Boys really loved the Parcour lesson and I have never got so much speaking done with a Y8 class jsut by talking about extreme sports instead of conventional sports. Show them the clip at the start of Casino Royale before doing either of the reading tasks and you will be very popular too. first reading task is in English-team speed reading challenge then you can opt to do the one in French as well or instead.

We do a Super hero project in term 2 to get students describing what someone looks like, hence these resources are all about superheroes. Really works, especially with boys. it culminates with an assessment in which they describe a super hero and a villain of choice, can make up their own. Looks/personality/comparisons/personal info/likes and dislikes with nouns.

An idea for a beginning of Y12 or Y13 icebreaker. Largely about speaking but can be used to do a grammar diagnostic. Based on Radio 4's desert island discs. Great fun to try and a good way to get to know the group and their confidence levels, is also music is a topic that has come up on Edexcel AS papers every year. Do let me know if you have tried something like this before and or if you try this one.

This is a preview of a resource that I will shortly be uploading. It is an extensive review of how the Spanish Civil War and its’ aftermath has been depicted in film. You will know many of them and there will be others you and or your students haven’t seen or heard of. The main film reviews are original and come with tasks that enable students to develop their reading skills and how to talk about film. Many are accompanied by short articles that provide historical context, to make sense of the films and to learn more about the war. It is well researched and well informed. I am going to attempt to sell it as it is a labour of love and has taken me time and effort to produce. It is aimed at A Level students but you could adapt some of the articles for students aiming for an 8-9 at GCSE and or to get them interested in A Level.

PPt will need adapting by you as goes with my particular lesson but could give you some ideas. Tick or fix for example links to a previous lesson M. Vraiment sportif-idea is that answers are printed on to card with questions for AFL on the other side- reading task differentiated as are questions for reflection and the success criteria for the writing task

As the topic of where you live can be a bit boring we get our students to do presentations on a Latin American capital city-great practice for orals and good cultural input. In fact it could become a CA if you wanted it to. In the build up we use some or all of these resources. When they are doing the presentations the rest of the class have to fill in a listening grid, can be devised by students.