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Réunion island for beginners in French
Here is a fact sheet on the island of Réunion, with information on the DROM COM and a presentation of some geographical aspects of la Réunion: climate, volcano, and the cirque de Mafate. I plan to make another fact sheet soon on culture, traditions, and food (check out the blog in a little while!). I included links for those who want to see more photos or read more details. This document is suitable for A1-A2 levels, either children, teens, or adults . First we watch a vide

frenchwithsophieuk
Mar 261 min read


Activities around the story Le machin for beginners in French
Here are some activities I created around the story Le machin by Stéphane Servant and Cécile Bonbon. In this story, the animals take turns guessing what this red 'thing' could be, until an unexpected twist. A perfect story to practise animals and clothes in French. To start, we connect who thinks what (different levels of difficulty, with or without the words) and we say what the thing actually is: Then we can make these fill-in-the-blank texts to tell the story and even ad

frenchwithsophieuk
Feb 91 min read


Activities around the Intermarché veggie wolf ad
You have probably seen this adorable Intermarché Christmas Tale ad (made without AI!) featuring a wolf who stops eating animals in order to make friends. Here are activities (also done without AI) for beginners in French as a foreign language that will allow them to work on: the verb avoir (il a, ils ont) expressions with avoir (avoir peur, avoir pitié, avoir l'habitude, avoir besoin...) the negation ne pas, ne plus some emotions some animal names some food names verbs in th

frenchwithsophieuk
Dec 19, 20251 min read


My French groups for children, teens and adults
Group lessons are a favourite for many people because learning French together with others can be more fun and motivating. It's also much cheaper! I now have several online groups depending on your level and needs: Groups for children and teens For children learning French as a foreign language , I have two very popular groups: French for 7-10 years olds on Mondays at 5pm on Zoom French for 10-13 years olds on Tuesdays at 6pm on Zoom Both classes are great for beginners and

frenchwithsophieuk
Nov 15, 20252 min read


Fruit vocabulary and activities for beginners in French
Here are some activities about fruits that I created for my beginners in French as a Foreign Language. You'll find the vocabulary with...

frenchwithsophieuk
Jun 23, 20252 min read


Health issues and illnesses for beginners in French
Here are some resources for talking about health issues and illnesses. It addresses avoir mal à la/au/aux and the prepositions à and...

frenchwithsophieuk
Mar 13, 20251 min read


Activities around the short film Automne for beginners in French
Here are some activities around Automn e , a poetic short film created by LISAA . This animated film of less than 3 minutes and without...

frenchwithsophieuk
Oct 9, 20241 min read


Talk about your holidays for beginners in French
Here are some slides that I have prepared to make my beginners revise some vocabulary after the summer break. Before talking about all...

frenchwithsophieuk
Sep 9, 20241 min read


Resources about Astérix for beginners in French (physical description, parc Astérix...)
I have created these resources for my beginners at A1 level. In a first session, we discover the universe and characters of Asterix,...

frenchwithsophieuk
Jun 24, 20241 min read


Activities around the video Oktapodi for beginners in French
At the end of the year, it's not easy to motivate our young students! Stories (albums or videos) are a very good choice for this summer...

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Jun 10, 20241 min read


La Suisse (Switzerland) for beginners in French
Activities about Switzerland for beginners in French

frenchwithsophieuk
May 14, 20241 min read


Abbreviations for units of measurement in French (+ the world's longest baguette!)
Activities to read units of measurement in French as foreign language.

frenchwithsophieuk
May 9, 20241 min read


Easter/Pâques activities for beginners in French
Last year I posted activities to learn the basic Easter words. This year, my students are able to go further and I have decides to offer...

frenchwithsophieuk
Mar 27, 20241 min read


Activities around the story Roule galette for beginners in French
Last year I shared these resource about the French tradition of 'La galette des rois' for beginners. This year we're reading and doing...

frenchwithsophieuk
Jan 5, 20241 min read


La liste de Noël | Christmas wishlist (French for beginners)
Last year I posted some resources to learn and practise the Christmas vocabulary in French. This year I've created some activities to...

frenchwithsophieuk
Dec 5, 20231 min read


Rooms and actions in the house (French for beginners)
Here are some useful resources to work on rooms and actions in the house with your children if you're a parent, or your students if...

frenchwithsophieuk
Nov 28, 20231 min read


Halloween: French activities for bilingual children
For my French speaking students living abroad I created these resources to revise punctuation, writing, reading and conjugation. First...

frenchwithsophieuk
Oct 17, 20231 min read


Halloween in French: games and story for beginners
My young learners love Halloween! So I created some fun games for them to memorise the vocabulary. First, the words (right click to save...

frenchwithsophieuk
Oct 9, 20231 min read


Instructions for the class and basic questions in French
Here are my resources to help your children or students learn the instructions for the classroom and basic questions. First the...

frenchwithsophieuk
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Les boissons/les glaces (drinks and ice cream flavours for beginners)
I'm delighted to share with you the material I created for my beginners to learn about drinks and ice cream flavours in French. First,...

frenchwithsophieuk
Jun 26, 20231 min read
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