This a demanding powerpoint lesson for advanced A-level students with considerable German knowledge, using a newspaper report about a climate change protest on a Berlin motorway, followed by a tv news report. Students can be asked to debate or write about whether they are for or against this type of protest. The newspaper report describes a climate change protest on a Berlin motorway: this can be used to develop advanced reading skills, pronunciation and translation. Teachers can point them to certain points of style andstudents can identify useful vocabulary and phrases to be used later. A German news report follows, covering the climate change protest from all angles. Teachers can use as much as they think suitable as there are several obvious start and end points. Students may need to listen several times, which can form an exercise where they pull out phrases they understand and may use later in their written work. Teachers can provide further scaffolding as needed, by using shorter excerpts and identifying key phrases. The final part of the lesson can also be a homework. There are a number of ways of using the material: divide the class into for and against climate change activism and ask students to furnish arguments accordingly. Then ask students to debate using what they have written. Finally, homework can be a written piece, describing events and/or arguing for or against this kind of direct action.

This powerpoint: individually reveals the fully conjugated verb werden contains infinitive phrases that students can practice with werden finally students can be encouraged to make up their own sentences

‘Beim Arbeitsamt’ A role play card for the students on a powerpoint page. so that it can shared with the whole class. The second slide contains two additional questions for the teacher - so not for sharing!

A simple GCSE higher level role play card to work on in class. Presented as a powerpoint so it can be displayed to the whole class.

This powerpoint page sets out an exercise that asks pupils to translate a social networking phrase, using both styles of future tense. The first question shows the answers. The rest are covered and can be revealed individually with a click of a button. Pupils who finish early can be asked to compose their own sentences

One slide to encourage answers to the question ‘As-tu des frères et des soeurs?’. Work on pronunciation, ask what the plural would be (clue: look at the question!). Use ‘J’ai…’ and ‘Je suis…’. Children can ask each other at their desks, or compile a class list and work on using higher numbers. I have also embedded a link to a video of French people answering the question. They also mention their children having brothers and sisters, which could be another way of extending comprehension.

A series of seven powerpoints that introduce your class to Goethe’s short but beautifully crafted poem ‘Über allen Gipeln’. Some say his greatest poem. The lesson covers listening to the poem, reading the poem, translating the poem and finally listening to the Schubertlied of the same. Enjoy! Two Youtube clips are embedded on the powerpoints - one of the poem being read and one of the poem being sung as a Schubertlied. You can of course, choose your own clips if you find ones you prefer - or you wish to recite the poem yourself - or even sing it!