I'm a French, German and English teacher and love creating useful resources for my students to use in the classroom, as well as for homework tasks, to help them love languages and develop their language skills at the same time. I enjoy sharing these resources with other teachers. Some of my language resources are free, but as they take me a long time to make, I do charge a small fee for my some of them.
I hope you enjoy using my MFL resources in your language classroom!
I'm a French, German and English teacher and love creating useful resources for my students to use in the classroom, as well as for homework tasks, to help them love languages and develop their language skills at the same time. I enjoy sharing these resources with other teachers. Some of my language resources are free, but as they take me a long time to make, I do charge a small fee for my some of them.
I hope you enjoy using my MFL resources in your language classroom!
GCSE French Listening Practice Clips (MP3 files, as well as YouTube video clips).
There is a combination of 18 authentic GCSE French Listening practice clips (audio and audio-visual) with native speakers, worksheets containing vocabulary activities and listening comprehension questions, as well as transcripts to use as a listening lesson, or to set as homework or to use as revision.
Each lasts between around 2 mins to 10 mins in total. Some contain MP3 French listening clips, others, you will find on my YouTube channel - links are on individual items, but also within the worksheet/transcripts.
This GCSE French listening practice has been created for more able GCSE French (AQA, Edexcel and WJEC) in mind, but are equally adaptable to foundation and mid range attaining students, as well as for A-Level French.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
family and relationships, friends (la famille, les amis)
social media (les réseaux sociaux)
free-time (les passe-temps)
culture, tradition and festivals (les fêtes et les traditions)
house and home (la maison)
town and area (x2) (ma ville et ma région)
holidays x 2 (les vacances)
social issues - charity (les associations caritatives)
environment (l’environnement)
education and schools (l’éducation et l’école)
work (les métiers x2)
celebrity culture
daily life (la vie)
health (la santé)
An A Level German translation on the topic of: ENVIRONMENT / die Umwelt, perfect for all exam boards, including Edexcel.
It includes 4 activities:
Activity 1: categorising trickier words that come up in the translation (verb, noun, adjective, useful phrases)
Activity 2: (if required) a matching to fill any gaps in knowledge from activity 1
Activity 3: the translation from English (to German) of 141 words about ‘Passivhäuser’ - this also has a few words highlighted, which may also pose an issue with students when translating.
Activity 4: A short speaking activity related to the translation topic
Also includes a possible translation into German. Please note: there may be other options!
Ideal for Edexcel German A-Level, as well as other German A-Level exam boards studying environment/die Umwelt.
Need to convince your students on why to learn languages? This PowerPoint on why learn languages will be sure to help!
It includes 3 celebrities, the languages they speak, links to relevant video clips, useful quotes, as well as hard-hitting reasons on how languages open doors.
10 x French GCSE Vocabulary Revision Worksheets for each topic WITH ANSWERS!
These vocabulary revision activity worksheets are ideal for your GCSE French students who are looking for an alternative and enjoyable way to:
revise topic vocabulary
consolidate understanding
check knowledge (and add to prior knowledge)
TOPICS COVERED:
The 10 vocabulary revision worksheets cover the most useful and key vocabulary in the 3 main themes of the AQA GCSE French course and are split into topics with the key vocabulary for each topic:
Family and Relationships
Social Media & Mobile Technology
Music, cinema, TV, eating and going out
Customs & festivals
Home & Where you live
Social issues - charity, volunteering, un/healthy living
Global issues - environment & poverty, homelessness
Holidays, Travel & France
University & Work
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
There are 6 practice activities for all worksheets (apart from school which has 5), ideal for self-study. Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Translate from English to French and categorise the vocab under verb, noun or adjective
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Social Issues (Charity, Volunteer Work and Health)
German GCSE Vocabulary Revision WITH ANSWERS!
SPECIAL OFFER: GET 10 GCSE GERMAN VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-aqa-all-topics-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-12290528
I have adapted this vocabulary sheet to create vocabulary revision sheets for GCSE German topics, including the ‘social issues’ German GCSE topic.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the social issues topic, covering the ideas of ‘charity’, ‘volunteer work’ and ‘health’ in the AQA German GCSE syllabus. However, it can also be used by other exam boards covering the same topics.
There are SIX activities on one worksheet with the answer key included, making it perfect for individual work that can be self-marked, i.e. through distance learning, home schooling and/or revision in the lead up to exams.
Students can be helped to ‘make it stick’ by completing the multiple activities to practise the vocabulary.
There are six activities on: Freiwilligenarbeit, Wohltätigkeiten and Gesundheit, include:
German to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to German translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
A selection of questions (17) to practise general speaking on THREE topics from the Edexcel A-Level German exam specification:
Die Welt der Arbeit
Das deutsche Schulsystem
Die Einheit Deutschlands
Hope it helps!
Original GCSE German ‘My Family’ Listening Lesson with MP3 Audio File, Transcript and Five Related Activities
GET THIS LISTENING LESSON AS PART OF A DISCOUNTED GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE BUNDLE AND SAVE MONEY - LIMITED TIME ONLY: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-listening-practice-lessons-bundle-12244303
I’ve put together a listening activity for German students studying the topic of ‘meine Familie and Beziehungen’ or ‘My Family and Relationships’. I feel that this listening based lessons is perfect for GCSE learners who need to revise the topic, who are currently studying the topic or for those who would like to practise their listening through native speaker audio clips.
This GCSE German 'My Family and Relationships listening lesson includes:
An MP3 audio file read verbatim by a native, female German speaker which lasts just over 2 minutes and 54 seconds
A 2-page A4 word document, containing the verbatim transcript for the audio file,** as well as five activities** to help exploit the listening activity which covers the topics of
Family members
Where we live
Relationships between family members
Activities undertaken as a family
Extended family members
The five activities include: vocabulary checker, listening comprehension questions, speaking and writing activities.
Set as individual or pair work. Perfect for Y10 and Y11 GCSE students, as well as the equivalent Scottish, Irish, Australian and American exam boards. Use as a reading comprehension activity too!
Two updated revision booklets for German A Level (Year 1 and Year 2), split up by topics and sub-themes from the AQA German text books to aid students with revision for the photo card speaking examination. The revision aid contains 4 pages per booklet.
They combine a range of verbs, complex phrases, relevant facts and figures, which are key things that the examiners will be looking for to achieve the highest marks in their exams (according to the A Level speaking mark scheme).
This German A Level revision document by sub-theme has already aided my students as revision for the photo card speaking exam.
Please note: THEME 3 IS MISSING from Year 1 booklet, which has been done on purpose to get students to do a bit of work!
Progress Ladder Feedback Grid for KS3 and GCSE Writing and Speaking for the 9-1 GCSE in French, German and Spanish
I have created this Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 writing and speaking marking feedback grid for the new AQA 9-1 GCSE and use it with general or assessed pieces of French, German and Spanish work.
The grid is linked to a progress ladder that we use in school, which shows the elements students are required to include to progress from grades 1-9 in the two skills in these subjects.
My school has been using it since October and I have found that it has really sped up my marking time. I circle elements that students haven’t included and they must refer back to it before completing their next piece of written or spoken work. I also insist that my students learn these elements by heart in order and they have done this, which is definitely helping with an improvement in grades.
Hopefully it’s useful to you all as well! PLEASE REVIEW IF IT’S HELPFUL TO YOU!
German GCSE and A Level Passive Revision Lesson
I put this passive revision lesson together for a private A-Level German student, who has just started to learn German.
It contains a step-by-step PowerPoint, starting by discussing current passive knowledge, as well as the passive in English with some practice. Normally, students don’t have too much of an issue using the passive in English when they start working through the activity.
The lesson continues by discussing what is required for the passive in German, followed by lots of short practice, progressively getting more and more difficult. The final activity is completing the English sentences from the beginning with the German forms of the passive.
Please note: the lesson does not contain any passive modal verb practice, but instead, plenty of passive practice using the present, imperfect, present perfect, past perfect and future and starts off discussing the passive in English, to ensure students understand the concept in English first.
The passive cheat sheet image is something I found on TES and is not my work. However, I have found it useful to give as a handout to students (in addition to the lesson I have prepared) and so have attached it for you - with thanks to the original author for this!
GCSE French Listening Lessons By Topic
A bundle of French GCSE Listening lessons with:
9 native speaker French listening practice audio files (read by different native speakers)
verbatim transcript
5-6 activities for each topic
The aim of creating these listening lessons was to help intermediate or GCSE French students to improve their topic-related vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening skills. These GCSE French Listening Lessons cover all the main themes and topics of the AQA GCSE French syllabus and can be used to supplement the text book material. However, since the topics between exam boards are quite similar, these French listening lessons could also be useful as listening practice for Pearson and other exam boards too.
French Listening Lessons Included (with verbatim transcript, MP3 audio file (approx 2-3 minutes each and a number of useful activities):
THEME 1 (Identity and Culture Listening Lessons):
Family and Relationships
Social Media and Social Networks
French Traditions and Festivals
THEME 2 (Local, National, International & Global Ares of Interest French GCSE Listening Lessons):
My Town
Holidays in France
Charity
Environment
THEME 3 (Current and Future Study and Employment):
Jobs
French Education System
These are stand-alone ‘listening’ lessons for classroom work, as well as home-learning. All of these 9 French listening lessons can also be used as revision and completely suitable for grades 4-9 students at GCSE. They can also be used with slight tweaks for foundation students. As there is a transcript, why not also use for GCSE French reading practice?
£8 for a minimum of 9 hours worth of listening related practice for French GCSE.
German GCSE Listening Lessons
A bundle of 10 native speaker German listening practice lessons with 10 MP3 audio files (read by native speakers) with verbatim transcript and 5-6 activities for each topic to help GCSE GCSE students to improve their topic-related vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening skills.
These are stand-alone ‘listening’ lessons, which can also be used as GCSE listening revision in the lead up to exams and completely suitable for grades 4-9 students at GCSE. They can also be used with slight tweaks for foundation students.
GCSE German Listening Lesson Topics Included:
My Family and Relationships
Social Networks
Free Time Activities
German School System
Food & Drink
My Town
Environment
Holidaying in Germany
Post-School Education and Work in Germany
My House
Charity & Volunteer Work
As there is a transcript, why not also use for GCSE German reading practice?
£11 for a minimum of 11 hours worth of listening related practice for German GCSE.
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French GCSE Social Issues - Volunteering, Charities and Poverty Activities - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on social issues, including volunteer work, charities and poverty, all related to GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level.
Use this revision worksheet as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the social issues topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. However, they can also be used for other exam boards, such as Edexcel, OCR, Pearson etc. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six ‘Les défis sociaux’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!
This GCSE French Distractors Exam Practice Worksheet in PDF form with two pages is perfect for both Foundation and Higher level students looking to improve their reading and listening exam scores.
The worksheet features six targeted activities:
Match the Distractors: Pair French phrases with their correct English translations. Two options, one for higher students and one for foundation learners.
Find The Distractors: Underline the distractors (challenge: translate)
Reading comprehension: Which includes GCSE French distractors
Translate the Sentence: Translate the English sentences into French with a focus on the distractors.
Writing: Write a small paragraph with distractors, example paragraph provided.
PLEASE NOTE: ANSWERS ARE NOT PROVIDED
This resource is specifically designed to enhance students’ understanding of distractors, a key element in boosting marks on the GCSE French reading and listening exams. For even more practice, students can access a quick-fire quiz via our YouTube channel linked and shared via a QR code, making revision both fun and effective.
Ideal for revision, homework, or classroom activities, this worksheet is a valuable tool for any student aiming to achieve higher grades in their GCSE French exams.
French Holidays / Les vacances - French Listening Lesson with Audio File, Transcript and 6 Activities
GET THIS LISTENING LESSON AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE HERE AS PART OF MY FRENCH GCSE LISTENING PRACTICE BUNDLE - LIMITED TIME ONLY: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/bundler/12244296
WHAT IS THIS FRENCH LISTENING LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR?
The lesson is best suited to intermediate French students who are studying or revising the topic of ‘holidays’.
This no-prep listening lesson is perfect for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level French learners (both year 10 and year 11). You could use it as an introduction to the topic of holidaying, as well as for consolidation and revision for French GCSE listening and reading examinations.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
The lesson comes with an MP3 audio file, a verbatim transcript, plus SIX activities to exploit the theme, including listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing tasks. Use during lessons or for homework as individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work.
The MP3 audio file (2 minutes 9 seconds) contains detailed and recyclable information about:
Where holidaying has come from
When France has holidays
Where French people spend their holidays
Where the speaker spends his holidays now
Where the speaker spent his holiday in the past
HOW WILL YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS FRENCH ‘LES VACANCES’ LISTENING PRACTICE?
The audio is read by a native male French speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this French GCSE holiday topic at a challenging, yet manageable level. It includes a fantastic range of vocabulary, as well as key French phrases for the theme which can be recycled. The transcript and questions could also be used as a reading lesson for cover lessons.
German GCSE DIE SCHULE (SCHOOL) Vocabulary Revision Activities WITH ANSWERS!
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I have adapted this vocabulary sheet to create vocabulary revision sheets for GCSE German topics, including the school and education German GCSE topic.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the School and Education topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus. However, it is also suitable for other examination boards at a similar level, styudying a similar topic.
The vocabulary revision worksheet aids students to revise vocabulary and helps to ‘make it stick’ through the multiple activities to practise the vocabulary. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED ON SEPARATE SHEET.
There are 5 practice activities, including:
German to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
French GCSE ‘Les vacances et la tourisme’ Vocabulary Activities Practice Worksheet
Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on holidays and tourism, all related to GCSE level with a focus on the AQA exam board.
Use this revision worksheet as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
Although the vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the ‘les vacances’ topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus, it can also be used for other exam boards.
*There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six French GCSE vocabulary revision activities for this topic, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!
German GCSE Holidays (Ferien, Tourismus und Reisen) - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
SPECIAL OFFER: GET 10 GCSE GERMAN VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-aqa-all-topics-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-12290528
What is this German vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without Memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘Ferien’, ‘Urlaub’, ‘Tourismus’ or ‘Reisen’ related vocabulary at GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level, try this independent revision worksheet with answers (on separate sheet!):
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This GCSE German vocabulary revision activity worksheet combines the key vocabulary on the ‘holidays and tourism’ topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. They can also be used with other exam boards teaching the same topic, since the vocabulary is useful across the board for this topic.
The six '‘holidays and tourism’ German GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
German to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to German translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own written paragraph
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
French GCSE Global Issues -Environment, Poverty and Homelessness Vocabulary Activities Practice Worksheet
Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on global issues, including the environment, homelessness and poverty, all related to GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level.
Use this revision worksheet as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the social issues topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. *However, they can also be used for other exam boards, such as Edexcel, OCR, Pearson etc. *There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six ‘les défis mondiaux’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!
This resource is a PDF worksheet with 8 questions to practise and consolidate the German present tense regular verbs from scratch. If required, use alongside the video lesson for cover work or as homework, for example.
If you are introducing regular present tense verbs in German or if your students are struggling with German verb conjugation, then this Present Tense: German Regular Verbs Worksheet is here to help! Tailored for German teachers for cover work or for use in lessons, as well as beginner German students (KS3, Year 7 and Year 8), this worksheet provides a structured and interactive approach to mastering the present tense in German.
What does the German present tense regular verbs resource include?
A two-page PDF worksheet to revise and learn the German present tense regular verb conjugation from scratch.
Gap Fills
Matching Activities
Verb Table Endings
Translations from German to English
Translation of infinitive verbs
Spot the present tense activity
AND a clip on YouTube - search: 10 Minutes to Master German Verb Conjugation (Incredibly Detailed) to facilitate further understanding. It’s also linked on the worksheet as part of this resource!
