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!
French GCSE ‘Les vacances et la tourisme’ Vocabulary Activities Practice Worksheet
Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
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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!
French Festivals and Traditions - French Listening Activities with Audio File, Transcript and 7 Related Activities
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WHAT IS THIS FRENCH LISTENING PRACTICE LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR?
Intermediate no-prep listening lesson on the topic of ‘festivals’ for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level French learners (both year 10 and year 11). Use as an introduction to the traditions topic, as well as for consolidation and revision for French GCSE listening and reading examinations.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
The lesson comes with an MP3 audio file, a verbatim transcript, plus seven activities to exploit the theme, including listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing. Perfect activities for individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work.
The MP3 audio file (3 minute 27 seconds) contains detailed and recyclable information about:
Why there are traditions and celebrations in France
La Chandeleur (‘pancake day’)
Pâques (Easter)
Christmas
HOW WILL YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS FRENCH TRADITIONS AND FESTIVALS LESSON?
The audio is read by a female native French speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this French GCSE festivals 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.
GCSE German Listening Lessons and Listening Practice by Topic in Theme 3
A bundle of 2 x native speaker German listening practice lessons with 2 x MP3 audio files (read by native speakers) with 2 x verbatim transcript and 2 x 5-6 activities for each topic to help GCSE German students to improve their topic-related listening skills.
These are 2 stand-alone listening based GCSE German lessons, ideal for listening practice, including: vocabulary consolidation, as well as speaking, reading and writing tasks, perfect for grades 4-9 German students at GCSE. They can also be used with slight tweaks for foundation students.
GCSE German Listening Lesson Topics Included:
The German School System
Post-School Education and Work
As there is a transcript, why not also use for GCSE German reading practice?
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If you are looking for traditional and modern songs to get your students listening to French based around the AQA GCSE specification, check out this fantastic list of 45 French songs with artist name, song time and a YouTube link. There are 45+ songs split up by theme (family/home/charity/poverty/relationships/school/work/university/environment etc) which are perfect as a starting point to begin the topics, to use as a discussion point, as well as to learn vocabulary, or to exploit with gap fills and comprehension questions.
Synonym and Antonym Vocabulary Practice
A really good vocabulary revision or vocabulary builder starter, which is adaptable to French, German and Spanish etc.
The teaching activity got my students thinking as soon as they came in to the classroom. If you are looking for a low prep teaching activity, which can be adapted and used in all of your classes this week as a starter, then try this synonyms and antonyms vocab challenge out!
4 x French GCSE Vocabulary Revision Activity Sheets with Answers
THEME 1 - TOPICS COVERED:
Family and Relationships
Social Media & Mobile Technology
Music, cinema, TV, eating and going out
Customs & festivals
TO:
revise topic vocabulary
consolidate understanding
check knowledge (and add to prior knowledge)
6 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES PER SHEET TO HELP VOCAB STICK
There are 6 practice activities for all worksheets - ideal for self-study or revision.
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
3 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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OR
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GCSE French Revision Resources - Best for Grades 3-9
A collection of my most useful resources for French GCSE including 9 listening activities, 3-4 vocabulary tasks, 20+ engaging homework ideas, 3-4 speaking activities (including suggested topic questions) and great ideas to access higher grades in the GCSE French writing and speaking exams.
All of the resources have been created for French GCSEs with the aim of progressing, revising and practising and have taken hundreds of man hours to produce!
These French GCSE Revision resources are PERFECT FOR GCSE lessons, home and for REVISION IN THE LEAD-UP TO EXAMS!
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Environment GCSE German Listening / German A Level Listening Audio File, Activities and Transcript
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I’ve put together a listening activity for German students studying the topic of ‘die Umwelt’ or the environment. I feel that this listening based lessons is perfect for B1/B2 learners in the Common European Framework of levels, as well as Higher German GCSE students and German A Level students too, depending on which activities you choose to do with them from the selection of eight activities (which can, of course, be modified for your groups!)
This environment listening lesson includes:
MP3 audio file from a native male German speaker which lasts just over 2 minutes and 40 seconds
A 2-page A4 word document, containing the transcript for the audio file, as well as eight activities to help exploit the listening activity.
It covers:
different types of recycling
Pfand
Electic cars
different energy options
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Meine Stadt und Ich - GCSE German listening activity with MP3 audio file, transcript, as well as listening comprehension activities, extension tasks, vocabulary activities, writing and speak activities to complete after to exploit the listening activity.
I have used this with my German GCSE students who are studying the AQA Specification, but it is suitable for all exam boards and any students looking to improve their listening skills around the topic of ‘Home and Neighbourhood’.
It includes:
MP3 Audio file read by a native male German speaker - 2 minutes and 30 seconds long
2 page word document with transcript and seven activities including: listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, reading and writing tasks on the topic of ‘meine Stadt und ich’
It mentions:
a German town and federal state
specific examples of why the person likes living in that town
positives and negatives of living in a big town / city and in a town
French Education System
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I put this audio MP3 file together for a private student as revision for the topic of ‘School’ and the French school system. It contains the basic elements with an excellent range of higher level and foundation level vocabulary, as well as key phrases generally for the topic that iis suitable for KS4.
Le système éducatif français - (1 minute 49 seconds) audio with a native female speaker and transcript available, along with six activities to exploit the text and practise spontaneous speaking/writing thereafter!
It could be used as a revision lesson, but also as an introduction into the French schooling system.
If you want to get your intermediate, advanced, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 or Year 13 German students straight back into your German lessons speaking, then use these ‘96 Unusual German Questions for First Lesson Back’ to get them up and about and speaking!
The document is a four-page editable word document with 96 questions, split mainly into 5 questions, ready to be printed out as cards. Each card has the five questions in German, as well as a letter to identify the card.
How To Use This Speaking Activity:
Print out and cut into cards (A-S - 19 different cards in total), can be duplicated if more than 19 students in the class.
Hand out cards at random, instruct students on house rules for moving speaking activities.
Get them to find a partner, ask, answer both cards of questions within 2-5 minutes, depending on level.
Swap the cards. Repeat step 3.
A fantastic speaking activity for the first German lesson back.
25 of the best language starters to get students into learning mode. The PDF includes a variety of easy to use, low-prep and no-prep vocabulary starter activities, error-correction tasks, comprehension activity ideas, as well as sentence level starter activities.
These language starters are perfect for French, German and Spanish classrooms and learning environments.
Food and Drink / Essen und Trinken in Deutschland for GCSE, KS3 and Intermediate Students Listening Lesson
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German Listening Activities with Audio File, Transcript and 5 Activities
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WHAT IS THIS GERMAN LISTENING LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR?
A useful intermediate no-prep listening lesson on the topic of food and drink in Germany for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level German students (ideal for year 10 and year 11 students). The MP3 file, listening transcript and related activities could be used as an introduction to the topic of food and drink, as well as for consolidation and revision for German GCSE listening and reading examinations.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
In this comprehensive lesson, there is an MP3 audio file, a verbatim transcript and five activities to exploit Essen und Trinken in Deutschland. The activities include listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing. Perfect activities for individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work.
The MP3 audio file (1 minute and 45 seconds) contains detailed and recyclable information about about food:
Variations in German food across the country for a cultural perspective
Normal meal times and what is eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Traditional foods in Germany
Drinks
HOW WILL YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS GERMAN FOOD AND DRINKS LESSON?
The audio is read by a German male native speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this German GCSE food topic at a challenging, yet manageable level. It includes a fantastic range of vocabulary, tenses, as well as key phrases for the topic which can be recycled. The transcript and questions could also be used as a reading lesson for cover lessons which are useful!
Homework Tasks for MFL Classrooms
I have put together a list of twenty No-Prep & Low-Prep Homework Activities for the MFL Classroom (French & German), which I tend to use with my beginner and intermediate groups,
The handout contains ideas, tasks, websites with 20 very low-prep homework tasks and activities to try out with your students (11-18 year olds).
The aim was to have a bank of a few go-to ideas that will have more impact and improve the chances of my students actually doing the activities!
I hope they are just as useful to you!
Explaining The Difference - Werden, Wurden or Würden?
One letter difference between each of them, but a completely different meaning and uses between them all.
Help students to understand the difference with my ‘schema for werden, wurden and würden’, as well as a sound file and lesson plan outline.
15-20 minute short explanation lesson with .MP3 sound clip for listening / pronunciation, diagram showing uses, as well as translation activity.
Charity and Volunteer Work in Germany / Charity und Freiwilligenarbeit in Deutschland for GCSE and Intermediate German Students - Listening Activities with Audio File MP3, Transcript and Activities
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WHAT IS THIS GERMAN LISTENING LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR?
No-prep listening lesson on charity and volunteer work in Germany for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level German students (ideal for year 10 and year 11 students too). The audio file, listening transcript and related activities could be used as an introduction to: Charity und Freiwilligenarbeit, as well as for consolidation in the middle or end of topic, as well as perfect as revision for German GCSE listening and reading examinations.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
The comprehensive lesson contains an MP3 audio file, as well as two word document pages with a verbatim transcript and five activities to exploit the topic of charity work in Germany. The activities on the second page include: listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing. Perfect activities for individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work.
The MP3 audio file (2 minutes and 18 seconds) has detailed and re-usable information about charity and volunteering in Germany:
what is charity work and how is it carried out in Germany?
Examples of charitable organisations
Advantages and disadvantages of charity and volunteer work
Examples of volunteering
HOW WILL YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS LISTENING LESSON?
The audio is read by a German male native speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this German GCSE charity topic at a challenging, yet manageable level. It includes a wide range of useful vocabulary, tenses, as well as key phrases for the topic which can be recycled. The transcript and questions could also be used as a reading lesson for cover lessons if necessary.
Familien und Beziehungen Vokabeln / Family and Relationships German GCSE Vocabulary Revision WITH ANSWERS!
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I have adapted this vocabulary sheet to create vocabulary revision sheets for GCSE German topics, including the ‘Family and Relationships’ German GCSE topic.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the Family and Relationships topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus and allows students to ‘make it stick’ by including multiple activities to practise the vocabulary. However, it can be used either A2/B1, intermediate or GCSE learners to introduce vocabulary for ‘Familie’ or ‘Beziehungen’ topics. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.
There are six 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
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!
Need a GCSE French revision activity to help students improve their grades or to give a little structure to your year 10 or year 11 GCSE French students’ revision strategies?
If so, this worksheet 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 French exams. The second activity is watching the YouTube clip, entitled: ‘How to get grade 9 | GCSE French’ to focus their efforts on tips that will really improve their grades/confidence.
Hope it’s useful!
I couldn’t find a French pronunciation chart that was exactly what I wanted for my KS3 French and GCSE French students and so I created it.
The PDF document contains 3 sections to help students with their pronunciation of French sounds, some letters and common letter combinations that cause a problem. This includes: nasal sounds, silent letters and letter combinations, such as ‘ui’, ‘au’, ‘ch’ etc.
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Short video clips are fantastic prompts for spontaneous speaking practice when it comes to learning any language - videos generate visual stimulants that wake up the brain cells and demand focused attention, which can be used to enhance the language learning process.
Share this handout with your French, German and Spanish students and give them more opportunities to practise their spontaneous speaking skills with the range of links to short video clips and adverts.