Steve Smith
@spsmith45.bsky.social
French teacher 33 years, now writing materials frenchteacher.net, blogs and books about language teaching.
Coming soon! My new project: it's a book called Let's Get Them Talking! 50 Communicative French Lessons. More info in this post. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2026/08/comi...
Coming soon! Let's Get Them Talking!
What do we want our students to be able to do in class? Maybe you think, like me, that it’s about understanding and communicating meanings....
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New from me for French teachers. A climate change lesson plan. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-cl...
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New from me for French teachers. A climate change lesson plan. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-cl...
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A really good post about questioning from ELT expert Peter Clements. eltplanning.com/2026/04/11/e...
Effective questioning
Jane Maria Harding da Rosa at EELT asked if I had any tips regarding effective questioning. She felt that effective questioning is not covered much on initial teacher training courses, so is planni…
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They all look pretty much the same to me! www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
‘The simplest, coolest item in your wardrobe’: 14 of the best white T-shirts for men
Fabric, fit, weight and drape – there’s more to picking the perfect tee than meets the eye. Our menswear expert rounds up his favourites
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New from me. Language teachers may enjoy the mnemonics examples. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2026/07/how-...
How useful are mnemonics?
A mnemonic is a memory aid — a hook, a technique, phrase, pattern, image, or acronym that helps you remember information more easily. Langu...
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My new book of French communicative lesson plans is taking final shape. Preliminary title: Let’s Get The Talking: 50 Ready-to-Use French Lessons
Labour are now level with Reform, according to the latest national Survation poll
At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1890
A reminder about this source of easy authentic listening in many languages. audio-lingua.ac-versailles.fr
audio-lingua.ac-versailles.fr
La patronne des députés du Rassemblement national, qui a clamé son innocence sur TF1, affirme que le pourvoi en cassation suspend la peine d'emprisonnement qui aurait pu la contraindre à porter un bracelet électronique.
"Je suis candidate" : Marine Le Pen annonce qu'elle se présente à la présidentielle après la réduction de sa peine d'inéligibilité, et qu'elle va se pourvoir en cassation
l.franceinfo.fr
Worth a look? From a teacher at Oundle School in England. grade9school.com
Grade 9 School | World Language Platform
A World Language platform for US teachers and students, with practice, AI-assisted grading, assignments, analytics and classroom games.
grade9school.com
Hot here in France. Time to stay indoors, shutters closed. Working on a new book of lesson plans, all with a communicative slant.
A little recommendation… Astérix et Obélix: Le Combat des chefs on Netflix. Nicely done.
Fortunately I have seen it several times (accompanied by hundreds of pupils - not all at the same time). It is worth seeing, needless to say. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access
Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British Museum
theguardian.com
