Build student confidence with the high-frequency French verbs être, avoir, aller, and faire using this comprehensive, no-prep activity pack. Perfect for Years 7–8 or French beginners, this 51-page resource combines conjugation practice, reading, writing, and speaking tasks, scaffolded for success, so teachers can supplement their classroom curriculum while students practise these essential irregular verbs in authentic, real-life contexts.
What's Included
- Grammar Notes for each verb (être, avoir, aller, faire) with verb charts / verb tables and examples
- Conjugation worksheets for individual verb practice
- Translation activities from English to French
- 8 Role-play scenarios (real-life, communicative contexts)
- Speed-dating speaking prompts (student-led conversations)
- 5 short reading comprehension texts with questions
- 9 "Error Hunt" grammar review activities
- 2 Extended Writing tasks: diary entry, pen pal letter
- Partner interviews for oral practice
- Full Answer Keys for easy correction
Why Teachers Love It
- Aligned with the Australian Curriculum: French v9.0
- Covers Communicating and Understanding strands
- Ideal for differentiation – use with whole class, groups or individuals
- Perfect for low-prep lessons, revision, relief teaching, or assessment
- Can be used in both print and digital formats
- Includes modelled examples for scaffolding
- Choose to print as task cards - laminate and re-use. Or print with working space for students.
Why Students Love It
- Clear explanations and consistent practice
- Real-life contexts make grammar meaningful
- Interactive speaking tasks build confidence and fluency
- Fun "spot the error" activities sharpen their skills
Skill Development Focus
- Mastery of irregular verbs in context
- Reading comprehension with targeted grammar
- Communicative speaking skills
- Writing fluency using scaffolded prompts
Australian Curriculum: French v9.0 – Years 7–8 (Year 7 entry)
Communicating meaning in French
- AC9LF8EC01 – Interact with others using modelled language to exchange information in familiar contexts about self and personal world
- AC9LF8EC04 – Locate and process information and ideas in familiar spoken, written and multimodal texts, responding in ways appropriate to cultural context, purpose and audience
- AC9LF8EC06 – Create spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts using appropriate vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures, and some textual conventions
Understanding language and culture
- AC9LF8EU02 – Develop knowledge of, and use structures and features of, the French grammatical and writing systems to understand and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
