14 modal verbs in German to translate from English and fit into the crossword.
Not all first person - a variety of pronouns
Good as a starter or modal consolidation work - even homework
Suitable for Year 7 or 8 French students
A good starter before this would be to use dictionaries to look up 5 places in the town and discuss the possibilities for the definite article.
This then reminds how to say ‘to the place’ - with examples and own practice. There is a final task with a challenge element for the more able. This would take a whole lesson.
To be able to say what you eat for breakfast (using the key verbs,especially the ‘we’ form) & to be able to use the partitive article correctly (some).
Starter on rooms of the house - anagrams.
Extension task to write sentences about the rooms with the correct mon, ma or mes.
Answer slide.
Intro of key verb ‘manger’ - full conjugation
Work on pronoun ‘nous’ and the verb ending.
Practise slide using other verbs in the ‘nous’ form - also an extension task using ‘on’
Answer slide.
Slides/flashcards showing food items - 1 food/drink per slide.
Repeated.
Partitive article info slide and intro of ‘boire’
Sentences to translate.
Reading task
Listening task - 1-7 which food (pls come off the presentation to play the audio - will not play during the presentation).
Answer slide.
Worksheet.
Answer slide.
Plenary slide.
45 slides in total
Also including a further worksheet on the partitive article
Also a breakfast picture match
Also a word search
Also a reading task email
4 puzzles/crosswords:
2 that cover and practise the numbers 1 - 12. The first quite simply do you know the number? If yes, fill it in, in German in the crossword. The second, still 1 - 12, but this time anagrams of the German numbers to solve.
2 that cover numbers 13 - 31.
The first that is simply translating the number into German and filling in the crossword.
The second - more of a challenge! Sums, using the German words - with the student having to do the sum and then write the answer, in German, in the crossword.
Work sheet with numerous sentences, requiring a word to be changed each time into a suitable synonym.
Good for homework or starter.
Thesaurus practice.
Mes Vacances
Starter
Match the French and English. These are all phrases/sentences that can be used to describe something about a holiday!!
Variety of tenses - so good towards the end of a topic!
A 30 word word search in French to reinforce vocabulary - good for revision / homework.
2 vocabulary match worksheet - matching the French and English
2 power point presentations to introduce and practise vocabulary.
Power point to introduce the J'ai mal phrases
Starter document - to fill in the missing phrases - either in French or English - includes 'les conseils' - so pieces of advice you would be given for illnesses
ICT task - at the chemist - full single lesson ICT activities
A matching exercise - good as a starter to reinforce vocabulary.
A word search looking for phrases on hair and eyes - good as a starter or homework - includes key verbs - I am and I have
3 resources:
1. a simple presentation showing how to to say the different floors of the house and then a reminder slide about using à + definite article - to say on the first floor etc.
2. An ICT task - that should take a single lesson to create a word search on rooms of the house - also encourages dictionary use - to look up and add more. If more needed to fill the lesson - students could make a power point of the rooms and label in French. The word searches they make could then be swapped around and used as a starter in the next lesson.
3. Ready made word search on rooms of the house in French. Words go in all directions - including backwards. Includes searching for the definite article. Good as a homework / starter or simply vocabulary consolidation.
Puzzle 1 requires you to translate these phrases into German and fit them into the puzzle:
ACROSS
1 I have a wash
6 I have a shower
7 I have a bath
8 I watch TV
9 I do my homework
10 I get up
11 I go to school
12 I eat my dinner
DOWN
2 I go to bed
3 I get dressed
4 I go home
5 I have breakfast
6 I get undressed
Puzzle 2 - has the German phrases and asks for the English translation to be fitted into the crossword
Good as consolidation work / a starter or homework
Step by step lesson plans to cover 6 weeks of lessons on Stone Cold - by Robert Swindells.
Full plans - with clear activities.
Unit scheme also attached and other teaching ideas and resources.
Crossword to practise putting times into German. Good homework / starter or consolidation
Includes the following times:
ACROSS
1 8.10
3 11.15
5 4.55
6 2.45
8 10.30
10 10.00
11 6.30
12 12.30
13 6.20
DOWN
2 2.40
4 12.45
7 1.00
9 8.30