High quality French, German and Spanish resources for GCSE and A Level.
I am always looking for new ideas for resources so if you have something in mind but don't have time to create it yourself, please get in touch.
High quality French, German and Spanish resources for GCSE and A Level.
I am always looking for new ideas for resources so if you have something in mind but don't have time to create it yourself, please get in touch.
A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Foundation Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in present, preterite and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives and negatives.
Useful for independent preparation for writing and speaking.
A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
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.
A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Higher Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, subjunctive phrases, infinitive expressions, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives.
A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to add in the English themselves and tailor the selection of verbs and adjectives to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Higher Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional, perfect and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, subjunctive phrases, infinitive expressions, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives.
Useful for independent preparation for writing and speaking.
A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to add in the English themselves and tailor the selection of verbs and adjectives to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
A grammar bingo grid, differentiated on 4 levels, perfect for focusing on the different grammatical structures needed for GCSE and A Level Spanish.
Can be used to pick out features in a reading text or to encourage students to use a variety of structures in their own writing. Students colour in, or mark off the grammar points as they find/ use them. Points or prizes could be awarded for a complete line or complete grid as in a game of bingo.
Appropriate for any text.
Could be used for a starter or plenary, or as a settling activity, or for independent or distance learning.
Also available with hints in French and German. Please have a look in my shop:
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A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Foundation Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives and negatives.
A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
Corrected 28-08-20
A French learning mat with demonstrative adjectives and pronouns (ce and celui etc including celui-ci), relative pronouns (qui, que, dont, lequel, ou) and possessive adjectives and pronouns (mon, ma, mes, le mien, la mienne etc).
All forms are given and examples of how and when to use them all. A very clear and comprehensive reference sheet.
This will be very useful for higher level GCSE candidates and A Level students who can manipulate language from a given sentence to express their own ideas.
2 slides are included - 1 complete and for reference and one for pupils to complete themselves. Could be printed A3 for more space.
A clear and concise reference guide to the 4 simple tenses, 4 compound tenses, the subjunctive and the passive in French -including word order for negatives and reflexive verbs. 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, future, imperfect and conditional tenses - usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs.
Slide 2 = Compound tenses - usage, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect and conditional perfect tenses - full declension of avoir and etre, formation of past participles, and agreements list of etre verbs, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs.
Slide 3 = Subjunctive mood - usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs, lists of common triggers
Passive voice - examples of usage in different tenses, full declension of etre, formation of past participles and agreements.
A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Higher Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, infinitive expressions with zu, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, relative clauses and the passive voice.
Useful for independent preparation for writing and speaking.
A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to add in the English themselves and tailor the selection of verbs and adjectives to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
A foundation version is also available as are equivalents in French and Spanish.
2 single-sided learning mats with the essentials for GCSE writing and speaking.
There is one for Foundation Level which Includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives and negatives.
The second mat is for Higher Level writing and speaking and includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, subjunctive phrases, infinitive expressions, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives.
There is also a blank copy of the same mats for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
A 32 page booklet for pupils to complete on Das Leben der Anderen by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
Includes pages to fill in with information about the main characters, key themes, cinematography and an analysis of 10 key scenes.
Characters pages include descriptions and examples from the film, their role in the film, links to the main themes and how they change through the course of the film.
Themes pages include humanity, power, the power of art, life in a dictatorship and what it means to be a good person.
There are spaces for pupils to fill in key information on all they know and to cross reference the themes, characters and cinematography. Some parts are left deliberately blank for pupils to add their own ideas.
Can be used alongside teaching to complete as a booklet to revise from or as a revision tool to see how much they know and where there are gaps in their knowledge.
I printed as an A5 booklet and the students really liked the idea of having all their notes in one place.
Please note - this is a booklet for students to complete and not a guide with answers.
I’ve also created similar for Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles and Die Verwandlung.
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April 2021 - Typo corrected.
A single-sided learning mat with the essentials for GCSE Foundation Level writing and speaking. Includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives, definite and indefinite articles and negatives.
Useful for independent preparation for writing and speaking.
A second page includes a blank copy of the same mat for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
A higher level version is also available as are similar learning mats in French and Spanish
2 single-sided learning mats with the essentials for GCSE writing and speaking.
There is one for Foundation Level which includes key verbs in present, perfect and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives, definite and indefinite articles and negatives.
The second mat is for Higher Level writing and speaking and includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, infinitive expressions with zu, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, relative clauses and the passive voice.
There is also a blank copy of the same mats for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
The 2 mats are available separately for foundation and higher. Equivalents in French and Spanish are also available.
Corrected - 28-08-20
2 learning mats covering pronouns and adjectives in French.
One covers all the different types of personal pronouns in French - subject, direct object, indirect object, emphatic and relative - and the adverbial pronouns y and en. Includes order of pronouns in a sentence.
The other includes demonstrative adjectives and pronouns (ce and celui etc including celui-ci), relative pronouns (qui, que, dont, lequel, ou) and possessive adjectives and pronouns (mon, ma, mes, le mien, la mienne etc).
On both resources all forms are given and examples of how and when to use them. A very clear and comprehensive reference sheet.
These will be very useful for higher level GCSE candidates and A Level students who can manipulate language from a given sentence to express their own ideas.
2 slides are included for each mat - 1 complete and for reference and one for pupils to complete themselves. Could be printed A3 for more space.
2 single-sided learning mats with the essentials for GCSE writing and speaking.
There is one for Foundation Level which Includes key verbs in present, preterite and future tenses, giving and justifying opinions, time markers, infinitive expressions, connectives, adjectives and negatives.
The second mat is for Higher Level writing and speaking and includes key verbs in imperfect, conditional, perfect and pluperfect tenses, giving and justifying opinions, subjunctive phrases, infinitive expressions, connectives, positive and negative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives.
There is also a blank copy of the same mats for students to complete themselves and tailor to their own needs.
These could be printed A4 size or A3 to give pupils more space to write.
A takeaway menu of a range of tasks covering a variety of skills for students to do as independent study over the summer in preparation for their A Level studies.
Students can choose which tasks they complete over the time given. Each task carries a certain number of points which are awarded if the task is completed. Students should aim for 36 points in total.
Skills covered:
Reading and listening - students choose own texts on any topic
Speaking, writing, research
Grammar
A clear and concise reference guide to the Spanish tenses, the subjunctive mood and the passive voice - including word order for negatives and reflexive verbs.
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, future, preterite, imperfect and conditional - usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs.
Slide 2 = Compound tenses - perfect, pluperfect, future perfect and conditional perfect tenses - usage, full declension of haber, formation of past participles, and the continuous tenses including estar in the present, imperfect and future tenses and the formation of the present participle. Also includes common irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs.
Slide 3 = Subjunctive mood - usage, formation of stem, endings, irregulars and word order for negatives and reflexive verbs, lists of common triggers.
Passive voice - examples of usage in different tenses, full declension of ser, formation of past participles and agreements.
A fun activity that can be used as a starter or plenary over and over again.
It is a page of words including rooms, prepositions, colours, adjectives, numbers, and months. Pupils race each other to skim and scan the sheet to find 3,5 or 8 of the words given.
Suggestions for groups of words by topic and sound are given on a separate sheet.
The coloours of the words do not mean anything in particular - they just help pupils to distinguish the individual words.
Can be used on a whiteboard as a whole class activity where all play against each other, or in pairs. Pupils can write the words they find on mini-whiteboards, or tick off on the sheet. If doing this, it is a good idea to laminate to wipe off and use over and over.
A powerpoint slide of the various forms of the present tense of aller to colour in. Ideal for use as a calming starter activity. Useful for when teaching the simple future tense or free-time activities.
Pupils can colour each of the different verb forms in different colours to help them to learn them. There are 4 identical slides so they can be printed either 1 ,2 or 4 per page depending on the size you require.
Perfect for independent learning.
11 slides of vocabulary and sentence level tasks (including answers) covering the AQA French GCSE key words and structures. (Will also be useful for other exam boards.) Ideal for lesson starters, extension or homework tasks or revision activities.
11 slides covering Ma Famille from Theme 1 , Topic 1.
Activities include anagrams, odd one out, conjugation of key verbs, rearrange words to give sentences, translation to English and a 25 word written answer in preparation for the speaking or writing exam.
Separate sets of slides for Topics 1 & 2 and Topics 3 & 4 are also available at:
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Slides for the whole of Theme 1 (Topics 1-4) are at:
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