Text in which a teenager compares Berlin to the Baltic resort of Damp. The text is followed by a comprehension activity, a find-the-phrase activity and a manipulation exercise.

A sequence of activities relating to travel and holidays: (i) a discussion and card-sort (ii) a text to read (iii) a 'Richtig/Falsch/Nicht im Text' exercise (iv) a summary exercise (v) a paired speaking activity and (vi) a writing task. Typos now removed!

Activity to follow the film KOKOWÄÄH 2. Students must match the names of the characters to short character descriptions.

Who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-style Powerpoint quiz about the content of the movie NORDWAND. I used the WWTBAM template uploaded by ahardiment.

Updated version of an item I've previously uploaded. The worksheet has (i) an example of word order in a simple sentence compare to a normal sentence (ii) a match-up activity (iii) an activity in which students must create both a statement and a question from a given set of words.

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 sequence of activities relating to the film NORDWAND. (i) Questions in English about the beginning of the film. (ii) Multichoice questions in German about the beginning of the film. (iii) a match-up exercise (iv) a gap-fill (v) an activity in which students must put the main events of the film into the correct order and (vi) a storyboard exercise. NB exercises iii and iv are adapted from an activity uploaded elswhere on the TES by brettl. The second file contains a more challenging re-sequencing activity for more able students.

A gap-fill exerise about fitness featuring a Futurama character with one eye and purple hair.

Slightly edited authentic text in which a German popstar explains why she smoked cannabis and why she gave up. Followed by questions in English.

A KS4 level text in which a footballer describes a typical day in Brazil. The text is followed by a GCSE-style True, False, Not in Text exercise.

Dr Who and a Cyberman each describe what they do in their free time in relatively simple terms. The two texts are followed by a GCSE-style question.

Simple speaking stimulus. Each slide has a picture of a celeb and students have to choose one of the three options given to express what the celeb does in their free time. No right or wrong answers.

Playscript in which Simon Cowell asks various stars to go out with him.

An improbable dialogue in which Justin Bieber attempts to get Taylor Swift to go to a party with him and Taylor repeatedly rejects his advances conveniently using the Past, Present and Future every time. The dialogue is followed by some grammar work on ... Past, Present and Future.

Two fairly prosaic texts about Free Time followed by comprehension questions.

This dialogue is an upgraded variation of something I originally wrote for Lernpunkt Deutsch. There is a dialogue featuring Superman at the doctor's, followed by True / False / Not in Text questions, a manipulation and extension activity, and a vocab deduction exercise.

This is a re-vamped version of a text I have uploaded elsewhere. It now has additional exercises. The text has been simplified slightly and is now followed by (i) a comprehension activity (ii) a find the phrase exercise (iii) grammar practice of TMP (iv) a manipulation exercise (v) a translation exercise (vi) a speaking activity and (vii) an essay

A World Cup footballer (Mario Götze or Daniel Sturridge, depending on which file you use) describes his daily routine in simple terms. Text is followed by a comprehension activity and a manipulation activity. Can be converted to any national team with a bit of find-and-replace and a new picture.

Interactive game containing 40 vocab items. Each time the game opens it will select ten of the 40 words at random, so it will virtually never be the same activity twice. If you use it in a computer suite each student will have effectively a different quiz. Will work on IW or PC

This interactive match-up quiz contains 45 tennis terms. Each time it is opened it will select ten of the 45 at random. It will never quite be the same activity twice. If you use it in a computer suite every student will in effect have a different quiz.