35 authentic items culled from the internet, with questions in English. Designed for a revisophobic year 11 class, but would work as a starter for a more able group.

Text about the possible introduction of school uniforms in Nordrhein-Westfalen followed by GCSE-style questions in English. Based on on authentic text, but names of people and schools haves been changed.

Text about an inclusive disabled/non-disabled football tournament, with comprehension questions in English

Another collection of 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.

"Who wants to be a millionaire" style vocab quiz on domestic and wild animals. I used the PPT uploaded by ahardiment as a template.

I showed my KS4 classes the Til Schweiger film KOKOWÄÄH and they loved it. Some of the scenes are very accessible in terms of the language level, so I transcribed one of the scenes and added some activities. You'll need a copy of the film, though.

Text about the RTL series "Deutschland 83" with questions in German.

A text about Bio-Mode in which students must (i) analyse and explain the the case of a series of highlighted articles and nouns in the first part of the text and (ii) supply the correct article in the second part of the text. Solution also provided for part (ii)

An interview with a homeless person in Berlin, followed by questions in English and an improvisational role play. Pitched at able Year 11s but could be used with Yr 12. The text is authentic, but for a handful of edits.

Interactive activity featuring simple (?) arithmetic to practise numbers 1 to 20 in German.

Three short texts in which characters from the Hunger Games describe and comment on where they live. Followed by questions in German.

Two short texts in which teenagers talk about why they sometimes get into trouble at home, followed by a 'Which person said what?' exercise.

A GCSE style text about holiday offers with questions in English.

Dialogue in which Batman discusses his commitment issues with a psychiatrist. Includes Past, Present and Future tenses

Two short texts about fashion and designer clothes, followed by a 'Which person said what?' activity.

Text about a Goth festival in Leipzig followed by questions in English.

I've piggy-backed the content of this acitivity onto the excellent Trivial Pursuit PPT uploaded by Helen Wolfenden. The content is pitched slightly higher in this version and might suit students revising for Higher papers.

TOOLKIT for reinforcing gender, for reinforcing the use of "de" as a possessive, and for generating simple sentences on the topic of MY FAMILY

Presentation on masculine feminine and neuter subject and direct object pronouns within the context of a simple shopping dialog.

A speaking (and possibly writing) activity in which students must use on-screen support to generate sentences about key characters in the film. The first page on the slide acts as a homepage, hyperlinking students to hidden photos of the characters.