A 19-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then introduces the Knowledge Organiser for this topic (included), and then introduces lots of school subjects in German and introduces the idea of stating opinions (with “Ich liebe”, “Ich mag (nicht)” and “Ich hasse”. There is then a sentence builder with intensifiers and reasons, and a couple of listening exercises to practise this. It then introduces the idea of saying what “he” and “she” like/don’t like and it ends with a writing exercise state opinions and reasons in the first and third person. Please note that there is a reference to a Linguascope worksheet, which I can’t share due to Copyright. This is lesson 26 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 13-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then introduces the rooms of the house with a cartoon house with special effects and sounds! There are then two listening exercises to practise the vocab, before a quick reminder of compound nouns and plurals. There is then some information on “es gibt” and using the accusative case after it, as well as information on using “kein”. Afterwards there are some translations and it ends with a written activity asking students to put it all together with opinions and reasons. This is lesson 40 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 19-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then introduces days of the week (via the Very Hungry Caterpillar) and then practises them with a listening exercise. There are then some timetables from other countries and a reading comprehension on the board. It then talks through ordinal numbers (to say "in the first/second/third period), and there’s a multiple choice comprehension quiz (included). It then introduces the basic way of saying the time, with a grid for students to fill in, and some listening practice. It ends with a written exercise asking students to write about 5 items on their timetable. This is lesson 27 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A short starter/plenary to show students the importance of using MFL in future careers. The PowerPoint runs through some statistics about future earnings, benefits to employers and snippets from a recent newspaper article about why MFL is useful in business. Suitable for all languages as they’re not language specific. Five similar activities available in my shop, each one priced at £1, but also available as a bundle for £5. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 3.3 - Sport. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Saying what you like/prefer/like best”, “Using separable and reflexive verbs in the future tense”, and “Using wann, wenn, and als correctly”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.

All students start with “Starting Sheet” and have the homework one week to memorise the full sheet. The sheet has lots of key verbs and three tense sentences for each verb. In the next lesson, all students get Round 1. They have to fill in the gaps. If the student reaches the pass mark, they are on to Round 2 the following week. If not, they complete Round 1 again until they pass. (Homework can be to revise from Starting Sheet every week.) It gets more difficult each week until Round 10, in which they’re filling in the full German and English sentences in different tenses.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the Photo Card part. It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, some general tips, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - a list of key vocabulary and phrases to memorise for the exam. It includes key question words, information about stating and explaining your opinion, some key verbs in different tenses, and tips for the Role Play, Photo Card and General Conversation.

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Using “gern” to state opinions Justifying your opinions Using “seit” to say how long you’ve been doing something Key Phrases Music genres and example phrases Film genres Social media vocabulary Musical instruments vocabulary Music/TV/film/social media tense phrases It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Holidays Daily Routine These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Writing exam - the 150-word essay part (which only appears on the Higher tier). It explains the format of the exam, information on the word count, the mark scheme, some general tips, some common question vocabulary, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.

A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 11.1 - University or Work? It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Understanding and using the future tense”, “Using welcher?”, and “Using infinitives following zu”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the General Conversation part at the Higher tier. It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.

A 36-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then goes through an introduction to phonics. It then goes through 16 common German phonic sounds for students to note down on a grid (included). It then asks students to try pronouncing some team members of the 2020 Women’s German National football team. There is also a short poem, and an activity to highlight the phonics covered in the lesson in the numbers up to 12. Also included is a grid for students to fill in at the same time. This is lesson 9 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 12-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then introduces lots of clothing vocabulary (along with the gender) and there is some translation (into English and then into German) to practise simple sentences. There is a listening/gap fill activity, before the grammar information about adjectival endings. It ends with a written exercise asking students to write about their school uniform. This is lesson 29 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Using opinions Prepositions Using “möchte” to say what you’d like Key phrases Town and shopping vocabulary Fruit and vegetables vocabulary Town and shopping phrases Town and shopping tense phrases It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Holidays Body and Fitness Daily Routine Film, TV, Music and Social Media These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

An information sheet explaining how to state your opinion in German, how to use interesting intensifiers, giving reasons using “weil”, “denn”, and “da”, and then plenty of adjectives using emojis. Goes well with the 6-page classroom display posters (​https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-making-your-opinions-interesting-display-with-emojis-6-pages-12164824)

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Using the accusative case after “es gibt” Comparatives Using “ich möchte” Key phrases Town vocabulary Town tense phrases It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home Holidays Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Daily Routine Film, TV, Music and Social Media These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger