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!
German GCSE DIE SCHULE (SCHOOL) Vocabulary Revision Activities WITH ANSWERS!
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I have adapted this vocabulary sheet to create vocabulary revision sheets for GCSE German topics, including the school and education German GCSE topic.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the School and Education topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus. However, it is also suitable for other examination boards at a similar level, styudying a similar topic.
The vocabulary revision worksheet aids students to revise vocabulary and helps to ‘make it stick’ through the multiple activities to practise the vocabulary. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED ON SEPARATE SHEET.
There are 5 practice 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
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!
Meine Freizeit Vokabeln / Free Time German GCSE / German Leisure and Food 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 ‘Meine Freizeit’ German GCSE topic.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the Free Time 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 also be used for either CEFR A2/B1 and intermediate German learners to introduce vocabulary for ‘Meine Freizeit’ topics. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.
There are six activities covering the topics: free time activities and food, 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!
GCSE German Mein Haus und Meine Gegend Vocabulary Revision Worksheet WITH ANSWERS
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Use with year 10 or year 11 learners, intermediate CEFR level A2 or B1 students to revise key vocabulary related to the ‘my house, home and area’ topics. Created with AQA syllabus in mind, but perfect for other exam boards covering the same topic too!
There are 6 useful activities which recap the vocabulary using six different methods, allowing students to have ‘fun’ whilst revising useful words and phrases. The technique of manipulating the key vocabulary in different ways hopefully helps to make it ‘make it stick’ more effectively.
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!
French GCSE Work or University? - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
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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!
GCSE German Listening Lessons and Listening Practice by Topic in Theme 2
A bundle of 6 x native speaker German listening practice lessons with 6 x MP3 audio files (read by native speakers) with 6 x verbatim transcript and 6 x 5-6 activities for each topic to help GCSE German students to improve their topic-related listening skills.
These are 6 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:
My Home (Meine Zuhause)
My Town (Meine Stadt)
Social Issues - Charity, Volunteer Work
Social Issues - Healthy and Unhealthy Living
Global Issues - Environment
Travel & Tourism - Holidays in Germany
As there is a transcript, why not also use for GCSE German reading practice?
£6.00 for a minimum of 6 hours worth of listening related practice for German GCSE - hopefully these listening lessons will save you lots of time and help your students with useful and alternative listening practice ideas.
The following listening bundles are also available, depending on your needs >
THEME 1 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-1-identity-and-culture-12334519
THEME 3 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-3-school-work-university-12334533
THEME 1, THEME 2 & THEME 3 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-listening-practice-lessons-bundle-12244303
THEME 1 AQA GCSE GERMAN TOPIC BASED VOCABULARY REVISION ON:
Family and Relationships
Social Media & Mobile Technology
Music, cinema, TV, eating and going out
Customs & festivals
revise topic vocabulary
consolidate understanding of topic related vocabulary through self-study
check knowledge (and add to prior knowledge)
6 DIFFERENT GERMAN VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES PER SHEET TO HELP VOCAB STICK
There are 6 practice activities for all worksheets with the answers included - ideal for self-study or revision.
a) German to English translation
b) Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
c) Match the two halves of the phrase together
d) Find the synonym or similar phrase
e) Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
f) Translate from English to German and categorise the vocab under verb, noun or adjective
SAVE 38%WHEN YOU BUY ALL 4 TOPICS IN THEME ONE AS A BUNDLE.
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GCSE French Listening Lessons in Theme 1 - Identity and Culture
A bundle containing 3 x standalone French GCSE Listening lessons, ideal for revision, distance learning and topic consolidation, each including:
1 x native speaker French MP3 audio file, read at exam speed
1 x verbatim transcript
1 x 5-6 activities per topic
THEME 1 (Identity and Culture Listening Lessons):
FRENCH GCSE LISTENING LESSON 1 - Family and Relationships
FRENCH GCSE LISTENING LESSON 2 - Social Media and Social Networks
FRENCH GCSE LISTENING LESSON 3 - French Traditions and Festivals
The aim of creating these listening lessons was to help intermediate or GCSE French students to improve their topic-related vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening skills. These GCSE French Listening Lessons cover all the main themes and topics of the AQA GCSE French syllabus and can be used to supplement the text book material. However, since the topics between exam boards are quite similar, they could be easily used as listening practice for Pearson, Eduqas and WJEC and other exam boards too.
French Listening Lessons Included (with verbatim transcript, MP3 audio file (approx 2-3 minutes each and a number of useful activities).
If you like these listening lessons for French GCSE students, perhaps you might be interested in the listening lessons for all topics here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-listening-practice-12244296
GCSE French Listening Lessons in Theme 3 - Current and Future Study and Employment
What’s Included?
A bundle of 2 x standalone French GCSE Listening lessons, ideal for revision, distance learning and topic consolidation with:
1 x native speaker French MP3 audio file, read at exam speed
1 x verbatim transcript
1 x 5-6 activities per topic
THEME 3 - French GCSE Listening Lessons:
FRENCH GCSE LISTENING LESSON 1 -French School System and School Life (Le système éducatif français)
FRENCH GCSE LISTENING LESSON 2 - French Jobs and The Future (les métiers)
How will these GCSE French Listening Lessons Help?
The aim of creating these listening lessons was to help intermediate or GCSE French students to improve their topic-related vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening skills. The focus is French listening, with the inclusion of a native speaker MP3 audio clip (2-3 minutes each) and the transcript. There are also listening comprehension questions and the opportunity to utilise the transcript aud audio clip further with extra activities.
This has been created for the AQA GCSE French syllabus, but can be used to supplement the text book material. However, since the topics between exam boards are quite similar, they could be easily used as listening practice for Pearson, Eduqas and WJEC and other exam boards too.
If you like these listening lessons for French GCSE students, perhaps you might be interested in the listening lessons for all topics here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-listening-practice-12244296
2 WORKSHEETS FOR STUDENTS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE GDR
1 PPT with my own answers (you may wish to watch the clip and edit answers, although it’s not 100% necessary!)
A worksheet to be used whilst watching avery accessible 45-minute video from br.de about the history of the DDR. The video is in German and the questions relate directly to the video and are in order of information.
I split this up with my Year 12 film students into 4 lessons:
Firstly, we translated the questions and guessed what the answers could be / discussed this in small groups and as a class
Secondly, students watched the video in their own time (as homework) to get the gist and add little bits to their sheets
Finally, we worked together in the lesson - I played the video and stopped for each question. Students worked in pairs and fours to add further information and then I went through it with them to complete the worksheet.
10 x French GCSE Vocabulary Revision Worksheets for each topic WITH ANSWERS!
These vocabulary revision activity worksheets are ideal for your GCSE French students who are looking for an alternative and enjoyable way to:
revise topic vocabulary
consolidate understanding
check knowledge (and add to prior knowledge)
TOPICS COVERED:
The 10 vocabulary revision worksheets cover the most useful and key vocabulary in the 3 main themes of the AQA GCSE French course and are split into topics with the key vocabulary for each topic:
Family and Relationships
Social Media & Mobile Technology
Music, cinema, TV, eating and going out
Customs & festivals
Home & Where you live
Social issues - charity, volunteering, un/healthy living
Global issues - environment & poverty, homelessness
Holidays, Travel & France
University & Work
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
There are 6 practice activities for all worksheets (apart from school which has 5), ideal for self-study. Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
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
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Translate from English to French and categorise the vocab under verb, noun or adjective
SAVE 50% ON PURCHASING THEM INDIVIDUALLY BY PURCHASING AS A BUNDLE TODAY!
German School System Listening and Reading Lesson
GET THIS LISTENING LESSON AS PART OF A DISCOUNTED GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE BUNDLE - LIMITED TIME ONLY: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-listening-practice-lessons-bundle-12244303
I put this audio together for a private student as revision for the topic of ‘School’ and the German school system. It contains the basic elements with an excellent range of higher level vocabulary, as well as key vocabulary and is suitable for KS4 and KS5.
Das deutsche Schulsystem - (2 minute 20 seconds) Audio with a native male speaker and transcript available.
Family / Modern Families / Family Relationships in 21st Century - French Listening Activities with Audio File, Transcript and 6 Activities
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What’s this French Listening Activity and Who’s It For?
An intermediate no-prep listening lesson on the topic of modern families and les relations familiales for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level French learners (both year 10 and year 11). Ideal as an introduction. This listening lesson could be used as consolidation or revision of family relationships in France at GCSE level.
What’s included?
It contains an MP3 audio file, a transcript, as well as six activities to exploit the audio, including listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing tasks.
The MP3 audio file (1 minute16 seconds) contains information about:
modern families in the 21st Century
relationships that young people have with their parents
the role of families within society
Why should you purchase this French listening resource?
The audio is read by a native male French speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this French GCSE family relationships in modern society topic. It includes a fantastic range of vocabulary, as well as key French phrases for the theme of ‘les relations familiales’. The transcript and questions could also be used as a reading lesson for cover lessons.
Thanks very much for your interest in this listening practice lesson and I hope you and your students find the lesson that I’ve put together helpful.
Education, Work and Studies in Germany with MP3 Audio File, Transcript and Related Activities - German GCSE and Intermediate Listening Lesson
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WHAT IS THIS GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR?
Intermediate no-prep listening lesson on the topic of ‘working and studying in Germany’ for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level German students (both year 10 and year 11).
The listening and related activities could be used as an introduction to ‘education and work’ topic, as well as for consolidation and revision for German GCSE listening and reading examinations.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
The lesson comes with an MP3 audio file, a verbatim transcript and five activities to exploit the ‘Arbeit und Studium in Deutschland’ theme. This includes: listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing tasks. Perfect activities for individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work.
The MP3 audio file (4 minutes and 4 seconds) contains detailed and recyclable information about studying and working in Germany:
Finding a job
Apprenticeships
University
Positives of Apprenticeships and Universities
The speaker’s hopes for the future
HOW WILL YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS ‘ARBEIT IN DEUTSCHLAND’ LESSON?
Firstly, the MP3 audio file is read by a German male native speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this German higher education and work topic at a challenging, yet manageable level. It includes an authentic and useful range of vocabulary, tenses, as well as key phrases for the topic which can be recycled.
Please note: if you need a cover lesson or independent work, the transcript and questions could also be used as a reading lesson on the topic of education, work and studies for cover lessons.
Vocabulary Worksheet for German Customs and Festivals / Feste und Bräuche
for Intermediate and GCSE Level German Vocabulary Practice with ANSWERS
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Useful to check current knowledge, as well as at the end of the topic or as revision or as consolidation on topic of Customs and Festivals in German Speaking Countries.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the Customs and Festival topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus and allows students to ‘make it stick’ with multiple activities to practise the vocabulary. However, it can also be used either A2/B1 or intermediate level German learners to develop topic-related vocabulary for ‘Feste und Bräuche’. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.
There are six activities included in my festivals and customs vocabulary practice and revision worksheets, 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
Perfect for individual work
Social Issues (Charity, Volunteer Work and Health)
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 ‘social issues’ German GCSE topic.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the social issues topic, covering the ideas of ‘charity’, ‘volunteer work’ and ‘health’ in the AQA German GCSE syllabus. However, it can also be used by other exam boards covering the same topics.
There are SIX activities on one worksheet with the answer key included, making it perfect for individual work that can be self-marked, i.e. through distance learning, home schooling and/or revision in the lead up to exams.
Students can be helped to ‘make it stick’ by completing the multiple activities to practise the vocabulary.
There are six activities on: Freiwilligenarbeit, Wohltätigkeiten and Gesundheit, 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 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!
German GCSE GLOBAL ISSUES : Poverty and The Environment Vocabulary Revision WITH ANSWERS!
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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 ‘global issues’ related vocabulary for GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level, you can use this 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 ‘Global Issues’ topic in the AQA GCSE German 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.
The six ‘poverty’ and 'environment 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!
Original GCSE German ‘Freetime’ Listening Lesson with MP3 Audio File, Transcript and Five Topic-Related Activities
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This GCSE German ‘Meine Freizeit’ listening lesson includes:
An MP3 audio file read verbatim by a native, female German speaker which lasts just over 2 minutes and 7 seconds
A 2-page A4 word document, containing the verbatim transcript for the audio file, as well as five activities to help exploit the audio clip which cover the topics of:
General free time activities
Freetime activities that the speaker and her family undertake
Common German freetime activities
What the speaker used to do in her spare time as a child
The five activities include: listening comprehension questions, a vocabulary checker, speaking and writing activities.
Set the GCSE German listening lesson as distance learning work, individual or pair work. Perfect for Y10 and Y11 GCSE students, as well as the equivalent Scottish, Irish, Australian and American exam boards. Use as a reading comprehension activity too!
Here, you will find 10 fun ways to teach, practise and learn vocabulary in the classroom to mix up the way you help your students to acquire vocabulary. The list of ideas appears in a word document and the full ideas with examples and uses are available to view in a video.
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Both from personal and professional experience, learning and being able to use vocabulary is a vital component to having confidence and being successful in communicating in any foreign language. Therefore it is important to teach vocabulary well to help students acquire and use the language, as well as develop that confidence.
An original, yet simple 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.
GERMAN TABOO SPEAKING PRACTICE - TOPICS COVERED:
food
travel
weather
school
personal characteristics
free-time
travel
Print out the PDF, cut out the 18 squares, flip them upside down. Small group work recommended.
Get your students to tune their ears to the French language with the list of awesome French listening websites, perfect for GCSE French homework, or to use in snippets during French GCSE lessons. There is a short description of each website and links included.
I shared with my students on Google Classroom and advised them to even just do fifteen minutes 2-3 times per week.