A list of common exam question types in English and in German for the Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing exams.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Listening exam (both tiers). It explains the format of the exam, tips for before, during, and after the exam, some useful questions words and some basic tense structures.

A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 7.2 - Poverty and Homelessness. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Understanding and using indefinite pronouns”, “Understanding and using reflexive pronouns”, and “Using reflexive verbs with a direct object”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.

A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 9.1 - School and School Subjects. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Using modal verbs”, “Using the prepositions seit and vor", and “Using the infinitive constructions um … zu and ohne … zu”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.

A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 3.1 - Music, Cinema and TV. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Understanding and using separable verbs”, “Understanding and using separable verbs in the perfect tense”, and “Understanding and using reflexive verbs in the perfect tense”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.

A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 8.2 - Regions of Germany. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Using comparative and superlative adverbs”, “Using dative or accusative after prepositions”, and “Using relative pronouns and was”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Using haben and sein correctly Using ordinal numbers Key Phrases The alphabet pronunciation Introducing yourself Numbers (up to 31) Saying how you are Birthdays and months of the year Saying where you live School equipment It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Daily Routine Film, TV, Music and Social Media These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Saying what there is not (using “kein”) Describing positions using the dative case Using the correct word for “the” and “a” (accusative and nominative case) Key Phrases Types of houses Areas you live in Prepositions Rooms Furniture It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Daily Routine Film, TV, Music and Social Media These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 15-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then reminds students about inversion (after “In meinem Zimmer…”) and then introduces 13 words for bedroom furniture (e.g. “ein Regal”, “ein Bett”, “einen Stuhl” etc.). There is a quick listening activity to put the furniture in order and then a reminder about using “kein” properly and another listening activity to write out the furniture words that students hear. There is then a “spot and correct the mistakes” activity and some translations into English and into German. It’s followed by a text for students to find out the some adjectives like “big”, “tidy”, “light” etc. (plus another listening activity to practise this) and it ends with by asking students to put together a written piece to describe a messy bedroom. This is lesson 42 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A short starter/plenary to show students the importance of using MFL in future careers. The PowerPoint runs through some statistics about future earnings and types of jobs available. Suitable for all languages as they’re not language specific. Five similar activities available in my shop, each one priced at £1, but also available as a bundle for £5. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A short starter/plenary to show students the importance of using MFL in future careers. The PowerPoint runs through descriptions of some MFL-related careers and ask students to match up the job title with the description. Suitable for all languages as they’re not language specific. Five similar activities available in my shop, each one priced at £1, but also available as a bundle for £5. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A short starter/plenary to show students the importance of using MFL in future careers. The PowerPoint runs through some specifics of being a translator and includes external links to people who have become translators (including short video clips). Suitable for all languages as they’re not language specific. Five similar activities available in my shop, each one priced at £1, but also available as a bundle for £5. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A short starter/plenary to show students the importance of using MFL in future careers. The PowerPoint is a basic sentence builder for students to create sentences about future reasons to learn languages. French and German version available. Five similar activities available in my shop, each one priced at £1, but also available as a bundle for £5. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

An information sheet about the English to German translation section of the Foundation tier Writing exam. It covers an example question and layout, the mark scheme, some general tips, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the English to German translation section of the Writing exam. It covers an example question and layout, the mark scheme, some general tips, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Reading exam (both tiers). It explains the format of the exam, tips for before, during, and after the exam, some useful questions words and some basic tense structures.

Display posters for creating more interesting opinions and justifications in German using emojis. Starts with ways to state your opinion, then lists intensifiers, explains “weil”, “denn”, and “da”, and then gives three pages of emoji adjectives to use. I recommend printing off on at least A3 size, in colour, and laminate them.

Ingredients and instructions with pictures to make Honigkekse - simple honey biscuits. Instructions are in English on reverse.

A PowerPoint presentation regarding the German language, its similarity to English, some cognates and loan words, techniques for working out new words and a classroom class talk speaking activity for students to have in their books and use through the year. You’ll need to adapt the worksheet and PowerPoint so that it reflects your school’s reward name (I talk about gaining a “Silver” and a “Gold”). I have loads of Y7 German lessons (including Knowledge Organisers), plus KS4 German Knowledge Organisers for the entire GCSE course available from my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 8.1 - Holidays and travel. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Using weather expressions”, “Using the imperfect tense of irregular verbs”, and “Using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.