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GCSE French (2024 Specification) - Introduction to Theme 1 (F+H)
This is an introduction to Theme 1: People and Lifestyle for the new GCSE French (Foundation Tier).
This slides can be also used as transition from KS3 to KS4 French. There are more than 40 slides with all the answers, transcripts and audios provided. All content has been made from scratch but used the Foundation AQA French book as inspiration.
Note: This unit of work does not include any dictation exercises as it is used as an introductory unit.

Y8 / Y9 French - L'environnement
Lesson for students of KS3 and possibly beginning of KS4 on the topic of environmental issues.
Match up activity with key vocabulary.
Objectives in TL for students to translate into English.
Listening task with audio and transcription included.
Follow-up reading task based on the transcription from the previous listening exercise.
Translation task to drill previous vocabulary and the structure ‘‘il faut / il ne faut pas’’.
Independent writing task to recap the lexical items covered in all previous tasks (guided example for students to follow if needed).
Answers provided on a separate file.

AQA French: A-Level Gap Fill Tasks
This is a gap fill task based on Question 8 from Paper 1. This is designed for students of Y12/Y13 French and is based on different topics and elements from the Francosphere.
This document gets updated regularly so if you like it, please leave a review and do not hesitate to suggest any other topics, biographies or extracts that you would like me to use and upload. Answers provided.
Tintin au Congo: Racisme et colonialisme.
Je suis Charlie Charia Hebdo nº 1011 Charlie Hebdo.
Le bénévolat: Les Restos du Cœur.
Les gangs d’Haïti.

AQA Spanish: A-Level Gap Fill Tasks
This is a gap fill task based on Question 8 from Paper 1. This is designed for students of Y12/Y13 Spanish and is based on different topics and elements from the Hispanosphere.
This document gets updated regularly so if you like it, please leave a review and do not hesitate to suggest any other topics, biographies or extracts that you would like me to use and upload. Answers provided.
Dolores Ibárruri (La Pasionaria).
La lluvia de peces en Honduras.
El atraco al Banco Central de Barcelona.
Crónica de una muete anunciada (sinopsis).
La Yerba Mate (Origen y usos).

Y8 / Y9 French - Les projets pour l'avenir
Complete lesson on the topic of future plans with focus on le futur proche or near future.
Match up starter activity with key vocabulary on the topic of future plans.
Setence builder with previous vocabulary (time phrases and reasons for students to complete and add to the previous vocabulary on future plans.)
Reading task with focus on future structures (je vais + infinitive, sera, si je pouvais, etc.)
Grammar introductions to futur proche.
Breakdown on how to form the near future (pronouns: I, he/she, we and they) tu & vous pronouns not included.
Guided translation in TL practice.
Listening task.
Transcript for the listening task.
Independent writing practice based on the vocabulary previously learnt.

Y8 / Y9 French - Les règles et l'uniforme scolaire
Complete lesson on school uniform and rules with focus on ‘il faut’ / ‘on doit’.
1.Match up activity to start with the rules (what’s allowed / what’s not allowed)
2. Objectives in TL for students to translate into English.
3. Reading activity (skim reading) to introduce uniform and implement school rules and recap previous knowledge on the topic of school.
4. Match up activity related to clothing.
5. Listening to work on clotes and colours.
6. Transcription for the listening task.
7. Grammar section: Il faut; Il ne faut pas - On doit; On ne doit pas.
8. Second reading section (scan reading).
9. Translation task from English into TL.
Key answers and audiofiles included.

2024 GCSE Spanish - El Cine y la Televisión
Lesson on the new GCSE Spanish specification. El Cine y la televisión.
This resource included a full presentation with audios included and another separate presentation with all the answers.
Recap starter based on movies, TV programmes and other useful phrases.
Objectives in TL for students to translate into English.
Sentence builder with opinions, movies genres and TV programmes and reasons (this could be recycled to do live translations, Spanish to English / English to Spanish translations or Dictation exercises.)
Match up task to follow a listening task.
Listening task (match the programmes with the description.)
Transcription and focus on frequency adverbs.
Slides 7 to 9. Focus on pretérito indefinido (simple past) with endings, explanation and guided practice.
Reading task (Find who).
Follow up reading task on the same texts about preference for cinema or watching movies at home.
Independent Writing task with different bulletpoints to cover the topic of movies and TV programmes.

Y8 / Y9 Spanish - La apariencia fÃsica
Complete lesson on the topic of physical appearance.
This lesson includes the whole presentation with all answers provided and audio files for the listening. I created this lesson to be online friendly so handout is not and task involved dragging answers through the slides rather than write but this only takes a minute to tweak and adapt.
Match up task with the key verbs to talk/write about physical appearance.
Helpsheet with basic verbs and key vocabulary about physical appearance.
Objectives in TL for students to translate into English.
Family tree to revise the family members.
Reading task with 4 texts for students to find as much information as possible (this could be done more or less student-centred depeding on the class.)
Listening task (audio files and transcript included).
Independent writing task for students to write about their physical appearance and do some basic descriptions on family members (this could be more or less scaffolded with the help of the texts used previously in the lesson.)

Y8 / Y9 French - La journée scolaire
Complete lesson on the topic of school day.
This lesson includes the whole presentation with all answers provided and audio files for the listening. I created this lesson to be online friendly so handout is not provided this time and you will have to make your own.
Match up task with the key verbs to talk/write about routines.
Objectives in TL for students to translate into English.
Reading task (3 levels of reading):True / False + Put the routines in order following the text + Find the words of phrases in the text.
Listening task (audio files and transcript included).
Translation task (this could be tweaked and be used as a comprehension task, used online so students can drag the emojis or simply draw as they understand/process the texts.)
Independent writing task for students to write about their school day / routine and recycle the topic of school, subjects, etc.

Y8 / Y9 French - Les matières
Complete lessson on the topic of school subjects and opinions.
Starter to get familiarised with the subjects / Recap.
Additional inferring on l’ / le / la / les (gender, number or followed by vowel.)
Objectives in TL for students to translate.
Sentence builder for students to complete and add reasons and opinions when writing / talking about subjects.
Mini whiteboard follow-up activity: French to English / English to French / Guided French dictation (remove scaffolding when required.)
Listening task (remove instructions from slide 7 to show hints for students if they need them). Audio file included.
Reading comprehension task.
Speaking activity (noughts and crosses) - This could also be used as a translation race or more like a teacher centred task in which students translate the sentences they are shown/asked to translate.
Design your own timetable in French.
Optional task - model the reading comprehension text to create your own text in French about lessons you have (add opinions and reasons).

Y8/Y9/GCSE/A-Level French: Research Project (Full version)
Full version of the Research Project based on key figures of French culture/society:
Research work project for students of Y8/Y9/GCSE or A-Level French (change the task from English outcomes and answers to French or simply give more freedom of choice to Sixth Form students when researching.)
Sports
Cuisine
Music
Science and Philosophy
History
Before you buy: Why don’t you have a look at the free taster first?: /teaching-resource/resource-13209485

Y8/Y9/GCSE/A-Level French: Research Project (Taster)
Research work project for students of Y8/Y9/GCSE or A-Level French (change the task from English outcomes and answers to French or simply give more freedom of choice to Sixth Form students when researching.)
This resource is intended as independent work for students but can be used as homework or cover work if students have access to computers or laptops. Feel free to change the criteria/expectations on how much to submit or work through. It has hyperlinks so students can easily access the specific slides they need.
The complete version includes key figures in French:
Sports
Cuisine
Music
Science and Philosophy
History
Any feedback is welcome and if you like the taster, you can download the complete version here:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209496

A - Level Spanish - 4 in 1 #7 Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
Text based in Ernesto Guevara and it is link to the topic of monarquÃas y dictaduras / movimientos sociales.
This resource includes different activities. The main ones are:
Reading Exam Skill Gap Fill
4 Sections on Synonyms based on the same text.
Translation Spanish to English.
Additional task (you could use the text with your students as a listening.
Audio attached with the resource.
Answers provided.

Y8 / Y9 / GCSE Spanish - Las Tapas
Lesson on Tapas
Slide 1: Starter vocabulary on foods - Translation of a menu (not necessarily the most authentic Spanish menu but mainly words for students to get familiarised)
Slide 2: Answers/feedback to slide 1.
Slide 3: Comprehension questions on Video/Listening on tapas (links to the videos are at the bottom of the slides on the section of notes - there are 2 videos, one in Spanish (audio) and one in English (with English subtitles when they speak Spanish) from DW News.
Slide 4: Answers to slide 3
Slide 5: Social and historical context about tapas. Cultural and historical approach about the origins of tapas.
Slide 6: Listening task in which students will have to listen to the orders for each table and match them with the images (might need clarification on some images and food: champiñones, tortilla, etc.) (Audio included)
Slide 7: Feedback on previous task with transcription.
Slides 8 to 14: Scaffolded reading task based on a text in which students have to find relevant vocabulary, answer comprehension questions and highlight verbs in the present, past and future.
Slide 15: Template for reading task for students to complete.
Slide 16: Writing or designing option: write a paragraph based on previous task or design your own menu in Spanish.
Handout included.

Y8/ Y9 French - La nourriture et les repas
Lesson for Y8 / Y9 or early GCSE students of French based on the topic of food, meals and introduction to healthy diets.
The lesson contains:
Introduction based on the vocabulary of food, drinks, meals, etc.
Learning objectives for students to translate (talk/share/discuss.)
Miniboards translation French to English / English to French or simply dictation based on the new GCSE skill.
Listening task (audio files included) with transcription and answers highlighted.
Food pyramid for students to label the following types of food:
Boissons
sucre et produits sucrés
céréales et dérivés
Viandes
lait et produits laitiers
légumes et fruits
matières grasses
Follow-up text based on the previous activity. Students have to search the phrases and words on each on the sections.
Trapdoor activity to drill speaking based on the topic.
Writing activity with more or less scaffolding (remove box with prompts if needed.)

Y8 / Y9 Spanish - La comida
Lesson on food, opinions on food and reasons.
Starter with a sentence builder in which students have to match the images of the subjects with the Spanish terms followed by retrieval in the opinions and new content on reasons (bueno/a, picante, etc.)
Spanish to English / English to Spanish / Spanish dictation task - link to the new GCSE Specification (based with whiteboards if possible). Introduce at this stage the gender and number agreement with adjectives but without explaining the rules yet.
Slides 6 & 7 focused on grammar and the adjectival agreements followed by practice with gap-fills for masculine/feminine/singular/plural.
4 short text listening task in which students have to fill in the missing words. Audios included.
Reading task based on the same text the students used for the listening.
Battleship pattern to do more speaking based tasks and drill opinions + food and reasons.
Independent task for students to write a paragraph on foods they like/dislike and give reasons about it.

Y8/ Y9 / New GCSE French - Les Fêtes
This is a lesson that could work well with students of Y9 or for new students of GCSE French, also could be used with some groups of Y8 if it is scaffolded properly. The lesson focuses on a cultural approach to festivals and include the following festivals with videos to expand on knowledge:
Fête du Citron
La Fête de la Musique
Fête Nationale
Le Festival de Cannes
La Tour de France
Skills that could be practised with this lesson: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking, Dictation and Translation in addition to listening and reading with French subtitles to each of the videos (apart from the Fête du Citron - it has no audio, it is simply video and some background music.)
Breakdown of the lesson:
Match up activity as a starter with the festival and images.
Objectives to translate and introduce the topic of festivals.
Additional cultural task to get students to watch videos and annotate information in English or French (activate subtitles) (see footnote on slide.)
Sentence builder for students to complete and use later with miniwhiteboard or any other writing tasks.
Listening task to recycle later for a reading task (audio files included.)
Gapfill task based on Festival de Cannes + Translation task.
Trapdoor activity to practice speaking and listening.
Writing task that can be recycled as a translation task or simply as a warm up to introduce an independent writing task (you will need dice for this.)
Handout, Presentation and Audios attached.

Y8 / Y9 Spanish - Las asignaturas
Introduction to the topic of school and subjects.
Starter with a sentence builder in which students have to match the images of the subjects with the Spanish terms.
Spanish to English / English to Spanish / Spanish dictation task - link to the new GCSE Specification.
Mosaic listening task (see instruction on notes).
Reading comprehension task to do in groups or individually.
Battleship pattern to do more speaking based tasks and drill opinions + subjects and reasons.
Timetable template so students can design their own timetable in Spanish.
Writing task based on previous activities to recycle all vocabulary.

Y8 / Y9 / GCSE Spanish - La Navidad
This resource includes a lesson about Spanish Christmas celebrations and traditions:
La Navidad
La Nochebuena
La Cabalgata
El DÃa de los Santos Inocentes
La LoterÃa de Navidad (El Gordo)
El Año Nuevo
Los Reyes Magos
Activities:
Matching up task to get familiarised with the celebration.
Matching up task with images to get to know some of the important elements of Spanish Christmas.
Listening and reading task based on La LoterÃa del Gordo.
Reading comprehension, gap fill and parallel translation based on La Nochebuena, La Navidad y El DÃa de los Santos Inocentes respectively.
Translation labyrinth task based on La Nochevieja.
Activity based on watching a video about La Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos.
Translation builder task based on El DÃa de Reyes.
Additional task with a video of Caga Tió (based of Catalan Christmas).
The video does not have subtitles in English but shows all the information required, it might be helpful to pause and facilitate some of the information for the students.
Audio File for la LoterÃa de Navidad is attached as another file.
Presentation and handout included.
The videos for the activities are attached on the heading of the slides, press ctrl + left click to access them.
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Y8/Y9 French: La maison, les pièces et les meubles
This bundle contains the lessons, audio files, handouts for the following individual resources:
Y8/Y9 French - Les pièces et les meubles.
Y8/Y9 French - La maisons et les pièces.
See individual resources for more information and detailed description.