A series of cover work lessons for beginner’s German, covering house types, pencil-case items, birthdays, family members and pets. Alternatively, the tasks could be used as part of your lessons. Across the worksheets, there is a range of tasks including translations, written tasks, reading comprehensions, as well as more creating tasks such as word searches and drawings (family tree, dream zoo etc.)

A PowerPoint that build on from the perfect tense, looking at formation and word order with ‘nachdem’ (verb, verb rule). Short translations with answers on the PowerPoint to help pupils understand the basics of the pluperfect tense in German. Aimed at GCSE/IGCSE pupils

A few worksheets for module 4, Dynamo 1.

Carousel lesson aimed at year 11 students preparing for IGCSE/GCSE. Main focus on perfect, imperfect and pluperfect tenses. Materials include: Lesson plan PowerPoint to accompany lesson - interactive feature for translations (pupils translate a phrase, click on box to make it disappear and reveal part of an image using IWB pen or mouse) Variety of materials that focus on the perfect, imperfect and pluperfect tenses in a narrative context (e.g. cryptograms, gap fill tasks, competitive/timed speaking tasks in groups, AfL task where students have to study a model answer and give feedback/ways to improve - to be used in conjunction with mark scheme) Answers provided for peer or self-assessment.

3 paired dictations aimed to support beginners in reading and listening skills. Each dictation has 50 words, so they can check and give it a total out of 50, doubling to make a percentage. Pupils find this a low-stakes reading activity that is engaging and fun, working in pairs with an element of competition.

A PowerPoint that helps pupils revise the future tense to talk about plans for the summer holidays/ Sommerferien. This comes with a PowerPoint with notes on slides to help, a lesson plan plus handout and files to make the laminated cards for the speaking tasks. Pupils will gain confidence in recalling both different forms of ‘werden’ as well as core vocabulary to talk about summer plans e.g. ich werde im Meer schwimmen, du wirst rodeln etc. Aimed at year 8/9 pupils with differentiated tasks within + kinaesthetic tasks.

A new set of IGCSE speaking questions, based on the Edexcel specification topic areas, broken down into sub-sections. Extension (or possibly challenge) questions are highlighted in red, and a range of tenses covered, as well as the ‘warum ist es wichtig, dass…’ type questions.

A set of phrases that can help pupils ensure they use a sufficient range of complexity at A level - sentence starters, phrases to help with developing points as well as drawing conclusions. A list of adverbs (fillers) also included.

A revision sheet and test relating to the present tense, indefinite article and adjective endings (both in the accusative case). Aimed at beginners in their first year of learning German. Could form part of a 1 lesson diagnostic check of end of unit grammar assessment.

A PowerPoint and worksheet looking at statements that apply to life in a town or village (countryside). Activities include a translation into French, 21 reading game (whole-class reading/listening activity whereby students read 1, 2 or 3 words; anyone who has to read a word by a full stop is out). Also included is a list of speaking questions, either to be completed in class or for homework.

A series of ‘Ferien’ worksheets that I’ve designed with cover in mind, but could easily be used as part of the main lessons or for revision. Topics covered include: Reasons for going on holiday Perfect tense Future tense

A series of tasks that could form part of revision or for a cover; answers are provided at the end. Task 1: Match up of key school subjects Task 2: Translation into English (some words will likely need to be looked up in a dictionary, but some vocabulary support is provided to help pupils. Focus is on opinions/weil. Task 3: Reading comprehension with questions in English - focus is on times of the day + in the X lesson. Task 4: Pupils to write own paragraph, using tasks 2/3 to support them.

A revision/practice sheet on subjunctive 1 and 2 in German - each with answers provided. The sentences are identical on both sheets to facilitate comparison between subjunctive 1 and 2.

Run PowerPoint, and use back arrow to stop at a random question. 7 key topic areas covered PowerPoint easily adapted. Good for revision in the build-up to GCSE exams.

An overview of the following is attached: present perfect future conditional Then some worksheets (each with answers at the end) to practise these tenses - they could be used as part of clinic/ additional support for those struggling with the basics. More challenging practice offered on the mixed practice worksheet

For use with written work. A list of common errors with a code to use when students identify mistakes made by someone else. This resource contains advice for students in terms of how to improve for each issue highlighted. For example: Problem identified: Adjectives What you can do: Check adjective position (& agreement; don’t forget plurals) Key adjectives before the noun: petit(e); grand(e); joli(e) ; mauvais(e) ; méchant(e) ; meilleur(e) ; vaste ; long(ue) ; beau/belle ; haut(e) ; gros/grosse ; autre etc.

A list of higher level phrases to explain a text/article in German; especially useful for the role play component of A2. Sentences focus on: Introductory remarks Explaining key points in a paragraph Linking/developing language (essay type phrases) Linking out to wider issues/giving personal opinion Talking about statistics and figures accurately.

Stimmt 3, Kindheit chapter Attached is a PowerPoint that explains modals in the imperfect + a translation into English (answers on PowerPoint).

A quick tick-list for teachers when doing practice of Part 1 (speaking cards) of the Edexcel A level speaking assessment. For class practice or termly assessments.

Worksheet to practise wenn, man kann and um…zu