Need beginner French speaking activities that get students talking from day one? This Find Someone Who French speaking game is a low-prep, high-engagement solution for Year 7 classes, helping students move beyond single-word responses to simple, structured conversations.
Perfect for back-to-school, icebreakers, and early speaking practice, students ask and answer basic questions in French while building confidence through movement and peer interaction. Ideal for whole-class, pair, or small-group use, this French speaking game supports mixed-ability learners, maximises participation, and saves teachers valuable planning time in both Australian Curriculum and international Language classrooms.
What's Included
- "Find Someone Who…" prompts in French (beginner level)
- 10 different Student bingo boards (print-and-go)
- Teacher instructions + ideas for differentiation
- Suitable for individual, pair, and whole-class play
- Perfect for back-to-school, revision, or getting-to-know-you activities
Why Teachers Love It
- No-prep / low-prep: just print and go!
- Gets even the shyest students talking in French.
- Encourages collaboration, movement, and peer interaction.
- Flexible use: icebreaker, warm-up, or speaking assessment practice.
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
- AC9LF8EC02 – Develop language to interact in exchanges, routines, tasks and responsibilities related to classroom and interests
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
