A vocab matching exercise followed by a simple toolkit to help students express opinions about school subjects in French, followed by a writing task with vocab support.
A sequence of slides featuring photos of celebrities. Pupils have to suggest what the pairs or groups of celebrities on each slide have in common. The final slide features all the photos used so far and pupils then have to suggest what they ALL have in common. To illustrate what they all have in common, show them the youtube video, accessed via the link below, in which every one of them uses a foreign language. There is a mini-script on the ppt.
Text in which a number of young Germans express their views about environmental issues. The text is followed by (i) an exercise in which students must make notes from the text on the causes of environmental problems, the problems themselves and the possible solutions and (ii) a scaffolded discussion.
This is a re-vamped version of a text I have uploaded elsewhere. It now has additional exercises. The text has been simplified slightly and is now followed by (i) a comprehension activity (ii) a find the phrase exercise (iii) grammar practice of TMP (iv) a manipulation exercise (v) a translation exercise (vi) a speaking activity and (vii) an essay
The stimulus text here is an edited version of 'Internetdiscussion' which I've already uploaded. The statements for and against school uniform have been shortened and adapted slightly to fit the attitudes of the lead characters in the film 'Die Welle'. The texts are followed by comprehension activities and a manipulation exerecise.
Powerpoint which (i) explores what the key attributes of a uniform are (ii) provides images of interesting dress codes with on-screen language support to stimulate discussion about whether certain combinations of clothing constitute a uniform, and (iii) provides images of school uniforms from around the world with on-screen language support to provoke comments. Worked OK with my Year 10 Foundation class.
Four short texts in which TV characters or celebs talk about what they do or don't do to help the environment, followed by GCSE style questions in English (plus one non-GCSE style question.)
Text in which Homer Simpson talks about what there is to do in Springfield and compares it to Shelbyville. The text is followed by a True / False exercise, a find-the-phrase exercise, a manipulation exercise and a writing task.
TOOLKIT outlining ordinal numbers from 1 - 31 with the twelve months. The structures will enable students to say when they and others celebrate their birthdays and when they ans others were born.
Toolkit designed to help my Year 10 foundation students practise the patterns required to create a few complex sentences about school and what they would change if they had the power.
Interactive drag and drop exercise, in which pupils must link the eight parts of speech to examples in English. Will work in the computer suite or on the IW.
Text in which the characters from Scooby Doo describe what they do in their free time. Text is followed by questions in English and a 'Richtig, falsch, nicht im Text' exercise.
Text describing some of Katniss's family relationships and friendships in the first book. Text is followed by a 'Correct the false statements' activity and two speaking and/or writing activities.