3 activities that introduce new vocab through listening

If you’re wondering why your students perform well on reading tasks but not on listening and you’re sure you’ve covered much of the language in the passage, a big factor is their ability to recognise known vocab through listening.To achieve this, all vocab MUST be practised aurally, not just through reading and writing tasks. The …

Make your own lesson builder & streamline your planning

This post is designed for MFL teachers who, like me, are always on the lookout for tips to make lesson planning more efficient, maximise effectiveness of resources and be able to confidently plan lessons that are sharply focused, engaging and varied. I recently read some fantastic posts on Steve Smith’s blog which inspired me to …

62 MFL lesson ideas for remote learning

I wanted to make a list for myself that grouped together all the different activities and resources that many of us already use in our lesson planning that can be utilised for ‘remote learning’ – I thought this might be useful for others, not just for remote learning but for reminding ourselves of the different …