Revision of useful phrases relating to asking the way and understanding directions. followed by a look at the formal versus the informal imperatives of four key verbs. This sets the students up for a playscript in which heart-throb Harry Styles has to ask the way to the station, having been given his marching orders by Taylor Swift. The script then becomes the basis for a writing task.

ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS. Powerpoint to help pupils to deduce the grammar underpinning the question 'Wie komme ich zum / zur / zum ... ?'. Examples of masc. fem. and nt. destinations followed by a grid, which can be completed following discusion of the patterns the pupils have observed.

Two resources for able KS4 students. The first is a vocab match-up activity to introduce students to some key vocab relating to Global Problems. The second is a text relating to Global Problems, followed by a True / False / Not in Text activity, a sentence building activity using a toolkit to help students quantify their levels of concern, plus some questions for students to answer about what should or should not be done in order to improve things. (The text is watered down from a text I originally wrote for Lernpunkt Deutsch.)

The text is a simplified version of the Sixth Form text I've already uploaded. This version is followed by questions in English, a translation exercise and a writing task.

Text about awful holiday souvenirs, why we buy them, and what reaction they get. The text is followed by questions in German, a speaking activity and a 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.

Three short texts about what teenagers use the internet for, followed by questions in English, a 'find the phrase' activity, a minor Grammar point, a manipulation exercise, a 'find the tense' exercise, and a writing task.

Structure for extended pair work in which pupils must compare what they are allowed and not allowed to do. Paradigm of dürfen provides on-page support. Could be followed by whole-class discussion.

Scaffold to structure a discussion about what kinds of animals pupils would be prepared to eat and why.

This activity is derived from a Powerpoint on Asking The Way, originally uploaded by sammy_lou710 , but has been re-worked in terms of content and format. I designed it for my Year 8 class to work through independently in the computer suite, but it could be adapted easily to be presented on the IW.

This is similar to meion Haustier which I uploaded previously, but has been edited to suit my Year 7 class. Five authentic blogs about pets, written by relatively young native-speakers.( I've changed the names of the writers and the pets.) The texts are followed by comprehension and manipulation exercises and a toolkit to help the students form a range of sentences.

Dialogue set at a party in Hogwarts. The students are given the beginning of the dialogue and must reconstruct the rest using a selection of speech bubbles and a bit of imagination. Lots of practice of sich duschen, sich amüsieren and sich erbrechen.

Five authentic blogs about pets written by relatively young native-speakers.( I've changed the names of the writers and the pets.) The texts are followed by comprehension and manipulation exercises and a little bit of grammar.

Playscript practising transactional language relating to the changing of foreign curency. In this unlikely scenario Darth Vader changes some money in a bank, then returns later to rob it, but is foiled by the quick thinking of Austin Powers ...

Simple scaffold for structuring oral practice of 'Ich würde lieber' in the context of holidays. Space provided to write up answers afterwards.

Practice of 'Main verb 2nd idea'. Model sentence patterns followed by an exercise.

Ppt featuring severely cropped authentic images of places in Berlin (station, supermarket etc). Pupils have to try to guess what the place is and say'Hier gibt es ...'. The cropped image is followed by the full image to confirm the answer or make it a bit easier, and this is then supported with the correct sentence in German. Colour coding has been used to emphasize gender. The final four slides build up a table modelling the use of the Nominative after Das ist vs the Accusative after Es gibt. This could be elicited from students before clicking in each answer.

Playscript in which Mister Bean has a driving lesson, with predictable consequences. Lots of practice of directions and a bit of Spanish.

This an upgraded version of a worksheet I originally uploaded for Year 11 pupils. The text contains unpleasant but true information about the self-styled 'Worst hotel in the world' plus comments about dreadful hotels from contributors to TripAdvisor. This is followed by a grammar tip about adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, questions in German, a manipulation exercise, a translation into English, a writing task, more grammar, a speaking task and finally another writing task.

Handout revising the use of the Nominative after 'sein' and the Accusative after 'Es gibt ... ' , presented in the context of describing your town.