This GCSE Grammar Guide will give your students a go-to booklet for all of their grammar needs. It is a step-by-step revision guide to forming a wide of tenses, as well as an extensive range of grammatical terms. Pupils will be able to refer back to this time and time again for speaking and writing preparation and/or to check their grammar. There are two copies of this booklet, one is in colour, the other in black and white for you printing preference. It contains clear and concise explanations in a well-organised layout with useful examples. It will boost confidence to use a wide range of grammar structures effectively and encourage independent learning. The booklet contains a full page on each of the following: • The Present Tense – Regular Verbs • The Present Tense – Irregular Verbs • The Present Tense – Reflexive Verbs • The Perfect Tense – Avoir Verbs • The Perfect Tense – Être Verbs • The Imperfect Tense • The Immediate / Near Future Tense • The Simple Future • The Conditional Tense • Modal Verbs • Infinitives • Negatives • Adjectives • Comparatives • Superlatives • Conjunctions • The Interrogative • Extras

This PowerPoint introduces pupils to adjectives in a step-by-step format. The slides contain grammar notes that pupils can note in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using adjectives. It starts with adjectival rules and agreement, going through irregulars and irregular patterns. The PowerPoint then introduces and explains demonstrative and interrogative adjectives. Throughout and following each section there are exercises for pupils to complete to check comprehension. There is also a lengthy worksheet, which accompanies the PowerPoint.

This Paris resource is all in English and is an insight into Paris. There is lots of information about Paris itself and its top tourist attractions, which can be used by students in the task given: to create a brochure or e-brochure about Paris for English speaking tourists. There are also 2 quizzes for students to complete (with accompanying worksheets and answers on the PowerPoint), based on the information they have read on the PowerPoint, and a word search.

This is a set of resources to introduce and practice 22 places in the town and lots more. The PowerPoint initially introduces places in the town items in 2 sections, each with practice exercises, along with their plural forms. The resource is easily adaptable if you want to introduce less. There is a wide range of activities on the PowerPoint and on an accompanying worksheet. ‘Es gibt einen, eine, ein’ is introduced and ‘es gibt keinen, keine, kein’ with practice activities. There are reading comprehensions, translations, true/ false activities, match ups, fill the blanks. The idea of what you can do with ‘man kann’ is also introduced and practiced. Pupils will gain a good knowledge of a wide range of places in the town, and will be able to recognise and use them in a range of situations. The work in this pack of resources will certainly cover several lessons.

This resource will ensure your students have a full understanding of both regular and irregular verbs in the present tense, and that they will be able to form the present tense in French confidently and independently. This pack has two lengthy Power Points that explain in detail how to form the present tense of regular and irregular verbs. The first PowerPoint goes through in detail how to form the present tense of -er, -ir and -re verbs and the slides can be used as grammar notes for pupils to record in their books. Each section has a range of exercises to complete and there are final exercises to complete using all the three types of regular verbs. These exercises include transition exercises, important to start early on, ready for the new GCSE specifications. The irregular verbs PowerPoint follows a very similar format with exercises to complete, translation work and challenges. There are worksheets to accompany each PowerPoint. These presentations of the present tense follow a tried and tested method; ensuring pupils have a clear grasp of this tense.

This PowerPoint introduces pupils to a wide range of conjunctions needed to achieve an excellent grade at GCSE, in a step-by-step format. The slides contain grammar notes that pupils can note in their exercise books and use as a reference for all future work using conjunctions. There are lots of examples and practice activities to complete. There is also a worksheet, which accompanies the PowerPoint (21 slides). This is a tried and tested method to ensure comprehension and check the ability to confidently create more complex phrases, through an extensive range of exercises.

This resource is for KS3 students, based on the GCSE Theme 1 Topic ‘Self, family and friends’ (or for foundation level KS4 students). The booklet contains a whole range of reading, writing and speaking exercises, similar to those that students could face at GCSE. The student booklet is a 29-page document, broken down into six sub-topics and each sub-topic has 10 exercises to complete. The sub-topics are: all about me; my family; physical descriptions; characteristics; pets and a revision of all topics. The activities include true/false, comprehension questions, translation exercises into English and French, match-ups, writing activities based on given photos, individual writing tasks, gap-fills, multiple choice and speaking activities. There is a second copy of the booklet included with answers. The booklet can be used in stages to supplement class work; it is also ideal for revision purposes, for assessment or to set as cover work too.

This document is in the format of worksheets/ a booklet that can be given to all GCSE students. It is broken down into themes and then into the topics within each theme. For each topic there are 10 translation exercises, as on the Reading Exam. It is contains in total 120 translations of varying lengths and levels of challenge. The translations have been created carefully and are in line with exam board exemplar materials. This could be used by pupils at the end of teaching each topic/ sub-theme in order to test/ check understanding and to practise translation skills or used for wider translation purposes.

This is a set of 28 question cards and 28 answer cards to get your pupils speaking to each other in Spanish and great to use as starters for target language practice. They include questions about name age, likes, favourites, preferences, family, daily routine, and many more. These fun colourful cards can be printed and cut into individual question and answer cards to be used in several different ways, depending on the ability and confidence of your students: Both question and answer cards can be given to students in pairs to practice a conversation. (Easier level) Question cards only given to pairs to practice a conversation. Students will need to form their own answers. (Middle level) Students are only given the answer cards and need to use these to form the relevant questions. (Harder level) It is essential that pupils can ask questions (not just answer them). Regular practice of these question and answer sessions will allow them to get used to asking questions and be able to formulate further questions independently.

Easily adaptable for home learning. This PowerPoint introduces pupils to a total of 36 items of clothing. The clothes are introduced in 3 sets of 12 items of clothing. In each set there is plenty of practice of each item. Pupils are able to practice answers to question about what they wear and what other people wear/ are wearing (present tense only). There are various activities for them to complete and a lengthy worksheet that accompanies the PowerPoint. Also enclosed in the pack is a word search document. After practicing all of the clothes, the PowerPoint revises colours and goes on to explain adjectival colour agreements in the accusative with lots of examples. There is a table that pupils can copy or it can be printed, as a reference for all future work with colours in the accusative form. There is then a range of exercises for pupils to practice talking about clothes and colours. This is a tried and tested method to ensure and check the comprehension throughout.

Easily adaptable for home learning. This PowerPoint introduces pupils to a total of 36 items of clothing. The clothes are introduced in 3 sets of 12 items of clothing. In each set there is plenty of practice of each item. Pupils are able to practice answers to question about what they wear and what other people wear/ are wearing (present tense only). There are various activities for them to complete and a lengthy worksheet that accompanies the PowerPoint. Also enclosed in the pack is a word search document. After practicing all of the clothes, the PowerPoint revises colours and goes on to explain adjectival colour agreements with lots of examples. There is a table that pupils can copy or it can be printed, as a reference for all future work with colour adjectival agreements. There is then a range of exercises for pupils to practice talking about clothes and colours. This is a tried and tested method to ensure and check the comprehension throughout.

This is a set of resources to introduce and practise reading and writing in French. The first PowerPoint is a very basic story about a day out in the zoo (Une Journée au Zoo) and there are different activities to do, related to the story. The second PowerPoint is the story of the Three Little Pigs (Les Trois Petits Cochons) and there are again activities to complete about the story. The third PowerPoint is to get pupils to write their own stories in French (or use well-known stories). Pupils are to make short story books in groups (or individually). They should decide the age they are aiming their storybook at and write and illustrate a story. I have used card with my groups to make their books and I have a lovely set of storybooks! Pupils can also make a set of short activities to go with the book they have created, based on the type of activities in Power Points 1 and 2. These can then be used with classes in lower groups to read and complete the activities. It can be a really fun activity and pupils really enjoy doing it. This is ideal for pupils in years 8 or 9, prior to starting their GCSE course.

For the new GCSE exams, pupils will be expected to understand all French exam rubrics. This PowerPoint goes through all rubrics needed, starting with understanding the main verbs, commonly used words and then through to whole instructions in French. There are plenty of exercises for pupils to complete and a worksheet that accompanies the PowerPoint. This could be broken down and used over several lessons.

For the new GCSE exams, pupils will be expected to understand all German exam rubrics. This PowerPoint goes through all rubrics needed, starting with understanding the main verbs, commonly used words and then through to whole instructions in German. There are plenty of exercises for pupils to complete and a worksheet that accompanies the PowerPoint. This could be broken down and used over several lessons. UPDATED 20/02/17

For the new GCSE exams, pupils will be expected to understand all Spanish exam rubrics. This PowerPoint goes through all rubrics needed, starting with understanding the main verbs, commonly used words and then through to whole instructions in Spanish. There are plenty of exercises for pupils to complete and a worksheet that accompanies the PowerPoint. This could be broken down and used over several lessons.

This is a set of 30 role-plays in a printable format to use for mock/ preparation/ class practice for speaking exams. These are all based on Theme 1 – Identity and Culture and have been compiled by studying exemplar materials given by all exam boards. There are 15 foundation tier and 15 higher tier role-plays. There is a teacher’s pack for each set of role-plays, giving the teacher’s part for each conversation. There are also two PowerPoints, one for the foundation role-plays, one for the higher set. Each PowerPoint starts with an explanation of the role play section of the exam and then shows each role play card, followed by showing the (!) unknown question so that students can also prepare for that/ start to predict what the unknown question could be.

This document is in the format of worksheets/ a booklet that can be given to all GCSE students. It is broken down into themes and then into the topics within each theme. For each topic there are 10 translation exercises, as on the Reading Exam. It is contains in total 120 translations of varying lengths and levels of challenge. The translations have been created carefully and are in line with exam board exemplar materials. This could be used by pupils at the end of teaching each topic/ sub-theme in order to test/ check understanding and to practise translation skills or used for wider translation purposes.

This set of resources is aimed at German students who are going to be introduced to the present tense verb conjugation. There is lesson plan and all resources, including a Powerpoint presentation for entire lesson(s), a detailed lesson plan, worksheets etc needed for one or two lessons, after which time students will be able to conjugate regular present tense verbs and understand all grammar terms used.

This is a booklet that can be printed for each student and contains approximately 200 general conversation questions. These questions have put together by researching all exam boards specifications and example materials. The questions are in themes are also broken down into sub-themes. Within each set of questions in a sub-theme, they have been classified into tenses so that pupils can be clear of the tense they need to use to answer the relevant question. These can form the basis of regular classroom practice for the speaking exam and if pupils are confident with these questions, they will also be able to answer many of the questions that will form part of the photo card section of the exam. UPDATED