A sentence builder on 'describing my mother'. Physical and character description. Includes a possible teaching sequence and gapped version of the sentence frame. As always, edit as you please.

A grammar drill on direct object pronouns (including PDO agreements and negatives). A challenging drill for high-achieving Y10-11s (Higher Tier GCSE).

A Tarsia puzzle to practise recognition of three tenses of common verbs. You could use this in conjunction with an oral retrieval drill, translating verb phrases either way.

An addition to the set of narrow listening tasks. This one is called A visit to Paris. Students listen, do a matching task and true/false. Patterns are repeated frequently. You can extend the task in various ways.

Video listening based on a 1jour1question video. This is about the right to vote and why one should vote. Gap-fill based on sentences adapted from the text, plus vocabulary to find.

A PowerPoint for beginners showing school subjects with days of the week (plus the weekend). Built-in sequence.

A short text, with vocab to find and true/false/not mentioned. It's about a charity set up by teenagers, with the aim of providing socks to people living on the street or in migrant camps. Could be used with a very good Y9 class, but fine for Y10 or Y11 (CEFR A2).

Video listening. A report about student poverty from regional TV. The task is to correct a faulty transcript. This 2 minute report would also fit well with the themes of poverty and volunteering.

A video listening worksheet based on a 1jour1question video. The topic is plastic waste in the seas. Questions in English and vocabulary to find. the transcript is on the web page.

A simple Tarsia puzzle on the classroom. Il y a + singular and plural nouns.