There are two model texts for different target levels, students use the text as a model for writing their own text about a family. There are questions in English to prompt them as to what to include. On one of the sheets there are also some 'sentences starters', which marry up to the question prompts.

Differentiated worksheet for family. Students fill in the gaps. One has the answers at the bottom of the page, for the other students must work out the missing word for themselves.

Students read the speech bubbles and decide which description matches which German-speaking sports star. Includes tennis, hockey, ice hockey, football and F1 stars from Germany and Switzerland.

Listening activity based on a short report by ZDF heute - Onlinesucht bei Jugendlichen The listening activity is differentiated - one set of questions is completely multiple choice, the other the students have to fill in their own answers. The headphones image on the first slide of the powerpoint hyperlinks to the video in the ZDF Mediathek. The video does show some of the answers in text so you might not want to have the video showing when the students do the activity. There's also a set of answers to the questions. You can download the video from the following link (right like "save link as" [chrome]/ "save target as" [IE] on one of the "Abspielen" links): http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/2615338/Onlinesucht-Risiko-bei-Jugendlichen?flash=off There is also a link on the answer sheet to the listening should the ZDF link not work.

Worksheet combining physical descriptions and clothing topics. Students colour in the images to match the descriptions at the side. This demonstrates their understanding of the descriptions.

A wordsearch of German numbers 1 -14 and a text match exercise for numbers 1-14

This resource has been updated: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-christmas-booklet-updated-11183137 Students create a little booklet on French christmas traditions. The key dates of the Christmas seasons are labelled and students draw and colour in their own images for each date. The word document only works in Microsoft Word 2007 onwards, in earlier versions all formatting is lost. If you have Word 2003 or earlier please download the .pdf version instead.

A reading activity based on past and current members of the French football team.

Cards for the German and English world cup squads. Can be used as a card game or writing stimulus. 48 cards in total.

Listening activity based on a short report by ZDF heuteplus - Warum sind wir so #likegeil The listening activity is differentiated - one set of questions is completely multiple choice, the other the students have to fill in their own answers (except on question 5 where it is multiple choice). The headphones image on the first slide of the powerpoint hyperlinks to the video in the ZDF Mediathek. The video does show some of the answers in text so you might not want to have the video showing when the students do the activity. There is also a transcript of the video and a set of answers to the questions. You can download the video from the following link (right like "save link as" [chrome]/ "save target as" [IE] on one of the "Abspielen" links): http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/2607954/Warum-sind-wir-so-%23likegeil%3F?flash=off There is also a link on the answer sheet to the listening should the ZDF link not work.

A worksheet for students to create a profile of a player of their choosing. There is also an example to go alongside this as a model to help with any difficulties with the language

Questions to fit the 2016 specifications. Can be used as questions for the general conversation part of the speaking exams or as revision for role plays and photo cards.

Powerpoint slides with hyperlinks to contemporary French musicians/bands' videos.

Update to the previous version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-weihnachten-in-deutschland-christmas-booklet-6323509 I have updated my previous resources to make it easier to fold and to print. Students create a little booklet on Christmas in Germany. The key dates of the Christmas seasons are labelled and students draw and colour in their own images for each date. The word document only works in Microsoft Word 2007 onwards, in earlier versions all formatting is lost. If you have Word 2003 or earlier please download the .pdf version instead

Reading comprehension activity using an article from German youth radio puls.

Reading comprehension text about a weekend in Vienna, mainly in the perfect tense. The file contains the text to read and corresponding questions. Works well with the listening activity on places in Vienna.

A worksheet for students to create a profile of a player of their choosing. There is also an example to go alongside this as a model to help with any difficulties with the language

There are 3 messages which students can listen to. It can be used as either a listening activity where students have to pick out key information or as a stimulus for students to draft their own responses to the messages, write them up, and record them as if they were calling the person back and leaving them a message. It should also familiarise students with the standard answerphone vocabulary should they make calls to German phones in the future. Recordings made by a friend of mine who is a native speaker. Sound breaks up sometimes and is quite quiet in places so will need turning up.

Footballer profile sheet in Spanish with an example and one for students to complete themselves. There maybe some translation mistakes in the language, I am not a Spanish specialist.

German, Tourism: Rund um Karlsplatz - Listening Activity A listening activity about some of the sights in Vienna around Karlsplatz (Karlskirche etc). Students match the descriptions to the photos. Work sheet corresponding to the listening activity is attached. Complements the Reading Comprehension task on Vienna: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-tourism-vienna-reading-comprehension-11160962 IMPORTANT: To play the file from the powerpoint - click on the picture of the headphones. The answers are under the red boxes, these disappear when you click on them in the presentation.