Insert your own sentences into this template. The sentence will be displayed for 20 seconds, enough time for you to say it a few times and for students to study it, When it disappears automatically, the students have the time it takes the frog to cross the room to write the sentence from memory on whiteboards or in books. More fun than it sounds.

I’ve taken the specimen tasks for inspiration and turned them into a Powerpoint presentation. Click on the individual task to reveal a model answer. I’ve included some pointers about the role play as well

A guide to the assessment requirements for the new GCSE A guide to the new Speaking Test A list of suggested questions for each theme and a chart for them to check progress. I photocopied as a booklet with lined paper at the back for pupils to keep their answers up together.

The new GCSE says that pupils need to use idioms in their speaking and writing in order to score a 9. Here is my attempt to shoehorn some common and easy to learn idioms.

A simple worksheet for pupils to stick in their exercise books. It lists the regular patterns for 'er', 'ir' and 're' verbs.

As exciting as the description suggests. A table clearly laying out the three time frames. At the bottom there is a neat explanation about using the 'wir' form. My year 9 have this in the grammar section of their books and no doubt on their bedroom walls.

A powerpoint that you can print off and display. It highlights some essential phrases needed to describe any photograph. Useful for the new AQA GCSE, and probably for other boards too.

Print these slides two to a sheet and cut up. Have three of the boxes that paper comes in. ( One for French English German) Guests at evening win prizes for pulling out a pair or a trio of matching words. Pictures on cards make it easier for Yr7 volunteer who can run the show.

No snakes no ladders game to revise German hobbies, adverbs of time, verb second and irregular verbs in the style. Based on Stimmt 1 Kapitel 3

I’ve used this many times at open evenings. Lay out the socks on the table. Have a Yr 7 volunteer cut them out first. Have a volunteer to time guests matching up the socks. Starts a conversation about how similar German and English are. Can also be used in class as a sort of quiz quiz trade/find your partner race.

A fully editable programme which allows teachers to set spellings to practise and allows student to practise and receive automatic feedback, Designed for French but would work in any subject that needs spelling tests. Instructions included Support available if needed via email doneill@sidmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk

Model lots of complex perfect tense language in this trapdoor activity. Lesson sequence 1 )Read aloud French; pupils note down numbers of phrase heard 2) Read aloud English; pupils note down number of French translation 3) Allow pupils to play the trapdoor guessing game in pairs 5) Display numbers for pupils to write up sentences. 6) Pupils swap sentences and translate each others.

A happy families style card game. Adverbs, auxiliaries, participles and infinitives are colour coded to help. All cards are placed face down and pupils take in turns to flip four cards to make correct sentences.

Some speech bubbles with generic phrases that might be used to talk describe any photo . Suitable for display. Helps prepare students for the photo task in the new GCSE German speaking test.

Spreadsheet that easily lets you keep a record of candidates marks for the AQA GCSE speaking test.

25 places in town in French Click on the photo itself to reveal the text or click elsewhere to advance. Some nice photos here, mostly in France.

A handful of opinion phrases shown in a range of tenses suitable for classroom display.