German and French resources for KS3, KS4 and KS5 - tried and tested resources that develop pupils' confidence with a range of learning styles catered for.
German and French resources for KS3, KS4 and KS5 - tried and tested resources that develop pupils' confidence with a range of learning styles catered for.
A series of PowerPoints and worksheets covering key shops in towns, as well as the verb ‘aller’ in the present tense e.g. je vais bowling. Also covered are prepositions to describe where shops are in relation to each other.
1-2-3 reading game (21 dares) featured on the PPT: pupils take it in turns to read 1, 2, or 3 words. Whoever has to read a word next to a full stop is out.
A lesson that goes into the formation of the imperfect tense in German (regulars, irregulars + mixed) - key rules + short practice.
Context is that of Vorbilder, culminating in a translation into English that includes several verbs in the imperfect.
Included:
Lesson plan also provided for this resource
Teacher version of the PPT with answers
Student version of the PPT for annotation
A lesson aimed at KS3 (advanced)/KS4 German pupils- a PowerPoint that covers reasons for liking/disliking family members + reasons why using both weil & denn.
There’s a student version of the PPT without answers, which can easily be printed with 2 slides per page to make a booklet/handout.
Differentiation through outcome tasks included in the PPT.
A PowerPoint with questions on a range of topic areas plus supporting structures. This resource was designed to fit around Edexcel IGCSE, but can easily be adapted.
When the PowerPoint is run, a continuous loop starts. Use the back arrow to stop at a random slide - to start again, use the forward arrow.
This board game helps students to practise pets in German in the accusative case. The game works as follows:
Students throw 3 dice simultaneously (or 1 die could be used three times).
First die: student moves to the correct square.
Second die: student says the subject pronoun that corresponds to the number, as shown in the box at the bottom of the board (e.g. if they roll a 1, they would say ‘ich habe’, if they roll a 2, ‘du hast’ etc.).
Third die: student says the adjective ending, ensuring that they apply the correct ending based on the gender of the pet e.g. Ich habe eine kleine Maus.
To help students, each square is colour-coded to match gender i.e. blue - masculine; red - feminine; green - neuter.
There are a few squares that mean students have to go back to the start or miss a go. Students could decide in groups what happens if they make an error e.g. Ich habe EINEN klein Katze’, such as missing a go or moving back 3 squares.
A series of worksheets with answers (could be used as starter/plenary or as a quick test). Lots of practice of irregular past participles.
Resource no.5 includes ‘war’ + some present tense (freuen).
A worksheet based on p.40-41 of Dynamo 2 (Rouge) - practising the use of ‘est-ce que’ in the futur proche, together with qu’est-ce que and other common question words (quand/comment/pourquoi etc.).
The vocabulary is taken from the ‘tu vas faire un voyage scolaire?’ section.
3 texts to practise translation skills, focusing on the topic of 'les loisirs'. Aimed at IGCSE candidates or A*/A students.
Answers on PowerPoint plus on a word document for students to keep after completing the tasks.
Grammar focus: verbs; tense formation (present, perfect, future, imperfect, conditional); prepositions; ce que v ce qui; pronouns; adjectives and position; faire + verb.
A series of peer assessment tasks for students after they have written an extended essay. There are 3 main focus areas:
Grammar - identification of errors and suggestions for improvement, supported by correction guide
Essay Structure - students to highlight key points and development areas as well as set targets. Summary of these points to be made as well as their effectiveness assessed.
Peer Marking using examination criteria
A set of 2 suggested answers for students to translate into French - includes PowerPoint with answers.
This resources is based on the Edexcel IGCSE French specification.
Some PowerPoints and accompanying worksheets (with answers) for the first few lessons of IGCSE - aimed at higher sets. This covers:
places (countries)
prepositions
key irregular verbs
weil/obwohl
A PowerPoint and accompanying support sheets to explain the difference between the accusative after ‘es gibt’ or ‘ich habe’ vs the dative after prepositions.
One of the slides has a mouse that moves to different places and pupils have to make sentences to explain where the mouse is e.g. Die Maus ist auf dem Bett, die Maus ist vor dem Sofa etc. (vocabulary on screen to help).
Adjective endings in the accusative case explained on a sheet in relation to furniture items for pupils to practise e.g. In meinem Zimmer habe ich einen kleinen Tisch etc.
Colours used to explain the grammatical terms with a view to helping pupils understand the difference between the accusative and dative.
Saying where you live - house types and locations
PPT with accompanying worksheets (including one to practise the verb ‘wohnen’ in full
Speaking survey for class interaction
Homework task (reading and translation)
A series of PowerPoints to help students use a range of structures to extend the complexity of language used. Teacher PPT and Student Version (SV) to facilitate annotation.
Phrases that can be used in the oral exam (or indeed in an essay) to help develop the point being made.
Examples include passive, subjunctive, conditional perfect etc.
Translation into German practice relating to the theme of holidays. Worksheet + accompanying PowerPoint. This translation tests pupils on:
Use of the perfect tense
Time, Manner, place
Opinions in the past
Expressions of time
Inversions
Some exercises with accompanying answer sheet for year 9 German grammar revision - it has been used in conjunction with Stimmt 3 to a certain extent, but would cover a range of key grammar points in a student’s third year of study. Possibly also useful for recapping key points at the start of year 10, too.
Key tenses (present, perfect, imperfect, future) & reflexives, comparative forms and superlatives as well as adjective endings.