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This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 1 and focuses on describing environmental problems. Part 2 will shortly follow with “Environmental solutions”. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that Sentence puzzle Reading: Find the Spanish for Reading: Answer the questions in English Listening: Complete the sentences (audio included) Listening: Faulty translation (audio included) Listening: Choose the correct translation (audio included) Listening: Complete the transcript (audio included) Structured production (Paragraph translation and structured paragraph writing) Running dictation Un dado un lápiz Delayed dictation Disappearing text Sentence chaos Pyramid translation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs + AI video version Pull the switch dialogue Please do leave a review! Thank you =)

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and correct the English translation Write the missing letters Match up Gapped parallel translation LAM: You will hear sentences in Spanish. I want you to write P (Positive) or N (Negative) audio included (No audio here) LAM: Find the Spanish for the following terms (audio included) LAM: Answer the questions in English (audio included) LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mistakes as you listen (audio included) LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mispronounced words (audio included) LAM: Micro listening - Add the missing reflexive pronouns (audio included) Reading: Find the Spanish for Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Find the 10 mistakes in the English translation Structured production (3 mini pragraphs) Grammar tasks Un dado un lápiz Oral ping pong Delayed dictation Dictogloss Picture description - Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs All for one and one for all *Please leave a review! =D

Updated in January 2025 to include the recordings for the Listening sections This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about one’s daily routine and telling the time" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also includes full retrieval of the previous 5 units and some year 7 content. Full MARS EARS sequence Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the SB Finish my word Faulty echo Beat the teacher Ghost time shadow reading Spot the foreign sounds This or that quiz Gapped translation Unjumble the sentences Narrow reading Find the French For Narrow Reading Find someone who Narrow Reading gapped translation LAM Sentence Bingo Narrow Listening Find the French for (audio included) Narrow Listening Faulty translation (no listening included) LAM Spot the error (audio included) LAM Shadow reading (audio included) Production : Rock Climbing Production : Triple paragraph writing Beginner grammar explanation on reflexive pronoun “me” Sentence stealer One pen one die Mad dictation Oral Ping pong Oral Communicative drills Plus vite ! Group composition One for all and all for one *Please leave a review! =)

Update 29th September 2023: Typos corrected and listening files now included! This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Talk about your family members”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and correct the English translation Write the missing letters Match up Gapped parallel translation LAM: You will hear sentences in French. I want you to write P (Positive) or N (Negative) audio included LAM: Find the French for the following terms audio included LAM: Answer the questions in English audio included) LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mistakes as you listen audio included LAM: Listen and Spot the 10 mispronounced words as you listen audio included LAM: Micro listening - Add the missing reflexive pronouns Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Find the 10 mistakes in the English translation Structured production (3 mini pragraphs) Grammar tasks Un stylo un dé Delayed dictation Dictogloss Picture description - Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs All for one and one for all *Please leave a review! =D

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the previous nine units I have uploaded so far (as labelled, 1-9) Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and correct the English translation Write the missing letters Match up Sentence puzzle Reading: Find the French in the text Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: spot the 12 mistakes in the English translation Listening: Find the French equivalent (audio included) Listening: Asnwer the questions in English (audio included) Listening: Listen to the text and fill in the gaps (audio included) Listening: Spot the error/Faulty transcript (audio included) Listening: Les mots qui manquent et les mots en trop (audio included) Listening: Jigsaw listening (audio included) Structured production (Narrow Translation) Grammar task Faulty translation Un stylo un dé Mind reading Delayed dictation Mad dictation Pyramid translation Full circle Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs All for one and one for all Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day at school”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the previous seven units I have uploaded so far (as labeled 1-7). Activities include: white board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Put the actions in chronological order Write the missing letters Probable & Improbable Gapped translation Sentence puzzle reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read) Word hunt with parallel text Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales (LAM) Listen and highlight the mispronounced words (LAM) Listen and add the missing words (LAM) structured production (Narrow Translation) Grammar task Sentence stealer Faulty translation Un dado un lápiz RETRIEVAL GRID Mind reading Delayed dictation Dictogloss Act a story Group compositions Please leave a review! =)

About this resource: This is the second of many short stories in French to come. Each short story matches its own EPI units for further consolidation, and enjoyment with reading. What is included in this story: This short story related to the following unit: /teaching-resource/02-french-year-7-unit-2-talk-about-my-birthday-epi-mars-ears-12840807 It includes the following: The sentence builder used in the EPI unit and on which this dialog has been based A dialogue/conversation with the English translation included as parallel text. 100% comprehensible input. A variety of exercises to complete to practice meaning and form (with answers included at the end) An AI generated conversation uploaded on my Youtube channel to make it more interactive for kids. Easily editable format (Word and PDF included)

Edited 07.11.24 to add AI video, fix typos, and extra activities (No snakes no ladder, Pull the switch, Oral Ping Pong) This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 2 and focuses on recycling environmental problems found in Part 1. This second part focuses on “Environmental solutions”. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Sentence match Sentence puzzle Reading: Tick/Cross Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Faulty translation Multiple Choice quiz starter Listening: Find the French for (AI video included) Listening; Comprehension (Audio included) Listening: Complete the English Script (Audio included) Listen and spot the mispronounced and missing words (LAM) LAM sentence bingo Faulty transcript (LAM) Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation) Staircase translation Un stylo un dé Oral Ping Pong Delayed dictation No Snakes No Ladders Mad dictation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs Pull the switch / Dialogue All for one and one all Please do leave a review! Thank you =)

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Describe a typical day at school”, in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the previous seven units I have uploaded so far (as labeled 1-7). Activities include: white board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Put the actions in chronological order Write the missing letters Probable & Improbable Gapped translation Sentence puzzle Reading tasks Listening: Find the French for audio included Listening: Listening to the text and correct the statements audio included Listening: Correct the spelling/grammar mistakes audio included Listening: Answer the questions in English audio included Listening: Highlight the mispronounced words audio included Listening: Write the missing words audio included Listening: Les mots qui manquent & les mots en trop (LAM) audio included structured production (Narrow Translation) Grammar tasks Sentence stealer Faulty translation Un stylo un dé RETRIEVAL GRID Mind reading Delayed dictation Oral Ping Pong Quelque Chose NO SNAKES NO LADDERS Full circle Dictogloss Speed dating Roll and respond Act a story Group compositions Parallel text dialogue Short journal of your typical week Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Discussing previous holidays”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This unit of work also recycles the previous nine units I have uploaded so far (as labelled, 1-9) Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Listen and correct the English translation Write the missing letters Match up Sentence puzzle Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read) Gapped parallel translation (LAM) Las palabras que faltan y las palabras adicionales (LAM) Listen and Spot the 12 mistakes as you listen (LAM) Faulty transcript (LAM) Jigsaw Listening (LAM) Structured production (Narrow Translation) Grammar task Faulty translation Un dado un lápiz Mind reading Delayed dictation Mad dictation Pyramid translation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs Todos para Uno, Uno para Todos Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about one’s daily routine and telling the time" in SPANISH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also includes full retrieval of the previous 5 units and some year 7 content. Full MARS EARS sequence Activities include: White board translations Find the SPANISH for in the SB Finish my word Faulty echo Beat the teacher Ghost time shadow reading Spot the foreign sounds This or that quiz Gapped translation Unjumble the sentences Narrow reading Find the Spanish For Narrow Reading Find someone who Narrow Reading gapped translation LAM Sentence Bingo (no listening included) Narrow Listening Find the Spanish for (no listening included) Narrow Listening Faulty translation (no listening included) LAM Spot the error LAM Shadow reading Production : Rock Climbing Production : Triple paragraph writing Sentence stealer One pen one die Dictogloss Group composition one for all and all for one *Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit on Physcial Activity, part of the “Expériences" theme, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Find the error in the sentence This or that Comment dit-on? Reading and listening tasks - Text to Speech audio included Narrow Reading: Find the French for Narrow Reading: Answer the questions in French Narrow Reading: Gapped translation Mini production - L1 -> L2 translation Listening 1: Listen to the text and rearrange the English translation chronologically Listening 2: Listen and write the missing words - no gaps provided (LAM) Listening 3: Listen and answer VRAI ou FAUX Listening 4: Listen to the text and answer the questions in French Structure production: Bidirectional translation (BDT method) Structured production: Narrow Translation (x3 paragraphs) Structured production: Oral Ping Pong Spontaneity: Pull the Switch Spontaneity: Production écrite niveau NM (without SB) + model answer provided

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Environmental problems”, in SPANISH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. This is part 2 and focuses on recycling environmental problems found in Part 1. This second part focuses on “Environmental solutions”. Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Sentence match Sentence puzzle Reading: Tick or cross Reading: Answer the questions in English Reading: Faulty translation Listening: Find the Spanish for (audio included) Listening: Correct the statements (audio included) Listening: Fill in the English transcript (audio included) Listening: spot the mispronounced and missing words (audio included) Listening: Write the 10 missing words in the script (audio included) LAM sentence bingo Structured production (Narrow translation and Tangled translation) Staircase translation Un dado un lápiz Delayed dictation Mad dictation Group compositions Listen to the story and draw pictures - retell the story in pairs All for one and one all Please do leave a review! Thank you =)

Updated January 2025 to add audio files This powerpoint covers the KS3 topic “Opinions about my teachers" using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. It also recycles the first six units uploaded, labelled (01 - 06). Full MARS EARS sequence Activities include: White board translations Match up Faulty echo Beat the teacher This or that Faulty translation Guess my word Likely or unlikely? Listen and fill in the gaps Narrow reading - Find the French for Narrow Reading - Answer the questions in English Narrow Reading - Faulty translation in the English Listening - Sentence bingo Narrow Listening - Find the French for (audio included) Narrow Listening - Answer the questions in English (audio included ) Narrow Listening - Fill in the gaps in the English translation (audio included) Structured production: Tangled translation Au voleur Expansion: adjective agreement Expansion: choose the corrective possessive pronoun between mon/ma Expansion: practice and explanation of elision (de vs d’) Autonomy: Delayed dictation Autonomy: Pyramid translation Spontaneity: Oral ping pong Spontaneity: No snakes no ladders Spontaneity: Picture description *Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint is an EPI unit to help lower ability students with their French B SL course. A sub-unit part of the “social organisation” theme, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: White board translations Find the French for This or that (Reading and Listening versions) Write the missing letters Reading Find the mistakes in my English translation (RAM) Listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read) LAM find the French for LAM comprehension task Write the missing words (LAM) Structured production (Bad Translation) Oral Ping Pong Text Reconstruction Pyramid translation x2 Group compositions All for one and one for all Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic “Where do you live” using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. Full MARS EARS sequence Activities include: White board translations Faulty echo FInish my sentence Reading and listening tasks (no Audio - teacher to read) LAM Gap fill LAM Gapped translation LAM Faulty transcript Structured production (paragraph translation) Tangled translation sentences Sentence stealer Mind reading Correct the mistakes (focus on grammar) Delayed dictation Pyramid translation Staircase translation Picture descripion Group composition Please leave a review! =)

This powerpoint covers the KS3 - Year 8 topic “Talking about where I live and the room sin my house" in FRENCH using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. The grammar focus is on the verbs HABITER with full retrieval of THE previous 6 units and some year 7 content. Full MARS EARS sequence Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the SB Finish my word Faulty echo Beat the teacher Complete with the missing letters Ghost time shadow reading This or that Gapped translation Faulty translation Unjumble the sentences Narrow reading Find the French For Narrow Reading Find someone who Narrow Reading gapped translation LAM - Find the mispronounced words Audio included LAM - Find the intruders Audio included LAM - Fill in the missing words Audio included LAM Spot the error Audio included LAM Shadow tracking Audio included Production : Translation Production : Tangled translation Production: Sentence chaos Production: Quelque chose Grammar SB on verb Habiter (all persons) Grammar tasks on Habiter (all persons) Sentence stealer One pen one die Disappearing text Full circle Picture description Group composition one for all and all for one *Please leave a review! =)

Updated January 2025 to add listening files (two speeds) for the texts in the listening section! This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic "Post-16 Plans” in the present tense, imperfect, conditional, near future and simple future, and introduces the SI Clause (si + present + future) in FRENCH, using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applying the MARS EARS framework. More effective if used after Unit 12 GCSE FRENCH School Subjects, previously uploaded =) Activities include: White board translations Find the French for in the Sentence Builder Whiteboard sentence translations This or that Spot my phonological error Comment dit-on… in pairs Find the intruder in each sentence Reading: Find the French for Reading: Answer the questions in French Reading: Fill in the gaps in the English translation Listening 1: Listen to the text and rearrange the English translation (LAM) (audio included (two speeds) Listening 2: Listen to the text and write the missing words (LAM) (audio included (two speeds) Listening 3: Listen and tick / cross the English equivalent (audio included (two speeds) Listening 3: Listen and answer True or False (LAM) (audio included (two speeds) Listening 3: Listen and answer the questions in French - focus on short answers (LAM) (audio included (two speeds) Structured production: Sentence Translation Structured production: Narrow Translation Structured production: Mind reading in pairs Expansion: Grammar explanation on future tense Expansion: Grammar explanation on si clause (si + present + future) Expansion: Choose the correct verb form (focus on future tense) Expansion:Choose the correct verb form with pronoun “je” (focus on future tense) Expansion: You are the teacher: explain why the items underlined are wrong grammatically Autonomy Routinisation : Pyramid translation Autonomy Routinisation : Mad dictation Autonomy Routinisation : Plus vite ! Spontaneity: 4,3,2 activity Spontaneity: paragraph writing *Please leave a review! =D

This powerpoint covers a variety of GCSE topic with a focus on all direct and indirect object pronouns predominantly in the PRESENT, PERFECT TENSE, and NEAR FUTURE TENSE. This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: Sentence builder Initial set of slides: Grammar explanations Reading 1 (Present tense) Reading 1: Find the French for Reading 1: Answer the questions in French Reading 1: Relie les phrases Reading 1: Paragraph translation to English Reading 2 (Past / Present / Near future) Reading 2: Vrai ou faux Reading 2: Remplis les blancs Reading 2: Direct/Indirect object pronoun replacement Reading 2: Highlight the direct/indirect object pronouns Listening: Parallel text dialogue French / English (both audio and AI video included) Listening: Direct/Indirect object pronoun replacement Listening: Fill in the blanks Listening: Rewrite with the correct object pronoun Structured production: Oral Ping Pong Structured production: Narrow Translation Autonomy Routinisation : One pen One di Autonomy Routinisation: Full circle Autonomy Routinisation: Faster Spontaneity: Group composition Spontaneity: Pull the switch / parallel text dialogue Spontaneity: Photo description

This powerpoint covers the GCSE topic of Environment and where I live in FRENCH, and follows the NEW GCSE AQA SPEC, with even extra chunks/words added! All exercises include the answers. The AQA mentions 293 words for Foundation, I have added 250+ of those words in this unit, constantly recycled. This unit is also based on Gianfranco Conti’s EPI methodoly, and applies the MARS EARS framework. Activities include: Sentence builder White board translations Fill in the missing letters Beat the teacher Multiple choice Gapped translation Choose the missing words (x2 slides) Spot the difference (x2 slides) Choose the correct translation Narrow Reading: 5 different texts based on the sentence buidler (100% comprehensible input) Reading 1: Find the French for Reading 2: Answer the questions in French Reading 3: True or false Reading 4: Multiple choice Reading 5: Bad translation - Find and correct the mistakes in the English Mind Reader Multiple choice quiz Sentence Bingo Narrow Listening: 4 different listening tasks Listening 1: Find the French for (audio included) Listening 2: Multiple choice (audio included) Listening 3: Fill the gaps (Audio included) Listening 4: Listen and answer in French (audio included) Structured production: Narrow translation Sentence Stealer One pen one di Oral Ping Pong Trapdoor Delayed dictation Autonomy Routinisation: Full circle Autonomy Routinisation: Paragraph translation (Eng - FR) Spontaneity: Speaking challenge (2 minutes) Spontaneity: Speed dating Spontaneity: Interactive city planning (conditional practice) Spontaneity: Social media simulation Spontaneity: Vocabulary word hunt Spontaneity: Problem solver Spontaneity: Flashcard race