Mamma Mia!
on Nov 8, 2009 in Uncategorized family guy Italian theme day video For one of our school’s Theme Days this year, Year 9 are following a Languages-based programme – Chinese, Italian & Dutch lessons, an introduction to handball and Breton dancing & so on. I’m going to enjoy talking to them...

Bella Italia!
on Nov 8, 2009 in Uncategorized Italian italy Quiz theme day Try my quiz to see how much you know about Italy. Come and tell me if you score 100%. Who knows most about Italy?

newsmap
on Nov 7, 2009 in Uncategorized I love this comprehensive view of all the news, sport & events at newsmap. Click to see what everyone is reading about at the moment in French. newsmap.

Je suis un ananas!
on Nov 5, 2009 in Uncategorized canada children French pineapple video My Year 8 set absolutely ADORE this series of short programmes aimed at teaching French speaking children French (so the level is about right for them). When we’ve had a really good lesson, they are allowed to watch an episode – and we...

Twilight – Chapitre 2 – Tentation.
on Nov 1, 2009 in Uncategorized cinema French trailer twilight video Ok, now I have your attention! Just joking – you CAN check out the new trailer for the latest Twilight film (called “Tentation” or “Temptation” in French) by clicking below – or better still, go to ALLOCINE, the be...

The word is…Wordle!
on Oct 31, 2009 in Uncategorized clouds create plenaries revision starters text word A really neat little device which some students have asked me about in lessons is Wordle. It creates lovely word “clouds” from any text you type/paste in and is great for teachers (nice starters/plenaries) and for students (revision of vo...

Paris, c’est magique!
on Oct 30, 2009 in Uncategorized culture French Paris powerpoint Anyone who knows me will tell you how much I adore Paris. It’s my favourite city to visit ( along with New York) and is a place you fall in love with instantly – don’t believe me? Take a look at this.

La France bis
on Oct 30, 2009 in Uncategorized exercise French listening website I’ve just been alerted to this brilliant site, designed for English-speaking learners of French, which has the most amazing resources for practising listening skills. As we all know, listening in French can be tricky – there are usually n...

Bon anniversaire, Astérix!
on Oct 29, 2009 in Uncategorized asterix birthday French google If you visit google.fr at the moment, there’s a special, really cute header to celebrate the 50th birthday of this quintessentially French comic character. With a new film out soon, it’s all about Astérix at the moment! Click on the head...

Does this remind you of anyone?
on Oct 28, 2009 in Uncategorized French me message voki Click on the play button to hear my little message, then go off and create your own little mini-me! Email me the results – I can’t wait to hear and see what you come up with! AC_Voki_Embed(300, 400, '3a0e2d0032130068f6bcd94c68723a25', 66...