Short texts in which teenagers say which options they have chosen and why. Texts are followed by comprehension questions in English, a 'find the phrase&' exercise, a manipulation exercise, a speaking activity and a short writing activity. Also includes brief revision of the present tense and word order after &';weil'.

This is similar to meion Haustier which I uploaded previously, but has been edited to suit my Year 7 class. Five authentic blogs about pets, written by relatively young native-speakers.( I've changed the names of the writers and the pets.) The texts are followed by comprehension and manipulation exercises and a toolkit to help the students form a range of sentences.

A dialogue written for my Year 7 beginners. Lady Gaga tries to throw off the attentions of someone who has recognied her by claiming to be someone else. Lots of practise of the singular form of sein.

Text about the withdrawal of Ikea Elk Lasagne from its stores in Belgium and Germany. Text is followed by 'true, false, not in text' questions

Cloze exercise in which all the missing words are past participles. One complete, the text provides an improbable account of the relationship between Harry Styles and Taylor swift.

An activity in which students muss match the descriptions of Elves, Orks, Hobbits etc to the appropriate type of being. Practice of physical description and character traits.

(i) A definition of Carsharing followed by a discussion and diamond nine ideas-sort (ii) A variety of statements for and against Carsharing, followed by a comprehension activity, a speaking task, and an AS-style writing task.

Reading comprehension activity. I have jumbled up an account of the plot of Mr Bean's holiday. Students have to read the eight mini-texts and put them in the correct order. Helpful, but not absolutely essential, to have seen the film. I have provided a solution and the original text. As a follow-up students could put the text into the first person or into the past tense or both.

And some more authentic signs and notices with relatively simple questions in English. Aimed at a revision-shy Year 11 class.

Chat show interview in which Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer is interviewed about how he gets on with Santa, Mrs Nicholas and the other reindeer. Lots of practice of 'Ich verstehe mich gut mit&' and adjectives for describing personality.

The Powerpoint contains a set of questions which form a scaffold for pair work. There is a stop watch on every slide to encourage the students to try to improvise a one-minute answer to each question.

A text in which one of the characters from BBT describes the gastronomic likes and dislikes of various characters. The text is followed by comprehension and manipulation exercises, a speaking task and a writing task

Text about the Selfie Generation in Austria, followed by True/False/Not in text questions in English, then a reading task which is in itself preparation for a speaking task.

Open-ended writing task in which students must create new characters for a soap opera. Originally I linked this to the theme of Meine Stadt, getting pupils to say where they lived and worked and including practice of prepositions eg Er arbeitet im Kiosk vor dem Bahnof. Er ist verliebt in die Freundin von seinem besten Freund etc etc, but you could practise a whole range of structures.

Dialogue in which Jeremy Clarkson discusses his dream holiday with German motoring presenter Sabine Schmitz, and Sabine reveals which of the three Top Gear presenters she likes best. Text is followed by a Richtig/falsch/nicht im Text exercise, a 'f'ind the phrase&' exercise, a manipulation exercise and a gap-fill exercise.

A two part workout on adjectives. In the first exercise students must identify the adjectives in the text about Harry Potter. In the second they must choose the adjective with the correct agreement.

Powerpoint in which characters from the Hunger Games are presented with empty speech bubbles. The teacher specifies a topic or asks a question and the students have to answer on behalf of the characters. Can be used with any topic.

Interactive PPT for practising numbers and personal description. The first slide acts as a homepage with links to nine hidden images. These images can be used as a stimulus for practising (or getting the pupils to request) language relating to personality, mood and appearance.

Interactive PPT for practising numbers and personal description. The first slide acts as a homepage with links to nine hidden images. These images can be used as a stimulus for practising (or getting the pupils to request) language relating to personality, mood and appearance.

Playscript in which Simon Cowell is interviewed and extols the physical attributes of Simon Cowell. Students could practise the dialogue as it stands and then adapt the text in bold type.