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Topic : describing where you live Skills : reading, dictionary Type of exercise : reading comprehension Level : second year of secondary school upwards Supports : Studio 2 vert, pages 68-71. Trouville For use in class or for homework. Read the four short texts, in which a French boy called Thierry describes where he lives. After each text there are some questions (in English) for you to answer (in English). Each question is worth a certain number of marks. If one mark is available, then you will be looking for one piece of information. If two marks are up for grabs, then you are trying to find two details. You might want to use a dictionary. Answers are provided and there some extension tasks.

Topic : French text-language Skills : reading, dictionary Type of exercise : match-up Intermediate French-learners upwards Text like a French person ! Textos français Can you text in French as well as in English ? Match up the English and French sentences with their French text abbreviation. Can be used in class or as homework. 24 questions. Answers provided.

Language : French Topic : Faux Amis (False Friends) Skills : using a dictionary Type of Exercise : avoiding mistranslating false cognates Level : French-learners in second year of secondary education upwards Faux Amis / False Friends All of the words in the grid look exactly like, or are very similar to, English words BUT they mean something different … often quite different. Firstly, scan through the list and write the English meanings of the ones you are certain about. Secondly, check whether you got those ones right or not, using a dictionary. Thirdly, look up the meanings of the ones you did not have a go at. There are 50 altogether. (Answers provided.)

Language : German Topic : dictionary work Skills : dictionary Type of Exercise : dictionary work Level : intermediate Content : plurals, genders, antonyms, transport, trees, German cities, body-parts,loan-words, question-words, personality Can be used for : cover for absent teacher, classwork, homework Dictionary Work (1)

Language : German Topic : Penpal letter / describing yourself Skills : reading, writing, using dictionary Type of Exercise : find and fix the mistakes German learners in second year of secondary education upwards Find and Fix the Mistakes Markus, a young German German-speaker is hoping to find a penpal in his partner school in the UK. He has drafted a letter but it contains a LOT of mistakes. Can you help Markus improve his letter ? Read through the letter first to get the gist of it, then set about identifying where the errors are and, if possible fixing them. If you find a mistake but aren’t sure how to make it right, underline / circle / highlight where it is so that you get credit for finding it. The mistakes are sometimes spelling-mistakes. Other times they are mistakes of punctuation. Occasionally there is a factual error. Markus sometimes also puts his words in the wrong order. You might want to use a dictionary (unlike Markus, who clearly didn’t) ! This exercise can be used in class or set for homework. Differentiation is included. Answers are provided.

Topic : describing what you wear Skills : reading, dictionary Type of exercise : reading comprehension Level : second year of secondary school upwards Mode (Fashion) Read the five texts about what young German people wear and then answer the (English) questions (in English). The number in brackets at the end of each question tells you how many marks are available. For a single mark, one detail is needed in your answer; if there are, say, three marks up for grabs, then you need to give three details etc. There are 20 marks available in total. You might want to use your dictionary. This worksheet van be used in class or for homework.

Language : German Topic : using weil (because) Skills : reading, writing Type of Exercise : match-up sentences and subordinate For : German-learners from second year of secondary school upwards Using weil This worksheet can be used in class or for homework. There are twenty pairs to match up and combine. Answers are provided and there is also a short extension task. In the grid below, there are two columns containing short sentences. Match up a sentence from the first column with a sentence from the second. You can do this by copying and pasting / writing them out / drawing a line between them / labelling them with numbers etc. Your teacher will let you know how they would like it done. Once you have matched up the pairs, combine each pair of sentences by linking them with the German word for because (weil). Remember that weil sends the first verb to the end of the new sentence. Don’t forget to include a comma … and to make sure it is placed correctly. Here is an example to get you started : Ich esse kein Fleisch. Ich bin Vegetarier(in). Ich esse kein Fleisch, weil ich Vegetarier(in) bin.

Language : French Topic : School (Au Collège) Skill : (Reading and) Writing Type of Exercise : Parallel Writing Second Year French learners upwards For use in class or as homework. Pupils read a short text about a French boy’s life at school and then rewrite it, using prompts. Extension task included. (Possible) answers included.

Language : French Topic : describing what you do online Skills : reading, speaking, translation, writing (extension/homework) Type of Exercise : four-in-a-line game Level : French-learners in second year of secondary education upwards Content : vocabulary to cover online activities; adverbs of frequency. What do you do online ? Four-in-a-line game. Can be used in class. An extension can be used for homework.

Topic : Switzerland Skills : accessing your memory / information from Internet Type of Exercise : Quiz German learners of all ages Switzerland Quiz 30 questions Answers provided Can be used in class as a quiz / research project or set for homework.

Language : German Topic : Essen und Trinken (Food and Drink) Skills : pronunciation and or translation into English Type of Exercise : The Ball Game German beginners upwards A hands-on way to practice German ‘food and drink’ vocab that will have everyone taking part, improving their translation and prounciation skills.

Language : French Topic : National 5, Directed Writing Skills : reading, writing Type of Exercise : gap-fill with writing extension activity Level : S4, National 5 This job-application letter is in response to an advert for : a child-minder who : speaks French and at least one other language; is hard-working, reliable and flexible; and can work between 10am and 4pm. Bullet Points 5 and 6 : required good people-skills; and asked for details of extra-curricular interests. Use the words and phrases in the grid below to fill in the G A P S in the job application. Answer provided. There are two extension tasks.

Language : French Topic : Chez moi (My House) Skills : reading, speaking, translation, writing (extension/homework) Type of Exercise : four-in-a-line game Level : French-learners in second year of secondary education upwards Content : vocabulary to cover describing your house Chez moi Four-in-a-line game. For use in class, although the extension task could be set as homework.

Language : French Topic : future plans (using the near future tense) Skills : reading, writing Type of exercise : creating short sentences using prompts and chunks of language provided Level : second-year French-learners upwards Future plans Saying what you are going to do Below the grid are fourteen sentences, in English. In the grid are 45 chunks of French. Use the chunks to translate the English sentences into French. Each chunk needs to be used once. Answers are provided and there is a short extension task, which could be set as homework to consolidate classwork.

Language : French Topic : La Lecture (Reading) Skills : Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading Type of Exercise : Running Dictation Second Year French learners upwards I created this resource to reinforce work done with S2 (second-year) classes when teaching this topic using Studio Two (Vert).

Jean-Paul describes his family in a written text. Pupils read the text and then rewrite it, making changes to it - using prompts - so that they end up with a similar text about a Carola and her family. The expected answer is given at the end (and can be withheld from pupils initially, if desired). In summary, it’s a parallel-writing task and could be used with second-year French-learners upwards.

Topic : Meine Freunde (My Friends) Skills : Reading and Writing Type of Exercise : gap-fills; choosing correct option; unjumbling; translation into English; translation into German. German learners (intermediate upwards). Six exercises for use in class or for homework. Answers provided.

Topic : Austria Skills : accessing your memory / information from Internet Type of Exercise : Quiz German learners of all ages Austria Quiz . Can be used in class as a quiz or Internet research project or set for homework. Answers are given at the bottom (correct as of July 2025). Mostly multiple-choice, usually with four options. 25 questions. No mention of everyone’s least-favourite Austrian !

Language : French Topic : les vacances (holidays) Skills : reading, dictionary Type of exercise : reading comprehension / translation / identification of past participles Level : second-year French-learners upwards This worksheet comes with ten questions, plus extension tasks and answers. It can be used in class or for homework. Les vacances Instructions Working with a partner / in a small group work out (using a dictionary as required) which countries are referred to below. Extension 1: Once you’ve got all ten, choose any three of the texts and translate them in full from French into English. Extension 2 : List all the examples of the past participles (eg passé).

Topic : German text-language Skills : reading, dictionary Type of exercise : match-up Intermediate German-learners upwards Text like a German person ! Can you text in German as well as in English ? Look at the English sentences and words in the first grid. Copy and paste these words and expressions into the ‘English meaning’ column of the second grid so that you have the English and German sentences and words side-by-side. Finally, copy and paste the text abbreviation - these are in the third grid - into the ‘text abbreviation’ column of the second grid. You might like to make sure you remember how to pronounce the letters of the alphabet in German before you begin. You’ll need to make sure you remember how to pronounce your German numbers as well. This exercise can be used in class or set as homework. Answers are provided (There are 35 questions).