10 mini versions of Battleships as starters. In Word (editable). A reading aloud task basically. Past, present and future verb forms. All in French. There is a translation version of this too which is harder.

'Find five facts.' A reading comprehension activity which could be used as a starter, if you just select two or three of the ten slides. Or you could use it for a larger part of a lesson. It's a chance to engage with harder short texts. Students just read to a time limit and find five facts. Topics include: Marie Curie, the Tour de France, sharks, spiders, Asterix the Gaul. You could use this in Y10-11 too.

A starter with 20 slides, each with four sentences, two of which are possible, two unlikely or impossible. Students look at each slide and choose the two likely sentences.

A dialogue for reading aloud and adapting. Suggestions for changes provided. 'At the pharmacy.'

A starter for Y9 (or above). In pairs students take turns changing one element of a sentence displayed. Each partner must change what the other person just said, so that the sentence keeps changing. (Thank you, Vincent.)

A set of 20 slides with gapped short sentences offering students the chance to express an opinion with a reason. Teacher notes given. Designed as a starter.

A lesson starter called 'Start the sentence.' 20 slides. Focus on verb retrieval. Instructions given.

A lesson starter called 'Start the sentence.' 20 slides. Focus on verb retrieval. Instructions given.

A lesson starter called 'Start the sentence.' 20 slides. Focus on verb retrieval. Instructions given.

A text and exercises based on a report in The Guardian about a secret operation by SOS-Racisme, exposing racial discrimination. Article, vocab to find, questions in French, gap-fill, paired vocab testing, oral and written summary. Answers given. B1/2.