A few resources to use with students on World Book Day.
Resources include a ‘guess the book’ activity, a quiz and resources to support students to either write about reading in general or to write a simple book review about their favourite book.
This set of mindmaps provides a summary of all twelve units taught at A Level. They supplement ‘AQA A-level’ by Hodder Education. Each mindmap comprises of ‘Schlüsselideen’, ‘Aktuelle Informationen’, ‘Vokabeln und Redewendungen’, ‘Bilder, Fakten, Statistiken und Links’ and some preparation for the speaking exam.
A clear and concise reference guide to the German tenses, the subjunctive mood and the passive voice - including word order for negatives and reflexive verbs and separable prefixes.
Particularly suitable for higher level GCSE and A Level students who want to be able to express their own ideas, but who struggle to remember the rules for each tense.
Slide 1 = Simple tenses - present, imperfect and compound tenses with werden - future and conditional. Gives usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs and separable prefixes.
Slide 2 = Compound tenses with haben or sein - perfect, pluperfect and future perfect tenses - usage, full declension of haben and sein, formation of past participles. Also includes common irregulars, verbs that take sein and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs and separable prefixes.
Slide 3 = Passive voice and Konjuntiv I - usage, formation and word order for past present and future tenses.
Slide 4 = Konjunktiv II - includes formation and usage for weak and strong verbs in the present and past, common forms and word order.
Slide 5 = Word order examples for all the above tenses, voices and moods for sentences with subject first, something else first and after a subordinating conjunction.
For any time! The Ultimate KS3 German Quiz! For no fuss, germanophile fun. This quiz is a whirlwind tour through the curriculum, perfect for a bit of a start of term warm-up, or end of end term wind-down. The quiz is light-hearted and amusing, multiple choice, interactive and focused on all areas of the KS3 curriculum.
The rounds include:
Getting verbal - Common verbs
Listen Up! - Listening round with links to short, German listening video clips
Home sweet home - Around meine haus
Where’s kitty? - Prepositions round
Loud and clear! - Comprehension listening round (again with clips)
Lucky Dip - A round with a mix of fun and challenging questions about Germanic life and culture
The preview images show a few examples from each round.
Please note, the quiz is large so it’s in the ZIP file. The images are just a small preview of what’s inside :)
All answers are included, there is a score sheet (last page of PowerPoint), and the quiz lasts up to 45 mins. It can either be played having the answers revealed as you go along, or the board can be paused and the answers read out at the end (you can play either in teams or individually).
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Quiz with 30 questions and answers, suitable for any year group.
Questions based on German Christmas and New Year’s traditions and includes multiple choice questions on German vocabulary.
Overview
German Food & Drink Worksheets is a comprehensive resource containing six worksheets aimed at supporting students in learning German food and drink vocabulary. With a focus on engaging activities, this resource is designed to reinforce vocabulary acquisition and enhance language proficiency.
Worksheet Descriptions
1) Food Vocabulary This worksheet introduces essential German food vocabulary. Students learn to associate food with their German counterparts through matching exercises and fill-in-the-blank activities. Visual aids enhance understanding, making the learning process enjoyable.
2) Drink Vocabulary Focused on expanding food and drink related vocabulary, this worksheet provides students with a list of common drinks in German. Through labelling and matching exercises, students reinforce their knowledge of drink terms, laying the groundwork for more advanced language skills.
3) Food Wordsearch The interactive word search challenges students to translate the German food into English, then find the words within a grid. This activity combines vocabulary reinforcement with an engaging puzzle format, promoting both learning and enjoyment.
4) Drink Crossword Students dive into the world of clothing vocabulary with a crossword puzzle. Clues in German prompt the insertion of corresponding English terms, reinforcing vocabulary retention in an interactive and challenging way.
5) Favourite Meal This worksheet expands students’ understanding of German food and drink by getting them to draw and label their favourite meal in German, providing cultural context to the vocabulary learned.
6) Describing Food & Drink Building on the acquired vocabulary, this worksheet challenges students to describe food and drink in German. By using adjectives and phrases, students practice expressing themselves in the target language while honing their understanding of food and drink vocabulary.
Answer Key
A comprehensive answer key is included with the resource, offering educators a valuable tool for quick reference and assessment. This ensures students receive accurate feedback, reinforcing their learning.
Downloadable Format
German Food & Drink Worksheets resource is conveniently available in a downloadable PDF format. This allows for easy printing and distribution to students, making it a flexible resource for both classroom and remote learning environments.
Designed to cater to various learning styles and proficiency levels, this resource not only reinforces German food and drink vocabulary but also encourages students to actively engage with the language through puzzles, descriptions, and cultural exploration. The inclusion of answers facilitates efficient assessment and supports educators in guiding students through the learning process.
Suitable as a lesson or as a cover lesson.
x3 sides of A4 - Activities suitable for years 9,10,11 on reviewing films.
There is also an accompanying powerpoint presentation with the answers, if the worksheet is to be used as a lesson and not for cover.
I made this series for my Y12s at the start of the year. Includes a presentation on:
Part 1 - nominative and accusative
Part 2- dative and accusative
Part 3 - personal pronouns
Part 4 - Wechselpräpositionen
Each part has a presentation and a worksheet with the answers.
This adaptable word booklet (including model answers) contains 6 original Foundation Tier and 6 original Higher Tier Role Plays which are suitable for the new AQA German GCSE 8662 specification (first exams in 2026).
This 42 page booklet includes a candidate role play card, a teacher’s script, model answers and a worksheet for candidates to help them prepare for each role play.
This booklet could be used to supplement a lesson on role play or as extra practice for students to work on independently at home.
To download a free sample of one of the role play resources, click here
A crib sheet for GCSE German focusing on the picture card for the speaking exam or Q1 in Foundation Writing Exam (Edexcel).
Includes PALM key phrases, exam technique and link to digital course on Memrise which allows students to revise content from the crib sheet.
A set of resources to introduce and practise key vocabulary on the topic of technology. Resources include whole class, pair/group activities and games and independent activities.
Resources include practice of ‘um … zu …’ + key verbs in different tenses.
A booklet designed to be used throughout the course to prepare students for the writing and speaking GCSE exams.
Contains a variety of questions on each topic covered in the new GCSE, including questions which will allow students to show off different tenses. Questions are organised in topic areas.
“How to Write a FANTASTIC German Essay!”
This is a writing lesson which introduces the mnemonic FANTASTIC.
It’s a comprehensive lesson designed to help GCSE German students excel in their writing exams. The lesson introduces the FANTASTIC mnemonic, a simple and effective tool for remembering key grammar points and structures required for success.
The lesson includes a range of exercises, example writing tasks, and practice questions, all designed to reinforce the mnemonic and build students’ confidence in writing. Accompanying worksheets provide additional support for independent practice.
This goes well with:
Word Search Mania!
A booklet of German word searches covering all the topics for GCSE German
Reflexives lesson
German Vocabulary and Activity Booklets
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Do your students’ essays tend to repetitive? Would you like to broaden their vocabulary and increase the variety of their essay language at the same time?
This double-sided resource will help students to do just that. By using it they will be able to avoid repetition of key phrases and increase variety in their language when writing essays about literature/plays/films for A Level German (2016 spec - all exam boards).
Format: alternatives are suggested for three common sentence structures which are often overused. On the reverse side are some worked examples. The language here can be used in all essays on any play/film/work of literature and will help boost students’ language marks with minimal effort.
This handout is ready to print and hand to students. It could form the basis of a lesson, or be an independent task students use to reflect and improve on their own essays.
This pack contains my revision work for IGCSE German which helped me to attain a grade 9 in 2019. They include model answers to about 15 common questions per topic that could come up in either the writing or speaking parts of the exam. Moreover there is a document containing key idiomatic expressions to help raise your German to a higher level, alongside a document which summarises most of the key grammar needed at IGCSE.
German Christmas Vocabulary Activity Pack
Have fun learning German Christmas words with this pack of colourful resources.
This ready to go set of German Christmas vocabulary includes:
• Two pages of vocabulary practice worksheets with six tasks complete with answer sheets. Ideal for classroom or homework.
• Single page German Christmas crossword with solution.
• Single page German Christmas wordsearch with solution.
• Six pages of flashcards ideal for introducing vocabulary and playing flashcard games.
The German Christmas Worksheet Pack is designed for KS2, KS3, ages 8 to 13.
All the worksheets in this set are available as A4 printable PDFs.
This set is also available in:
Spanish
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12943405
French
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12943402
Fröhliche Weihnachten
This is a colour-coded guide to the four cases in German. For each case there is a character (Georg Genitiv, etc) and a personified explanation of what the case does. Includes tables for definite & indefinite articles, pronouns & possessive pronouns & adjective endings, as well as scads of example sentences. Needs to be printed in colour, or on colour-coded paper, for full effect. (No exercises)