A PowerPoint to got with my cover work sheet for a more interactive cover lesson. A variety of tasks of increasing difficulty. Answers provided for non-specialist cover teachers. Ideas for open ended tasks provided at the end as an extension or for early finishers. Language included = 10 animals and their plurals, numbers up to 10, einen/eine/ein and keinen/keine/kein. Worksheet also available for students to work more independently.

A three page resource detailing facts and figures that will be useful for students to know for the speaking exam. Each page deals with one of the sub topics (Immigration, Integration and Racism).

This resource is based on speaking card G from AQA’s specimen speaking tests. I have transcribed the questions the examiner asks and left spaces underneath for students to write their own answers. After this, I plan to let the listen to the actual recording to see how they did in comparison to the candidate and get them to correct any mistakes in the transcript.

This is a PowerPoint I used in our MFL celebration assembly. It has recent quotes from the Independent and the Guardian about the importance of languages, a slide explaining how learning a languages benefits pupils, a Wordle type graphic showing the main skills that come out when you enter articles/surveys about language learning, a slide which shows specifically why students have been chosen as winners and some slides to add the names of winners. This could also be used on open evenings and around options time and also for general display in MFL faculties.

At least 3 lessons worth on the environment topic. Focuses on the top 10 biggest environmental problems in the world. Includes a video with transcript, gap fill and retranslation activity. Also included is a vocab sheet for one of the starters. This is quite challenging, so more appropriate for higher candidates, but foundation can also access it with the support provided.

A template of a newspaper which can be used as display in MFL departments, or for open evening. Customisable for your own school. Print out in colour on A3 paper. Includes up-to-date quotations from the broadsheets about language learning.

Worksheets to accompany the “Sendung mit der Maus” episode about Nikolaus. Resource includes the transcript of the programme, the transcript with gaps, a vocab matchup and vocab answers. Link to the programme is at the bottom of the transcript.

A very self-explanatory worksheet useful for cover lessons in Spanish. It is loosely based on pages 104 and 105 of Viva 1, second edition on the topic of “What is there in your city?” ¿Qué hay en tu ciudad? Answers can be completed in exercise books or on lined paper (to make them last longer!). There are some exercises which use words and phrases not in Viva, but they are easily guessable, or pupils can use a dictionary. Answers and translations are also provided for non-specialist cover teachers.

A very self-explanatory worksheet useful for cover lessons in Spanish. It is loosely based on pages 32 and 33 of Viva 1, second edition on the topic of “What do you like to do?” ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Answers can be completed in exercise books or on lined paper (to make them last longer!). There are some exercises which use words and phrases not in Viva, but they are easily guessable, or pupils can use a dictionary. Answers and translations are also provided for non-specialist cover teachers.

A very self-explanatory worksheet useful for cover lessons in Spanish. It is loosely based on pages 56 and 57 of Viva 1, second edition on the topic of “What do you study?” ¿Qué estudias? Answers can be completed in exercise books or on lined paper (to make them last longer!). There are some exercises which use words and phrases not in Viva, but they are easily guessable, or pupils can use a dictionary. Answers and translations are also provided for non-specialist cover teachers.

A very self-explanatory worksheet useful for cover lessons in Spanish. It is loosely based on pages 16 and 17 of Viva 1, second edition on the topic of “Do you have pets? ¿Tienes mascotas?” Answers can be completed in exercise books or on lined paper (to make them last longer!). There are some exercises which use words and phrases not in Viva, but they are easily guessable, or pupils can use a dictionary. Answers and translations are also provided for non-specialist cover teachers.

A full lesson (can also stretch to 2) I did as an observation with Y11 on the topic of "Umwelt". It concentrates on the skill of writing for the outgoing controlled assessments, but it will still be very useful in the new spec as it is also about general writing skill and translation. This lesson comes with a PP, handouts, a help sheet for foundation candidates and ABCD posters for the plenary, where students had to turn to the correct letter stuck around the room. This lesson has been awarded "outstanding" twice. It is based on the Heinemann Higher book for GCSE but includes a help sheet for weaker pupils. I can also send you the lesson plan on request.

Instructions and resources for making a card with a pop up Eiffel Tower inside and some interesting facts about the tower. Great for end of term or other French cultural lessons. Would suite primary, Year 7 and even my Year 8s still like it. I've written detailed instructions on how to do it. Even my bottom set managed, but if you're struggling, let me know and I'll send you a picture of a finished one!

This is a resource that I originally made to help my Year 11 with their pronunciation for one of their upcoming speaking assessments. It features many of the main commonly mispronounced sounds, with various example words. It the builds up to a slide with a mixture of words and sounds, culminating in some really long words, just for fun! As a bonus, I have left in the last activity which was to help my class memorise a paragraph, something which, obviously, we are moving away from again, but still might be useful (it seemed a shame to delete it anyway!)

This is a lesson I made as part of the "Overcoming the Monster" topic where students had to eventually write their own monster story. It focusses on how to write an epic battle/final showdown section and also on the more general theme of how to use language to improve writing i.e. using powerful verbs, adjectives, similes, metaphors etc. I have based it on a section near the end of "Stormbreaker" when Alex battles the jelly fish. The resource includes a PP and the extract from the book which you/pupils can read out or you can use the audio book which are available on YouTube.

Vocab match up activities for all of the main reading texts in the Kerboodle A level year 1 book for chapter 1 (Familie im Wandel). Answers included too.

This is a document I used to help students write about our recent trip to the Rhineland, although it could be adapted for other areas. It could either be used while on the trip to help students write a diary entry each evening, or after the trip. I get them to choose one of the days which they then write up on a post card to send home.

A catchy song about protecting the environment. Worksheet with gaps. My Y11s loved it! Link at the bottom of the worksheet.

This is the 3rd in a series of lessons I wrote with a skills rather than a topic based focus for Y8 beginners.

This is the first in a series of lessons which I wrote for a skills (rather than topics) based scheme of work. It covers basic greetings and numbers up to 10 but the main focus is on setting up the class with the skills to work out things for themselves. The focus for this lesson is pronunciation. These lessons can be used alongside Echo/Echo Express 1. (They would probably also go with any beginners course). The lessons were originally written for set 1/2 year 8 beginners but could be adapted for year 7 mixed ability learners.