A 'current affairs' text with exercises. A UN report accuses French sport of discrimination since women cannot wear the hijab in some sports and in the Olympics and Paralympics. Vocab to find, notes to take and oral summary. CEFR B2.

A third dialogue for reading aloud and adapting. This one is about how to help marginalised people (AQA sub-theme), CEFR B2. These dialgues help to prepare for Paper 3. Scroll down the left hand column.

I have uploaded a second advanced level dialogue (see my previous update). The topic of this one is marriage. CEFR B2.

I have set up a new section on the A-level page: dialogues. These are for Y13 students (CEFR B2). Students read the dialogue aloud in pairs, check vocab with each other, then adapt the dialogue by changing short sections in bold, then do an on-the-spot oral translation. Finally, they can improvise their own short dialogue. All of this is of course useful when preparing for the Stimulus card section of the A-level exam. The first topic is immigration.

A current affairs text with questions in English based on a recent report from Insee about the deepening of inequalities in France. CEFR B1/2.

A 'narrow listening' resource. Topic: music. Four short, easy texts to read aloud as students complete true/false and 'Who said?' exercises. Much repetition of high-frequency chunks of language. CEFR A1/2.

A simple dialogue to read aloud and adapt with a partner. Alternative phrases are given to use, or pupils can make up their own if they are able. Higher GCSE, CEFR A2.

A text with exercises on the topic of celebrity culture. Easy text, vocab to find, questions in English, gap-fill, paired vocab test, sentence completion. A good introduction to the topic with key vocab. CEFR A2.

I have updated a resource about a report on prisons in France. I added a set of multi-choice questions. Good for the AQA sub-theme of how criminals are treated.

I have updated the document called 'Notes on the French political system' to include the make-up of the current parliament, however long it lasts! A useful handout for Y13 students. Good luck trying to explain the current mess!