Secondary MFL (French and German) and EAL teacher, HoD, GCSE examiner: my shop has resources for teachers in all these subjects, to help make teaching a bit easier! New resources for the NEW MFL GCSE's are being continuously uploaded. If you would like an invoice or have any feedback, please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
Secondary MFL (French and German) and EAL teacher, HoD, GCSE examiner: my shop has resources for teachers in all these subjects, to help make teaching a bit easier! New resources for the NEW MFL GCSE's are being continuously uploaded. If you would like an invoice or have any feedback, please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
This is an overview of AQA German GCSE prior to the changes coming in September 2024. This is a handout for students/parents.
MFL Resources, best sellers!
Bundle of German Knowledge Organisers
Bundle of French GCSE Resources
Learn German through Superhero Comics - The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi!
Other FREE resources to help make teaching easier!
An A4 handout for parents/students with some Top Tips for Learning German
A one page overview of the German GCSE AQA 2024
A one page overview of the German GCSE Edexcel 2024
A Vocabulary Learning Lesson
Retrieval activities, starters and plenaries
How to support EAL learners in the classroom - practical tips
This is an overview of the EDEXCEL German GCSE course for teaching from September 2024.
It’s for students/parents or just as a helpful overview for teachers.
OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE NEW GERMAN EDEXCEL GCSE:
These 10 Vocabulary/Homework booklets are designed for the 2024 Edexcel GCSE. They are designed to be interactive and encourgage students to use the vocabulary in a variety of different contexts.
The booklets are divided into sub-topics. Each sub-topic starts with a vocabulary list and then leads into a variety of exercises from fill-in-the-blanks, wordsearches, reading tasks and translations to verb conjugation drills. Each activity aims to solidify understanding and retention.
Each booklet finishes with 2 exam-style writing tasks (Edexcel and AQA): describe a photo and a 80-90 word written task.
The booklets are all around 50 pages.All answers are at the back.
There are 10 booklets covering these themes. Click on the link to see what’s inside. ‘Family’ is free.
1. Life-Style and Well-being
2. Family
3. Media, Technology, Film and TV
4. Neighbourhood, Shopping and Food and Drink
5. School, Future and Basics
6. Travel, Tourism and Environment
AQA OVERVIEW:
This is the AQA GCSE Overview
If you have feedback please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you find my resources helpful please leave a review. Thank you!
This is a collection of 15 engaging worksheets designed to help your students master French numbers and telling time.
Best Sellers are these vocabulary workbooks:
Food and Drink
My Neighourhood and House
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, Work and Future Opportunities
Grammar lessons and workbooks:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
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This lesson is about the conditional tense in French.
The lesson breakdown:
When the conditional is used
How it is formed and give examples
There are a few ‘What’s Missing Games?’ which can be done orally or on mini-whiteboards
There are translation tasks
There is a reading task
There is a 90 word writing task
Includes:
GCSE writing checklist
Higher level structures sheet
Other French Grammar Lessons:
French Tenses:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Perfect Tense Lessons and Booklet
High Level Structures at GCSE:
Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson with Booklet
More French GCSE Revision:
Buy this as part of a French GCSE Revision Resource Bundle
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! This resource is all about New Year / Saint Sylvestre.
It is 8 worksheets on the topic of New Year in France.
Enjoy!
OTHER CULTURAL RESOURCES:
Halloween
La Toussaint
La fete des lumieres
Christmas
New Year
Valentine’s Day
BEST SELLERS!
French Vocabulary and Activity Booklets:
Food and Drink
My Neighourhood and House
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, Work and Future Opportunities
Social Media, Gaming, TV and Music
French Grammar:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
If you have any feedback please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources please leave me a review on TES! Thank you!
UNIT 2: Healthy Living and Lifestyle - Revision Activities
This resource is a selection of games/activities which re-caps the key grammar points from Unit 2
Ready-Made AQA GCSE German Lessons (Higher Tier)
This is part of a set of ready-made lessons tailored specifically to the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier specification with first teaching from 2024. These lessons cover all the essential grammar and vocabulary outlined by AQA.
These lessons are designed to accompany and support the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier textbook, which is published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and approved by AQA. While the lessons follow the AQA and OUP two-year scheme of work and are aligned with the sequence of grammar points and vocabulary in the textbook, all tasks, activities, and content within the lessons are entirely original and independently created.
Each lesson is designed to be both engaging and effective, with activities that not only support learning but also make it fun (I hope!). The lessons are structured to improve exam technique, with a focus on building skills through practice.
Lesson Structure
Every lesson begins with a retrieval activity to reinforce prior learning.
New grammar and vocabulary are introduced in an accessible way.
A variety of interactive tasks are included to ensure student engagement.
Activities also practice key skills needed for AQA GCSE success, such as reading aloud, dictation, role play, describing a photo, and writing tasks.
Each lesson concludes with a plenary to consolidate learning.
This resources goes well with:
UNIT 2: HEALTHY LIVING AND LIFESTYLE
UNIT 2: Wir essen gern!
UNIT 2: Ein gesundes Leben
UNIT 2: Glück und Gesundheit
UNIT 2: Pass gut auf dich auf
UNIT 2: Vocabulary and activity booklet
UNIT 1: IDENTITY AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS
Unit 1: Identity and Relationships with Others
German Cases Lessons
German Cases Booklet
If you have any feedback or questions please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES! Thank you
Ready-Made AQA GCSE German Lessons (Higher Tier)
This is a set of ready-made lessons tailored specifically to the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier specification with first teaching from 2024. These lessons cover all the essential grammar and vocabulary outlined by AQA.
These lessons are designed to accompany and support the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier textbook, which is published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and approved by AQA. While the lessons follow the AQA and OUP two-year scheme of work and are aligned with the sequence of grammar points and vocabulary in the textbook, all tasks, activities, and content within the lessons are entirely original and independently created.
Each lesson is designed to be both engaging and effective, with activities that not only support learning but also make it fun (I hope!). The lessons are structured to improve exam technique, with a focus on building skills through practice.
Lesson Structure
Every lesson begins with a retrieval activity to reinforce prior learning.
New grammar and vocabulary are introduced in an accessible way.
A variety of interactive tasks are included to ensure student engagement.
Activities also practice key skills needed for AQA GCSE success, such as reading aloud, dictation, role play, describing a photo, and writing tasks.
Each lesson concludes with a plenary to consolidate learning.
THIS RESOURCE
Spring Term 1 - Unit 3: Education and Work.
This is the first lesson which introduces the topic for the half term.
This goes well with:
Word Search Mania!
A booklet of German word searches covering all the topics for GCSE German
Learn German Grammar Through Comics!
A series of lessons where grammar points are taught through the character, Captain O’Scampi!
If you have any feedback or questions please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES! Thank you
Halloween!
1.This resource includes 2 power points on Halloween
2. It also includes over 20 different worksheets all on the topic of Halloween in French. The worksheets are anagrams, word searches, mazes, cross words, quizzes, vocab games and more!
Suitable for secondary school students.
Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
OTHER CULTURAL RESOURCES
Halloween
La Toussaint
La fete des lumieres
Christmas
New Year
Valentine’s Day
BEST SELLERS!
French Vocabulary and Activity Booklets:
Food and Drink
My Neighourhood and House
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, Work and Future Opportunities
Social Media, Gaming, TV and Music
French Grammar:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
If you have any feedback please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources please leave me a review on TES! Thank you!
Ready-Made AQA GCSE German Lessons (Higher Tier)
This is a set of ready-made lessons tailored specifically to the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier specification with first teaching from 2024. These lessons cover all the essential grammar and vocabulary outlined by AQA.
These lessons are designed to accompany and support the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier textbook, which is published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and approved by AQA. While the lessons follow the AQA and OUP two-year scheme of work and are aligned with the sequence of grammar points and vocabulary in the textbook, all tasks, activities, and content within the lessons are entirely original and independently created.
Each lesson is designed to be both engaging and effective, with activities that not only support learning but also make it fun (I hope!). The lessons are structured to improve exam technique, with a focus on building skills through practice.
Lesson Structure
Every lesson begins with a retrieval activity to reinforce prior learning.
New grammar and vocabulary are introduced in an accessible way.
A variety of interactive tasks are included to ensure student engagement.
Activities also practice key skills needed for AQA GCSE success, such as reading aloud, dictation, role play, describing a photo, and writing tasks.
Each lesson concludes with a plenary to consolidate learning.
Autumn Half Term 1 - Unit 1
1.1
FREE
Handout: AQA GCSE German Course and Exam overview
Handout: AQA GCSE German Learning Journey
Lesson: AQA GCSE German Introdution to the Course/Exam
THIS RESOURCE
Introduction: Identity and Relationships with Others. This lesson introduces Theme 1: People and Lifestyle
1.2
Familie und Freunde - 2 lessons
1.3
Meine Leute und ich - 2 lessons
1.4
Lebensweisen und Lebensbeziehungen - 2 lessons
1.5
Wichtige Beziehungen - 2 lessons
1.6
Revision Lesson
Unit 1: Vocabulary Booklet with Activities
This goes well with:
Word Search Mania!
A booklet of German word searches covering all the topics for GCSE German
Learn German Grammar Through Comics!
A series of lessons where grammar points are taught through the character, Captain O’Scampi!
If you have any feedback or questions please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES! Thank you
Merry Christmas! This resource is all about Christmas.
Included is:
Presentation on French Christmas traditions
Presentation about how Christmas is celebrated throughout the French speaking world
20 worksheets about Christmas: word searches, crosswords, vocab activites and more!
OTHER CULTURAL RESOURCES:
Halloween
La Toussaint
La fete des lumieres
Christmas
New Year
Valentine’s Day
BEST SELLERS!
French Vocabulary and Activity Booklets:
Food and Drink
My Neighourhood and House
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, Work and Future Opportunities
Social Media, Gaming, TV and Music
French Grammar:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
If you have any feedback please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources please leave me a review on TES! Thank you!
This resource is all about La Fête des Lumières (the festival of lights) celebrated around the 8th December in Lyon, France
The resource includes:
presentation
more than 10 worksheets with answers. The worksheets are anagrams, word searches, mazes, cross words, quizzes, vocab games and more!
Suitable for secondary school students.
Enjoy!
OTHER CULTURAL RESOURCES:
Halloween
La Toussaint
La fete des lumieres
Christmas
New Year
Valentine’s Day
BEST SELLERS!
French Vocabulary and Activity Booklets:
Food and Drink
My Neighourhood and House
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, Work and Future Opportunities
Social Media, Gaming, TV and Music
French Grammar:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
If you have any feedback please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources please leave me a review on TES! Thank you!
This resource is all about Valentine’s Day. Included is a presentation outlining how it is celebrated in France and a selection of more than 20 worksheets. The worksheets are designed to be fun and engaging whilst also reinforcing vocabulary.
OTHER CULTURAL RESOURCES:
Halloween
La Toussaint
La fete des lumieres
Christmas
New Year
Valentine’s Day
If you have any questions of feedback please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com. If you like my resources please leave a review. Thank you!
This resource is all about La Toussaint - All Saint’s Day. It includes:
presentation
more than 10 worksheets with answers. The worksheets are anagrams, word searches, mazes, cross words, quizzes, vocab games and more!
Suitable for secondary school students.
Enjoy!
GOES WELL WITH:
Halloween
La Toussaint
La fete des lumieres
Christmas
New Year
Valentine’s Day
BEST SELLERS:
French Vocabulary and Activity Booklets:
Food and Drink
My Neighourhood and House
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, Work and Future Opportunities
FRENCH GRAMMAR:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
If you have any feedback please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources please leave me a review on TES! Thank you!
This presentation is aimed at students wanting to achieve grade 7 or more in their French GCSE. I have used it for revision sessions.
The presentation goes through different grammatical structures, giving an example and an activity for each structure.
The final task is a choice of two writing tasks with an example answer.
There are two plenaries
I’ve uploaded it in PDF format, in Microsoft Office Power Point and a template link to canva is on the presentation so you can log in and use it as a template and adapt it to your school and students.
There are also two handouts: an A4 page of higher level structures, and an A4 page of a writing prompt sheet (TONICS)
THIS GOES WELL WITH:
- The Perfect Tense Lessons with être and avoir and booklet
- The Future Tenses Lessons with booklet
- The Conditional (exam focus: reading and writing)
-The Present Tense - Lesson with booklet
- A complete AQA Oral GCSE revision lesson with mark scheme, help sheet and tips, practise tasks and example answers
- Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson
- Vocabulary Lesson
-GCSE Revision Bundle of lot’s of Resources!
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES. Thank you!
This power point outlines the whole AQA GCSE oral exam. It then goes through the role play, photo card, and general conversation systematically. It outlines the assessment criteria, gives top tips, gives example tasks, suggestions on how to prepare and then example answers.
It can be downloaded as a microsoft document, or there are links to Canva on the second slide of the power point. One Canva link requires no sign in and the power point can be used as is and presented. The other Canva link is a template link which means that you can use the presentation as a template and amend it, as you wish to adjust to your school and student needs.
THIS GOES WELL WITH:
- The Perfect Tense Lessons with être and avoir and booklet
- The Future Tenses Lessons with booklet
- The Conditional (exam focus: reading and writing)
-The Present Tense - Lesson with booklet
- A complete AQA Oral GCSE revision lesson with mark scheme, help sheet and tips, practise tasks and example answers
- Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson
- Vocabulary Lesson
-GCSE Revision Bundle of lot’s of Resources!
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES. Thank you!
Ready-Made AQA GCSE German Lessons (Higher Tier)
This is part of a set of ready-made lessons tailored specifically to the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier specification with first teaching from 2024. These lessons cover all the essential grammar and vocabulary outlined by AQA.
These lessons are designed to accompany and support the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier textbook, which is published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and approved by AQA. While the lessons follow the AQA and OUP two-year scheme of work and are aligned with the sequence of grammar points and vocabulary in the textbook, all tasks, activities, and content within the lessons are entirely original and independently created.
Each lesson is designed to be both engaging and effective, with activities that not only support learning but also make it fun (I hope!). The lessons are structured to improve exam technique, with a focus on building skills through practice.
Lesson Structure
Every lesson begins with a retrieval activity to reinforce prior learning.
New grammar and vocabulary are introduced in an accessible way.
A variety of interactive tasks are included to ensure student engagement.
Activities also practice key skills needed for AQA GCSE success, such as reading aloud, dictation, role play, describing a photo, and writing tasks.
Each lesson concludes with a plenary to consolidate learning.
Autumn Half Term 1 - Unit 1
1a
FREE
Handout: AQA GCSE German Course and Exam overview
Handout: AQA GCSE German Learning Journey
Lesson: AQA GCSE German Introdution to the Course/Exam
Introduction: Identity and Relationships with Others. This lesson introduces Theme 1: People and Lifestyle
1.1
Familie und Freunde - 2 lessons
1.2
Meine Leute und ich - 2 lessons
1.3
Lebensweisen und Lebensbeziehungen - 2 lessons
1.4
Wichtige Beziehungen - 2 lessons
1.5 - THIS RESOURCE
Revision Activities (this lesson is a selection of games/activities which re-caps the key grammar points from the unit. Worksheets accompany the lesson)
This goes well with:
Word Search Mania!
A booklet of German word searches covering all the topics for GCSE German
Learn German Grammar Through Comics!
A series of lessons where grammar points are taught through the character, Captain O’Scampi!
If you have any feedback or questions please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES! Thank you
This lesson provides an overview of Oktoberfest, covering its origins and key traditions. Students will learn how the festival began with a royal wedding in 1810 and evolved into the world’s largest folk festival. The lesson also explores traditional Bavarian food, drink, and attire associated with Oktoberfest, such as pretzels, beer, Lederhosen, and Dirndl dresses.
Over 10 worksheets are included and all answers are provided.
This resource offers a fun and engaging way to study the cultural significance of Oktoberfest.
Other resources:
German Cases Lesson
German Cases Booklet
How to write a FANTASTIC German essay (90 word question)
Wordsearch Booklet
If you like my resources, leave a review on TES! Thank you!
Any feedback of questions email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
Halloween!
1.This resource includes 2 power points on Halloween
2. It also includes over 15 different worksheets all on the topic of Halloween in German. The worksheets are anagrams, word searches, mazes, cross words, quizzes, vocab games and more!
Suitable for secondary school students.
Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
Other German resources:
How to write a FANTASTIC German essay
GCSE German Grammar Lessons using comics
German Knowledge Organizers and lessons
If you have any questions please email on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES
This lesson on reflexive verbs in German is designed for secondary school students in years 7-11.
It begins with an engaging reading text that introduces reflexive verbs, followed by a clear explanation of the grammar point. Students then have the opportunity to practice their understanding through a range of interactive writing and speaking activities.
The lesson is structured to enhance both comprehension and application of reflexive verbs in various contexts.
On the last slide is a template link to Canva. This means that you can use and adapt the slides on Canva. It’s free but you need to log in. Once you’ve edited it you can download it in a variety of formats.
More German Grammar Lessons, that come with a comic!
ADVERBS
MODALS
ADJECTIVE ENDINGS:
IMPERFECT
Vocabulary Booklets with Activities / Knowledge Organizers:
Travel, Tourism and Environment Booklet
School, Study, The Future and Basics Booklet
Family and Relationships Booklet
My Town and Shopping
If you like my resources, leave a review on TES! Thank you!
Any feedback of questions email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
This is part of a comic book series: “The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi”
The comics have been designed to cover the themes common to both AQA and Edexcel for the new GCSE 2024 and also the more challenging grammar points common to both. However, they can be used by anyone to revise the relevant grammar points. They are designed to be fun and engaging lessons for all!
Captain O’Scampi is a mnemonic to remember the key grammar points to get a higher level at GCSE. There are comics for each of letter of his name with a corresponding grammar point: O = opinions, S = subjunctive, C = cases, A = adjectives and adverbs, M = modals, P = perfect, I = imperfect
This lesson is all about Modals. It includes 2 lessons, an accompanying booklet and 3 posters. There are 2 homework tasks set to follow up each lesson.
The lessons cover:
-What Modals are and how to conjugate them
-Modals and word order, negatives, the past and adverbs of frequency
The Other Captain O’Scampi Comics:
Learn about MODALS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi!
(FREE) Learn about ADVERBS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about ADJECTIVE ENDINGS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about the IMPERFECT with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Goes well with the German vocabulary knowledge organisers with activities and answers
Travel, Tourism and Environment
School, Study, The Future and Basics
Family and Relationships
Media, Technology, Movies and Music
If you have any feedback please email me: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources please leave me a review on TES! Thank you