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‎Gemini - 📖 Le Secret du Mont-Saint-Michel Created with Gemini

See the finished Storybook 'Le Secret du Mont-Saint-Michel': g.co/gemini/share...

Note for teachers – The story hasn’t been checked against the new GCSE high-frequency list. Use MultilingProfiler
to analyse and adapt vocabulary.

Prompt to create the Storybook 'Le Secret du Mont-Saint-Michel' Create a Storybook in French at GCSE Foundation tier (approx. A2) for independent learners. The main character is Alex, 16, a GCSE student in England. He travels to France to meet Léa, his exchange p...

Prompt used: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Twist – They find a hidden door to a secret cell. Inside is a prisoner’s notebook with sketches, coded notes, and escape plans. They solve the mystery and tell it in their podcast finale.

Events – Alex meets Léa’s family, plans a podcast, crosses the causeway, samples local food, visits the abbey, and learns its prison history.

Ground – Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and former prison. Real-life detail: tidal causeway, cobbled streets, local food.

Style – A narrative Storybook in French for GCSE Foundation learners.
Tongue – Past, present, and future tenses, accessible French.
Actor – Alex, a 16-year-old GCSE student, and Léa, his French exchange partner.

Here’s my A2-level French example for the Foundation tier, set at Mont-Saint-Michel, combining cultural immersion, purposeful communication, and a mystery.

STAGE = Style, Tongue, Actor, Ground, Events. It’s a clear, adaptable structure that works perfectly with the new GCSE in modern languages.

Today, @jabela.bsky.social shared with me his STAGE framework for prompting Storybooks with Google Gemini, designed to support language teachers and learners.
readysetcompute.com/stage

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Have a look at this too by @jabela.bsky.social readysetcompute.com/stage/

At least 2–3 culturally relevant experiences [Add details if needed]
Rich sensory descriptions
2–3 realistic dialogues
Grammar focus: Use [Grammar Focus] at least 5 times in context
Vocabulary themes: [Vocabulary Themes]
Tone: [Tone]
Include a twist: [Include a Twist?]

Prompt Template: Write a story in [Target Language] for learners at [CEFR Level]. The main character is [Character Name & Age], who goes on a cultural visit to [Cultural Location]. While on the visit, include:

Thanks for sharing. I suggest you name check @jenolanguages.bsky.social presuming that it's his prompt you are showcasing in your post, James.

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I agree!

Go for it!

Thanks, April!

My prompt was: Make a storybook in A1 level Spanish about holidays and opinions using only the words in this image.

Sentence Builders at KS4: A sequence of lessons, planning Fluency! As we approach the beginning of a new term, it has been nice to hear from many teachers who are planning to ditch the textbook , or limit it...

Here is the sentence builder: mflcraft.blogspot.com/2021/08/sent...

‎Gemini - 📖 Nuestras Vacaciones Created with Gemini

Today I uploaded a sentence builder by @botonessalgado.bsky.social‬ into Google Gemini's Storybook and in seconds created this: gemini.google.com/share/236211...

Here is my finished book: read.bookcreator.com/IMDSI.../8Pg...

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Combining Gemini Storybook, Book Creator, and a structured prompt like this creates richer, more engaging language learning resources. I’d love to see what other teachers produce.

E.g: Write a story in French for A2 learners. The main character is Léa, 14, visiting Paris. Include trying macarons, visiting the Eiffel Tower, exploring the Louvre, and a twist where she is locked in the museum.

For better results, I recommend using @jenolanguages.bsky.social’s story prompt to structure AI-generated stories with clear grammar goals, vocabulary themes, cultural content, and a twist.

Benefits include increased engagement, flexible writing with or without scaffolds, dyslexia-friendly formatting, speaking/listening practice, and seamless multimedia integration.

The free version of Book Creator allows up to 40 books in a teacher’s library, making it suitable for whole-class projects.

Adding editable text boxes lets students adapt or rewrite the story. They can also record narrations or use text-to-speech for speaking and listening practice.