<p>This is a resource for boosting students’ translation skills and exam readiness. It includes 10 exercises covering essential topics like family, volunteering, cultural heritage, multiculturalism, and the European Union—aligning with A-Level exam specifications.</p> <p>Each passage is broken into 20 marked sections with a detailed mark scheme, allowing for precise self-assessment and peer review. Students can practice translating complex structures while mastering key grammar points, topic-specific vocabulary, and natural idiomatic expressions. The end of the worksheet offers translation tips to be discussed in a group, helping students avoid common pitfalls, use cohesive language effectively, and maintain grammatical accuracy.</p> <p>Intended for classroom use or independent study, this worksheet makes translation practice accessible and effective.</p>

<p>This is a resource for boosting students’ translation skills and exam readiness. It includes 10 exercises covering essential topics like family, cultural heritage, multiculturalism, and the European Union—aligning with A-Level exam specifications. English --&gt; German translations.</p> <p>Each passage is broken into marked sections with a mark scheme, allowing for precise self-assessment and peer review. Students can practice translating complex structures while mastering key grammar points, topic-specific vocabulary, and natural idiomatic expressions. The end of the worksheet offers translation tips to be discussed in a group, helping students avoid common pitfalls, use cohesive language effectively, and maintain grammatical accuracy.</p> <p>Intended for classroom use or independent study, this worksheet makes translation practice accessible and effective.</p>

<p>A complete practice paper for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2, using two sources relating to childhood, one from *Cider with Rosie *and the other from <em>Matilda</em>. A full mark scheme with indicative content attached.</p>

<p>A Star A Level German Der Vorleser Model Essay. Checked for accuracy by a native speaker.</p> <p><strong>The question is: Was waren Bernhard Schlinks Absichten, als er den Roman Der Vorleser geschrieben hat?</strong></p> <p><em>This pack includes:</em></p> <ul> <li>A section unpacking the question, with a discussion of both the possible interpretations of the question, why it is important to plan carefully, and possible essay structure.</li> <li>An full essay plan following the PETAL structure.</li> <li>A full model essay, checked for accuracy by a native speaker. This is intended to demonstrate an ambitious outcome.</li> <li>A critical discussion of why this is a successful essay.</li> <li>Extension questions to prompt students to think further about the points raised.</li> <li>Useful vocabulary for the book and essays more generally.</li> </ul> <p>This would work for any A Level German exam board dealing with Der Vorleser.</p>

<p>The resource begins with a discussion of how to unpack a question on Goodbye Lenin, how to formulate an argument, and then how to structure paragraphs via the PETAL structure.</p> <p>This is followed by a full essay plan following the PETAL structure, and the written version of the essay.</p> <p>At the end is a commentary on the quality of the essay.</p> <p>The question answered is: Analysieren Sie die Rolle von Lügen in Goodbye Lenin. Would work for any exam board. Could be used as an example for other texts too.</p>

<p>A powerpoint with ready-made exercises for a variety of levels on the topic ‘Easter’.</p> <p>Writing, speaking, translation, reading, and grammar exercises, plus links to videos and vocabulary. Answers provided within the powerpoint.</p> <p>Suitable for a variety of levels, but do take a look through to determine which exercises are most suitable for your classroom.</p>

<p>A full A Level French example essay for Albert Camus’ L’Etranger with an essya plan and a commentary signalling where the student has excelled, and where added detail could be added. Checked by native speaker for accuracy, but achievable standard for high-achieving student.</p> <p>Works well as an exercise for A Level writing revision lessons - asking students to label and highlight the different components of a successful essay (including, for example, the PETAL structure across paragraphs), before ‘stealing’ useful language and content ideas.</p>

<p>A worksheet on the ‘hit of the summer’ Le Stade by FREDZ. Starts with a reading exercise on FREDZ, then progresses to a gap fill and several exercises based on the song including tensework, translation and discussion questions.</p> <p>Finishes with an explanation of the past conditional and some exercises since this comes up in the song and translation.</p> <p>Useful for A Level music topic, but could also be used for able GCSE students, or less able GCSE students with some modification (ie not including the part about the past conditional).</p>

<p>The resource begins with a discussion of how to unpack a question on La Haine, how to formulate an argument, and then how to structure paragraphs via the PETAL structure.</p> <p>This is followed by a full essay plan following the PETAL structure, and the written version of the essay.</p> <p>At the end is a commentary on the quality of the essay.</p> <p>The question answered is:Analysez comment Kassovitz explore le thème du conflit dans ce film. Would work for any exam board. Could be used as an example for other texts too.</p>

<p>A Level French revision exercises with answers and the grammar point being tested. Two sets of cloze-style sentence exercises.</p> <p>Suggestions of websites and resources to improve grammar given at the end.</p>

<p>A full worksheet for a lesson on Valentine’s Day in Germany and the world. Can be adjusted for different age groups, though most suitable for year 9+.</p> <ul> <li>Reading passage from with discussion questions and reading comprehension exercise.</li> <li>20 in 2! exercise (20 pieces of vocabulary, designed to be learnt in 2 minutes). - - Also grammatical categorisation exercise on the same set of words.</li> <li>Full gap fill for older students with verbs, articles, and agreements. Translation to check full comprehension of the passage.</li> <li>Speaking or writing questions.</li> </ul>

<p>A mixed-abilities powerpoint on Easter in France.</p> <p>Listening, vocab, writing, translation, reading and speaking exercises. To be adapted as suits for ability and age.</p>

<p>This is a complete lesson pack to help students think about A Level essay writing. The focus is Kafka’s* Die Verwandlung* (<em>Metamorphosis</em>), but this may be useful for thinking about essays beyond this text alone.</p> <p>The question addressed is: Wie ändert sich die Familie Samsa im Verlauf der Erzählung? Sind diese Veränderungen Ihrer Meinung nach positiv oder negativ?<br /> This question was taken from AQA Paper 2 Writing June 2022.</p> <p>The document begins with tips on how to unpack a question, before providing a full essay plan via the PETAL (Point, Evidence, Technique, Analysis, Link) structure.</p> <p>A full essay and commentary follows. Students should be encouraged to productively ‘steal’ good phrases and ideas from the essay.</p>

<p>Example of a high-achieving A Level German essay on Wolfgang Becker’s Goodbye Lenin.</p> <p>Answering the question: Inwiefern spielt das Thema Wissenschaft eine wichtige Rolle im Film?</p> <p>Essay plan (German), full essay (German) and commentary (English) answering the above question from an AQA past paper. Not exam-board specific.</p>

<p>A good powerpoint to do with older students to go through all the main pronunciation points in detail. YouTube links to help. Poems, read-aloud paragraphs and tongue twisters at the end to practise.</p>

<p>Useful expressions and vocabulary to analyse a French film, book, or piece of writing. French constructions to describe writers’ intentions, characters, spectator/reader reactions, tone, rhetorical devices (with French explanation and examples), register.</p> <p>English vocabulary list at the end for key vocabulary.</p>

<p>A full worksheet for a lesson on Valentine’s Day in France and the world. Can be adjusted for different age groups, though most suitable for year 9+.</p> <ul> <li>Reading passage from 1jour1actu (with possibility of clicking the link to watch the video) with discussion questions and reading comprehension exercise.</li> <li>20 in 2! exercise (20 pieces of vocabulary, designed to be learnt in 2 minutes). Also grammatical categorisation exercise on the same set of words.</li> <li>Full gap fill for older students with verbs, articles, and agreements.</li> <li>Speaking or writing questions.</li> </ul>

<p>This is a full pack for a lesson on how to write essays for French A Level. The resource begins with a discussion of how to unpack a question, formulate an argument, and structure a paragraph via the PETAL structure.</p> <p>This is followed by a full essay plan following the PETAL structure, then the written version of the essay.</p> <p>At the end is a commentary on the quality of the essay.</p> <p>The question answered is: Analysez comment la structure de L’Étranger contribue à son succès. Would work for any exam board. Could be used as an example for other texts too.</p>

<p>Complete French Christmas lesson with activities (gap-fill, reading, speaking, writing, true/false, translation), YouTube videos, and information about how Christmas is celebrated in France. Works well for mixed abilities classes, as well as across the year groups as can be adapted to make harder/easier. Useful vocabulary and context for GCSE celebrations module, as well as A level for general knowledge.</p>

<p>Answering the question: Louis Malle ne force jamais les spectateurs de ses films à adopter un seul point de vue à l’égard des évènements présentés. Dans quelle mesure est-ce que vous êtes d’accord avec ce jugement en ce qui concerne le film ?</p> <p>Essay plan (English), full essay (French) and commentary (English) answering the above question from an AQA past paper. Not exam-board specific. Essay Plan written using the PETAL structure.</p>

<p>A Star A Level German Der Vorleser Essay. Checked for accuracy by a native speaker. Commentary at the end highlighting what has gone well and what could have been improved.</p> <p>The question is: „Die Vergangenheit beeinflusst die Gegenwart.“ Inwiefern stimmt diese Aussage für dieses Werk?</p>