Tag / Revise French
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How do you remember French grammar?
How can you help pupils recall the key points of French grammar? Word and image associations help us remember all sorts of things. Cue cards are a form of this. You know the…
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Higher French grades all round
Give students tried and tested memory tricks aimed at providing a basic grid through which they can learn and remember French grammar.
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The fastest French
What is the fastest and most effective way of helping children master a wide range of key French phrases? Knowing a number of memory tricks can be a real bonus.
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Confidence is everything
Students always benefit from confidence when learning, but sometimes the need for confidence is doubly important.
For all of us, when we start studying a new subject, confidence can be low simply because we generally don’t have the background or reference points to help us when something is not clear. As a result, we can easily feel lost.
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It’s a curious thing…
If a word or phrase in French can be shown to link to something we are already familiar with in English, then it is much more likely to be remembered.
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Il fait du vent – il y a du vent…
Nowadays ‘il y a du vent’ has become so common that even French people feel that ‘il fait du vent’ sounds odd. Rest assured though – it is perfectly correct.
