Powerpoint to help students practise answering questions about themself, their family, their pets, and their favourite things. Open the PPT, click 'slideshow' and the 'view show'. Each of the pictures has a hyperlink to a question on another slide. And each of the slides with questions has a back button with a hyperlink back to the slide with the pictures on. Pupils should choose a picture and see which question they get,
35 authentic images and short texts with questions in English. Created for a revision-averse Year 11 group but will work as a starter for other students.
A sequence of activities to accompany the film "Die Welle" (i) Comprehension questions in English about the first scenes in the film (ii) a picture-based Who's who? activity (iii) sentence patterns and vocab to help students describe characters in the film (iv) sentence patterns to help students describe key relationships in the film (v) a text-based Who's who? activity.
This resource contains a dialogue in which a ghost recounts his birth, life and spectacular death, and manages to include the standard list of 13 verbs with être in the passé composé. There is a reflexive verb in the passé composé chucked in for good measure. The dialogue is followed by a capture sheet, upon which the pupils must add examples of the 13 verbs in the passé composé to the given list of infinitives.
Updated version of an item I've previously uploaded. The worksheet has (i) an example of word order in a simple sentence compare to a normal sentence (ii) a match-up activity (iii) an activity in which students must create both a statement and a question from a given set of words.
Four short texts in which breakfast habits are described, using present and perfect tenses. The texts are followed by two grammar points, a vrai / faux exercise, a 'find the phrase' exercise, a manipulation exercise and a writing task.
A german text containing a number of pieces of advice for greater on-line safety. Puils have to read the German and match up the advice with the suggestions listed in English below the source text.
PPT which acts as a stimulus for speaking about free time. The first slide acts as a homepage for the whole activity. Students choose an image on the homepage and are hyperlinked to an images of a celebrity with an empty speech balloon. Students can say as much or as little as you want them to say.
Short text, adapted from an authentic source, in which young French speakers discuss fast-food. The stimulus text is followed by comprehension and manipulation exercises, a bit of grammar and a writing task.
Four short Foundation Level texts in which young Germans talk about their plans or lack of plans for work experience. Texts are followed by comprehension exercises in German, a 'Find the phrase' activity, a manipulation exercise, and a writing task supported by a toolkit
Playscript. An unlikely dialogue in which Belletrix Lestrange from Harry Potter and Bella from Twighlight discuss their differing approaches to health and fitness. A disagreement ensues about Voldemort's nose. Having practised and performed the playscript, students could (i) devise a dialogue in which two different fictional characters discuss the issue of health and fitness or (ii) devise a dialogue in which Bella and Belletrix take on a different GCSE topic.
Overview of the Case System, with a logical question process to help pupils arrive at the correct case. For issue as a handout or for blow-up as a poster.
Script for a short classroom panto featuring Cinderella, one ugly sister, a prince, a cat and an unexpected saviour. Practice of household chores embedded into the script. Just add props and an audience.
There is also an exercise based on the first scene of the play, in which pupils must reassemble the scene from a jumbled text.