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Are you looking for a secular Christmas song to use with your French 3 classes? Do you want to practice listening comprehension by using accents from outside of metropolitan France? 2Frères (Québec) sings “Noël c’t’année,” a song that incorporates nostalgia, tranquility and tradition. In this packet, you will find: pre-listening questions to set the mood of the song; listening comprehension exercises (in one, students must replace given synonyms with the lyrics that they hear, in another, studen

This is a logic puzzle which uses the French-language cues to deduce what and when each of the five people purchased. This logic puzzle is intended for students of all levels of French who have already learned the passé composé (although it is only used in the expression il/elle a acheté). There are opportunities to review days of the week, direct object pronouns (le/la), new vocabulary, and even a short list of words to practice deductive reasons (alors, donc, etc.) . A great activity for Frida

Lynda Lemay is a popular singer in both Québec and France. The song “La Visite” can add humor to your classroom while practicing grammar (passé composé), oral expression and pronunciation in Québec. It is an excellent way to begin to familiarize your students with the pronunciation in Quebec. In this packet, you will find a variety of activities to use with second or third year French students over the course of one week. You will find: a biography of Lynda Lemay in the present tensea passé comp

Do you struggle with finding examples of the subjunctive as related to the themes and topics that you are studying in your Language B French SL/HL class? Are you tired of the same textbook/online sentences that only relate to trivial subjects? Are your students frustrated because they cannot make the leap from these exercises to real-life uses of the subjunctive? Are you looking for relevant examples that use appropriate and advanced vocabulary corresponding to the five IB themes? This booklet

Within these pages, you will find an activity/project that is geared toward upper-level (advanced) students who are preparing for the International Baccalaureate or Advanced Placement exams. (There are criteria lists if you choose to use this project with second- or third-year students, although you would probably wish to simplify the introductory pages.) This project is intended to be fun, as it is all about themselves! It incorporates metacognition: allowing them to analyze themselves through

Do your IB French B students stress when it comes to answering the Synonym Questions? In this 21-page packet, you will find strategies and hints for successexamples to explain each strategy or hintexercices to practice different “hints”four contemporary texts based on IB themes (such as health, social relations, art, racism) with numerous synonym exercisesone literary text (for higher level students) with numerous synonym questionsQuestions such as “find the synonym” and “match the synonyms from

Do your IB French B students need help answering the True/False Questions and justifying them for full credit? In this 19-page packet, you will find strategies for successexamples to explain each strategy5 texts based on IB themes, each with true/false questions. Perfect for practice or quizzes. All answers are included with highlights of the important words so that you can easily justify the answers for your students.

Looking for an authentic, modern French Christmas song? C’est bientôt Noël by Keen’V will get your students tapping their toes. Although intended for levels 2 and higher, this can also be adapted for level 1 students. Included in this packet are a biography of the artist, with an exercise based on vocabulary, spelling, conjugations, etc. Several questions are included to brainstorm and personalize the theme before the first time listening to the song. There are two exercises to do while listenin

This reading and accompanying activities will help your students understand an important aspect of culture in France, the café (ordering, options, the physical space, expectations, paying). The reading is intended for AP/IB students. For AP preparation, there are two options for cultural comparison speaking activities, encouraging your students to compare the culture they have read about with a culture that they know well. For IB students, a composition prompt is included. This packet contains t

This 45-page packet contains: two paper one assessments (compositions) ten paper two assessments (reading comprehension)all answer keys (except for the composition prompts)Each paper has three exercises (or options for compositions). The directions for each exercise use the exact instructions that the IB has prescribed for the 2020 exams. There is a variety of exercises, encompassing the range of question styles that IB uses. The texts from the novel are not included, but page and line numbers

200 basic questions that will help the students find the main points in each letter. Questions are organized per letter and per page so that it doesn’t become a hunt for the answers! The questions are ideal for assigning over breaks, summer holidays, independent study, etc. Here is an example of the questions for the first page of the book: Page 11 1. Comment s’appelle le garçon ? 2. Qu’est-ce qu’il a fait avec les animaux ? 3. Pourquoi est-ce qu’il n’a pas écrit avant ? 4. Est-ce qu’il aim

This packet breaks down the sentence completion exercises (paper two reading comprehension) into three simple steps which will help your students achieve a higher success rate. The explanations, in Spanish, are simple and include examples. There are five additional pages which include: two exercises with sentences that must be completed, and three exercises with paragraphs (based on culture) which must be completed with the missing words. All answers are provided.

Transition words are essential for transforming your students' work from a basic to an advanced level. By carefully using this list, your students can chain their ideas together to create a sophisticated written text or an eloquent verbal presentation that will impress. There are several ideas and suggestions on how to use this list for the teacher. These 140 words are in Spanish only, followed by a page with their English translations. They will help your students sound more advanced in speakin

This packet breaks down the sentence completion exercises (paper two reading comprehension) into three simple steps which will help your students achieve a higher success rate. The explanations, in French, are simple and include examples. There are five additional pages which include: two exercises with sentences that must be completed, and three exercises with paragraphs which must be completed with the missing words. All answers are provided.

English B Oral Exams for IB! Thematic Questions for the IB English Language B Oral Speaking Exam Over 350 questions on a wide variety of sub categories related to these five overarching themes prescribed by the International Baccalaureate program: · Experiences · Human ingenuity · Identity · Sharing the planet · Social organizations All questions are open-ended. Each one encourages students to reflect, give their opinion, explain their beliefs, and provide personalized examples to rationalize th

Over 350 questions on a wide variety of sub categories related to these five overarching themes prescribed by the International Baccalaureate program: · Experiences · Human ingenuity · Identity · Sharing the planet · Social organizations All questions are open-ended. Each one encourages students to reflect, give their opinion, explain their beliefs, and provide personalized examples to rationalize their point of view. These questions are intended as speaking practice, but would serve greatly as

You will find over 350 questions on a wide variety of sub categories related to these five overarching themes: · Experiences · Human ingenuity · Identity · Sharing the planet · Social organizations All questions are open-ended. Each one encourages students to reflect, give their opinion, explain their beliefs, and provide personalized examples to rationalize their point of view. These questions are intended as speaking practice, but would serve greatly as follow-up questions for the question

This is a logic puzzle. By working with the given clues, students must use the French language to deduce the two favorite snacks of four different people. This logic puzzle is intended for students of all levels of French. The language is in the present tense, there are opportunities to review foods, question words, definite and partitive articles, and new vocabulary. A great activity for Friday afternoons, or my students' favorite, "Lundi logique". Despite the simple language, this puzzle uses

This packet is entirely in French (no English translations included). It does not consist of the traditional listen-and-fill-in-the-blanks. Rather, it allows students to decide the correct lyrics through context (and word banks), discriminate between the uses of the passé composé and the imparfait tenses, and choose lyrics out of a choice of homophones. In addition, one exercise includes numerous questions which encourage reflect and personalization of the song's lyrics, all in preparation for w

This packet of activities and exercises will help your students learn 40+ French nouns that end in -té. Help them build confidence through cognates, improve their vocabulary, and see similarities between languages. All exercises were written in the present tense in order to make this packet useful for all levels, from French 1 to the highest levels. All answers are included. To complete this packet, it will take about 4 hours of class time (including time for you to correct and discuss). Enjoy!