reading aloud and adapting. Topic: favourite meals. Written with adult learners in mind, but easy to use with older pupils (CEFR A2). Check out the Adults page for many more dialogues like this one.
A gap-fill exercises on the perfect tense (avoir verbs). CEFR A1.
A simple PowerPoint: à la pharmacie. Nine common items to buy with partitives or indefinite articles. Includes a quick explanation of the difference. (A1)
A grammar worksheet on using si clauses with the pluperfect and conditional perfect tenses. Tricky! Better as a writing task once a few of examples have been modelled (A2/B1).
A grammar exercise to practise the use of si clauses using the present and future tenses. Two gap-fills translation and five own examples to write. Sheets like this can be done orally, in writing or both. Suitable for Higher GCSE (A2).
I have updated four texts on the Y10-11 page, the ones on Taylor Swift, Harry Kane, J.K. Rowling and Stephen Fry. The changes include updates and adding answers.
A video listening task based on a 1jour1question video about the résistance. This is a 'correct the faulty transcript' exercise. Good for Y13 (B1/2).
A PowerPoint on the topic of buying/ordering drinks. Focus on partitives du/de la/de l' and phrases Je voudrais.... Je prendrai.... and Avez-vous...? Usable with beginners up to about Y8 (CEFR A1).