Progress Ladder Feedback Grid for KS3 and GCSE Writing and Speaking for the 9-1 GCSE in French, German and Spanish I have created this Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 writing and speaking marking feedback grid for the new AQA 9-1 GCSE and use it with general or assessed pieces of French, German and Spanish work. The grid is linked to a progress ladder that we use in school, which shows the elements students are required to include to progress from grades 1-9 in the two skills in these subjects. My school has been using it since October and I have found that it has really sped up my marking time. I circle elements that students haven’t included and they must refer back to it before completing their next piece of written or spoken work. I also insist that my students learn these elements by heart in order and they have done this, which is definitely helping with an improvement in grades. Hopefully it’s useful to you all as well! PLEASE REVIEW IF IT’S HELPFUL TO YOU!

Need to convince your students on why to learn languages? This PowerPoint on why learn languages will be sure to help! It includes 3 celebrities, the languages they speak, links to relevant video clips, useful quotes, as well as hard-hitting reasons on how languages open doors.

Having never used Quiz Quiz Trade cards before, I did a quick HOW TO Google search today, modified the layout slightly and made my first ever (simple) resource! It’s targeted at year 7 German to go with Stimmt 1 Kapitel 3 for questioning and speaking. There is an Excel and Word Document available in case you need to edit or add more easily. Instructions: Word Doc Print the document and slice along each row (might need to duplicate for a bigger class) Give one each to students and ask them to fold the German section over. Students walk around and say the question to another student in TL (with or without looking at questions for differentiation) If the partner doesn’t understand they can ask for the question to be repeated/the German version to be shown/the English version to be shown, but they must answer in German as best as they can. If the person asking the questions believes they have replied correctly, repeat step 3 and 4 with the other person asking their question. If this partner answers correctly, swap cards physically over, move around and repeat steps 3-5 with someone else. Feel free to modify and use however you like. This is just how I’m using it.

Help students to focus on reading in language lessons and make much more progress with these awesome 21 reading activities for language classroom. Low-prep and no-prep ideas. You just need to provide the text!

French GCSE Work or University? - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS! GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS BY TOPIC, FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261 What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at? Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on social issues, including post-16 education, university and work options, all related to GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level. Use this work revision worksheet as: homework independent activity for lessons self-learning for distance learning revision to prepare for examinations. This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the work or university topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. However, it can also be used for other exam boards, such as Edexcel, OCR, Pearson etc. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. The six le travail or l’universit’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include: French to English translation Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice Match the two halves of the phrase together Find the synonym or similar phrase English to French translation and categorise Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!

Improve French listening skills with this audio-vidual clip on ‘ma ville’ et ‘ma région’ perfect for GCSE/iGCSE, advanced beginner and intermediate French learners. THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA What does the French listening clip include? a short intro by Sabina with two sets of optional activities that can be undertaken whilst watching or listening to the French audio-visual clip on my town and my area a clip with a native French speaker who is posed 8 questions about the topic of my area and my town in French. She is asked and answers the following questions: Où habites-tu? Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta région? Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire plus précisément dans ta région? Comment est le climat? Quels sont les avantages et les inconvénients de ta région? Qu’est-ce que tu as fait récemment dans ta ville? Qu’est-ce que tu aimerais changer dans ta ville et pourquoi? Quels sont les avantages d’habiter en ville ou à la campagne? She replies at a level suitable for higher level GCSE students, although it can be accessible for foundation level students with some tweaks. Combine with a range of listening activities for the best experience.

Here, you will find 10 fun ways to teach, practise and learn vocabulary in the classroom to mix up the way you help your students to acquire vocabulary. The list of ideas appears in a word document and the full ideas with examples and uses are available to view in a video. THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA Both from personal and professional experience, learning and being able to use vocabulary is a vital component to having confidence and being successful in communicating in any foreign language. Therefore it is important to teach vocabulary well to help students acquire and use the language, as well as develop that confidence.

I couldn’t find a French pronunciation chart that was exactly what I wanted for my KS3 French and GCSE French students and so I created it. The PDF document contains 3 sections to help students with their pronunciation of French sounds, some letters and common letter combinations that cause a problem. This includes: nasal sounds, silent letters and letter combinations, such as ‘ui’, ‘au’, ‘ch’ etc. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) FOR MORE FRENCH CONTENT IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA

A 2-sided, attractively presented, fun worksheet for tutor time students to guess the logos and brands. Part 1 has 45 fairly well-known logos that the students have to guess and Part 2 has the alphabet created with the first letter from famous UK, American and international brands for the students to guess. I gave a time limit of 20 minutes for this activity with my form group and it worked quite well. Answers for both sides included!

German GCSE Holidays (Ferien, Tourismus und Reisen) - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS! SPECIAL OFFER: GET 10 GCSE GERMAN VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-aqa-all-topics-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-12290528 What is this German vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at? Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without Memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘Ferien’, ‘Urlaub’, ‘Tourismus’ or ‘Reisen’ related vocabulary at GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level, try this independent revision worksheet with answers (on separate sheet!): homework independent activity for lessons self-learning for distance learning revision to prepare for examinations. This GCSE German vocabulary revision activity worksheet combines the key vocabulary on the ‘holidays and tourism’ topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. They can also be used with other exam boards teaching the same topic, since the vocabulary is useful across the board for this topic. The six '‘holidays and tourism’ German GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include: German to English translation Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice Match the two halves of the phrase together Find the synonym or similar phrase English to German translation and categorise Use the vocabulary to create your own written paragraph Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!

French GCSE ‘Social Networks’ Activities Worksheet - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH SEPARATE ANSWERS! GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261 What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at? Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without Memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘les réseaux sociaux’ related GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level vocabulary, try this worksheet out as: homework independent activity for lessons self-learning for distance learning revision to prepare for examinations This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the ‘social networks’ topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. However, it is also useful for Pearson, WJEC and other exam boards studying the same topic! There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. The six les réseaux sociaux’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include: French to English translation Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice Match the two halves of the phrase together Find the synonym or similar phrase English to French translation and categorise Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!

Short video clips are fantastic prompts for spontaneous speaking practice when it comes to learning any language - videos generate visual stimulants that wake up the brain cells and demand focused attention, which can be used to enhance the language learning process. Share this handout with your French, German and Spanish students and give them more opportunities to practise their spontaneous speaking skills with the range of links to short video clips and adverts.

Want to help students practise their vocabulary building skills, pronunciation or do a bit of revision? These 12+ vocabulary challenges are ideal. Use them in all language classrooms to help students to develop their language on a word-level. LINK TO MY BLOG POST HERE: https://theidealteacher.com/vocabulary-challenges-for-the-language-classroom

Get your students to tune their ears to the French language with the list of awesome French listening websites, perfect for GCSE French homework, or to use in snippets during French GCSE lessons. There is a short description of each website and links included. I shared with my students on Google Classroom and advised them to even just do fifteen minutes 2-3 times per week.

Speaking Activity for KS3 and KS4 on Food and Drink A super simple, yet extremely fun game of taboo using common German words found at KS3 level and KS4 level German to get students speaking! There are a few words on the PDF that could challenge some more able students, too and definitely many words suitable for all levels. Help to build up your students’ vocabulary and give them speaking confidence with this fun game of taboo. GERMAN TABOO SPEAKING PRACTICE - TOPICS COVERED: Food Drink Common Tableware Other Associated Words for Food Print out the PDF, cut out the 18 squares, flip them upside down. Small group work recommended.

An original, yet simple game of taboo using common German words found at KS3 level and KS4 level German to get students speaking! There are a few words on the PDF that could challenge some more able students, too. GERMAN TABOO SPEAKING PRACTICE - TOPICS COVERED: food travel weather school personal characteristics free-time travel Print out the PDF, cut out the 18 squares, flip them upside down. Small group work recommended.

A 3-page, ready to use PDF handout for GCSE German students with 36 different elements to include when speaking and writing to access higher grades. Help students improve their writing and spontaneous speaking with these 36 ingredients, as well as examples and translations that they can use in both GCSE German writing and GCSE German speaking. I recommend using this in combination with your exam board’s mark scheme for speaking and writing, as well the MFL progress ladder writing and speaking feedback grid. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mfl-writing-and-speaking-feedback-grid-11856656

Improve GCSE French writing and speaking with this 3-page, ready to use key phrases handout for GCSE French students with 39 different ingredients to include when speaking and writing to access grades 4,5,6,7,8 and 9. The student phrases handout includes the key elements, progressively getting more complex, that students should be including, in order to access a grade 4 and above. You will also find useful examples in French of each element, as well as translations. I recommend using this in combination with your exam board’s mark scheme for speaking and writing, as well the MFL progress ladder writing and speaking feedback grid here > https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mfl-writing-and-speaking-feedback-grid-11856656