Contents · English sequences, sorted by pathway and class

Every English sequence, by pathway, by class, then by axis or theme of the official programme.

My work keeps growing, unlike me. So it needed a new way of sorting. Until now, my resources looked like the Ideal Palace built by Facteur Cheval, the postman: a great many stones gathered along the way and put together with passion, but hard to find your way through. Here they become a library, arranged by subject, by pathway and by level, so that everyone can quickly find what they are looking for.

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These resources are given to colleagues and their students with nothing asked in return: they are priceless, in every sense of the word.

I sell nothing, and there is no catch: only the pleasure of sharing what works in class.

They are also here to give you back some time. Every session is ready to use: if you have to be away, you can hand it over as it is to the colleague covering for you. All of them follow the official curriculum. The literary texts and works of art reproduced are in the public domain or credited under an open licence, and the activities are entirely original, with nothing borrowed from protected material.

They are also meant for colleagues who are starting out, and for contract teachers who join a school partway through the year. You will find everything you need to build a progression and plan your sessions from day one, with solid materials that will earn you your students' respect straight away.

Lastly, they are meant for experienced colleagues who want to refresh their sequences. I designed them the way I would have liked to receive them: easy to set up and to make your own. I first tried them out with nephews, nieces and young cousins at school and in lycée, who really enjoyed them. Students are never fooled: they can tell at once when a lesson is fresh and designed with them in mind.

If you do not want to lose the pace or the thread of the session, keep the tempo brisk, with short steps that keep the whole class busy. There is discussion and plenty of speaking practice, but no room for idle chatter: one minute of drifting and the class is lost. Students with dys profiles and neurodivergent students are not left behind: every sequence has its adapted version, so that everyone moves forward together. It is like a restaurant: the better the food, the more the students enjoy coming, joining in, tasting and developing a taste for things.

Every session opens with a routine. While you take the register, a student gives a short oral presentation, prepared at home and marked. They recap what the class did and saw last time, the grammar points studied and the cultural points to remember. You can also project the answers to the homework exercises: every session includes work to do at home. The class is working from the very first minute.

The session ends before the bell, so that students have time to write the homework in their planners. It is also posted on Pronote, but not everyone has a computer or an internet connection: once it is written in the planner, there is no excuse left. It is checked every session and marked at random. A student who has not done the work comes to apologise at the start of the session, with a good reason.

Voie professionnelle

Programme of 3 April 2019 (BO spécial n° 5, 11 April 2019). It has no axes: each entry shows the « thème d’étude » it belongs to.

CAP

Expected level at the CAP exam: A2 (BO spécial n° 5, 11 April 2019).

Monde professionnel

Repères culturels

  • Thème « jours fériés, fêtes nationales et locales »Festivals and Cultural EventsCAP and bac pro, A2 to B1
    Contents
    the festivals of the English-speaking world, month by month, to mark out the school year
    Practice
    videos and self-correcting exercises

Seconde bac pro

Bac pro LVA: B1+ expected at the exam, B2 as the final aim. Seconde works from A2 towards B1.

Repères culturels

  • Thème « personnages historiques et personnalités célèbres »The Beckhams: From East London to Windsor CastleSeconde bac pro, A2 towards B1
    Sessions
    9
    Opening
    Elizabeth Peyton, David, Victoria + Brooklyn, 1999, three official Netflix videos and the official Wannabe video
    Contents
    East London and Hertfordshire, the Spice Girls and Cool Britannia, Manchester United and the 1999 Treble, captain of England, Victoria’s reinvention in fashion and beauty, the knighthood at Windsor, a guided debate
    Grammar
    one grammar point per session with rules and graded exercises, and a grammar recap
    Also
    a cultural landmarks page
    Final task
    My Role Model, or a job interview
    Dys version
  • Thème « jours fériés, fêtes nationales et locales »An English Christmas Market & Business RushSeconde bac pro, A2 towards B1
    Sessions
    4, then a quiz
    Opening
    Norman Rockwell, Merry Christmas, Grandma… We Came in Our New Plymouth!, 1950
    Grammar
    much and many, past simple, must and should
    Final task
    The Holiday Survival Guide
    Dys version
  • Thème « sports nationaux et équipes célèbres »Can a Footballer Change the Law? Sport, Food and SolidaritySeconde bac pro, A2 towards B1
    Steps
    4 steps, a game to create, a final task
    Documents
    Marcus Rashford, school meals, FareShare
    Final task
    Situation B training: present a Solidarity Match plan
  • Thème « école, vie scolaire »Who Decides What’s Good for Teens? Rights, School and MalalaSeconde bac pro, A2 towards B1
    Steps
    4 steps, a game to create, a final task
    Documents
    the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Malala, school life in the UK
    Final task
    Situation B training: present a Class Charter

Monde professionnel

  • Thème « emploi, métiers, professions »Happy Families: Who Does What?Seconde bac pro, accompagnement personnalisé
    Sessions
    one session around the Victorian card game
    Language
    the possessive ’s, Do you have…?, polite requests
    Decks
    traditional, Vente, Logistique and AEPE
    Dys version
  • Mener un projet seul, dans sa classeProjets autrementSeconde bac pro, A2+ towards B1
    Contents
    the method, a ready sequence, a student worksheet with its answer key, assessment and self-assessment grids

Continuité pédagogique

Première bac pro

Repères culturels

  • Thème « lieux emblématiques du pouvoir, institutions et système politique »Should 16-Year-Olds Vote? Power, Parliament and YouPremière bac pro, A2 towards B1
    Steps
    4 steps, a game to create, a final task
    Documents
    votes at sixteen, Westminster, Scotland and Wales
    Final task
    Situation B training: present a party’s three promises
  • Thème « institutions et système politique, élections »How US Elections Work: from the Primaries to the MidtermsBac pro, B1 with an entry level
    Sessions
    9, and an assessment out of twenty
    Opening
    John Sartain after George Caleb Bingham, The County Election, 1854
    Grammar
    the passive, the conditional, the past simple
    Final task
    explain US elections to a French colleague, orally or on a poster
    After the vote
    session 9: the students find and enter the results of 3 November 2026 themselves
    Dys version
  • Thème « habitudes de consommation, grandes enseignes nationales »Bargain or Problem? Shopping, Fast Fashion and the PlanetPremière bac pro, A2 towards B1
    Steps
    4 steps, a game to create, a final task
    Documents
    Rana Plaza, Patagonia, the life of a T-shirt
    Final task
    Situation B training: pitch a Second Life business

Continuité pédagogique

Terminale bac pro

In Terminale bac pro, the journeys are built around a project.

Monde professionnel

Continuité pédagogique

Seconde, Première and Terminale bac pro

Resources that suit every class of the vocational pathway.

Transports

  • Thème « modes et réseaux de transport »A Long Heritage: British Public Transport (Bus, Train, Tube)Bac pro, B1 to B2
    Contents
    three sequences, London Buses, Mind the Gap and Leaving by train, and two extra sessions
    Dys version
  • Thème « modes et réseaux de transport »Indian Railways: Life on the LineBac pro, B1
    Length
    one extra session, about three hours
    Opening
    Achintya Hazra, The Train (Indian Railways), watercolour
    Why India
    the first passenger train ran from Bombay to Thane on 16 April 1853, under British rule
    Grammar
    the simple past, comparatives
    Dys version
  • Thème « modes et réseaux de transport »Rush Hour: Getting to WorkBac pro, B1 to B2
    Sessions
    8
    Opening
    Norman Rockwell, End of the Working Day (Commuter Rush), 1920
    Grammar
    present continuous, there is and there are, prepositions of place, look + adjective, then a grammar point in every session
    Final task
    an oral presentation of your commute
    Dys version

Repères culturels

  • Thème « personnages historiques et personnalités célèbres »Dolly Parton: An American LegacyBac pro, B1 with Entry and Stretch tiers
    Sessions
    9, the last one is the assessment
    Opening
    Andy Warhol, Dolly Parton, 1985
    Grammar
    present simple and continuous, look and look like, comparatives, then a grammar point in every session
    Final task
    backstage at the tribute concert
    Also
    a CFA hair and beauty pathway
    Dys version
  • Thème « géographie, grandes villes »The Capital TrapBac pro, B1
    Lessons
    7, with cut-out cards and games
    Grammar
    comparatives and superlatives, the simple past
    Final task
    present an imaginary road trip and write a postcard

Monde professionnel

  • Thème « codes sociaux de l’accueil de la clientèle »May I help you?Bac pro commerce, B1, B1+ and B2
    Contents
    sessions, pair work, a written and an oral assessment, CCF preparation, a student worksheet
    Adapted
    a dys version and an ADHD and dyspraxia version, on the page
  • Thèmes d’étude du programme de la voie professionnelleExpanding your vocabulary, bac proSeconde, Première and Terminale bac pro, B1
    Sessions
    5, one theme each
    Grammar
    one grammar point per session, tied to the words
    Practice
    word families, phrasal verbs, cloze texts, homework and answer keys
    Dys version
  • Thème « programmes européens de mobilité »Erasmus, leave to become someone newBac pro
    Opening
    Hans Holbein the Younger, Erasmus, 1523
    Contents
    before setting off: Erasmus the humanist, and why we travel

Métiers des services aux personnes (ASSP, AEPE)

  • Thème « services publics, système de protection sociale »Poplar 1945 to 1970: Call the MidwifeBac pro ASSP, also section européenne
    Contents
    a learning journey on clips from the series, a timeline 1945 to 1970, an oral, a word notebook
    Final task
    a final debate
  • Thème « services publics, système de protection sociale »Call the Midwife, series studyASSP and AEPE, CAP to Terminale
    Opening
    Norman Rockwell, Housewife at Tea Break, about 1958 to 1959
    Contents
    context, grammar, lexicon, assessment, a student worksheet
    Dys version

Études filmiques

  • Thème « grandes œuvres célèbres (cinéma) »Film studies, vocational lycéeBac pro and CAP
    Contents
    film studies in English, oral first, each one linked to a sequence

Voie générale et technologique

Programme of 5 May 2025 (BO n° 22, 29 May 2025). Each entry shows its main axis.

Seconde

LVA: B1+ at the end of the year, LVB: A2+ (BO n° 22, 29 May 2025). Five axes out of six, axe 6 compulsory.

Axe 1 « Représentation de soi et rapport à autrui »

  • Axe 1 « Représentation de soi et rapport à autrui »Filter or Face? Who Decides What Is BeautifulSeconde
    Steps
    4 steps, a game to create, a final task
    Documents
    John Everett Millais, Ophelia, 1851 to 1852, Maya Angelou, Phenomenal Woman, filters and advertising
    Final task
    present your card game and its message

Axe 2 « Vivre entre générations »

  • Axe 2 « Vivre entre générations »OK Boomer? Generations Online and on the PlanetSeconde
    Steps
    4 steps, a game to create, a final task
    Documents
    « OK boomer » in the New Zealand Parliament, a nursery in a care home
    Final task
    write and defend a Generation Pact

Axe 3 « Le passé dans le présent »

Axe 4 « Défis et transitions »

Axe 5 « Créer et recréer »

Axe 6 « Les pays du Commonwealth : héritages, unité, diversité »

  • Axe 6 « Les pays du Commonwealth »Getting to Know the CommonwealthSeconde
    Contents
    five regions, a short history, Canada, the Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Day, one language and many Englishes
    Grammar
    the with country names, comparatives, past simple
    Final task
    present a Commonwealth country, its history and its hopes
  • Axes 4 and 6The Capital Trap: Is the biggest city always the capital? From the USA to the CommonwealthSeconde, LVA B1+
    Sessions
    7
    Opening
    Tom Roberts, the opening of the first Parliament of Australia, 1901
    Grammar
    the passive, complex comparatives, used to, whose, linking words
    Final task
    a three-minute talk or an article comparing two capitals
    Dys version

Première

LVA: B1+, LVB: B1. Axe 6 compulsory.

Axe 1 « Identités et échanges »

Axe 2 « Diversité et inclusion »

Axe 3 « Art et pouvoir »

  • Axe 3 « Art et pouvoir »Through the Lens: Photos Power Tried to SilencePremière, also voie pro
    Opening
    Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936, and the photos of 1942 that were held back
    Grammar
    the passive, the grammar of headlines and captions
    Final task
    a class exhibition with captions and audio guides
  • Axe 3 « Art et pouvoir »Macbeth: Ambition, Darkness and GuiltPremière B1+ towards B2, Terminale version
    Sessions
    6
    Opening
    Henry Fuseli, The Three Witches, 1783
    Final task
    an argued essay: is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall?
    Dys version
  • Axe 3 « Art et pouvoir »Hamlet: Ghosts, Revenge and the TragicPremière B1+ towards B2, Terminale version
    Sessions
    5
    Opening
    John Everett Millais, Ophelia, 1851 to 1852
    Final task
    Horatio’s account or a modern soliloquy, and an assessment out of twenty
    Dys version

Axe 4 « Innovations scientifiques et responsabilité »

  • Axe 4 « Innovations scientifiques et responsabilité »Who Owns the Moon? Hidden Figures to Artemis IIPremière
    Steps
    4 steps, a game to create, a final task
    Documents
    Katherine Johnson, the Outer Space Treaty, 1967, Artemis II
    Final task
    a written argument and an oral: should companies mine the Moon?

Axe 5 « L’être humain et la nature »

Axe 6 « Les aires anglophones américaines »

  • Axe 6 « Les aires anglophones américaines »Two Cities, One Coast? Vancouver and Seattle Through Each Other’s EyesPremière, LVA B1+, LVB B1
    Steps
    6
    Documents
    the Cascadia Cup, the Coast Salish peoples, Chief Seattle’s speech checked, the Peace Arch
    Grammar
    comparing and contrasting
    Final task
    a podcast in pairs
    Dys
    support built into the page
  • Axe 6 « Les aires anglophones américaines », with axe 2Whose Story? The Thirteen Colonies, from Native Lands to a National MythPremière and Terminale
    Sessions
    8, and an assessment out of twenty
    Opening
    Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, The First Thanksgiving 1621, around 1912
    Final task
    Thanksgiving, a celebration to keep or a myth to rethink?
    Dys version
  • Axe 6 « Les aires anglophones américaines », with axe 3 « Art et pouvoir »The Verdict of the People: US Elections, the 2026 Midterms and the AmericasPremière, LVA, B1 towards B1+
    Sessions
    7
    Opening
    George Caleb Bingham, The Verdict of the People, 1854 to 1855, Saint Louis Art Museum
    Contents
    checks and balances and the midterms, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., campaigns and the press, the results found by the students, the USMCA and the neighbours
    Grammar
    the passive, reported speech, tenses, hypotheses
    Final task
    a cross-border radio debate or an opinion piece
    Dys version
  • Axe 6 « Les aires anglophones américaines », with axe 2 « Diversité et inclusion »Whose Land, Whose Water? Indigenous Lands, Dams and Broken Promises in CanadaPremière générale, LVA B1+
    Sessions
    8
    Opening
    Jim Logan, No One to Play with but his Dog
    Contents
    Indigenous lands in Canada, dams and hydroelectric projects, drinking water advisories, promises made and broken
    Grammar
    expressing promises and broken promises, the passive
    Film study
    The Grizzlies, session 7
    Dys version
  • Film study of Whose Land, Whose Water? (session 7)The Grizzlies, film studyPremière générale, also usable in seconde, bac pro and CAP
    Contents
    Kugluktuk, an Inuit town in Nunavut, and its lacrosse team
    Grammar
    present, past simple, the passive

À confirmer

Terminale

LVA: B2, LVB: B1. Axe 6 compulsory.

Axe 1 « Espace privé et espace public »

  • Axe 1 « Espace privé et espace public »Cancelled in One Day? Witch Hunts from Salem to Social MediaTerminale, B2
    Steps
    4 steps, a game to create, a final task
    Documents
    Salem, 1692, The Crucible and McCarthy, 12 Angry Men
    Final task
    an essay and an oral: is social media the new Salem?
  • Objet d’étude « Les chasses aux sorcières, de Salem à Hollywood »The Crucible: Fear, Accusation and IntegrityTerminale, Première version
    Sessions
    6
    Opening
    Thomas Satterwhite Noble, The Salem Martyr, 1869
    Final task
    John Proctor’s plea to the court, or an op-ed on public shaming
    Dys version

Axe 2 « Territoire et mémoire »

Axe 3 « Fictions et réalités »

Axe 4 « Enjeux et formes de la communication »

  • Axe 4 « Enjeux et formes de la communication »Words That Move Crowds? Political Speech from Churchill to Social MediaTerminale, LVA B2, LVB B1
    Steps
    6, each with homework
    Documents
    Gettysburg, 1863, Churchill, 4 June 1940, Kennedy, 1961, fake quotes
    Grammar
    reported speech and reporting verbs
    Final task
    an essay: can a 15-second clip do what a great speech did?
    Dys
    support built into the page

Axe 5 « Citoyenneté et mondes virtuels »

  • Axe 5 « Citoyenneté et mondes virtuels »Learning in the Age of AI: Who Does the Thinking?Terminale, also voie pro
    Sessions
    8
    Documents
    Alan Turing, a prize-winning novel written with ChatGPT, After Yang
    Grammar
    conditionals, the grammar of headlines
    Final task
    a class AI charter, written and presented
  • Axe 5 « Citoyenneté et mondes virtuels »True or Tale? Getting Informed in the Age of Social Media and AITerminale, Première version
    Sessions
    8, and an assessment out of twenty
    Documents
    viral posts, AI images, fact-checking, the press, The Truman Show and Nightcrawler
    Grammar
    conditionals 2 and 3
    Final task
    a class column, True or Tale?
    Dys version

Axe 6 « Le Royaume-Uni et ses nations »

Méthodologie

  • Méthodologie de l’écritWriting an EssayTerminale, with an entry level for Première
    Lessons
    3: the prompt, the plan, the conclusion and timing
    Opening
    Norman Rockwell, Little Boy Writing Letter, 1920
    Grammar
    still, no longer, already, yet
    Dys version
  • Les six axes du programmeExpanding your vocabularyPremière and Terminale, two levels
    Contents
    collocations, register, word formation, linking words, metaphors, homework and answer keys
    Dys version

Other audiences

CFA · Apprentissage

Anglais des métiers

  • Thème « codes sociaux de l’accueil de la clientèle »Speaking at workApprentices, CAP A2, bac pro B1
    Workshops
    6, one a week: tone, politeness, phone calls, customers, trust and discretion, soft skills
  • Anglais des métiersReal English in short videosApprentices
    Contents
    real workplace conversations, trade by trade, for the workshop, the salon, the factory and the laboratory
  • Thème « personnalités célèbres »Dolly Parton, CFA hair and beauty pathwayCFA hair and beauty
    Contents
    the hair and beauty pathway of Dolly Parton: An American Legacy
    Dys version

Enseignement agricole

Lycées agricoles and CFA

  • Vocabulaire des métiersWhat is this called?Agricultural lycées and CFA
    Contents
    an English vocabulary game with pictures
  • Thème « développement durable et transition écologique »Food, Inc., film studyBac pro B1, CAP A2
    Contents
    a documentary about what we eat, with a student worksheet
    Dys version

Outils et méthodologie

For every class