A fun starter or plenary practising school vocab from pages 14-15 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Red book (school rules, rooms and opinions). Includes three word puzzles and answers.

a simple speaking practise describing appearance, partner A describes the picture on the first slide then partner B describes slide 2, with a speaking frame Then picture of the Simpsons on slide 3 can be used to play a "Guess who game"

This is an introduction with exercises on how to use the Collins online dictionary and how to avoid common pitfalls when translating. No preparation or printing required and all tasks will mark themselves. The examples used are in French but no prior knowledge of French is required so it could be used for students of other languages as the principles of using a dictionary will be the same. A German version is available from my shop. This activity covers: • different meanings • parts of speech • conjugation and verb tables • gender • plurals • pronunciation • idioms

Explanation of the rule that the verb goes second and next to the pronoun in German.

A powerpoint to illustrate the steps needed to turn a French present tense sentence into the past tense, 3 different examples

Starter activity on time phrases, then translation (guess what these cognates mean), then slides with pictures to introduce more difficult food items

Get your students used to GCSE-style questions early on with translations (Eng-Germ and vice versa), picture description and role plays based on vocab learned in Chapter 5 Stimmt 3 Red. This download includes: -PowerPoint with three pictures with questions in German and optional English to guide students along. The first picture can be used as example/writing task, the other two for pair work. -translation worksheet -two role play cards for student pair work -example answers for speaking and translation tasks included in the PowerPoint. Note: vocabulary slide should be first in ppt, was put to back so preview on TES shows pictures.

Practise German pronunciation with this 70-slide PowerPoint. It is suitable for all levels from beginners to A-Level, and can be used whenever the students struggle with a certain sound. There is also version with sound available to buy. It covers the main difficult letters/letter combinations like ‘ie’ and ‘ei’, ‘sp’ and ‘st’ and ‘J’. The sounds are practiced with the following activities: listen and repeat contrasting pairs (for students to work out the pronunciation), listen and point to what sound you hear, pair work, tongue twisters and a rule to copy down if possible. The presentation is meant to be presented in chunks, when students come across a new sound or before speaking exams. Note: the slides are not in alphabetical order but in order of how common the problem is. There is a hyperlinked index.

German phrases with English translations to impress the examiner. Every topic includes phrases in different tenses, colloquial expressions and complex structures. Topics: School, Family, Health and Work. These are phrases that students can learn to prepare for the old or the new style GCSE.

A fun escape-room style revision activity for first year learners of German on the topic of hobbies. It is based on Echt 1 but can be used with other beginners’ courses. The topics include: music opinions sports hobbies time phrases verb second rule word order with gern present tense verb endings

A web-based activity to introduce students to Spain’s geography and culture and first Spanish words. Unlike other webquests, students here use internet research to solve puzzles and codes while learning about Spain. It also does not require any printing as all answers are entered and checked in the webpage. Ideal activity at the beginning of a course in Spanish language or European geography or as a fun activity last lesson before the holidays. The activity includes tasks on: • Spain’s location in the world • Spanish cities • 360-degree picture quests • famous Spanish people • Spanish companies • Greetings in Spanish

A digital + paper escape room aimed at GCSE German students, revising the topics of hobbies and family. It is mainly a digital activity to be played in teams but requires 3 pages to be printed out (cutting out of cards optional). The answers are in the download. The activity can be adapted into other languages or shortened by clicking “reuse this genially” at the bottom.

A fun escape room aimed at year 3 and above. Can be played on any device and no preparation or marking needed. Topics covered: fractions times table figurative speech synonyms teling the time addition and sustractions famous towers Answers included

Here is an idea how to add more authentic resources as asked for in the new specifications. This is a worksheet and a presentation based on a German pop song and includes a gap fill, a translation task and a creative project. The song is slow and suitable for beginners but is ideally used after the introduction of numbers and plurals. (E.g. in chapter 2 of Stimmt 1). This download includes a PowerPoint with an introduction, the answer to the tasks and a translation of the text, a worksheet and a lesson plan. Note: This unit of work is based on the song Einmal by Die Prinzen. Please make sure you can access it on YouTube or somewhere else before buying. The song is not included.