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We all know about our lovely 'untraslatable' word 'sobremesa' 🇪🇸 but here's a literal use to name a type of lamp that... yes, you guessed it, goes on your table. ✨ And to make sure you know what you're getting, with a diminutive too. 🛋️🪔💡
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December 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🎇2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣ FREE 🇫🇷 FRENCH resource with 100+ interactive activity configurations + printables, all about NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS (lots of practice of expressions + infinitive, e.g. je vais, je voudrais, je veux, j'ai l'intention de, etc)
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TextActivities: the ultimate text activities tool!
The multi-skill text-exploitation tool for language teachers
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December 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🎇2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣ FREE 🇪🇸 SPANISH resource with 100+ interactive activity configurations + printables, all about NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS (lots of practice of expressions + infinitive, e.g. voy a, quiero, me gustaría, tengo la intención de, etc)
textactivities.com/resource-sam...

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TextActivities: the ultimate text activities tool!
The multi-skill text-exploitation tool for language teachers
textactivities.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🎶 Year 7 / Grade 6 French Songs Bundle 🇫🇷

14 songs aligned to KS3 / MYP units.
Recycled vocab only, no random language.
Videos + worksheets included.

TES: www.tes.com/teaching-res...
TPT: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/GRAD...
Youtube: youtube.com/@NC_Languages

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December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A good read for #mflbluesky
Speakers of languages that have formal/informal ways of addressing others (e.g. French vous/tu) and a culture of progressing through familiarity from the former to the latter:

Does it ever go backwards? Could someone revert to formal 'you' as a signal of an ended friendship?
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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December 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Despite what looks like an anti-woke headline, this actually seems like a smart move – replacing infrequent words like animal names with more high-utility items | GCSE language pupils to be taught how to say ‘non-binary’ and ‘gender’
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/2…#MFLBlueskyky
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December 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🎅🎄 Here's a FREE 🇫🇷 French XMAS resource with access to 100+ interactive activity configurations + multiple printables. It's about what you'd like for Christmas.
(Also includes a SB on the same theme)
🔗👉 www.textactivities.com/resource-sam...

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December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I imagine this is a big one for #mflbluesky
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Teaching French and Spanish in the UK since 2014. The number of times I've typed "infinitive" correctly on the first try...

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a neon sign of the letter o on a white background
Alt: a neon sign of the number 0 on a white background
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December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Normally, I save these and then remember to post them too late (e.g. last week of term). Seems like everyone is going early this year so two blogs for #MFLBlueSky. One newer...
everydaymfl.com/2024/11/26/9...
One older...
everydaymfl.com/2015/12/02/9...
9 New ideas for Navidad, Noel & Weihnachten
Ideas for teaching Christmas for teachers of French, Spanish and German
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November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I am really looking forward to this evening's ALL London webinar when London-based Julien Violette and Mathilde Bouquin will be telling us how they are preparing their students for the new GCSE exam. www.tickettailor.com/events/assoc... #MFLBluesky
Select tickets – A webinar with Julien Violette and Mathilde Bouquin: Getting KS4 French/Spanish students ready for the GCSE [Edexcel] – Zoom
A webinar with Julien Violette and Mathilde Bouquin: Getting KS4 French/Spanish students ready for the GCSE [Edexcel] – Zoom, Tue 25 Nov 2025 - ALL London organises webinars for the MFL community and ...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Looking forward to the show and tell tomorrow! Please come along and share snippets of what works for you! Thank you. Please share #MFLBluesky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
Language Show 2025: Show and Tell
Thank you for offering to contribute to ALL London's 'Show and Tell' on Saturday November 15th 17.30 - 19.00. led by Joe Dale and Helen Myers. See info and book tickets for the show here We would ...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Looking forward to the show and tell tomorrow! Please come along and share snippets of what works for you! Thank you. Please share #MFLBluesky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
Language Show 2025: Show and Tell
Thank you for offering to contribute to ALL London's 'Show and Tell' on Saturday November 15th 17.30 - 19.00. led by Joe Dale and Helen Myers. See info and book tickets for the show here We would ...
docs.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Has the autumn term hit hard for you? Some ideas to tavkle workload for the #MFLBlueSky and #UKed communities everydaymfl.com/2025/06/03/t...
Time-Saving Tips for Teachers: Work Smarter, Not Harder
The aim in this post is simple: to save you some time somewhere. Teacher workload is high and has been for a long period. The DofE set up task forces dedicated to looking at workload around plannin…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#MFLBluesky Quick question about the GCSE wordlists. Do conjugated verb forms e.g. tengo, tienes, tiene count as one word (tener) of three separate ones?
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Over the last few days I have been delving into the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) and examining its implications for primary Languages. You can read my reflections in this blogpost: changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #MFLBluesky
The Curriculum and Assessment Review: reflections from a primary languages practitioner
The Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR)  was first commissioned by the Government in July 2024.  The review panel, convened and led by ...
changing-phase.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Gov proposing students must take 2/3 of the breadth compulsory categories, *knowing full well* Category C: Languages will be the one avoided.
Well done.
🙄
Labour Education gonna Labour.
Tiresome.
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Revisiting: An Unspeakable Disaster? The UK’s Foreign Language Skills…
We revisit a report by Wolfestone and Swansea University, examining the importance of language proficiency for economic growth & international trade.
wolfestone.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Unit 7, here we go! How's everyone teaching AQA GCSE units? In what order? I am doing it in spec order, as per the OUP textbook. Ideally, I would love to finish all units by February. #MFLBluesky
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Lovely to see you here! I recommend the hashtag #MFLBluesky
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
That small classroom in the department where everyone teaches but no one takes ownership of got a makeover. Popart style, celebrating Spanish, German and French. More Horror Vacui, of course. #MFLBluesky
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM