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Secondary MFL (French and German) and EAL teacher, HoD, GCSE examiner: my shop has resources for teachers in all these subjects, to help make teaching a bit easier! New resources for the NEW MFL GCSE's are being continuously uploaded. If you would like an invoice or have any feedback, please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
This is a lesson on German comparatives and superlatives is suitable for years 7 - 10.
It contains:
A grammar section on what comparatives are, how they are formed and when they are used.
Various activities to practise comparatives then follow: a wordsearch, game, gap fills, translation task.
On the last slide is a template link to Canva. This means that you can use and adapt the slides on Canva. It’s free but you need to log in. Once you’ve edited it you can download it in a variety of formats.
More German Grammar Lessons, that come with a comic!
ADVERBS
MODALS
ADJECTIVE ENDINGS:
IMPERFECT
Vocabulary Booklets with Activities / Knowledge Organizers:
Travel, Tourism and Environment Booklet
School, Study, The Future and Basics Booklet
Family and Relationships Booklet
My Town and Shopping
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This is a complete lesson on comparatives and superlatives in the context of school along with 8 worksheets/activities to accompany the lesson.
It contains:
grammar point on how you form and use the comparative
gap fills and translation
game
grammar point on how you form and use the superlative
gap fill and translation
It then finishes with 2 exam style tasks (AQA/Edexcel from first teaching in 2024): describe a photo and a writing task.
All answers are on the slides.
The final slide has got a Canva template link. You can use this to adapt the slides to your classes.
The worksheets include a reading task, writing task with example answer, a series of questions and answers which the students can then practise in the form of a chatterbox cube.
THIS GOES WELL WITH:
- The Perfect Tense with être and avoir
The Future Tenses (lessons and workbook)
- The Present Tense - Lesson with booklet
- French Tenses Booklet - ALL tenses:
- Complete AQA Oral GCSE revision lesson with mark scheme, help sheet and tips, practise tasks and example answers
- The Conditional (exam focus: reading and writing)
- Vocabulary lesson
BEST SELLER: FRENCH GCSE REVISION
French GCSE Revision Resource Bundle
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This is an overview of AQA German GCSE prior to the changes coming in September 2024. This is a handout for students/parents.
MFL Resources, best sellers!
Bundle of German Knowledge Organisers
Bundle of French GCSE Resources
Learn German through Superhero Comics - The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi!
Other FREE resources to help make teaching easier!
An A4 handout for parents/students with some Top Tips for Learning German
A one page overview of the German GCSE AQA 2024
A one page overview of the German GCSE Edexcel 2024
A Vocabulary Learning Lesson
Retrieval activities, starters and plenaries
How to support EAL learners in the classroom - practical tips
Halloween!
1.This resource includes 2 power points on Halloween
2. It also includes over 20 different worksheets all on the topic of Halloween in French. The worksheets are anagrams, word searches, mazes, cross words, quizzes, vocab games and more!
Suitable for secondary school students.
Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
OTHER CULTURAL RESOURCES
Halloween
La Toussaint
La fete des lumieres
Christmas
New Year
Valentine’s Day
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French Vocabulary and Activity Booklets:
Food and Drink
My Neighourhood and House
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, Work and Future Opportunities
Social Media, Gaming, TV and Music
French Grammar:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
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“How to Write a FANTASTIC German Essay!”
This is a writing lesson which introduces the mnemonic FANTASTIC.
It’s a comprehensive lesson designed to help GCSE German students excel in their writing exams. The lesson introduces the FANTASTIC mnemonic, a simple and effective tool for remembering key grammar points and structures required for success.
The lesson includes a range of exercises, example writing tasks, and practice questions, all designed to reinforce the mnemonic and build students’ confidence in writing. Accompanying worksheets provide additional support for independent practice.
This goes well with:
Word Search Mania!
A booklet of German word searches covering all the topics for GCSE German
Reflexives lesson
German Vocabulary and Activity Booklets
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How to Write a FANTASTIC French Essay!
This is a writing lesson that introduces the mnemonic FANTASTIC.
It’s a comprehensive lesson designed to help GCSE French students excel in their writing exams. The lesson introduces the FANTASTIC mnemonic, a simple and effective tool for remembering key grammar points and structures required for success.
The lesson includes a range of exercises, example writing tasks, and practice questions, all designed to reinforce the mnemonic and build students’ confidence in writing. Accompanying worksheets provide additional support for independent practice, showing example texts, questions for students to answer, and sentence builders to support them in writing.
This goes well with:
French Tenses Writing Booklet
The Perfect Tense Lessons with Avoir and Etre
Future Tenses Lessons
Present Tense Lesson and Workbook
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This Power Point presentation offers practical strategies to support English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners in educational settings.
It covers various approaches, including language buddies, visual aids, vocabulary development, scaffolded instruction and culturally responsive teaching.
This resource goes well with:
AI Tools for Teachers - Using AI in the Classroom
Starters, Plenaries and Retrieval Activities
MFL Best Sellers!
GCSE French Bundle of Resources
GCSE German Bundle of Resources
This is 2 comprehensive lessons on the perfect tense in French with an accompanying booklet of the grammar points and activities.
There is a lesson on the perfect tense with avoir and a lesson on the perfect tense with être.
Both lesson include:
retrieval starter
explanation when the tense is used and it’s formation
gap fill activities
translation activity
exam style questions with example answers
plenary
The perfect tense with avoir has exam style oral tasks e.g. photocard and role play with help sheets and examples answers
The perfect tense with être lesson has exam style writing tasks with help sheet and example answer
The booklet then reinforces both the perfect tense with avoir and être through a series of activities.
More French Grammar:
French Tenses
Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson
Conditional Lesson
Present Tense Lesson and Booklet of Activities and Answers
Future Tenses Lessons with Booklet of Activities and Answers
More French GCSE Revision:
Buy this as part of a French GCSE Revision Resource Bundle
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This is part of a comic book series: “The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi”
The comics have been designed to cover the themes common to both AQA and Edexcel for the new GCSE 2024 and also the more challenging grammar points common to both. However, they can be used by anyone to revise the relevant grammar points. They are designed to be fun and engaging lessons for all!
Captain O’Scampi is a mnemonic to remember the key grammar points to get a higher level at GCSE. There are comics for each of letter of his name with a corresponding grammar point: O = opinions, S = subjunctive, C = Cases, A = adjectives and adverbs, M = modals, P = perfect, I = imperfect
This lesson is about the IMPERFECT tense.
PRESENTATION:
The imperfect tense is introduced through the comic: Captain O’Scampi und Frau Rotmähniges Seepferdchen. The lesson then continues with a reading comprehension, overview of the imperfect and activities to practise.
BOOKLET:
A booklet accompanies the slides with activities to practise the imperfect
WORKSHEET:
There is a follow up worksheet on the imperfect tense
Here are other Captain O’Scampi Comics:
Learn about MODALS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi!
(FREE) Learn about ADVERBS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about ADJECTIVE ENDINGS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about the IMPERFECT with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Goes well with German Knowledge Organisers with activities and answers
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This is part of a comic book series: “The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi”
The comics have been designed to cover the themes common to both AQA and Edexcel for the new GCSE 2024 and also the more challenging grammar points common to both. However, they can be used by anyone to revise the relevant grammar points. They are designed to be fun and engaging lessons for all!
Captain O’Scampi is a mnemonic to remember the key grammar points to get a higher level at GCSE. There are comics for each of letter of his name with a corresponding grammar point: O = opinions, S = subjunctive, C = cases, A = adjectives and adverbs, M = modals, P = perfect, I = imperfect
This lesson is all about Modals. It includes 2 lessons, an accompanying booklet and 3 posters. There are 2 homework tasks set to follow up each lesson.
The lessons cover:
-What Modals are and how to conjugate them
-Modals and word order, negatives, the past and adverbs of frequency
The Other Captain O’Scampi Comics:
Learn about MODALS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi!
(FREE) Learn about ADVERBS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about ADJECTIVE ENDINGS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about the IMPERFECT with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Goes well with the German vocabulary knowledge organisers with activities and answers
Travel, Tourism and Environment
School, Study, The Future and Basics
Family and Relationships
Media, Technology, Movies and Music
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This is part of a comic book series: “The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi”
The comics have been designed to cover the themes common to both AQA and Edexcel for the new GCSE 2024 and also the more challenging grammar points common to both. However, they can be used by anyone to revise the relevant grammar points. They are designed to be fun and engaging lessons for all!
Captain O’Scampi is a mnemonic to remember the key grammar points to get a higher level at GCSE. There are comics for each of letter of his name with a corresponding grammar point: O = opinions, S = subjunctive, C = Cases, A = adjectives and adverbs, M = modals, P = perfect, I = imperfect
This lesson is all about adjectives, adjective endings and friendship introduced by Captain O’Scampi in the comic. It comes with:
LESSON
A comprehensive lesson on adjective endings. The lesson then leads into:
a reading comprehension
adjective alphabet
grammar explanation of adjective agreement and an overview of the 3 declensions
gap fills and translation tasks
writing tasks: describe a photo and write your own comic by responding to prompts
BOOKLET:
Accompanying booklet for students with all the activities in.
POSTERS:
A set of posters with all the adjective endings
The Other Captain O’Scampi Comics:
Learn about MODALS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi!
(FREE) Learn about ADVERBS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about ADJECTIVE ENDINGS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about the IMPERFECT with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Goes well with the German vocabulary knowledge organisers with activities and answers
Travel, Tourism and Environment
School, Study, The Future and Basics
Family and Relationships
Media, Technology, Movies and Music
This resource is all about Growth Mindset. It contains:
a 22 slide presentation for a whole school assembly or tutor time
a selection of 10 Growth Mindset posters
a selection of activities to go with the presentation
the workbook from Great Minds Together is in the download also available on their website
The posters and presentation are all the same colour scheme/theme.
On the presentation there are 2 links to Canva. One link is to a no sign in required link, you can just use the presenation as is and present it. The other link is a template link, it’s free but you do need to sign in, you can adapt the presentation to suit your needs.
MFL Resources, best sellers!
Bundle of German Knowledge Organisers
Bundle of French GCSE Resources
Learn German through Superhero Comics - The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi!
FREE resources to help make teaching easier!
The Best AI Tools for Teachers!
Retrieval activities, starters and plenaries
How to support EAL learners in the classroom - practical tips
This lesson is about the conditional tense in French.
The lesson breakdown:
When the conditional is used
How it is formed and give examples
There are a few ‘What’s Missing Games?’ which can be done orally or on mini-whiteboards
There are translation tasks
There is a reading task
There is a 90 word writing task
Includes:
GCSE writing checklist
Higher level structures sheet
Other French Grammar Lessons:
French Tenses:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Perfect Tense Lessons and Booklet
High Level Structures at GCSE:
Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson with Booklet
More French GCSE Revision:
Buy this as part of a French GCSE Revision Resource Bundle
This power point outlines the whole AQA GCSE oral exam. It then goes through the role play, photo card, and general conversation systematically. It outlines the assessment criteria, gives top tips, gives example tasks, suggestions on how to prepare and then example answers.
It can be downloaded as a microsoft document, or there are links to Canva on the second slide of the power point. One Canva link requires no sign in and the power point can be used as is and presented. The other Canva link is a template link which means that you can use the presentation as a template and amend it, as you wish to adjust to your school and student needs.
THIS GOES WELL WITH:
- The Perfect Tense Lessons with être and avoir and booklet
- The Future Tenses Lessons with booklet
- The Conditional (exam focus: reading and writing)
-The Present Tense - Lesson with booklet
- A complete AQA Oral GCSE revision lesson with mark scheme, help sheet and tips, practise tasks and example answers
- Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson
- Vocabulary Lesson
-GCSE Revision Bundle of lot’s of Resources!
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This presentation is aimed at students wanting to achieve grade 7 or more in their French GCSE. I have used it for revision sessions.
The presentation goes through different grammatical structures, giving an example and an activity for each structure.
The final task is a choice of two writing tasks with an example answer.
There are two plenaries
I’ve uploaded it in PDF format, in Microsoft Office Power Point and a template link to canva is on the presentation so you can log in and use it as a template and adapt it to your school and students.
There are also two handouts: an A4 page of higher level structures, and an A4 page of a writing prompt sheet (TONICS)
THIS GOES WELL WITH:
- The Perfect Tense Lessons with être and avoir and booklet
- The Future Tenses Lessons with booklet
- The Conditional (exam focus: reading and writing)
-The Present Tense - Lesson with booklet
- A complete AQA Oral GCSE revision lesson with mark scheme, help sheet and tips, practise tasks and example answers
- Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson
- Vocabulary Lesson
-GCSE Revision Bundle of lot’s of Resources!
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES. Thank you!
This booklet, comprising 50 pages, offers engaging word searches for each topic covered in the GCSE curriculum, effective from September 2024. They can, of course, be used by any students covering these topics.
Answers are provided.
Two word search templates are provided at the end for students to create their own word searches.
The topics included are:
Family
Sports
Friendship
Music
Equality
Shopping
Mental & Physical Well-being
Transport
Social Media and Gaming
The Natural World
TV and Film
Environmental Issues
Food and Drink
Places in Town
Jobs and Work
Tourist Attractions
School
Accommodation
Festivals: Silvester, Fasching, Valentinstag, Ostern, Halloween, Oktoberfest, Weihnachten
Best German Sellers are these vocabulary and activity booklets:
1. Life-Style and Well-being
2. Family
3. Media, Technology, Film and TV
4. Neighbourhood, Shopping and Food and Drink
5. School, Future and Basics
6. Travel, Tourism and Environment
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This resource comprises two comprehensive lessons dedicated to the future tenses in French.
The first lesson covers the near future tense, while the second focuses on the simple future tense. Each lesson outlines the formation of these tenses, including their negative forms, and offers a range of activities to reinforce learning.
This resource also comes with a 25-page booklet filled with exercises to further enhance their understanding. The workbook includes answers at the back, facilitating self-assessment and independent practice.
At the end of the slides is a Canva template link. This mean that you can edit it as you wish to the needs of your students. You do need to log in to Canva, it is free.
Other French Grammar Lessons (some are free):
- The Present Tense - Lesson with booklet
- The Perfect Tense with être and avoir - lessons and booklet
- The Conditional (exam focus: reading and writing)
- French Tense Booklet - ALL tenses
- A complete AQA Oral GCSE revision lesson with mark scheme, help sheet and tips, practise tasks and example answers
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Vocabulary lesson
- GCSE Revision Bundle of lot’s of Resources!
If you have any feedback please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources - please leave a review! Thank you!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! This resource is all about New Year / Saint Sylvestre.
It is 8 worksheets on the topic of New Year in France.
Enjoy!
OTHER CULTURAL RESOURCES:
Halloween
La Toussaint
La fete des lumieres
Christmas
New Year
Valentine’s Day
BEST SELLERS!
French Vocabulary and Activity Booklets:
Food and Drink
My Neighourhood and House
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, Work and Future Opportunities
Social Media, Gaming, TV and Music
French Grammar:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
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This is a presentation and a handout.
Quiz Title: “Why Learn Another Language?”
This quiz is designed to engage students and highlight the many benefits of learning a new language. Through a series of thought-provoking questions, students will discover why acquiring additional language skills is not only valuable but also essential in today’s globalized world.
Handout:
There is an accompanying handout summarizing the key points from the quiz with links to further reading
A decoding task. Students needs to decipher a message written in ‘Elphin’
A cultural activity: students need to match the cultural tradition to the country
Goes well with:
European Day of Languages
Best Selling MFL Resources:
German GCSE Vocabulary Workbooks
French GCSE Vocabulary Workbooks
Wordsearch Mania - French
Wordsearch Mania - German
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Celebrate European Day of Languages with this comprehensive resource pack! This resource includes:
An Assembly Presentation: Discover what European Day of Languages is all about, learn fascinating facts, and explore the benefits of learning a new language.
Worksheets: word search, a bookmark template, crossword, “Find Someone Who…”, and “Give Me 5” challenge.
Posters: a selection of posters featuring intriguing facts about Europe, along with some entertaining idioms and tongue twisters.
It goes well with:
German Idiom Posters FREE
French Tongue Twister Posters FREE
Quiz - Why Learn Another Language
Best Selling MFL Resources:
German GCSE Vocabulary Workbooks
French GCSE Vocabulary Workbooks
Wordsearch Mania - French
Wordsearch Mania - German
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If you like my resources please leave a review on TES! Thank you