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 ON THE TOPIC OF L’ENVIRONNEMENT / ENVIRONMENT
VIEW AUDIO-VISUAL CLIP HERE: https://youtu.be/9buwU-o-8XQ?si=JpgjJhbFbdqcxhfZ (minimise screen for authentic French Listening Practice)
It comes with a native French speaker talking about l’environnement in French for listening practice. The clip includes cultural elements related to Reims and the environment and contains useful environment vocabulary.
The downloads include a FREE PDF worksheet with vocabulary based activities and listening comprehension questions. There is also a transcript with the French section of the listening practice clip. Ideal for GCSE, IGCSE French, as well as A-Level French for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC.
Help students to focus on reading in language lessons and make much more progress with these awesome 21 reading activities for language classroom. Low-prep and no-prep ideas. You just need to provide the text!
An original FREE French Listening Practice VLOG on ma famille et mes amis for GCSE and iGCSE French listening practice. A native French speaker talks about his nuclear family, extended family, friends and opinions on what he says.
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
The GCSE French Listening VLOG comes with a worksheet and transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as there being some higher level language to access higher GCSE French students.
Please note, there are activities mentioned at the beginning of the video that students can undertake whilst listening but the french native speaker clip starts at 43 seconds which will take you to just before the VLOG begins.
An original FREE French Listening Activity Practice VLOG on celebrity culture for GCSE and iGCSE French listening practice. A native French speaker talks about French celebrity culture in a good level of detail for CEFR A2 level learners.
The GCSE French Listening VLOG comes with a worksheet with a few activities, including comprehension questions and a transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as there being some higher level language to access higher GCSE French students.
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
An original, yet simple game of taboo using common German words found at KS3 level and KS4 level German to get students speaking! There are a few words on the PDF that could challenge some more able students, too.
GERMAN TABOO SPEAKING PRACTICE - TOPICS COVERED:
food
travel
weather
school
personal characteristics
free-time
travel
Print out the PDF, cut out the 18 squares, flip them upside down. Small group work recommended.
A French false friends short GCSE French revision quiz to help students revise vocabulary. It comes with a PDF worksheet containing 4 activities, as well as a YouTube video clip (linked in the PDF) providing the French False friends and the answers.
It’s perfect to set as homework, can be used in lessons, or French GCSE revision lessons, particularly for listening and reading GCSE French exam papers.
Help students build their vocabulary and spot false friends that may come up in exams with this PDF worksheet which has four activities, including:
INTRO: individual activity to consider any false friends already known
PAIRS: think, pair, share type of activity
MAIN INPUT: a YouTube video containing 20+ GCSE French False friends with their translations provided in the video description.
WRITING: use 4-5 false friends in full sentences
Hope it’s useful for GCSE French Revision for your year 10 or year 11 gcse french students.
An original FREE French Listening Practice on LES LOISIRS for GCSE and iGCSE French listening practice. A native French speaker answers the following questions:
Quels sont les sports qui, selon l’Enrika, sont souvent pratiqués en automne et en hiver
Quels sont les sports qui, selon l’Enrika, sont plutôt pratiqués en été?
Quels sont les loisirs mentionnés par Enrika et qu’en dit-elle ?
Qu’est-ce que la pétanque et pourquoi est-elle amusante?
The GCSE French Listening Practice VLOG on les loisirs, les passe-temps and hobbies comes with a worksheet and transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as there being some higher level language to access higher GCSE French students.
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
Please note, there are activities mentioned at the beginning of the video that students can undertake whilst listening but the french native speaker clip starts at AROUND 1MIN28 seconds which will take you to just before the French Hobbies, les loisirs et les passe-temps French listening practice VLOG begins.
Get your students to tune their ears to the French language with the list of awesome French listening websites, perfect for GCSE French homework, or to use in snippets during French GCSE lessons. There is a short description of each website and links included.
I shared with my students on Google Classroom and advised them to even just do fifteen minutes 2-3 times per week.
GCSE German Listening Comprehension Practice on Karneval, Fasching and Fastnacht to practise listening skills for GCSE, iGCSE & as A-Level revision.
Comes with a YOUTUBE CLIP (link available on the documents, minimise the video for more authentic listening practice), a PDF worksheet (with four activities including initial listening, vocabulary activity, comprehension questions & a post listening activity), as well as a PDF transcript.
In this KARNEVAL German listening practice, Rucan, a native German speaker tells us about how the Germans celebrate Fasching or Fastnacht.
She answers the following questions:
Was ist Fasching? Wann und wo wird er gefeiert?
Warum und wie wird Karneval noch gefeiert?
Wie findet Rucan Karneval? Warum?
Was sind die Vor/Nachteile des Karnevals?
Wie unterscheiden sich die Feierlichkeiten zwischen Deutschland und anderen Ländern?
Wird man auch in der Zukunft Karneval feiern? Warum?
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SHARE WITH YOUR STUDENTS IF USEFUL FOR REVISION.
Looking for GCSE German revision resources to help students improve their grades or to give a little structure to your year 10 or year 11 GCSE German students?
If so, this handout and YouTube clip (linked in the handout) could be useful!
The A4 PDF worksheet comes with two activities. The first is for students to come up with ideas on what they feel they should focus on to aim for their target grade in all their GCSE exams. The second activity is watching the YouTube clip, entitled: ‘How to get grade 9 | GCSE German’ to focus their efforts on tips that will really improve their grades/confidence.
Hope it’s useful!
An original VLOG on La Santé / Healthy Living for GCSE and iGCSE French listening practice. A native French speaker talks about food, drink, healthy and unhealthy habits related to sleep, watching TV, alcohol and cigarettes.
The GCSE French Listening VLOG comes with a worksheet and transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as there being some higher level language to access higher GCSE French students.
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
Please note, there are activities mentioned just before in the video that students can undertake whilst listening but the video will take you to just before the VLOG begins.
In this exclusive FREE La Criminalité A-Level French listening practice, a native speaker talks about crime and la criminalité in French speaking countries.
It comes with:
PDF worksheet with four activities including comprehension questions
PDF transcript
native speaker audio-visual clip
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
It’s perfect for statistics on the topic of crime in France, as well as authentic listening practice on the topic. Use as a complete lesson, as revision in the lead up to exams, or as a supplementary homework activity.
During the audio-visual clip, there is a short introduction in English with two options for activities that can be undertaken whilst watching the clip. The PDF listening comprehension worksheet has four activities including vocabulary based topic activities and listening comprehension questions.
During the clip, Zoé, the native French speaker, answers the following questions:
Qu’est-ce que la criminalité ?
Qu’est-ce que l’indice de criminalité et quel est le niveau de criminalité en France ?
Quels sont les délits les plus fréquents dans les pays francophones ? Pourquoi?
Notez les statistiques pour chaque crime mentionné
Quels sont les motifs derrière ces crimes ?
Quelle est l’attitude générale en ce qui concerne des criminels dans les pays francophones ?
Que dit Zoe à propos des prisons ?
Quelles sont les sanctions face à la criminalité?
An original, authentic FREE GERMAN Listening Practice on EIN GESUNDES LEBEN for GCSE and iGCSE German listening practice. A native German speaker answers the following questions:
Was bedeutet Gesundheit für Sarah? warum?
Sind die Deutschen gesund? Warum/warum nicht?
Was erzählt Sarah über Vollkornbrot? Wie findet sie das?
Warum sind deutsche Jugendliche manchmal ungesund?
Was macht Sarah, um gesund zu leben? Warum?
Was ist Sarahs schlechte Angewohnheit? Warum?
Wie wird sich Sarahs Gesundheit in der Zukunft verändern?
Wie ist das deutsche Gesundheitssystem? Warum?
Was ist das letzte Mal passiert, als Sarah krank war?
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
The GCSE German Listening Prac tice VLOG on ein gesundes Leben (healthy living in German) comes with a worksheet and transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as there being enough higher level language to challenge higher GCSE German students.
Please note, there are activities mentioned at the beginning of the video that students can undertake whilst listening but the native German speaker clip starts at 55 seconds which will take you to just before the GERMAN GESUNDES LEBEN (healthy living) German listening practice VLOG begins.
A useful list of GCSE German / iGCSE German adjectives to avoid saying ‘interessant’ by topic including positive and negative adjectives on the following:
Familie
Gefühle
Leute
Internet
Freizeit
Feste
Haus
Urlaub
Umwelt
Gesundheit
Schule
Arbeit
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE USEFUL GERMAN CONTENT (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
These adjectives are GCSE level and could come up in listening and reading exams and are just as useful to include in speaking and writing responses.
TRANSLATION NOT INCLUDED. If you’d like a copy with the translations, let me know and I’ll put one together!
A useful list of GCSE French / iGCSE French adjectives to avoid saying ‘intéressant’ by topic including positive and negative adjectives on the following:
la famille
les sentiments
les gens
l’internet
les passe-temps
les fêtes et les traditions
la maison
les vacances
l’environnement
la santé
l’école
le travail
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
These adjectives are GCSE level and could come up in listening and reading exams and are just as useful to include in speaking and writing responses.
TRANSLATION NOT INCLUDED. If you’d like a copy with the translations, let me know and I’ll put one together!
An original, authentic FREE GERMAN Listening Practice on ESSEN UND TRINKEN (food and drink) for GCSE and iGCSE German listening practice. A native German speaker answers the following questions:
Was ist ein typisches Frühstück in Deutschland?
Was isst Rucan heute zum Frühstück?
Was für Marmeladensorten erwähnt Rucan?
Was hat Rucan heute zum Mittagessen zubereitet?
Beschreibt Rucans letzten Besuch in einem Restaurant
Wie sieht ein typisches Abendessen in Deutschland aus? Was isst Rucan heute zum Abendessen?
Woraus besteht Apfelstrudel?
Warum hat Rucan Apfelstrudel gerne gegessen, als sie jünger war?
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
The GCSE German Listening Prac tice VLOG on Essen und Trinken / Food & Drink comes with a worksheet and transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as there being enough higher level language to challenge higher GCSE German students.
Please note, there are activities mentioned at the beginning of the video that students can undertake whilst listening but the native German speaker clip starts at AROUND 1 minute 11 seconds which will take you to just before the GERMAN ESSEN UND TRINKEN, FOOD AND DRINK German listening practice VLOG begins.
Free Listening Practice on ‘My House’ for GCSE French with video clip, worksheet & transcript in which I give you a tour of ‘ma maison’ in French. Rooms, objects and furniture in the house are mentioned, along with opinions.
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
The GCSE French Listening VLOG comes with a listening worksheet with a few activities, including vocabulary and writing activities transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as there being some higher level language to access higher GCSE French students.
An original FREE iGCSE/GCSE German Listening Practice VLOG on DIE UMWELT, DER UMWELTSCHUTZ (ENVIRONMENT). A native German speaker, Franziska, talks about the topic of environment and enviromental protection and addresses the following questions:
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
Was können wir machen, damit unser Planet in Zukunft noch genauso schön ist und bewohnbar ist?
Was tun die Deutschen, die Österreicher und die Schweizer, um ihre Umwelt zu schützen?
Was tut ihr, um unsere Erde und unsere Mutter Natur zu unterstützen und sie so wunderbar zu erhalten, wie wir sie heute sehen? - to allow students to provide their own response.
The GCSE German Listening VLOG comes with a worksheet and transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as higher GCSE students. It could be adapted and used with German A-Level students too.
Please note, there are additional listening activities mentioned at the beginning of the video listening clip that students can undertake whilst listening but the German native speaker clip starts at 0:26 seconds which will take you to just before the VLOG begins.
**French Listening Practice Activities on: la vie quotidienne, lifestyle et les fêtes **
GCSE French Listening Practice with Comprehension Activity, YouTube Clip, Worksheet and Transcript
This 10 minute audio-visual clip includes an introduction from Sabina (qualified French teacher) to outline two lots of activities for French listening practice, as well as a 7.5 minute clip of Enrika, a native French speaker giving an interview about daily routines, lifestyle and festivals. She is asked and answers the following questions:
Quel est ton plat préféré?
Qu’est-ce que tu portes normalement le week-end?
Parle-moi d’une journée typique pour toi.
Quel est ton jour préféré et pourquoi?
Parle-moi de ton repas d’hier soir
Quelle est ta fête préférée?
Que fais-tu normalement pour fêter Noël?
Comment vas-tu fêter ton prochain anniversaire?
Parle-moi d’une occasion spéciale que tu as fêté en famille récemment.
Est-il important d’avoir une fête nationale, comme le 14 juillet?
The free downloads include
1 x listening comprehension worksheet (with additional activities)
1 x transcript
1x YouTube clip with native French speaker
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
An original FREE French Listening Activity Practice VLOG on schools and education for GCSE and iGCSE French listening practice. A native French speaker talks about schooling in French, such as different types of school, the subjects he liked, his favourite teacher, as well as the positives and negatives of the French education system.
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
The GCSE French Listening VLOG comes with a worksheet with a few activities, including comprehension questions and a transcript suitable to set during lesson time or as homework. It’s accessible to foundation level students, as well as there being some higher level language to access higher GCSE French students.