A series of lessons slotted into the topic of school for introducing and practising using the perfect and imperfect tenses in German. The poem is a fantastic activity that works like magic when you translate between the perfect and imperfect - suddenly it rhymes! (will be clear when you see it) The .ppt contains help with vocabulary, and the other .ppt is a lesson which links in with the Edexcel textbook text on Kalib/Angola.

Comprehensive worksheet on the topic of health, focusing on practising and producing the verb structure 'second-final' (i.e. future, conditional and modal verbs + infinitive). Because we all like to talk about what we WILL/WOULD/COULD/SHOULD do!! Great for GCSE classes. Clearly demonstrated using 'sentence-builders', which can also be used for revision, or to create longer pieces of writing.

Whole lesson based on the Studio 1 unit 'mes reves' on the structure 'je voudrais' + infinitive. One activity is omitted due to copyright - page and exercise reference is included for Studio 1 textbook. Features a sentence-builder and a multiple choice quiz to finish.

Worksheet introducing and practising the present tense. The grid can be used for a battleships OR Xs and Os type game. Explanation of the present tense on reverse. Great for year 7 or beginners!

Lesson on party foods. Corresponds with Expo 2 vert module Manger et Boire. For weaker students.

Based on Moook's recommendation of the DW audio report on Lance Armstrong's fall from grace: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/drugs-in-sport-lance-armstrong-6322491 Contains a vocab list, as well as gap-fill transcript, plus an additional article on Maria Sharapova.

2 whole lessons on p134-135 spread in Edexcel GCSE book. First lesson on p.134 - Reading and Writing, revising the use of the future tense in the context of the 'Wohnort' topic. 5-4-3-2-1 starter to reactivate previous knowledge, then textbook activities (helped by vocab list), then translations to USE the future tense. Second lesson on p.135 - starts with vocab test, then reactivation of structures to be used in the lesson, then Listening Bingo activity to introduce Listening recording, then Listening activity itself, then writing activity based on last two lessons, with a sheet of 4 steps to creating an excellent piece of writing.

A really useful double-sided handout to help German beginners ask people out, refuse/accept, give reasons why/why not. Grammar: modal verbs, future tense, conditional, subordination. Uses the ever-popular sentence- builder style of presenting multiple options for sentences. Great fun.

Used after one term of German: assesses regular and key irregular verb conjugations in the present tense, modal verbs, the future and conditional, 'weil', frequency adverbs. With a handy marking grid to show students which areas they did least well on and what that means for their next steps.

Worksheet focusing on the use of the imperfect and future tenses to describe your town. Great for year 10.

A way of modeling and encouraging extended answers. Model a lengthy sentence, and students must take turns to remove one element but leave the sentence 'intact' (i.e. still sensical) until they get down to the most basic structure. Then it's their turn to build up again from a basic structure, element by element. Some students will want to race ahead and put in 5 things at once - this is ok if they can do it correctly; if not, encourage them to go step by step. The example here is on the topic of environment/Umwelt.

Handout and battleships grid on the topic of free time, introducing adverbs into present tense sentences. Sentence-builder sheet can be used to play 'guess my sentence' or similar.

Introducing regular verb patterns and certain irregular verbs (using weak/strong imagery), sentence builders to include adverbs of frequency in sentences, worksheet to practice conjugating verbs in tables, and an almost-identical assessment.

A couple of help sheets and activities on the topic of the environment which revise the use of three different tenses. Based on Echo 3 Rot K4E4 Umweltschutz (pp.66-67). Included are: - helpsheet of sentence builders on present tense (ich-form); - helpsheet of sentence builders in three tenses, plus hints on how to use and extend them (NB the same verbs are used in all three tenses) (all in wir-form); - set of sentences to translate into German (differentiation is in the 'level' on which students attempt the task - details on sheet. I devised this for my year 9 beginners' class. They found it tricky - I think the challenge would be there for learners who have more years of German behind them.

A handy self-contained differentiated worksheet practising the perfect tense.

A handy helpsheet to support students completing a group activity to conclude work on clothing/fashion.

A lesson to teach/revise structures with the conditional perfect. Ideal for a small class, each member of the class becomes an investigator of one particular structure, and then in a mini-carousel, students explain their findings to each other and write notes on the summary sheet. If there is an odd number (as in my class), you can use the slot with the student to do some specific oral work or other challenging activity. Extension activity on reverse is on the future perfect. Very challenging - not for the faint-hearted!

Pupils must produce a full answer to the question in groups, then perform as a group and assess each other's answers. This is followed by pairwork on the same question, and homework to write an individual answer.

2 lessons: in lesson 1, students learn 9 different shops. This lesson is full of AfL as the students set their own targets for learning these phrases during the lesson. In lesson 2, students use these phrases in sentences to describe what you buy where. Again, lots of practice and AfL techniques with a thumbs-up/down quiz to finish. Great for year 8.

A great series of lessons on the topic of 'pets' with a focus on gender and the accusative case.