This resource is based on speaking card G from AQA’s specimen speaking tests. I have transcribed the questions the examiner asks and left spaces underneath for students to write their own answers. After this, I plan to let the listen to the actual recording to see how they did in comparison to the candidate and get them to correct any mistakes in the transcript.

A very self-explanatory worksheet useful for cover lessons in Spanish. It is loosely based on pages 104 and 105 of Viva 1, second edition on the topic of “What is there in your city?” ¿Qué hay en tu ciudad? Answers can be completed in exercise books or on lined paper (to make them last longer!). There are some exercises which use words and phrases not in Viva, but they are easily guessable, or pupils can use a dictionary. Answers and translations are also provided for non-specialist cover teachers.

A very self-explanatory worksheet useful for cover lessons in Spanish. It is loosely based on pages 32 and 33 of Viva 1, second edition on the topic of “What do you like to do?” ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Answers can be completed in exercise books or on lined paper (to make them last longer!). There are some exercises which use words and phrases not in Viva, but they are easily guessable, or pupils can use a dictionary. Answers and translations are also provided for non-specialist cover teachers.

A very self-explanatory worksheet useful for cover lessons in Spanish. It is loosely based on pages 56 and 57 of Viva 1, second edition on the topic of “What do you study?” ¿Qué estudias? Answers can be completed in exercise books or on lined paper (to make them last longer!). There are some exercises which use words and phrases not in Viva, but they are easily guessable, or pupils can use a dictionary. Answers and translations are also provided for non-specialist cover teachers.

A very self-explanatory worksheet useful for cover lessons in Spanish. It is loosely based on pages 16 and 17 of Viva 1, second edition on the topic of “Do you have pets? ¿Tienes mascotas?” Answers can be completed in exercise books or on lined paper (to make them last longer!). There are some exercises which use words and phrases not in Viva, but they are easily guessable, or pupils can use a dictionary. Answers and translations are also provided for non-specialist cover teachers.

This is a bundle put together for St. Martin’s Day in German lessons. There are different versions for Y7, Y8 and Y10/11, but they could be used in any order for any year (I just don’t have any Year 9s this year!). There are 3 PPTs. Some sections of all 3 PPTs are the same, but the song is different for each year group, in cas I want to repeat the lessons next year. The GCSE one also has the transcript of the “Sendung mit dem Elefanten” St Martin’s Day programme with gaps and a GCSE style photo card task relating to unit 4 (Festivals and Traditions). The KS3 lesson have really simple questions for the video, which can mostly be answered by just watching, without even listening to the sound. There is also a lantern picture to decorate at the end. It’s taken me a while to put all of this together, so I hope you like it!

A full lesson (can also stretch to 2) I did as an observation with Y11 on the topic of "Umwelt". It concentrates on the skill of writing for the outgoing controlled assessments, but it will still be very useful in the new spec as it is also about general writing skill and translation. This lesson comes with a PP, handouts, a help sheet for foundation candidates and ABCD posters for the plenary, where students had to turn to the correct letter stuck around the room. This lesson has been awarded "outstanding" twice. It is based on the Heinemann Higher book for GCSE but includes a help sheet for weaker pupils. I can also send you the lesson plan on request.

Instructions and resources for making a card with a pop up Eiffel Tower inside and some interesting facts about the tower. Great for end of term or other French cultural lessons. Would suite primary, Year 7 and even my Year 8s still like it. I've written detailed instructions on how to do it. Even my bottom set managed, but if you're struggling, let me know and I'll send you a picture of a finished one!

This is a resource that I originally made to help my Year 11 with their pronunciation for one of their upcoming speaking assessments. It features many of the main commonly mispronounced sounds, with various example words. It the builds up to a slide with a mixture of words and sounds, culminating in some really long words, just for fun! As a bonus, I have left in the last activity which was to help my class memorise a paragraph, something which, obviously, we are moving away from again, but still might be useful (it seemed a shame to delete it anyway!)

This is a lesson based on the French Halloween Song "La chanson des squelettes" on Youtube. It comes with PowerPoint and 3 different worksheets, gradually getting more challenging. I have used this with Year 7 mixed ability, but would be good for any KS3 classes. It also fits in quite well with the topics of daily routine and time and also the grammar point of present tense (3rd person plural) - it's good to illustrate the pronunciation (or lack of!) of verbs ending in -ent.

Vocab match up activities for all of the main reading texts in the Kerboodle A level year 1 book for chapter 1 (Familie im Wandel). Answers included too.

This is a document I used to help students write about our recent trip to the Rhineland, although it could be adapted for other areas. It could either be used while on the trip to help students write a diary entry each evening, or after the trip. I get them to choose one of the days which they then write up on a post card to send home.

For and against suggestions for each of the A2 German topics to help students form their arguments for the speaking test whichever side they choose to take.

A treasure hunt that I use every year on my Rhine trip to the Boppard area. We stay in the small town of Bad Salzig (5 mins from Boppard). The treasure Hunt starts and ends at the Hotel Apostelhof (although this can be edited), and takes around an hour. It is advisable that students start on the same side of the street as the hotel then make their way down to an allocated member of staff who should stand where they are to cross the road and make their way back down. I also suggest another member of staff stands near the church near the end of the treasure hunt.

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.

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!

A catchy song about protecting the environment. Worksheet with gaps. My Y11s loved it! Link at the bottom of the worksheet.

This is the 3rd in a series of lessons I wrote with a skills rather than a topic based focus for Y8 beginners.

This is the first in a series of lessons which I wrote for a skills (rather than topics) based scheme of work. It covers basic greetings and numbers up to 10 but the main focus is on setting up the class with the skills to work out things for themselves. The focus for this lesson is pronunciation. These lessons can be used alongside Echo/Echo Express 1. (They would probably also go with any beginners course). The lessons were originally written for set 1/2 year 8 beginners but could be adapted for year 7 mixed ability learners.