A 3-stage activity that gets students thinking about how to achieve in this speaking task. Students look at an exemplar higher task, discuss why it got a certain grade using a student friendly mark scheme (included) and then have a go their own photo description.

Whole lesson that teaches students how to use reflexive verbs to talk about relationships they have with family and friends. Includes an adapted version of the reading in the Higher Viva book on family relationships that students can engage with. Also includes Rachel Hawkes designed starter, a dice game, a youtube video link for a memorable song, match up activities and translation activities to help consolidate the use of reflexive verbs and plenary.

Complete lesson that gives students the opportunity to recap animals and learn prepositions to describe photos. Reference to a listening activity. Includes a speaking activity, Where’s Wally whiteboard activity, a short preposition game, translation and a final picture description plenary.

Whole lesson to go alongside Viva H as a consolidation topic for this topic. Students did flipped learning to revise internalise this topic’s vocabulary before coming to the lesson. Rachel Hawkes inspired pair trapdoor activity. Speaking activity with peer assessment grid that encourages good student progress in speaking in full sentences. Exam style writing activity with success criteria and option for further peer assessment.

Homework menus for year 7, 8 and 9 to include element of choice and fun in homework. Students can pick their own task or are directed to a specific task when appropriate. In ppt format so can be adapted.

A two-sided resource that can be laminated and placed on tables or printed and given to students to stick in their books with all tenses and grammar structures (with examples) they are expected to use in speaking and writing to achieve individual grades. One side for higher and one side for foundation. Aim is to show students what they need to include to hit their grade but also to stretch more adventurous students to include new and higher level structures and tenses in their work.

A lesson that focusses on the essential GCSE skill of asking questions. There are a number of activities that introduce and practise the different elements of asking questions and there is a worksheet/resource that goes along with each activity so students can make notes/give examples in colours/ their own style. I then laminated this for each student and they have it in their files for reference each time they need to use this skill.

Whole lesson on introducing hobbies with the verb soler alongside Edexcel Viva H Match up starter. Grammar intro and practise using verb soler +infinitive with differentiated mini translations to consolidate. Listening from Viva made into guessing game for students. Listening from Viva with listening skills. Activity to remind students about indirect object pronouns Speaking skills and game Exit ticket plenary. Instructions (if needed) on slides or slide notes.