Batman describes a trip to Paris, using both the Imperfect and Perfect Tenses. Text is followed by True / False comprehension questions in French, explanation and exemplification of the use of the two tenses, plus three writing tasks for pupils to choose from. (I've now uploaded a second version of this with a small typo corrected.)

More authentic materials for revision-phobic GCSE candidates. Questions in English.

Fairly dry worksheet practising the TMP rule.

Text about bizarre, extraterrestrial pets, followed by a 'find the phrase' activity, a bit of grammar, a manipulation exercise and a creative writing task

Text in which the characters from Scooby Doo describe what they do in their free time. Text is followed by questions in English and a 'Richtig, falsch, nicht im Text' exercise.

Structured summative discusion about work experience / career possibilities / sixth form options / dream job

List of celebrity birthdays followed by (i) True / False comprehension questions (ii) a writing task based on the given info

A text in which one of the characters from BBT describes the gastronomic likes and dislikes of various characters. The text is followed by comprehension and manipulation exercises, a speaking task and a writing task

Higher Level text about obesity and healthy lifestyles, with comprehension questions in English and a short manipulation exercise.

The first file contains a text modelling a relatively straight forward description of a dream home, followed by conjugation of möchte, wäre and hätte. The second file contains a toolkit to help students write about a dream home. They could do this from their own point of view or from the point of view of a fictitious character. PS Typo fixed!

A fairly dry worksheet containing three written exercises covering Grammar points covered in Year 8 at Gordano School. Used for revision in advance of a summative writing test.

Four teenage blogs about daily / routine & the length of the school day, followed by a reminder about seperable verbs, True/False questions in English, two 'find the phrase&' activities, a partner activity, and some written work ... PS typos fixed!

Revision of basic verbs relating to watching TV and films in the Perfect, Present and Future Tenses, with some Modals thrown in for good measure.

9 photos from National Geographic for exploitation as stimuli for spontaneous TALK. The first slide acts as a homepage for the other 9 slides. Students pick a number on the homepage and are hyperlinked to an image. They could be invited to (i) describe what they see / don't see (ii) speculate about the lives of the people / animals in the image (iii) suggest what will happen next / what has just happened etc etc.

Interactive drag and drop exercise. There are 100 different football words and phrases programmed into the game. The program will select ten items at random and shuffle the order of the items each time the game is opened. With luck, it will just about never be the same game twice. Will work on IW or PC.

A text about pupils in German and Austrian schools using mobiles in exams and the latest counter-measures that have been trialled. The text is followed by questions in English. PS Typo now fixed.

Two similar texts about the London Olympics, each with comprehension questions in English. The first is a Higher level text. The second is pitched at Foundation level, and is a simplified version of the first text with slightly fewer questions.

Table of the 20 most commonly used verbs in German, with examples of tenses and usage. Useful for students aiming for high GCSE grades. (Adapted from a more erudite version to suit GCSE students)

Text about the decision of Germany's Young Liberals to support nuclear power. Text is followed by comprehension questions in German and an exercise in the use of the subjunctive. (NB Typo removed following comment below!)

Simple playscript in which Dracula repeatedly wakes up too soon, asks Igor the time and has to go back to sleep again, until finally it is midnight. Perform it with a colleague or the FLA to your class, or play both parts yourself, then get them to practise it in pairs, and finally ask them to develop the dialogue using the extra vocab and phrases supplied.