This activity is derived from a Powerpoint on Asking The Way, originally uploaded by sammy_lou710 , but has been re-worked in terms of content and format. I designed it for my Year 8 class to work through independently in the computer suite, but it could be adapted easily to be presented on the IW.
Interactive drag and drop exercise, in which pupils must link the eight parts of speech to examples in German. Will work in the computer suite or on the IW.
Text in which the characters from Scooby Doo describe what they do in their free time. Text is followed by questions in English and a 'Richtig, falsch, nicht im Text' exercise.
Colour coded grammar toolkit to help students formulate sentences such as 'I've got a dog called &'Lumpi&';.' or I used to have cat, called 'Mimi&'.' or 'When I was little, I used to have a cat called &';Mimi'.'
Text about the elves in the Lord of the Rings followed by by True/False/Not in Text questions in English. Practice of character, personality, qualities, appearance ...
PPT with a single word in German on each slide. Click "view show" and the PPT scrolls through the slides rapidly and loops continuosly until you click the "ESC" key. Students simply have to note down as many words as they can spot. This is adapted from an original template created by Gemma Culliford.
A GCSE Higher Level text about a young German's decent into drug abuse, followed by questions in English. (NB This is the same text that I used for the "Intro to the Imperfect" but with different exploitation.)
Questions to stimulate discussion about possible work experience or future careers. Pupils must in each case choose between two alternatives and justify their choice. Two daft alternatives to warm up with, followed by a sequence of serious alternatives
Foundation Level text about the Paralympics, with on-page vocab support. Text is followed by questions in English, a 'find the phrase' task focussing on time phrases, a manipulation exercise, and a writing task.
Text about the world's first wind-powered car, with comprehension questions in German, and discussion questions which could also be answered in written form or used as a scaffold for oral work.
Extended dialogue in which three cast members of a reality show discuss what to watch on TV and decide on a reality show. The dialogue is followed by a vocab matching exercise, a 'find the phrase exercise', a trawl of the different tenses used in the text, a manipulation exercise and a writing task
A series of short texts in which characters from the series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' reveal where they have lived apart from Sunnydale. Texts are followed by a richtig / falsch exercisr, a 'Welche Person ...? ' exercise and finally comprehension questions in German.
Text in which Katy Perry and Kevin Petersen are interviewed and then commented on by Wallace and Gromit. Text is followed by True / False exercise in German, a 'find the phrase' text, and a manipulation exercise. Lots of practice of likes and dislikes.
Playscript in which Shrek and Mr Incredible compare their physique and argue about who has the nicer wife. Practice of adjectives and comparatives for relative beginners.