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I made this for a trip I took to the Black Forest area in Germany. It takes place around the town of Lahr, which is where our hotel was.

This was a lesson written as part of the unit on "myself and my family" for Year 10. It focusses on personality and the use of relative clauses. It comes with handouts and a vocab match up sheet. This lesson has been awarded "outstanding" twice. The lesson is based around a multiple choice personality test of the type found in trashy teenage magazines to appeal to Y10! The listening is from Logo 4 red, but you can miss that part out if you don't have it. Please note, I have removed the names of some teachers from my school from the personality test. You will need to replace these with the names of teachers from your own school. Students find this hilarious and it makes it more "real" for them! You could probably string this out for 2 lessons too.

I made this lesson for a Year 11 taster session in the summer term. I wanted to pick something they were familiar with, so chose the topic of "family" but used resources from Zeitgeist rather than Nelson Thornes 1) because I think Z is easier and 2) because we use NT in Year 12 so didn't want them repeating the same work later. It comes with a PowerPoint, handouts and a vocab sheet. You can make this last 2 hours if you include the extra grammar activity. This can, of course, also be used with actual Y12s!

A grid containing around 30 words in the singular form for students to find the plurals in a dictionary/glossary and look up the English translation. I used it with Y8, but would be suitable for any year group. Could be used as and extension or a competition/who can do it the fastest challenge. It was based on the glossary from Echo Express 1, but I imagine most course book glossaries will have similar words, or you can use dictionaries. My Y8 top set loved the challenge of a race!

This is the Smart Notebook document to be used alongside my grammar booklet. Both resources can be used on their own or together. The benefit of having the Notebook version is that answers can be revealed to the whole class. This resource covers basic grammar for GCSE Level with simple explanations, exercises and solutions. None topic specific, simple vocabulary is used so that the focus stays on grammar and exercises can be slotted in at any time, regardless of topic being studied. This can also be used in the orientation phase of Year 12 and selected parts are appropriate for good KS3 classes. 20 different grammar points are covered over 72 pages. Please see below. Contents • Personal Pronouns • The Present Tense of Regular Verbs • Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense • Haben and Sein • Separable Verbs • The Perfect Tense with Haben • The Perfect Tense with Sein • The Perfect Tense with Haben and Sein • The Future Tense • Modal Verbs • Word Order (Simple) • Word Order (Complex) • Word Order (Time, Manner, Place ) • Prepositions with the Dative Case • Prepositions with the Accusative Case • Dual Case Prepositions • Plurals • Relative Clauses • Questions • Comparatives and Superlatives

Lesson 2 of a series to help year 13 students understand the book. I usually make this as a booklet, as a front cover is also provided. This series of lessons also includes vocab lists, gap texts and comprehension questions. Lesson 2 covers chapters 3,4 and 5.

A lesson for Year 12 on the uses and advantages and disadvantages of the internet using authentic resources. This lesson was graded outstanding recently.

A research task for completing in a computer room/with laptops/iPads. 26 questions to answer based on a website written for kids about Christmas in Germany. There are also links to 3 videos to watch and complete activities on. Suitable for KS3.

57 Umwelt themed words for GCSE level. Space provided for student to write in their own translations.

Two gap texts for the Nikolaus song by Rolf Zuckowski. There is an easier version that I use with year 7/8 and a harder version for the older ones. Link to the song at the bottom of the sheet.

A double sided worksheet that will last an entire lesson. Ideal for cover work. Students can work independently on a variety of tasks of increasing difficulty. Answers and other useful vocab provided for non-specialist cover teachers. Ideas for open ended tasks provided at the end as an extension or for early finishers. Concentrates on the perfect tense with sein.

PowerPoint to go with my double sided cover worksheet for a more interactive cover lesson. Answers and other useful vocab provided for non-specialist cover teachers. Ideas for open ended tasks provided at the end as an extension or for early finishers. Concentrates on the perfect tense with haben, regular and irregular past participles. Instructions, activities and answers can be projected. Work sheet also available to purchase separately.

PowerPoint to go with my double sided covr worksheet. Ideal for cover work. A variety of tasks of increasing difficulty. Answers and other useful vocab provided for non-specialist cover teachers. Ideas for open ended tasks provided at the end as an extension or for early finishers. Concentrates on the perfect tense with sein. Can be projected for a more interactive cover lesson. Worksheet also available to purchase separately.

An extra easy version of my general conversation booklet for students who get overwhelmed when faced with too much. Each question is provided with a very simple writing frame to help structure very simple one or two line answers. I have also cut out a lot of the more difficult topics such as poverty, charity work and environment. I will be giving this booklet to my students who, at the moment are even struggling to get a grade 4, as they have no idea where to even start with their speaking preparation.

A three page resource detailing facts and figures that will be useful for students to know for the speaking exam. Each page deals with one of the sub topics (Immigration, Integration and Racism).

UPDATED JUNE 19. SOME OUT OF DATE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND I’VE ADDED THE ANSWERS AS REQUESTED. A treasure hunt that I use every year on my Rhine trip to the Boppard area. The treasure hunt takes around an hour and you can edit it to meet students wherever you want (I suggest in a nice warm café with Kaffee und Kuchen). It starts in the main square and I suggest sending group off with staggered timings, or even get different groups to start at different questions. I also give extra marks for speed, as long as they have answered everything! You can also give extra points for asking them to answer some questions in both German and English (I have done this on some but not all) PLease note, I cannot guarantee this will be still up to date when you use it!

Lesson 1 of a series to help year 13 students understand the book. I usually make this as a booklet, as a front cover is also provided. This series of lessons also includes vocab lists, gap texts and comprehension questions. Lesson 1 covers chapters 1 and 2.