Activities to support Echo 2 "Herzlich willkommen" . Translation exercises and past tense.

This is a vocab test of countries. The worksheet is a crossword of countries with a short reading comprehension.

These resources are designed for pupils who have a basic knowledge of German and are aimed at recapping key vocabulary. I have used them for new classes or returning after holiday time. The starter activity is a shape puzzle for pupils to match up key language. Within the teacher presentation pupils revise providing personal information (name, age, where they live, brothers and sister, favourite actor/actress, favourite film). There are opportunities to practice speaking and writing with lots of support provided. The Excel sheet contains follow me cards and a written summary consolidating the key questions that have been practiced. Please be aware that each activity is on a separate sheet of the spreadsheet. The speaking and writing templates are easy to edit for future use with other topics.

Several resources to build and recall vocabulary. A word search of items in the bedroom A crossword of items in the bedroom (solution too) A crossword of types of accommodation (solution provided) A worksheet to label the house and a word search of rooms in the house A word puzzle to unscramble letters to reveal rooms in the house. All resources are easy to print and edit. They are ideal for tests, plenaries, starters and homework tasks.

Teacher PowerPoint to revise adverbs of frequency and healthy living. The presentation includes a match up activity, a crossword (with solution) and a writing/speaking frame to discuss food habits.

3 quizzes to reinforce multiplication, division, addition and subtraction. In the multiplication crossword pupils have to solve the operations and then complete the crossword using the answers. In the addition and subtraction challenge pupils complete the sums then look for the answer in the word search. The division challenge pupils complete 24 operations. Support is provided. Solution is provided for the division and multiplication challenge. This would be great to do as a starter, quiz or end of year challenge. Ideal too for homework or cover work.

Fun exercise to consolidate knowledge of 3 key tenses. Two versions are provided. One with language support and one without. The solution is also provided. This would work equally well for classwork, homework or cover work. The slides are easy to print and edit.

2 worksheets for pupils to complete as starters, plenaries or revision exercises. The first worksheets contains 12 time markers that are to be categorised into the past, present or future. The second worksheet is a matchup of 8 future time tags. Extension ideas for both exercises are to write appropriate sentences containing the time markers.

These resources can be used as starters, plenaries or revision exercises. The word search contains all the months and days of the week. The pupils need to translate the words into German before they find them. the days of the week starter requires the pupils to order the days chronologically.

A fun quiz - a rolling loop containing 15 phrases. The teacher calls out the English and pupils work against the clock to find the translation. Vocabulary includes the present, past and future tense, opinions, film genres and film titles. Great resource to recap and engage pupils. This resource is easy to edit for other topics.

Dominoes to cut out and match up. 17 verbs in 5 tenses. Great to revise or to check understanding of a range of tenses. This resource is easy to print and edit.

Puzzle to cut out for pupils to complete individually or in groups. This is a great consolidation exercise. The verbs that are used are; BOIRE, ECRIRE, FAIRE, MANGER, LIRE, REGARDER, JOUER, AVOIR, COURIR, CHOISIR, VENDRE, ENVOYER. This resource is ideal as a starter, plenary or revision. The resource can be easily edited or printed.

There are several resources here to reinforce, revise and test numbers from 1-100. There is bingo for numbers 1-10. This is easy to edit for other numbers. There is a sequencing activity. There is a vocab test for numbers 1-20, this is differentiated whereby the numbers are randomised below the questions to prompt recall. There is also a word puzzle where the numbers are jumbled, pupils rearrange the numbers (between 1 - 100) demonstrating recall of the subjects. There are maths exercises too. There is a word search of numbers from between 1 - 100. and also one from 1-20 These resources are ideal as starters, plenaries, tests, homework, cover work or revision. The resources can be easily edited or printed.

There are several resources here to reinforce, revise and test colours vocab. There are two crosswords, clues in English and answers in German. Solutions are provided for both crosswords. There is a word search where pupils translate the English to find the German. These resources are ideal as starters, plenaries, tests, homework, cover work or revision. The resources can be easily edited or printed.

There are several resources here to reinforce, revise and test school subjects vocab. There is a match up activity of 21 subjects. There is also a word puzzle where the subjects are jumbled, pupils rearrange these phrases demonstrating recall of the subjects. The solution is provided. There are two crosswords, clues in English and answers in German. Solutions are provided for both crosswords. There is a word search of 19 school subjects. There is also a word snake. These resources are ideal as starters, plenaries, tests, homework, cover work or revision. The resources can be easily edited or printed.

Updated for 2019 and a further reading resource added which is suitable for KS4 commenting on the most memorable events in France in 2019. Attached within this resource pack are an array of teaching materials to practice reading, speaking and writing using the future tense and future expressions. There is a teacher presentation with a view of Europe at New Year. The starter is Father Christmas’s resolution and the pupils have to work out what he has promised. The presentation then takes pupils through how to form the future tense. This then complements the speaking and writing frame. Pupils can then speak or write about their plans for the forthcoming year using and adapting future expressions, connectives and opinions. The plenary on the teacher PPT is a challenging translation exercise of what people have resolved to do. There is a second writing frame containing less prompts just sub-headings in terms of resolutions for different areas of their lives. There is a reading worksheet with 11 tweets regarding resolutions. Pupils have to scan the text to find out which tweet belongs to which person. There is also a word search attached. This pack is ideally suited to the first lesson back with your class. I have usually combined it with pupils setting their targets for the next half-term and reflecting on what went well in the previous year. This can be used with a variety of age groups and is easy to print and edit.

A collation of 23 match opinions to revise opinion vocab e.g. “les joueurs étaient décevants” these are differentiated into two resources: 1 being a worksheet with all 23 phrases and pupils decide whether it’s a positive or negative opinion. The second resource being a set of dominoes to develop and reinforce opinion vocab. The majority of the phrases have been taken from player and manager match interviews. The phrases are easy to adapt for other contexts. Easy to print and edit.

If you teach GCSE French this will be an INVALUABLE addition to your teaching tool box. The new course requirements place greater emphasis on vocabulary acquisition. The advantage of the attached resources is that vocabulary can be reinforced in engaging ways and there are lots of differentiation opportunities. The specification vocabulary has been set out in a 39 page vocabulary booklet, there is a version with and a version without the English translation. There is a teacher PPT of over 120 slides of vocabulary puzzles so that slides can be copied into your existing teacher presentations. There are over 40 files that have been saved as separate PDF files all aiming to improve vocabulary knowledge. A solution to the crossword puzzles is also provided. ALL OF THE SPECIFICATION IS COVERED. These resources will complement all schemes of work and most importantly save you time. Ideal for class work, home work and cover work.

Reading comprehension on the women’s football world cup. This is based on an authentic article. There are five paragraphs to read, 7 comprehension questions and 7 phrases to find within the text. The text coup be used as a prompt for speaking or written questions.

Resources to encourage pupils to speak and write descriptively, providing and justifying opinions. There is a printout for pupils with a word cloud containing relevant vocabulary. Also included are sentence openers for giving your opinion and developing your arguments. This could be used with any topics and will help to improve spontaneity.