This is a display using the mnemonic CROISSANT. It is aimed at both key stages therefore contains a varying complexities of language.
Each category has 8 examples. This display is fully editable should you wish to add anything.
C- Connectives
R- Reasons
O -Opinions
I - Intensifiers
S S - Super Structures
A - Adverbs
N - Negative phrases
T - Time Phrases
(I also have a separate display dedicated to tenses)
/teaching-resource/french-tenses-display-12565589
GCSE French Role-play Guidance
This resource contains a PowerPoint lesson and a pupil worksheet/helpsheet. The aim of it is to help pupils prepare for the role-play element of the AQA speaking test.
It contains:
A description of how the role-play is conducted and what to expect
Top tips on how to prepare
Essential key vocabulary
Examples of past role-play with model answers
The pupil sheet is best printed as a booklet
MFL Classroom Display: Why Learn Languages?
Help encourage Language uptake at GCSE with this display.
This display is non language specific and could be used to encourage all language learning.
Fully editable should you wish to add/amend anything.
Print slides on A4 and cut out.
Back your board with blue paper to give the effect of sky.
**French Open Evening Resources **
**Make your own French Passport **
Set up a passport making station in your classroom with the sign. You will need a few student helpers, pens/pencils, the instruction sheet and plenty of copies of the passport template, ready folded into a little book. You might want a tape measure too as not many know how tall they are.
Once they have finished, you or your student helpers can stamp their new passport (if you have a stamp)
**Make your own French Weather Vane **
Set up a Weather Vane making station in your classroom with the sign. You will need a few student helpers, pens/pencils, brass fasteners, the instruction sheet and plenty of copies of the weather vane template and cut out arrows. Student helpers help your visitors to copy the correct French phrase onto their weather vane. They can also help them to assemble it with the brass fastener and arrow in the middle.
GCSE Photo card support
Ideal for any year group. I use this from Year 7 upwards. Fully editable if you want to adapt or add any vocab.
I got the idea of using the PALME Mnemonic on this from another resource on TES.
I have also created a display based around this resource and describing photos that you may find useful.
/teaching-resource/resource-12568174
A lesson designed to introduce the topic of rooms in the house and furniture.
Once purchased, simply delete the word ‘PREVIEW’ fromthe Word documents.
Additional resources added
21 Key verbs in 3 tenses with addition higher level structures.
This is a refernce sheet aimed at GCSE level but could also be used with KS3 or KS5. Now includes an activity sheet based around the 21 verbs in the past, present and future tenses. 10 different tasks, ideal for a cover lesson.
Fully editable.
This resource is also available as a display
/teaching-resource/resource-12629679
These resources were designed to accompany Studio 3 Green Module 4. It focuses on items you might take on holiday. It is pitched at word level however PowerPoint Slide 7 includes a basic sentence level task.
Once purchased, simply delete the word ‘PREVIEW’ from the word documents.
This is a display to help pupils with the photocard element of the new GCSE. It can be used with all year groups to help increase fluency. The language is fairly simple but can be edited if you wish to adapt or add any vocabulary.
It can either be an Instagram or Snapchat style display (or neither)
Both options are included and you can see an example of the first slide of the PowerPoint.
*The PPT ‘Photocard Display 2’ might be best printed on A3
This display also works well along side the display on French speaking countries as it contains lots of photos that could be described. /teaching-resource/resource-12569383
I hope this saves you some time and helps to brighten up your classroom.
This is a document designed for pupils to give an overview of course and topic content and assessment format. (Assessment info is on the second page)
This could be stuck into an exercise book or used in an Options booklet.
French display of connectives and time phrases. Simply print, cut out and display - looks nice when printed on different coloured paper (see photo)
This resource is also part of a bundle - ideal for NQTs needing to decorate a classroom.
GCSE French Speaking and Writing Question Booklet
This booklet is designed for speaking and writing preparation.
Print as an A3 booklet and there should be enough room for students to write a detailed answer in French and English.
There are 10 core questions per theme with additional questions in red for more able students.
I have created parallel texts/model answers for all the core questions. These are available to buy separately or as a bundle.
This is a resource to accompany Dynamo 2 Qu’est-ce que tu as fait (au parc d’attractions)
It contains:
An embedded video link about Parc Asterix
A board game for pupils to play in pairs or groups.
An extension task
The only preparation required is printing the board game (a slide from the PPT)
You will also need dice.
The game works best once the unit has been taught. Ideal as a fun revision lesson.
5 French Idiom Posters
Print on A4 and they are ready to display. Each slide includes the French, the English translation and and image.
1.It’s raining cats and dogs
2. It’s a storm in a tea cup
3. It’s none of your business
4. He gets up with the lark
5. I’ve got a frog in my throat
I did the original version of this in Publisher but in case you don’t have that, I have also included it as a PDF file.