À LA RENTRÉE we French teachers often ask ourselves what we can do on the first day of school in French class? Students coming back to French after a couple of months off for the summer often think they've forgotten everything, but we all know they mostly just need some practice and review.

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Here are 25 task cards to use the first few days of school for returning students. Students will ask each other questions about summer vacation and about the new school year. Many of the questions are written in the passé composé.

Included:

25 black and white cards

25 color cards

9 ways to use these cards

SCOOT game instructions

SCOOT recording sheet

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55 Common French Expressions

Learning common French expressions is a great way to spice up conversations, increase vocabulary, and sound more French. The grammar in these expressions is varied, so this resource is fine for all levels (even beginners). Many of these expressions are informal or familiar, and if that is the case it's indicated on the card. However, none of the expressions are inappropriate or vulgar. Click here for a set of 100 different common French expressions.

The idea is to not worry about WHY things are said this way in French, but instead to encourage our students to accept it and memorize these 55 short expressions, interjections, and sentence starters. My students have a lot of fun using these, and I love hearing them having fun with French!

In addition to the set of cards, you get video and audio versions. All of the words and expressions are spoken slowly, and students are given time to repeat them aloud. English translations are included for all 55 expressions on the video recording. Students will notice that the English versions are almost never direct translations, which is interesting to note! An audio recording is included so you can share this to have your students practice almost anywhere (even on the way to school)!

Included:

1. Video recording with all 55 expressions written in French and English - 9 minutes
2. Audio recording for listening comprehension and pronunciation practice - 9 minutes
3. Set of 55 practice cards to print, cut out, and use over and over again

How to use the set of practice cards:

Have students print and cut out the set of 55 cards, and hook them together with a ring. Expressions are written in French at the top, and in English at the bottom. As they practice and master these expressions by using the video and audio recordings, they can test themselves frequently with the stack of cards. When they feel confident with a word or expression, they can take a pair of scissors and CUT OFF THE ENGLISH translation on the dotted line. They'll eventually have a handy set of French only cards to pull out any time they'd like to review.

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Need a creative way for students to learn which verbs use être as a helping verb in the passé composé? This engaging French lesson includes an original story with comprehensive listening, reading, and writing activities. After this lesson, your students will know and understand the 17 Dr. & Mrs. P. Vandertramp verbs. Here's a fun game that you can use to have your students practice conjugating these verbs.

EXPECT YOUR STUDENTS TO:

• identify verbs that use être as a helping verb
• strengthen listening comprehension at their level
• remember to make agreement on past participles
• learn new vocabulary by reading in French
• be amused by this creative story

STEP 1:

• Download, print, and distribute the Dr. & Mrs. P. Vandertramp chart.
• 17 verbs that use être as a helping verb are written in French with English translations.
• Past participles are included.

STEP 2:

• Listen to an audio recording of an original story that uses all 17 verbs that use être in the passé composé to work on listening comprehension, and to see how much students can understand.
• Download worksheet #1 and have students fill in the blanks (subjects, helping verbs, and past participles) as they listen to the story again.
• Download, print, and distribute the full text (2 pages) and have students read along as they listen again.
• Download worksheet #2 and have students fill in the blanks (helping verbs and past participles only - subjects and infinitives are included) NOT while listening to the story. 

STEP 3:

• Dictée - Listen to the audio recording and have students write everything they hear on the lines provided.
• This is a good exercise in listening comprehension, and they'll need to pay close attention to number and gender to spell the past participles correctly.
• Subject pronouns along with number and gender are included on the student response sheet.
• As they listen, they will write helping verbs and past participles.

What some teachers are saying about this lesson:

"Amazing resource! This was so comprehensive and hit all the aspects of language I was assessing at the time. I'm going to use this for the rest of my career."

"Great breakdown of the PC and of Vandertramp verbs. The audio recording was a great exercise, the right "level" of challenge for my grade 9s."

Dr. & Mrs. P. Vandertramp Verbs - Être Auxiliary Verb:

• descendre
• rentrer
• monter
• rester
• sortir
• partir
• venir
• arriver
• naître
• devenir
• entrer
• retourner
• tomber
• rentrer
• aller
• mourir
• passer

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This is a set of 20 advanced level French dictées. These dictations are short dialogues between two people, read by François, a native Parisian. The dialogues are read slowly first and then even more slowly to give students time to write them down. Punctuation and links (liaisons) between words are pronounced.

⭐ First reading:   Moderate pace, don’t write yet

⭐ Second reading:  Slow pace, listen and write

⭐ Third reading:  Normal pace, check your work

Have your students equipped with a pen and paper and give them plenty of time to check their work. On the third reading, the dialogues are read at full speed with proper spoken French intonation at the end of each dictation exercise. Students should pay close attention to spelling, gender, plurals and agreements when writing.

Play these exercises in class with a group and self check, use them for assessment, or you can even assign them as homework.

Students can practice repeating the sentences for correct pronunciation.  They can even record themselves and compare their pronunciation or work as a group role play.

Sample dictation:

Femme parlant à son mar​i:

Chéri, tu n'aurais pas dû prendre cette route ! Tu sais bien qu'il y a toujours des bouchons par ici à cette heure-ci.

Homme​:

Nous n'avions pas vraiment le choix, les routiers bloquent toutes les autoroutes autour de Paris.

Included:

➯ Audio presentation of the dictées - M4A

➯ Instructions - PDF

➯ Numbered answer key with English translations - PDF

➯ Numbered student response sheet located below the answer keys in the PDF

"Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world."

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French speaking game - Tell me 3 things - Dis-moi trois choses

This is a simple French speaking game that includes 100 cards. This activity can easily be modified according to different levels. Intermediate to advanced level students work in pairs or small groups and take turns choosing a card and saying three things about what is written on it. Other students listen closely and can react and / or ask questions. The vocabulary is completely random and varied. All of the cards are written in French only, so it may be helpful to have a dictionary on hand if some of the words / expressions are new. This game is included in my French Ice-Breaker Bundle.

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➯ 100 printable cards to cut out and laminate if possible (4 per page)

➯ 100 cards to project and use as a whole class activity (PDF)

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100 Common French Expressions

Common French expressions, interjections, and sentence starters are a great way to spice up conversations, increase vocabulary, and sound more French. The grammar in these expressions is varied, so this resource is fine for all levels (even beginners).

The idea is to not worry about WHY things are said this way in French, but instead to encourage our students to accept it and memorize these 100 short expressions, interjections, and sentence starters. My students have a lot of fun using these!

All of the words and expressions are spoken slowly, and students are given time to repeat them aloud. English translations are included for all 100 expressions on the video recording. Students will notice that the English versions are almost never direct translations, which is interesting to note! An audio recording is included so you can share this to have your students practice almost anywhere (even on the way to school)!

Included:

1. Video recording with all 100 expressions written in French and English - 18 minutes
2. Audio recording for listening comprehension and pronunciation practice - 18 minutes
3. Set of 100 practice cards to print, cut out, and use over and over again

How to use the set of practice cards:

Have students print and cut out the set of 100 French expressions cards, and hook them together with a ring. Expressions are written in French at the top, and in English at the bottom. As they practice and master these expressions by using the video and audio recordings, they can test themselves frequently with the stack of cards. When they feel confident with a word or French expression, they can take a pair of scissors and CUT OFF THE ENGLISH translation on the dotted line. They'll eventually have a handy set of French only cards to pull out any time they'd like to review.

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French Futur Antérieur Practice Cards

Each card has a sentence written in the futur simple and your students must transform the sentence to the futur antérieur. This is a good cooperative speaking activity or if you choose you can use the cards as a written assignment. A student response sheet is included if you decide to use the cards this way.

There's a mixture of common regular and irregular verbs to work with. There are verbs using both avoir and être as helping verbs as well as a few reflexives (even two that don't require making agreement on the past participle as a challenge).

Students can work with a partner to practice speaking or they can work individually to practice writing. Practice cards are a nice alternative to worksheets which can sometimes seem tedious or boring.

Use the PDF with 1 card per page as a digital resource that you can share with your students, or use the version with 4 cards per page to print, cut out and laminate for years of no prep activities. In the upper left corner you'll see a space where you can neatly punch a hole in each card and then connect them with a ring.

Included with this product:

30 numbered futur antérieur practice cards - PDF - 1 per page

30 numbered futur antérieur practice cards - PDF - 4 per page

Answer key

Student response sheet

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SE FAIRE - French Causative Construction

This is a resource you can have your advanced French students use to expand their knowledge of the FAIRE CAUSATIVE CONSTRUCTION and practice using it in a different way.

STEP 1: Download the list of 45 frequently used SE FAIRE expressions. All of them use reflexive pronouns, and many are informal and familiar (though none are vulgar).

STEP 2: Have students practice and memorize all of the expressions with the help of an online QUIZLET study set which provides you with flashcards, games, and learning tools. The link can be found at the top of the list in Step 1.

STEP 3: Download your set of 45 practice cards and the corresponding answer key. Each card has a SE FAIRE expression written in French at the top as you see in the thumbnails. Beneath each verb there is a sentence written in English that students need to translate using the indicated expression. The following tenses are used: present, passé composé, present subjunctive, futur simple, imperative, imperfect, futur proche, conditional, and recent past. These cards will have students reviewing a lot of grammar that they've already learned if they're advanced, and they will become more acquainted with using the faire causative with a whole new set of expressions.

One set of cards has only one card per page and is perfect for online use or projecting when you don't want to print. The other set has four cards per page that you can print, cut out, laminate if possible, and hook together with a ring. ​

This resource is part of my Ça y est, je parle français! Advanced French curriculum.

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French game - Tell me 3 things - Dis-moi trois choses - REGULAR VERBS -ER -IR - RE

This is a simple French speaking game that includes 85 cards. The theme is REGULAR VERBS -ER -IR - RE. This activity can easily be modified according to different levels, and you can use the cards to make sentences in any tense. The sets are divided into groups of -ER verbs, -IR verbs, and -RE verbs. Choose to separate them to use them individually, or for a challenge you can mix them all up. Intermediate to advanced level students work in pairs or small groups and take turns choosing a card and saying three things using the verb that is written on it. Other students listen closely and can react and / or ask questions. All of the cards are written in French and English. This game is included in my French regular verbs bundle - ER - IR - RE verbs. Have a look at the preview to see what my cards look like once they're laminated and hooked together with a ring!

➯ This resource is part of my French 1 & 2 Curriculum: Ça y est, je parle français!

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