An easy lesson plan for Y9 (or very good Y8), based on the 'daily routine' topic. This is basically a pair work communicative task to spice up this rather tired topic! Student do a gap-fill to guess aspects of their partner's routine, then ask yes/no questions to find the truth. Thanks to Florencia Henshaw and Maris Hawkins for this simple idea. Look out for their book next year.

A text with vocabulary to find. Topic: three major collaborators during the German occupation of France. Could be a useful addition to your resources if your students are studying this for Edexcel A-level, for example.

I've added a gap-fill version of the 30 minute listening task about the French Resistance. This is an alternative to the 'transcript correction' exercise also available. Good for Y13 (advanced level).

A near-beginner guided translation activity. 'My cat'. A short passage in English with a parallel gapped text to complete. You could combine this with dictation.

A parallel text with exercises about a 2015 story where Samsung organised a publicity stunt to advertise a new call centre for deaf people in Turkey. True/false/not mentioned, matching and a short piece of writing to do. This would work with a very good Y9 class, or Y10-11.

An article with exercises on the topic of teenage prostitution in France. Vocab to find, questions in French, lexical work and short sentences to paraphrase. Answers provided. Better for Y13, than Y12.

A dictation (or gap-fill) about Greta Thunberg crossing the Atlantic. You can do this as a traditional full dictation (for high-achieving classes) or as a gap-fill where more scaffolding is needed. This is the new section on Y10-11 titled "Dictation tasks".

An A-level 30 minute instant listening task. This is a gap-fill version of an existing text. You can read it aloud, or use the text-to-speech recording. The transcript is provided for correction.

A gap-fill version of an existing listening text on volunteering. This can be read aloud or played using the text-to-speech audio file. Find it near the top of the A-level page in the set of instant 30 minute listening tasks. You could even use it to reinforce the alternative version, with its comprehension and summary tasks.

A 'Climb the wall' listening game to practise receptive knowledge of shops and shop-related vocabulary. The rules are provided with the activity. This build in lots of repetition and listening practice.