Four different activities allow pupils to expand their vocabulary, practise their reading skills and test their knowledge of famous witches, wizzards and vampires. Enjoy a spooky lesson. Feed back please. Thank you.

A worksheet with five tasks to develop reading, writing and speaking skills in the context of describing self and others.

An informative text in English about German Christmas with words to be filled in followed by some German vocabulary activities of different kinds and finally a bit of creative drawing.

This presentation can be used to introduce the German capital to the pupils and develop their reading, listening and note-taking skills further.

The source text is based on a 'der stern' article about Halloween in Germany. It has been simplified and changed to make it accessible for learners of the language. Pupils will have the opportunity to learn more about why Halloween has established itself in Germany. There are seven different activities linked to the source text. They cover reading comprehension as well as translation, work on compounds, lexical items and language production. Please feed back. Thanks.

This is a unit plan to deliver the topic GDR from a daily life point of view and the events in 1989. It combines reading and speaking as well as the use of IT for research. Grammar is focused on past passive. It has been used successfully in my AH class. Please feedback on this resource. Thanks.

The source text deals with the topic of school stress and possible reasons and ways to deal with it. Pupils will be able to practice their reading skills. The text can be used to either introduce or revise 'wenn'-clauses. It can also be a basis for a discursive essay or group discussion. Please feed back. Thanks.

Many thanks for all the positive comments about the unit plan which allows students to learn more about life in the GDR from a daily point of view. I have revised the unit plan. Please feed back. Thanks.

Four short texts encourage pupils to revise vocabulary and practice their reading skills in the topic area “Ferien”. Revision of Wortarten is possible here as well as a follow-up activity for pupils to write their own holiday postcards whether from a real or dream destination. Please feed back. Thanks.

The activities on the worksheet cover German geography, theme parks, cars, famous German people and German food. Pupils will be able to expand their knowledge and independent learning skills based on guided internet research and presentations. I have done this project in S2 as an extra- curricular/cross-curricular activity and combined it with a trip to the local supermarket and some cooking in the HE department. Please feed back. Thank you.

This reading activity provides food for thought with regards to social networks like facebook. Students are encouraged to think about the advantages and disadvantages of social networks, they study vocabulary on the topic and practise their speaking and writing skills. Teacher notes with answer suggestions are provided. Please feed back.

A reading comprehension worksheet that can encourage comparative thinking skills. My classes have been encouraged to compare a) primary school entry age and length of primary b)types of secondary schools and their target client group c) advantages and disadvantages of each school system.

Pupils can practise their reading and personal communication skills by answering the letter. It can be used to revise topic areas such as healthy living/ school canteen, my town/ in a restaurant. This resource has been used as homework in Year 10 and in preparation for exams. The notebook file contains a lesson on German and British specialities and offers revision of gern/nicht gern.

Burg Frankenstein is a German fortress which holds a big Halloween Party every year. The source text allows pupils to practice reading skills, knowledge about language, dictionary and writing skills. It ends with a Halloween menu for a German restaurant and a costume design in German. Please feed back. Thank you.

This worksheets offers key vocabulary on the topic and gives learners the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in asking and answering personal questions, understanding a text in the past tenses and writing short sentences about activities on Bonfire Night.

Culcha Candela is a very popular, modern, young German band. The worksheet provided can be used for comprehension and text work based on their current hit single 'Berlin City Girl'. Lyrics can be found on their website (music link) and so can their video and the 'making of' story. Check out the competition part of the website. Your pupils might feel inspired.

The five powerpoint presentations can help to consolidate or summarize vocabulary and structures on the sub-topics Family, Friends, Spare Time, Habits and Modern Media. Each powerpoint covers at least two lessons; textbook activities or other self-standing activities can be added as appropriate.

Once the topic has been finished, pupils can engage in a speed dating activity using the worksheet attached. It might be good to use a bigger room, i.e. assembly hall. Pupis sit on desks (one boy to one girl) and have five minutes time to ask each other these questions. After five minutes they change partners. Some nice back ground music makes it a bit more authentic. My S1 enjoyed this activity.

This lesson plans starts with some Valentine's presents and moves on to practise the dative with schenken (ihm/ihr). There is a reading and writing activity and speaking can be practised, too. It finishes off with some German Valentine's greetings to use for making a Valentine's card.

Three activities surrounding the topic Christmas list. Reading comprehension gives the opportunity to revise vocabulary. Another activity focuses on the use of 'denn' and 'weil' to give reasons for Christmas wishes and finally pupils are encouraged to write their own Christmas list and give reasons for their choice of presents.

This reading text provides vocabulary for the topic media. Students are given the opportunity to answer questions, to study vocabulary in more detail and to work towards a discursive essay when thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of new media. Teacher notes with answer suggestions are provided. Please feed back.