Top writing resources for MFL

Writing mats, booster booklets and exam questions to help French, German and Spanish students improve their writing

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French, German and Spanish resources to support your students in developing their language skills in MFL

Skills development is key to success when learning a new language. To help your pupils successfully learn exam content, we've gathered a collection of hand-picked writing resources in French, German and Spanish.

French

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New GCSE French 2026 writing support booklet
instagrammarde

New GCSE French 2026 writing support booklet

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Structured writing support material for GCSE French for first assessment in 2026 with step by step guidance to use variety and complexity of language with opinion phrases, qualifiers/ intensifiers and adjectives, time phrases colour coded for 5 tenses and matching colour coded verb table. 12 pages ...
French Writing & Speaking Structures
SecondaryMFLresources

French Writing & Speaking Structures

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A revision grid of key phrases for use in lessons/revision to help pupils to increase their range of language when speaking and writing. These structures should allow pupils to build connected and complex sentences. Also here on a Quizlet; https://quizlet.com/_8ek1iz?x=1qqt&i=2syx7b If you f...
French Writing Mat
teachwise11

French Writing Mat

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What is a writing mat? A writing mat is a visual aid that provides students with key vocabulary, sentence starters, and grammar tips to support their writing. It's a valuable tool for both beginner and advanced learners. Picture - credit go to Flaticon.com
Common writing mistakes (GCSE French)
MonsieurDisney

Common writing mistakes (GCSE French)

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This double-page worksheet is to help students identify commonly-made mistakes in essay writing. Answers for the corrections and translations are provided, so suitable for use as cover work. The areas covered are: 1. Gender and common misspellings 2. Adjectival agreement 3. Tense formation 4. Word...

German

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GCSE German Writing
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GCSE German Writing

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"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 remembe...
AQA German GCSE 2026 Writing Checklist
virtuallygerman

AQA German GCSE 2026 Writing Checklist

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This KS4 Writing Checklist is for the new AQA German GCSE 2026 specification to tick off what students have included in their 90/150 word writing task. There are two version, the long version is for lower students or students who are just starting out writing longer texts and might need a bit of pro...

Spanish

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NEW GCSE 2026_ AQA Writing Practice Booklet _ Higher
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NEW GCSE 2026_ AQA Writing Practice Booklet _ Higher

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This booklet contains a range of practice tasks for the NEW Spanish GCSE Higher Tier Writing Paper (2026), based on the themes and topics from the AQA specification. Inside, you ll find practice activities for each theme and topic, including: * 90-word writing tasks * 150-word writing tasks * Tr...
Spanish writing ladder - GCSE
zanaz

Spanish writing ladder - GCSE

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A very practical list of grammar structures that students need to include when doing a piece of writing. This resource has been made before in French. I took this idea from: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-writing-ladder-11632789 Feel free to make any comments if you want...
Spanish Extended Writing Mats / Booklets
Luke Jackson

Spanish Extended Writing Mats / Booklets

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\*\*JUST UPDATED TO INCLUDE FUTURE TENSE (Booklet version)\*\* In two formats: a writing place mat which can be photocopied back-to-back or as a more-detailed three page booklet. Ideal for helping pupils to structure their extended writing, as well as trying to eliminate basic grammatical ...
Spanish GCSE Writing Exam
Patti Hinde

Spanish GCSE Writing Exam

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This document teaches step by step what it needs to be done to achieve a grade 9. It also shows one step at a time the necessary elements that students need. It contains a thorough explanation of the tasks, tips and examples. Produced by Patti Hinde - A-level, IGCSE, and GCSE Spanish tutoring serv...
Spanish Writing Mat
registresmarmaldo

Spanish Writing Mat

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Basic grammar mat with key, high frequency vocabulary to support students with writing and translation. Perfect for KS3. I created this resource after a request from one of my students and they have all found it very useful. I usually print it in A5 coloured paper and they stick it at the front of...