Text based on internet threads about what (some) young french teenagers like and dislike. The text is followed by comprehension questions in English, a grammar point, a toolkit for saying 'I like ...ing' and two writing activities
A copy of my PPT from the ALL conference. Intended primarily for attendees. May be less useful if you weren’t in the session! Examples in French and German.
Reading comprehension activity relating to the film 'Der Tunnel'. Students must read the jumbled set of events and put them into the correct chronological order to reconstruct the plot. Solution provided.
Text on technical elements of the film followed by a 'Find the Phrase' activity. Designed to equip students with some of the technical language they need to write about the film.
This resource contains a set of 25 exam practice questions, assembled from edited versions of materials I have uploaded previously. The stimulus materials are mostly followed by questions in English or True/False/Not in text and cover a wide range of topics.
This is a Mark II version with a number of wrinkles* ironed out. Markscheme also added.
* ie mistakes!
A powerpoint featuring a model of a statement about household chores covering three tenses, followed by several images of celebrities or fictional characters, into whose mouths the pupils might like to put words. Could easily be adapted for any topic.
The ppt builds up a table of Dative articles and possessive adjectives one slide at a time. Students can be ebcouraged to deduce the missing words before the gradual revealing of the table. This is followed by Kim's Game practice of the Dative. The worksheet contains an overview of the NOM, ACC and DAT forms plus a grammar exercise on this whichm when complete, will serve as a rudimentary model of a romm description.
A set of activities on the topic of pocket money and part-time jobs: (i) a stimulus text (ii) comprehension questions in English (iii) a find the phrase activity (iv) a gap-fill task (v) pair work and (vi) a writing task
This is an expanded version of the text "Kein Handy = Kein Leben?" that I uploaded some time ago. This version features additional comprehension and manipulation exercises.
First steps in grasping the concept of adjectival agreement. Suitable for Year 7. Worksheet 1 : Explanation is followed a multiple choice exercise.
Worksheet 2 : More multi-choice practice.
Powerpoint containing a sequence of slides, each with a lead question and a number of supplementary questions. Designed to support speaking activities as a whole group and / or in pairs.
Playscript in which Shrek, exhausted by fatherhood, can not remember basic information about his life and his family and has to be corrected repeatedly by Fiona. Revision of birthdays, where I live, my house, my family, likes and dislikes and colours.
Exercises to accompany the film. There is a scene-setting text with comprehension questions for students to do before watching the film, followed by comprehension and manipulation work and a writing task to do after watching the film. (Vor dem Film ist nach dem Film.) There are two slightly different versions, one for Foundation and one for Higher level.