I have created many GCSE resources in French German and Spanish specifically designed for the AQA exam.
I am a current examiner for GCSE and Alevel for AQA.
Some A level and KS3 resources - I am working on building these up.
Resources tried and tested on pupils!
Please contact me through TES to ask for a resource you want.
I have created many GCSE resources in French German and Spanish specifically designed for the AQA exam.
I am a current examiner for GCSE and Alevel for AQA.
Some A level and KS3 resources - I am working on building these up.
Resources tried and tested on pupils!
Please contact me through TES to ask for a resource you want.
Useful worksheet for intervention and revision of these 2 tenses that students can confuse easily as the endings are the same
Tense structure is explained and then exercise at the end.
This is a set of translation sentences for each Theme and subsection for foundation level.
They are modelled on the Sample and 2018 papers translation sentence.
This resource can be used for revision, homework, intervention, support or consolidation
There are 10 sentences per sub-theme, and there are answers for self checking at the end.
The focus is on tenses and simple structures. - because is translated using “denn”
Theme 1 - Free time, music, sport, family/friends/relations, festivals, technology
Theme 2 - holidays, global problems (environment), social problems (poverty, charity work etc), healthy living, home, town/region
Theme 3 - Career and future plans , school life, my studies and post 16 education
This worksheet contains a list of all the verbs from the AQA specification for the different topics for theme 2.
there is then a series of exercises to practise these verbs in tenses.
it is excellent for reinforcement and revision
short questions with three words per gap. To practise this notoriously hard question type. Gaps can be filled using meaning and or grammar, especially adjective endings and word gender/ verb tense. Mainly higher level - vocab on 2014 spec and also on 2016 spec.
These are cards with important verbs in major tenses - also key expressions such as "there will be"
students look at the English and say it in French or write on whiteboard.
They can work individually or in pairs/ groups. The cards have answer sheet that does not need to be cut up.
Suggest putting cards in groups of 10 - either mixed for a high-flying group or split according to tense for a set that needs more support.
has - perfect - conditional - future - imperfect - present tenses
students have found them very effective when working on verbs,
Bundle is a complete set of resources for GCSE German revision - working on key issues such as tenses and cases, comparative/superlative. There are key verb practice sheets and example questions for the overlap (90 words) and higher (150 words) questions
Worksheet which starts with a short exercise correcting common errors,
Second exercises are translation sentences on negatives in main tenses. - common negatives (e.g. pas, jamais) and less common (e.g. guère)
This is a tailor made work sheet which concentrated on 2 skills for GCSE French intermediate writing
correcting errors in written work
improving work to a higher standard - looking at a better 90 word answer
There are 2 answers - the first one has errors and needs improving with more complexity and less repetition.
The second one is a better version (though not perfect!!!)
students can use the mark scheme to workout what to award each version then improve the first version - or even the second!
There are also some translation exercises on adjectives and key structures at the end whcih can be done as extension. consolidation or separated off and used at a different time.
written for AQA curriculum but can be used for others
This is a model higher level writing answer which can be linked to speaking questions -
the aim is to show students that they can reuse language
They are NOT meant to learn the entire answer - rather make their own answers to the questions using the writing model - either simplifying it or adding other language.
They can use the writing to answer orally the questions at the top in pairs -
it is to highlight the higher level structures.
Topic social problems - unemployment, homelessness, charity work = grade 8/9 work
There are 2 Higher Writing *150 word questions with model answers
These answers are packed with a wide variety of structures, suitable for grade 8/9 - including subjunctive, pluperfect, relative clauses, ce qui, après ètre , infinitive constructions, and a passive .
They can be broken down with highilighters to answer the speaking questions on the same topics on the sheet.
Students can note the structures to help prepare for the speaking and try to construct their own answers orally as pair work
perhaps using cards with the questions and 1/2 key structures
THIS IS A REAL TIME SAVER FOR REVISION PRACTICE!!! 50 mins
useful for - cover, intervention/extra practice, , revision booklet, holiday homework, consolidation of 90 word questions.
This is a full GCSE practice writing paper using the AQA model.
There is a mark scheme
There is a photo, a 40 word question, translation sentences and 2x 90 word questions.
There is no mark scheme, but the photo question, 40 word and 90 word questions have their own markschemes in the AQA 2018 or specimen papers.
The level of difficulty has been carefully monitored for the translations - no subordinating clauses at Foundation level.
This is the fourth of 4 full original papers which can be downloaded separately or together as a bundle.
A real time saver, can be used for GCSE revision, intervention, consolidation, cover
This is a full paper with a photo question, 40 words, translation and 2x 90 words.
There is not a markscheme because the photocard, 40 and 90 words all have markschemes on the AQA website.
These are 4 photocard exercises with 5 questions each - 4 for foundation and 4 for higher using the same pictures.
They are presented 2 to a page of A4 and can be displayed on the whiteboard, used on computers or
The photos are in colour, but can be printed b/w, of course!
They can be used for KS3 or 4 revision, or as lesson starters.
Themes - social media & internet, free time, school/ future education.
to practise a question type which is notoriously difficult - focus on meaning and gender for each gap. Vocab on 2014 spec and also on 2016 spec. Mainly higher level questions.
verb 'ser' and 'tener' to go with people description in module 4 viva 1 - simple worksheet including bastante and other qualifiers - including he / she /we
to practise reading gap fill questions which are notoriously hard for pupils, with three possible answers per question - for the 2014 spec but all vocabulary is on the 2016 spec too.
the first questions students have to identify the topic, then the rest they fill in the gap with a word from underneath.
quick time-saver - revision of using seit + present tense for the role play / PC section of GCSE
also - revision of the most common prepositional phrases eg with my family for accuracy
revision of my - in masc. fem, neut, accusative dative and nominative forms - in context.
print out sheets and reuse.