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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!

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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!
Work GCSE French Listening Practice (le travail)
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Work GCSE French Listening Practice (le travail)

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An original FREE French Listening Practice on LE TRAVAIL for GCSE and iGCSE French listening practice. A native French speaker answers the following questions: Quels sont les synonymes de travail en français ? Quelles questions peut-on poser en français pour connaître le métier de quelqu’un ? 3.Quel est le métier de Ryan? 4.Est-ce que Ryan aime son travail? Pourquoi / Pourquoi pas? Quel métier ferait Ryan s’il n’était pas enseignant ?Pourquoi? Que voulait faire Ryan quand il était plus jeune ? Pourquoi ? Avec qui voulait-il plutôt travailler ? 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 47 seconds which will take you to just before the VLOG begins.
School - GCSE German Listening Practice
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School - GCSE German Listening Practice

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An original FREE German Listening Practice VLOG on die Schule / School for GCSE and iGCSE German listening practice. A native German speaker talks about school, including: school building, school ‘uniform’, break time, types of school, advice and opinions on the topic of ‘die Schule’. 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 VLOG comes with a worksheet and transcript, as well as an audio visual clip (which can be minimised for pure listening practice) 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 students. Please note, there are activities mentioned at the beginning of the video that students can undertake whilst listening but the German native speaker clip starts at 51 seconds which will take you to just before the VLOG begins.
My Area - German GCSE Listening Practice
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My Area - German GCSE Listening Practice

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An original FREE German Listening Practice VLOG on MEINE GEGEND / MY AREA for GCSE and iGCSE German listening practice. A native German speaker talks about the topic of the area she lives in 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 Wo wohnt Jana zurzeit? An welchem Ort ist sie aufgewachsen? wo liegt er? Wie unterscheiden sich die beiden Orten? Was denkt Jana über die beiden Orten? Warum? Welche Geschäfte erwähnt sie? Was sagt sie darüber? Was gibt es in Staufenberg für Jugendlichen zu tun? Was macht Jana in ihrer Freizeit? Wie hat Jana ihre Jugend verbracht? Wie umweltfreundlich ist Janas Gegend? Warum? Was sagt sie über ihre Zukunft? 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 there being some higher level language to access higher GCSE students. Please note, there are activities mentioned at the beginning of the video that students can undertake whilst listening but the German native speaker clip starts at 1:02 seconds which will take you to just before the VLOG begins.
Les Vacances GCSE French Listening Practice
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Les Vacances GCSE French Listening Practice

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An authentic iGCSE and GCSE French listening clip to practise listening on the topic of les vacances / holidays with a native French speaker from Paris. 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) FOR MORE FRENCH CONTENT IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA I have created a free PDF worksheet and provided a copy of the transcript for download here. Enrika, a native French speaker (skip to 4 minutes 24 to view her section) and listen the whole way through to hear my introduction with three sets of activities you can do without the worksheet. In the audio-visual clip, Enrika participates in an ‘interview’ and is asked the following questions: Où vas-tu en vacances d’habitude? Où loges-tu en vacances? Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire en vacances? Tu es allée en vacances l’année dernière? Comment vas-tu passer les grandes vacances cette année? .Parle-moi de la dernière fois que tu as mangé au restaurant. C’est quoi ton moyen de transport préféré? Est-ce que tu aimes faire du shopping quand tu es en vacances? 9 Parle-moi d’un problème que vous avez eu pendant des vacances. Comment seraient tes vacances idéales? This video not only offers a great opportunity to learn more about the topic of les vacances through listening practice, it also enables GCSE, advanced beginners, pre-intermediate French students and CEFR A2/B1 students to discover new verbs, nouns and adjectives too.
German Food and Drink (Essen und Trinken) Taboo Speaking Game
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German Food and Drink (Essen und Trinken) Taboo Speaking Game

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Speaking Activity for KS3 and KS4 on Food and Drink A super simple, yet extremely fun 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 and definitely many words suitable for all levels. Help to build up your students’ vocabulary and give them speaking confidence with this fun game of taboo. GERMAN TABOO SPEAKING PRACTICE - TOPICS COVERED: Food Drink Common Tableware Other Associated Words for Food Print out the PDF, cut out the 18 squares, flip them upside down. Small group work recommended.
Das deutsche Schulsystem - GCSE German Listening Practice
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Das deutsche Schulsystem - GCSE German Listening Practice

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The German School System / Das deutsche Schulsystem Listening Comprehension Activity with YouTube Clip, Worksheet and Transcript for GCSE German and iGCSE German learners This 10 minute audio-visual clip includes an introduction from Sabina (qualified German teacher) to outline two lots of activities for German listening practice, as well as a 7.5 minute clip of Franziska, a native German speaker talking about the German school system. She talks about: the different types of schools in Germany the reasons for the different types of German schools and her opinions on them her German schooling experience School uniforms overall summary of the German education system The free downloads include 1 x listening comprehension worksheet (with additional activities) 1 x transcript 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
German A Level - How To Get A* Grade & Improve Confidence
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German A Level - How To Get A* Grade & Improve Confidence

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A-Level German student or teacher of a German A-Level student who wants to know how to get A* or improve German A-Level grade, and/or confidence for the current exams? This handout in PDF form contains my 10 top tips to improve German A-Level grades with titles, instructions and resources. 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 Students can also view the video on how to improve your German A-Level grade. I have made this video for current German A-Level students, as well as those in Year 10 or Year 11 who may wish to study German for A-Levels to show you that these 10 hacks to improve your grade are achievable!
Short Video Clips for Spontaneous Speaking
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Short Video Clips for Spontaneous Speaking

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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.
Vocabulary Building Activities - Languages
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Vocabulary Building Activities - Languages

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Want to help students practise their vocabulary building skills, pronunciation or do a bit of revision? These 12+ vocabulary challenges are ideal. Use them in all language classrooms to help students to develop their language on a word-level. LINK TO MY BLOG POST HERE: https://theidealteacher.com/vocabulary-challenges-for-the-language-classroom
Shopping in Towns Listening Practice - GCSE German
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Shopping in Towns Listening Practice - GCSE German

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A free PDF worksheet and transcript for my video on the topic of shopping and towns ideal for GCSE German students looking for a little extra listening practice at their level with a bit of a challenge in places. Access the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xti0ehwXsd4 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE AND SHARE THE VIDEO IF IT’S USEFUL! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHMz-vLwcG_k3S-UcHI03A?sub_confirmation=1
Housework/ Hausarbeit GCSE German Listening
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Housework/ Hausarbeit GCSE German Listening

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An original audio-visual German listening clip is on the topic of Hausarbeit for GCSE and iGCSE learners the lesson includes a YouTube video clip, as well as a free worksheet and transcript for download. Franziska, a native German speaker explains about Aufräumen and Putzen. SKIP TO 2:51, unless you want to hear an intro with further activities 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 Franziska is in her messy bedroom and in the video clip she does the following: introduces the topic with the words: ‘aufräumen’ and ‘putzen’ explains the tasks she has to do -mentions the equipment she needs to carry out these tasks Franziska cleans up and explains what she has done what housework is remaining why is ‘Hausarbeit’ is something positive This video not only offers a great opportunity to learn more about the topic of housework / Hausarbeit through listening practice, it also enables GCSE, advanced beginners, pre-intermediate German students and CEFR A2 students to discover new verbs, nouns and adjectives too.
Family in Germany - GCSE and A-Level Listening Practice
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Family in Germany - GCSE and A-Level Listening Practice

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A German listening audio clip covering ‘Family in Germany’ available with free PDF worksheet and transcript. 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 In this video you will listen to a native German speaker talking about family. They discuss modern and traditional families in Germany as well as their own family. Intro from Sabina until 2 minutes 27 with the activities that can be done whilst listening to the GCSE and A-Level listening practice materials which follows therafter.
AQA A LEVEL GERMAN SPEAKING QUESTIONS (Topics 1-6)
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AQA A LEVEL GERMAN SPEAKING QUESTIONS (Topics 1-6)

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A selection of questions (34) over two PNG images to practise general speaking on the first SIX topics from the AQA A-Level German exam specification.: Image one - 17 questions: Familie im Wandel Die digitale Welt Die Jugendkultur Feste und Traditionen Image 2 - 17 questions: Feste und Traditionen (different to page 1) Kunst und Architektur Berlin These German AQA A level questions are ideal to use in conjunction with stimulus card practice. They follow similar questioning forms to the bullet points 2 and 3 on the A-Level German stimulus cards. Hope it helps!
Guess The Logos and Alphabet Brands Worksheet for Tutor Time
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Guess The Logos and Alphabet Brands Worksheet for Tutor Time

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A 2-sided, attractively presented, fun worksheet for tutor time students to guess the logos and brands. Part 1 has 45 fairly well-known logos that the students have to guess and Part 2 has the alphabet created with the first letter from famous UK, American and international brands for the students to guess. I gave a time limit of 20 minutes for this activity with my form group and it worked quite well. Answers for both sides included!
GCSE French 'le travail ou l'université' Vocab Revision Worksheet
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GCSE French 'le travail ou l'université' Vocab Revision Worksheet

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French GCSE Work or University? - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS! GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS BY TOPIC, 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 post-16 education, university and work options, all related to GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level. Use this work 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 work or university topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. However, it 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 le travail or l’universit’ 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!
Why Learn Languages? PowerPoint
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Why Learn Languages? PowerPoint

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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.
GCSE German Speaking and Writing Accessing Higher Grades
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GCSE German Speaking and Writing Accessing Higher Grades

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A 3-page, ready to use PDF handout for GCSE German students with 36 different elements to include when speaking and writing to access higher grades. Help students improve their writing and spontaneous speaking with these 36 ingredients, as well as examples and translations that they can use in both GCSE German writing and GCSE German speaking. I recommend using this in combination with your exam board’s mark scheme for speaking and writing, as well the MFL progress ladder writing and speaking feedback grid. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mfl-writing-and-speaking-feedback-grid-11856656
GCSE German 'Holidays' Vocabulary Worksheet
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GCSE German 'Holidays' Vocabulary Worksheet

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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!
GCSE French 'Social Issues' Vocabulary Worksheet
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GCSE French 'Social Issues' Vocabulary Worksheet

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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!