Interactive drag and drop match-up activity practising the definitions of several French negatives. Will work on PC or IW.

Text in which Shrek describes what he does in his free time. The text is followed by comprehension questions in English and a short writing task.

A PPT in which students must choose from two options (eg petit / petite) in order to describe a number of celebs or film characters. The first slide acts as a home page, hyperlinking to students to unseen photos of characters.

Text in which Homer compares Springfield and Shelbyville briefly, before enthusing about what there is, and there is not, in Springfield. The text is followed by a Richtig / Falsch exercise, a find-the-phrase exercise, a manipulation exercise and a writing task.

4 Easter-related GCSE-style questions for revisophobic Year 11s.

Lara Croft describes a convoluted journey to Germany. Text followed by questions in German and a writing task.

Text in which a number of young Germans express their views about environmental issues. The text is followed by (i) an exercise in which students must make notes from the text on the causes of environmental problems, the problems themselves and the possible solutions and (ii) a scaffolded discussion.

Interactive resource. Some simple (?) arithmetic to practise basic numbers in French.

Interactive activity for practising 10 key vocab items relating to MEINE STADT

Text in which Justin Bieber recounts a strange dream, featuring Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and things made of chocolate. The text is followed by questions in German.

Presentation designed to give students the necessary language to analyze and describe the specifically cinematographic elements of the film (codes) such as lighting, camera angles, editing, use of subjective camera etc.

Dialogue in which a frustrated tourist attempts to retrieve an umbrella from a fairly useless employee at a lost property office. Pupils practise the dialogue and then adapt the script by introducing different items. Just add props!

Powerpoint which (i) explores what the key attributes of a uniform are (ii) provides images of interesting dress codes with on-screen language support to stimulate discussion about whether certain combinations of clothing constitute a uniform, and (iii) provides images of school uniforms from around the world with on-screen language support to provoke comments. Worked OK with my Year 10 Foundation class.

A set of plenaries adapted largely from ideas uploaded by mikegershon, with additions from myself and my colleague at Gordano, Ruth Jones. The adapted slides have (i) been given a makeover and (ii) been re-phrased so that they all address the students directly and are thus ready for classroom use, hence 'Plenaries TO GO'.

Write-up of the Gordano School Project "TALK so that students listen, and listen so that students TALK" which won a European Award for Languages and was awarded the Mary Glasgow Prize.

Blogs relating to the topic of Ganztagsschulen in Germany. The texts are followed by comprehension questions in English and a manipulation exercise. The latter should enable students to generate language which they could use to comment on the length of their own school day.

Authentic screenshots and mini-texts on the topic of EDUCATION and WORK, with questions in English. Created for a lower ability group but works well as a starter for more able classes.

(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.

Another 35 authentic items culled from the internet, with questions in English. Designed for a revisophobic year 11 class, but works well as a starter for the more engaged. Various topics covered.

Powerpoint with nine slides picturing different types of holiday and with questions to support or provoke discussion. The Word document has arguments for and against tourism which can provide further support. The first slide on the PPT acts as a homepage. Students pick a number and are hyperlinked to an image to discuss.