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This is an information PPT for students, designed to prepare them for the AQA GCSE listening and reading exams, although I’m sure it’ll work with the Edexcel papers too.
The PPT includes some tips, ‘pesky words’, synonyms, etc.
Pupils use the worksheet (and their knowledge of countries in Europe) to label the map of Europe in French. This could be done previous to or following teaching of countries in Europe or maybe a quick pre-worksheet quiz about the countries in English.
Use this PPT to teach pupils how to order an ice cream in French.
To begin with, pupils must try to work out the order of the conversation.
Then, introduce the vocab, using visual clues.
Finally, play noughts and crosses, using the initials of the new phrases.
This PPT introduces pupils to prepositions in French, using Where’s Wally?
Pupils must find Wally first. After he’s been found, introduce the preposition.
At the end of the presentation, pupils must then match the French preposition to the English.
This PPT introduces the simple future to students, including of course verb endings, but also the most common irregular simple future verbs.
It finished with a mini whiteboard activity. Pupils write the correct translation of the phrases on their boards.
This PPT introduces some facts about Christmas traditions in Germany as a multiple choice-style quiz. At the end of the PPT, there is then an advent calendar-style game about the facts and vocab.
This PPT introduces the topic of ideal holidays, using 'je voudrais' and 'j'aimerais'.
Introduce the vocab section by section. Each image appears with the relevant part of the sentence, also highlighting how to build the sentences.
Pupils then match up what they have learned to the English.
There is a translation activity after this and then a game of the famous 'Donate or Steal' at the end.
Instructions are in the notes section of the PPT.
This activity can be done in pairs or as a class.
As a class, one pupil leaves the room while everyone else decides what the correct sequence should be. The pupil re-enters the room and tries to guess the sequence. If incorrect, they have to start again.
It's better as a pairwork activity. One pupil decides which options they want to use in the complete paragraph. The other reads through the paragraph, guessing the options as they go. If incorrect, they must start again.
Cue lots of laughter!
Introduce school rules using this PPT.
After introducing the rules, using 'il faut' and 'il est interdit de', students try to remember which of these to use for each rule.
This Connect 4 game practises the simple future of both regular and irregular verbs in French.
Pupils work in two teams (red and blue) and their objective is to get 4 (or 3, if you prefer) of their coloured rectangles in a row. This can be vertically, horizontally or diagonally. In presentation mode, click on the relevant coloured circle to change the colour of the rectangle.
Use this PPT to introduce pupils to how to say ‘some’ in French.
It begins by introducing different food and drink, using ‘some’. Pupils must identify the 4 different ways to say ‘some’.
They are then taught the rules and then must identify whether the French matches the images.
The images then rush across the screen and pupils must give the French.
Finally, there is a matching activity.
Use this PPT to introduce pupils to both the simple future and the conditional in French. As they are quite similar, it seems sensible to introduce them both together. This is really better suited to higher ability pupils.
Use this PPT to introduce parts of the body (I've included a lot!).
There's a simple introduction to parts of the body to begin with.
Then discuss with them what techniques will they use to remember each word. Pupils always come up with some interesting ideas… As long as they work!
Then, show the picture before the word to see what they remember.
Afterwards, in pairs, pupils take it in turns to throw the dice and then use the clues to complete the sentence (e.g. 'On marche avec...').
Then, go through the grammar point to say where it hurts.
Pupils then complete the matching worksheet.
To finish, play Connect 4 as a class. Each team takes it in turns to choose a phrase to translate into French. If they’re right, click on the relevant coloured dot to change the colour of the box to their team’s colour. 1 point for 4 in a row and 2 points for 5 in a row.
When you click on the red line underneath a letter (if it’s correctly guessed), it will reveal the letter. In this presentation, the German direction phrases are pre-populated, which you will see when you open the presentation.
To reveal the whole answer, click on “Reveal”.
If the letter is wrong, click on one of the sections of the ‘hangman’ to the left. It will then turn red.
