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French and Spanish teacher, Head of MFL, hopeless dancer. I like to create resources that give pupils everything they need to do stuff well in the TL, practise it loads, and then I take the resources away... If we help pupils to create a solid core of useful language, they can pick up the other stuff easily, like rolling a snowball across a snowy meadow, gradually becoming big enough and sturdy enough to build a handsome snowperson.

French and Spanish teacher, Head of MFL, hopeless dancer. I like to create resources that give pupils everything they need to do stuff well in the TL, practise it loads, and then I take the resources away... If we help pupils to create a solid core of useful language, they can pick up the other stuff easily, like rolling a snowball across a snowy meadow, gradually becoming big enough and sturdy enough to build a handsome snowperson.
KS3 French independent cover work bundle
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KS3 French independent cover work bundle

9 Resources
These resources are self-contained tasks designed to guide students to learn independently. They are ideal when a class is taught by a non-specialist or cover teacher. Each resource contains 4 pages and contains all the relevant vocabulary that students need, so that they can access it with no need to refer to a dictionary. The level is aimed at Year 8 for initial teaching, but the resources can be used to help older years revise the vocabulary and structures.
Le corps (avoir mal) - body parts and illness - independent / cover work
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Le corps (avoir mal) - body parts and illness - independent / cover work

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This resource teaches body parts and how to talk about pain and illness. It includes several model conversations to demonstrate how to give advice on medical issues. Grammatical explanation and vocabulary support are built into the resource, and students should be able to work independently on these tasks, either as part of a regular lesson, or in a cover lesson with a non-specialist.
To the (au, à la, aux, à l') with places in town (lower ability) - Independent/cover work (4 pages)
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To the (au, à la, aux, à l') with places in town (lower ability) - Independent/cover work (4 pages)

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This resource teaches students to practice writing about going to places in town, ensuring they use the correct determiner. All vocabulary is provided on the sheet, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Places in town (4 pages) (lower ability)
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Places in town (4 pages) (lower ability)

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This resource is aimed at lower ability students. It introduces places in town and gives students practice in translating sentences. Vocabulary is provided to allow them to create their own written text about where they live.
Ma ville (my town) independent / cover work (4 pages)
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Ma ville (my town) independent / cover work (4 pages)

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This resource revises vocabulary on the topic of local area. It uses a range of verbs in the present tense and provides good examples that students may later wish to use and adapt for their own purposes. Enough scaffolding is provided to help students work independently, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Aller (present tense) and prepositions - independent / cover work (4 pages)
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Aller (present tense) and prepositions - independent / cover work (4 pages)

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This resource teaches students to use the present conjugations of aller along with the appropriate prepositions and determiner. The exercises build on each other so that by the end of the sheet, students should be able to write their own texts using prepositions correctly. All vocabulary is provided on the sheet, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Past, Present and Future -self-contained independent work / cover work (4 pages)
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Past, Present and Future -self-contained independent work / cover work (4 pages)

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This resource allows students to independently learn and practice first person verbs in the past, present and future. The sheet provides full vocabulary support so that students can access it and manipulate the new language they have learned from it . All vocabulary is provided on the sheet, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Mon samedi (past tense) - cover work / independent work (4 pages)
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Mon samedi (past tense) - cover work / independent work (4 pages)

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This resource allows students to access and understand a text about a student saying what they did on a day in the past. The perfect tense is used, but the sheet provides full translations of the text so that students can access it and manipulate the new language they have learned from it . Students should be able to complete tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Les vacances (holidays) text practice - cover work / independent work (4 pages)
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Les vacances (holidays) text practice - cover work / independent work (4 pages)

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This resource allows students to access and understand a text about holidays. The present and the perfect tenses are used, but the sheet provides full translations of the text so that students can access it and manipulate the new language they have learned from it . All vocabulary is provided on the sheet, with the exception of easily guessable cognates, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Les vacances (holidays) cover work / independent work (4 pages)
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Les vacances (holidays) cover work / independent work (4 pages)

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This resource allows students to access understand texts and conversations about holidays in the past. The perfect tenses are used, but the sheet provides full vocabulary support so that students can access it and manipulate the new language they have learned from it . All vocabulary is provided on the sheet, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Les Pays (Countries) (4 pages)
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Les Pays (Countries) (4 pages)

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This resource teaches students to practice writing about different countries. It uses simple verbs in the past and future, and shows students how to use the appropriate determiner. Enough scaffolding is provided to help students construct their own paragraph about visiting different countries with good grammatical accuracy. All vocabulary is provided on the sheet, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Les Grandes Vacances - indepedent work / cover work (4 pages)
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Les Grandes Vacances - indepedent work / cover work (4 pages)

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This resource allows students to access and understand a text about the summer holidays. The present and the perfect tenses are used, but the sheet provides full translations of the text so that students can access it and manipulate the new language they have learned from it . All vocabulary is provided on the sheet, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Le weekend dernier - Self-contained cover work / independent practice (4 pages)
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Le weekend dernier - Self-contained cover work / independent practice (4 pages)

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This resource allows students to use the first person of the perfect tense. All vocabulary is provided on the sheet, and students should be able to complete all tasks without the input of a specialist teacher. Perfect for cover lessons with a non-specialist. There are 4 pages to the resource, and it works best if printed off as a double sided A3 sheet, with two pages on each side.
Euros 2024 Football French Booklet
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Euros 2024 Football French Booklet

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This booklet is designed to enable students to talk about football and in particular the Euros 2024. They will learn about the background to the competition, some information about the host nation and the French-speaking football teams. They will be able to discuss the players they like and predict who will win the group stages and the whole championship. It contains 11 separate tasks, but also works as a mini-scheme of work during the championship.
World Cup Booklet Qatar 2022 (French)  (Easier Version)
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World Cup Booklet Qatar 2022 (French) (Easier Version)

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This is an easier version of my other World Cup booklet, intended to be accessible to near beginners. It provides a series of resources that can be used in full or in part to generate discussion about football in the target language. There are also independent tasks that may be useful for cover lessons. The pages are sequenced to support gradual progress, but they can also be printed as individual worksheets.
World Cup Booklet Qatar 2022 (French)
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World Cup Booklet Qatar 2022 (French)

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This booklet is designed to provide a series of resources that can be used in full or in part to generate discussion about football in the target language. There are also independent tasks that may be useful for cover lessons. The pages are sequenced to support gradual progress, but they can also be printed as individual worksheets.
Latin America activities
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Latin America activities

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This is a booklet designed to form part of a project on South America. It includes some music- and football-based activities, including a short section on La Copa América 2019. It assumes no knowledge of Spanish, but it has some simple exercises on numbers in both Spanish and Portuguese, and a reading comprehension exercise in Spanish. It also has a brief introduction to two Latin-American musical artists: Shakira and Maná. Ideal for end-of-year project, or as an introduction to Spanish.
El desayuno
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El desayuno

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Conversation-based resources for developing vocabulary and structures to enable students to talk and write about breakfast in Spanish. Can be used for students to work independently (good for cover lessons), and also to practice pronunciation and conversations. Includes translation activities, find-the-Spanish tasks and a structured creative-writing task. 4 pages including writing spaces.