Table of the 20 most commonly used verbs in German, with examples of tenses and usage. Useful for students aiming for high GCSE grades. (Adapted from a more erudite version to suit GCSE students)
The link is to a six-minute video clip in which young Germans test three different means of transport for price, comfort, speed and environmental impact. The worksheet has (i) a comprehension task relating to the video (ii) an article covering the video content which students can use to check or augment their answers (iii) a comprehension task based on the article (iv) a speaking task and (v) a writing task. If the link doesn't work, just put Wie öko sind Fernbus, Bahn und Auto? into a youtube search.
Short animated presentation for CPD on Mindset and Praise. This version will advance automatically through the slides and will loop back to the beginning after the last slide. Change the settings if you want to control the slides with a mouse-click.
Plenary tool to help students reflect on the level of thinking that has been required of them in the lesson. The first slide acts as a homepage for the plenary. Ask students to choose a number. Click on one of the numbers and it will hyperlink you to a plenary question. Click on the 'back' button to return to the homepage.
Interactive practice of subordinating conjunctions. The exercise will load a different selection of 10 conjunctions each time and will shuffle the order. Will work on a PC or the IW.
Text describing the situation in Germany with regards to young people's involvement with illicit substances and excessive drinking. The text is followed by questions in English, a find the phrase exercise, a manipulation exercise based on equivalent stats from the UK, and finally a challenging extended writing task. This was produced for an able KS4 group but could easily be upgraded to AS material.
Interactive drag and drop practice of sports vocab. The file has 40 of the sports for London 2012 embedded and will select ten at random to practise each time it is opened. Will work on PC or IW. (PS Typos now fixed following comment below.)
Two similar texts about the London Olympics, each with comprehension questions in English. The first is a Higher level text. The second is pitched at Foundation level, and is a simplified version of the first text with slightly fewer questions.
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!
Interactive drag-and-drop IW activity for practising jobs and professions. The activity has 50 verbs embedded, but will select at random 10 verbs to practise each time it is opened. With any luck it will never be the same activity twice!