This is a brilliant aspect of German to revise with your students ahead of their GCSE exams, or indeed to introduce at any point in the GCSE course. Resource contains: List of 32 pairs of opposite adjectives (e.g. hot/cold, happy/sad) split into 3 increasingly difficult blocks. These have been handpicked from the GCSE syllabus for AQA/Edexcel/CIE. List of 32 sets of synonymous words (e.g. brilliant/amazing/great, delicious/tasty) split into 3 increasingly difficult blocks. Some ideas of how these two lists might be integrated into your lessons and students’ independent revision. Set of 6 differentiated match-up activities based on the opposite adjective pairs. Set of 6 differentiated match-up activities based on the synonymous sets of words. Included is an easily printable .pdf as well as an editable .doc document. I hope this resource helps your students. Feedback is, as ever, welcomed!

At least two lessons' worth of resources on the topic of eating - food plus time-phrases. Includes excellent worksheet on writing a sick note using modal verbs!

Double-sided resource practising phrases to do with the weather - the reverse side features a weather-forecasting activity!

An introduction to subordinating conjunctions in German. Follows on from 'meine Lieblingssachen&' (my favourite things), adding reasons.

A selection of progressive exercises introducing 1) some of the most common rules for determining the gender of nouns and 2) the most common ways to pluralise nouns in German. All vocabulary has been selected from (I)GCSE level resources. Both sections include 3 activities which could be used as differentiated work for the same class to do simultaneously.

Three self-contained worksheets focusing on the most important vocabulary for the new Edexcel A Level German topics from Theme 3 (Immigration und die deutsche multikulturelle Gesellschaft): Die positive Auswirkung von Integration Die Herausforderungen von Immigration und Integration Die staatliche und soziale Reaktion zur Immigration Perfect for introducing the topics, as a quick lesson-starter, or as an independent/homework task. The same lists could be used to set a subsequent vocabulary test, and are an excellent starting point for more in-depth revision. Included in all worksheets is a carefully selected vocabulary list, followed by five exercises to aid learning of the vocabulary. The worksheets are included in editable .doc format, as well as an easily printable .pdf. Answers and ideas for further use of this vocabulary list are on the second page of each document. If you like this resource, spot any errors, or have any feedback as to how it might be improved, please let me know - worksheets for Edexcel A Level Themes 1 and 2 are already available, and Theme 4 is in progress!

Lesson focusing on speaking skills before a speaking controlled assessment. Easily adaptable to any topic!

Self-contained worksheet focusing on the most important vocabulary for the topics from AQA A Level German Theme 3 (Multiculturalism in German-speaking Society): 7. Einwanderung, 8. Integration, 9. Rassismus. The worksheets each contain a handpicked vocabulary list, followed by four exercises to aid learning of this vocabulary. Both worksheets are included in editable .doc format, as well as an easily printable .pdf. Suitable for a quick starter or revision activity, or to encourage students to find creative ways to learn vocabulary. If you like this resource, try the vocabulary worksheets for Themes 1, 2 and 4 too, or buy the bundle of all four - feedback welcomed!

Three self-contained worksheets focusing on the most important vocabulary for topics from Theme 1 of the AQA A Level German specification (Aspects of German-speaking Society): Familie im Wandel, die digitale Welt, Jugendkultur: Musik, Mode und Fernsehen. For all worksheets there is a selected vocabulary list, followed by four exercises to aid learning of this vocabulary. Both worksheets are included in editable .doc format, as well as an easily printable .pdf. If you like this resource, try the vocabulary for Themes 2, 3 and 4 too - feedback welcomed!

Task to conclude the introduction of the simple future (3rd person). Pupils must read the example predictions about my predictions for Justin Bieber's (less than enviable) future, then create their own about another celebrity or a classmate, either by adapting or writing from scratch. With differentiated learning outcomes (relating to highlighted text).

A really solid introduction to the passive voice (and another of my successful interview lessons)! Warning: many example sentences are based on recipes for e.g. Lebkuchen/Gluehwein - do not teach this on an empty stomach! There is enough for two lessons here, or perhaps one lesson and a homework. First lesson: focus is on UNDERSTANDING the passive voice, in the present tense only. Agents using 'von' are also touched upon. (.ppt and handout 1) Second lesson: the focus turns now to using the passive in a range of tenses: present, imperfect and perfect. This worksheet provides systematic practice in the style of a real-life situation.

Four self-contained worksheets focusing on the most important vocabulary for the new Edexcel AS/A Level German topics from Theme 1 (Gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in Deutschland): Natur und Umwelt, Bildung, Die Welt der Arbeit (in two parts) Perfect for introducing the topics, as a quick lesson-starter, or as an independent/homework task. The same lists could be used to set a subsequent vocabulary test, and are an excellent starting point for more in-depth revision. Included in all worksheets is a carefully selected vocabulary list, followed by five exercises to aid learning of the vocabulary. The worksheets are included in editable .doc format, as well as an easily printable .pdf. Answers and ideas for further use of this vocabulary list are on the second page of the documents. If you like this resource, or have any feedback as to how it might be improved, please let me know - worksheets for all the other Edexcel topics for all 4 themes are in progress!

A really useful resource for showing students how to use formal essay language to get their point across in A Level German essays. This is the hardest element of the new A Level - both to teach and for students to do themselves. This resource provides a crucial stepping stone between knowing the work of literature really well, and constructing a sound answer in essay form. To use each sentence-builder, simply choose an option from each box moving from left to right. Ideas for use by students: orally, give students English sentences to translate into German (stick to options given in full in the tables to familiarise them with what they contain) write short paragraphs in English mixing simple sentences stating events with sentences built from the sentence-builders - students then translate into English. give students a target when writing an essay to include a certain number of sentences (e.g. 5) made from the sentence-builders. On their subsequent essay encourage them to use the sentence-builders but to choose different verbs (i.e. if they used betont, behauptet, gezeigt, illustriert, tell them these ones are now banned, which should encourage more advanced verbs like darauf hingewiesen, vermittelt.

Planned as an interview lesson for a Year 9 top set, this lesson focuses on expressing school rules using modal verbs, with ‘zu’ clauses as an extension for the most able. Included is the lesson handout in both .doc and .pdf formats, as well as a .ppt presentation and a full lesson plan.

Three self-contained worksheets focusing on the most important vocabulary for the new Edexcel AS/A Level German topics from Theme 2 (Politische und künstlerische Kultur im deutschen Sprachraum): Musik Die Medien Die Rolle von Festen und Traditionen Perfect for introducing the topics, as a quick lesson-starter, or as an independent/homework task. The same lists could be used to set a subsequent vocabulary test, and are an excellent starting point for more in-depth revision. Included in all worksheets is a carefully selected vocabulary list, followed by five exercises to aid learning of the vocabulary. The worksheets are included in editable .doc format, as well as an easily printable .pdf. Answers and ideas for further use of this vocabulary list are on the second page of each document. If you like this resource, spot any errors, or have any feedback as to how it might be improved, please let me know - worksheets for Edexcel A Level Themes 3 and 4 are in progress!

Three self-contained worksheets focusing on the most important vocabulary for the AQA A Level German Theme 2 (Artistic culture in the German-speaking world) topics: 4. Feste und Traditionen, 5. Kunst und Architektur, 6. Das Berliner Kulturleben damals und heute. For all worksheets there is a carefully selected vocabulary list, followed by four exercises to aid learning of this vocabulary. All 3 worksheets are included in editable .doc format, as well as an easily printable .pdf. If you like this resource, try the vocabulary worksheets for Themes 1, 3 and 4, or try the bundle of all four - feedback welcomed!

Self-contained worksheet focusing on the most important vocabulary for the topics from AQA A Level German Theme 4 (Aspects of political life in the German-speaking World): 10. Deutschland und die EU, 11. Politik und die Jugend, 12. Die Wiedervereinigung und ihre Folgen. The worksheets each contain a handpicked vocabulary list, followed by four exercises to aid learning of this vocabulary. All worksheets are included in editable .doc format, as well as an easily printable .pdf. Suitable for a quick starter or revision activity, or to encourage students to find creative ways to learn vocabulary. If you like this resource, try the vocabulary worksheets for Themes 1, 2 and 3 too, or get the bundle of all four - feedback welcomed!

Comprehensive sheet to prepare students for speaking/writing assessment, including Languages Ladder to show students specifically what they need to do/how to improve. The ladder is particularly useful for quickly setting very specific targets.

Using the freely available SAMs and past papers for 2017 and 2018, I have created this comprehensive list of essay questions on the literary texts/films set by AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas/WJEC. Use the filters at the top of each column (click the little downward arrow) to show only questions for the texts you teach, and you can easily create a list of past paper questions to give to students. This makes it easy for you to set essay tasks, and when the time comes, for students to complete their own revision essays. If you found this resource useful, please leave a comment - would you like me to create a version which includes the suggested content from the markschemes too?