A first exercise on using the dictionary to find German words, with a few exercises on bringing letters and words (in English) in alphabetical order

Picture presentation to introduce opinions in the past tense and then some games to practise them.

An activity for a first lesson with a class. My favourite colour, number ect with a twist. Good to get to know the class and revise word endings and word order. First slide is an example, second slide is vocab and third slide the worksheet which the students copy and fill in the gaps. Same activity in French and German. Have corrected some of the mistakes, if you find more, please let me know!

A fun starter or plenary practising hobby vocab from pages 34-35 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Green book (festivals and celebrations). Includes three word puzzles and answers.

Use the new Pixar film to introduce pets in German with enough material for about 3 lessons. These lessons are based on chapter 2, units 1 and 2, pages 30-34 in “Stimmt 1” but can also be used in combination with Zoom 1 and other text books. It includes picture description and translation tasks, modelled on the new GCSE exams. Topics are pets, genders, description (body/character) and modal verbs. Some tasks are based on a YouTube clip, but can be skipped if you can’t access YouTube in your school. This download includes a 90-slide PowerPoint presentation, three worksheets and a lesson plan. Lesson Overview • Slide 2: German Trailer • Slides 3-15: introduction of animals and genders • Slides 17-26: listen and repeat animals • Slides 27-37: Pass Auf! Game • Slides 48-59: Was fehlt? Game • Slides 60-67: Speaking description words • Slide 68: writing task venn diagram description words • Slide 69-73: plurals • Slide 74: reading tasks, additional description words • Slides 75-77: listening task, ways of saying good bye • 78-84: modal sentences with “kann” • Slides 85-88: Picture description • Slide 89-90: Bingo • Slides 91-94: Translation tasks answers • Translation Worksheet • Puzzle Worksheet Note: PPT now corrected

A fun starter or plenary practising school vocab from pages 12-13 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Green book (timetable and times). Includes three word puzzles and answers.

A fun starter or plenary practising school vocab from pages 14-15 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Red book (school rules, rooms and opinions). Includes three word puzzles and answers.

This is an introduction with exercises on how to use the Collins online dictionary and how to avoid common pitfalls when translating. No preparation or printing required and all tasks will mark themselves. The examples used are in French but no prior knowledge of French is required so it could be used for students of other languages as the principles of using a dictionary will be the same. A German version is available from my shop. This activity covers: • different meanings • parts of speech • conjugation and verb tables • gender • plurals • pronunciation • idioms

Explanation of the rule that the verb goes second and next to the pronoun in German.

Starter activity on time phrases, then translation (guess what these cognates mean), then slides with pictures to introduce more difficult food items

Get your students used to GCSE-style questions early on with translations (Eng-Germ and vice versa), picture description and role plays based on vocab learned in Chapter 5 Stimmt 3 Red. This download includes: -PowerPoint with three pictures with questions in German and optional English to guide students along. The first picture can be used as example/writing task, the other two for pair work. -translation worksheet -two role play cards for student pair work -example answers for speaking and translation tasks included in the PowerPoint. Note: vocabulary slide should be first in ppt, was put to back so preview on TES shows pictures.

Practise German pronunciation with this 70-slide PowerPoint. It is suitable for all levels from beginners to A-Level, and can be used whenever the students struggle with a certain sound. There is also version with sound available to buy. It covers the main difficult letters/letter combinations like ‘ie’ and ‘ei’, ‘sp’ and ‘st’ and ‘J’. The sounds are practiced with the following activities: listen and repeat contrasting pairs (for students to work out the pronunciation), listen and point to what sound you hear, pair work, tongue twisters and a rule to copy down if possible. The presentation is meant to be presented in chunks, when students come across a new sound or before speaking exams. Note: the slides are not in alphabetical order but in order of how common the problem is. There is a hyperlinked index.

Get your students used to GCSE style questions early with translations, picture description and role plays based on vocab learned in Studio 3 Module 1 “Bien dans sa peau”. It is based on the vocabulary of the foundation book, but can be used for vert + rouge. This download includes: -powerpoint with three pictures with exam style questions in French with optional English to guide students along. -translation worksheet with three different tasks -two role play cards with teacher script for student pair work, bullet points either in French or English answers for the translation task are included in the powerpoint

This is an introduction with exercises on how to use the Collins online dictionary and how to avoid common pitfalls when translating. No preparation or printing required and all tasks will mark themselves. The examples used are in German but no prior knowledge of German is required so it could be used for students of other languages as the principles of using a dictionary will be the same. A French version is available from my shop. This activity covers: • different meanings • parts of speech • conjugation and verb tables • gender • plurals • pronunciation • idioms

A digital + paper escape room aimed at GCSE German students, revising the topics of hobbies and family. It is mainly a digital activity to be played in teams but requires 3 pages to be printed out (cutting out of cards optional). The answers are in the download. The activity can be adapted into other languages or shortened by clicking “reuse this genially” at the bottom.

This is the full 130 page Ebook document including links to more than 30 puzzle templates. Print copy also available. Students are never as motivated as when they compete against the clock to stop a nefarious hacker destroying the internet or when they are searching for the entrance to the mummy’s tomb. Escape Rooms or Breakout Games promise an hour of puzzle fun, teamwork and logical thinking wrapped up in an exciting story, and many teachers are keen to harness this new trend for their classes. This guide is filled with advice on how to get started with your first escape room lesson, with little or no cost. It contains over 30 puzzle templates and instructions for Microsoft Office, Google and Genially that can be adapted for any subject and any age group and can be used in combination with real locks or as part of a digital activity in class or during remote learning. Find the answers to all your questions: What is an escape room? Why use it in school? Can I use it for my subject or topic? How do I plan the activity? What is the difference between digital, physical and mixed escape rooms? What types of boxes and locks can I use? How do I create digital rooms and locks? What is the difference between linear and non-linear setup? How do I come up with a story? How can I make it more immersive? How do I organise the lesson and timing? What is good puzzle design? What puzzles can I use? What do they look like? How do I create them? How do students solve them? What templates and websites can I use? How could I use them in my subject?

A fun escape room aimed at year 3 and above. Can be played on any device and no preparation or marking needed. Topics covered: fractions times table figurative speech synonyms teling the time addition and sustractions famous towers Answers included