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It's been reasonably busy at Frenchteacher Towers recently, though not quite as frenzied as at the start of the academic year.

Recent additions to the site include the following (in no particular order - can you tell I watch Strictly?).

  • A gap fill based on a simple little song sung by Laurent Voulzy. It's called Derniers Baisers and is an alternative version of Sealed with a Kiss. Nice little tune and captures teenage holidays rather well. This would be a good 20 minute filler activity for a lower sixth class (low advanced for non England-Wales readers)
  • A film review of Gravity which I am quite excited about seeing soon. I have heavily adapted an online review, added vocabulary, true/false/not mentioned, oral activities and a grammar task. Again, this would suit a Y12 group.
  • An article and exercises on homelessness in France. This is the story of a homeless woman. I wonder if stories of real people are more motivating for students than discursive articles.
  • A homework task on the imperfect tense which would work with low intermediates (Y9-10). This is one where pupils need to interview a grandparent or parent about life when they were young. The write-up could be a summary, news feature or dialogue. I have used this in the past to good effect.
  • A story and worksheet based on Les Trois Petits Cochons. This is actually a rewrite of an existing worksheet, made a bit more accessible.
  • A crossword for Y8-9 on the near future.
There is now a good set of listening tasks, especially for intermediate and advanced level. If you use these do check the online videos are still there.

P.S. I hope Natalie wins.

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