French - Speaking

Snakes & Ladders template

Pupils work in pairs. They test each other on a set list of vocabulary, shuffled up (maybe on cards). One pupil throws a dice and moves that many spaces. Whichever number they land on, their partner asks that question. Works in the same way as ‘Snakes & Ladders’!

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SSCs in French, German & Spanish

A slide of SSCs for French, one for German and one for Spanish.Each one is in a text box, so you can simply copy and paste it into your lesson resources.

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French - Using time markers

Introduce pupils to different time markers that refer to particular tenses (past, present & future), allowing them to show off their knowledge of tenses in a simple way.After introducing the time phrases, pupils must try to make a phrase or sentence with the time marker that appears.Perfect for practising writing/speaking in different tenses in preparation for exams.

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French - Transcription phrases

Have a copy of this on your classroom wall and a set of cards for pupils when they are doing transcription pairwork.It’s a list of punctuation phrases in French and English.

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French - Timetable pairwork

Pupils work in pairs to fill in the gaps in the timetable.Each pupil has different gaps and must work out what goes in the gaps by asking what subject the other pupil has period 1 on a Tuesday, for example.

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French - Time phrases starter

When teaching a lesson about using different tenses, show this on the board as pupils enter the room, giving them something to think about and get them ready for French!Each slide is timed and so can be played on its own. On each slide are words, such as ‘hier’, ‘demain’, etc.

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French - Taboo cards (various topics)

Taboo is a great and challenging activity to do with the pupils.Here are some examples. The word the other pupil(s) has/have to guess is in bold on each card and the person with that word has to describe it in French without mentioning the other words underneath.

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French - SSCs introduction & practice

Use this PPT to introduce and practise French letter/letter string pronunciation.The first slide introduces each letter/letter string with an example, then there is a Kim’s Game-style game to practise pronunciation.Finally, play Connect 4 with pupils using the given words.Instructions are in the notes section of the PPT.

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French - Spontaneous speaking wall

Pupils stick this sheet into their books at the start of the year.The idea is that they, another pupil or you sign a brick in the wall whenever they use a spontaneous phrase in French. At the end of every other row, give a reward of some sort.

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French - Spend the opinions speaking sheet

Pupils have a copy each of this sheet. In conversation, they must tick off as many opinion phrases as possible, by using them logically and sensibly in their conversation.Could be a competition to see who uses the most!

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French - Speaking peer assessment sheets

A simple target-setting sheet for pupils when doing peer work on speaking.Have the sheet in a bright colour so it stands out when pupils stick it in their books.

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French - Rooms pairwork gap-fill

Pupils work in pairs to read the paragraph about rooms in the house. Each pupil has the same paragraph, but with gaps in different places. By reading to each other, they fill in the gaps in their own paragraph, promoting speaking, listening and transcription skills.

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French - Personality pairwork

This starter activity is to practise personality words. In pairs, pupils point at an adjective on the sheet and then give a sentence about someone they know, changing the adjective ending where necessary.

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French - Os & Xs pairwork

The traditional Os & Xs game for pairwork.You could either fill in the squares for the pupils, or they could do it themselves.Phrases in French to use when playing are at the bottom of the sheet, along with the instructions.

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French - Numbers sound-spelling

Use this resource to practise the sounds within in low numbers in French. Firstly, pupils match the sounds and then play noughts and crosses to practise the pronunciation of numbers.

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French - Ice cream conversation pairwork

Use this resource to practise ordering an ice cream.Using the grid at the top of the page, pupils change certain details in the conversation, depending on what number is rolled on their dice.

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French - Holidays speaking sheet

This worksheet allows pupils to work together to talk about holidays, including their opinion, different tenses and activities.They choose an option on each line and give a sentence or phrase to make it make sense.

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French - Hair & eyes dice pairwork

Pupils work in pairs. They take it in turns to throw a dice. They then translate the phrase next to the number shown on the dice.

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French - Free time Q&As

This resource practises questions, free time and developing answers.

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French - Find your partner past tense text

Each pupil gets a card with French on it. They have to find the pupil who has the only other card that can go with theirs.

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French - Fancy opinion phrases

Consider introducing and using some of this vocabulary as early as possible with pupils. Of course, some of it is more suited to higher ability and A level students.This is a simple list of opinion phrases and their English translation.

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