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Just to keep users of the site and others up to date with the latest resources added to frenchteacher. The emphasis over the last month has been on advanced level material. As always, bags of material for teachers who like their "comprehensible input".

Grammar handout: this is new departure for the site. I produced a set of notes on the subjunctive, coverering formation and use. It is designed as a handout for reference and can be used alongside the practice worksheets on the subjunctive. Y12 (Low advanced)

Video listening. Worksheet linked to 1jour1actu video on freedom of expression, in the light of the Charlie Hebdo attack. Basic video introduction of the basic principles of freedom of expression in a democracy, with an opportunity for discussion. Gap fill and discussion questions in French. Good for upper sixth or good lower sixth (low advanced/advanced). Y12-13 (Advanced)

Video listening. This is a Euronews report soon after the terrorist attack on the satirical paper Charlie Hebdo. Questions in French. Model answers given. Free resource. Y12-13 (Advanced)

Video listening. Short interview with the musician Stromae. True/false/not mentioned and short gap fill. It’s fast, but the French is not too hard. Y12-13 (Advanced)

Present participles crossword for Y10-11, or even AS level. Gap fill clues, so meaning needs to be grasped. Y10-11 (Intermediate)

Text and exercises about recent immigration figures for France. A look at recent tendencies. Text, vocabulary to complete, true/false/not mentioned, lexical work, questions for oral and written work, translation and gap fill. The works! This would suit A2 level in England and Wales very well. Y13 (Advanced)

French to English translation. An extract from Candide, ou l’optimisme by Voltaire. Model answer provided. If you,ve never read Candide, it's easy and satirical fun.Y13 (Advanced)

French to English translation. This is from L’Etranger by Albert Camus. It is the famous beach scene, depicting Meursault’s state of mind in the lead-up to his crime. Model answer provided. Y13 (Advanced)

French to English translation. This is a passage from Amélie Nothomb’s 1999 novel Stupeur et Tremblements. Model answer provided. Y13 (advanced)

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