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

Text about the first snow of winter and the chances of a white Christmas. Followed by comprehension questions in English.

Text about Straßengaukler in Köln followed by true / false / not in text questions in German and a writing task.

A short text about on-line Christmas shopping in Germany, followed by GCSE style questions in English.

Short text in English about the life of Ulrich Mühe. For translation into English. Solution also supplied.

Text in German about a curious Christmas tradition in Iceland, followed by GCSE style questions in English.

Three speaking activities (i) a simple identification exercise (ii) a more challenging character exercise (iii) a more challenging role play activity which will probably need some preparation time.

Simply display the Powerpoint, and read out plausible or implausible football results for the students to note down. This provided a surprisingly compelling context for the simple dictation of numbers in the early stages of learning them. You can of course change the teams however you like.

The first file contains a text modelling a relatively straight forward description of a dream home, followed by conjugation of möchte, wäre and hätte. The second file contains a toolkit to help students write about a dream home. They could do this from their own point of view or from the point of view of a fictitious character. PS Typo fixed!

Activity featuring the 12 Olympics posters commisionned from artists such as Tracey Emin and Rachel Whitread. The Powerpoint aims to stimulate speculation, discussion, interpretation, a bit of guesswork, and suggestions for titles for the artworks. Lots of questions in French to structure discussion and (hopefully) get the pupils thinking More…. The title of each piece can be revealed with a click of the mouse once suggestions have been made. Typo now removed!

Interactive multiple choice quiz on Das Leben der Anderen. Each time the file is opened, the questions and the multi-choice options will be presented in a different order. Will work on IW or PC.

Text featuring an interview with a ghost in which he recounts aspects of his life and death, handily icluding examples of the Perfect with haben and with sein. The text is followed by a capture sheet and some inductive exercises on the selection of the correct auxiliary verb.

Practice of key verbs of travel in Perfect, Present and Future Tenses.

Bart's first letter to his German penfriend. Students read the text and then capture the key points by completing a Steckbrief.

Questions to stimulate discussion about work experience. Could also be used as a written task to provide a scaffold for extended writing.

Interactive drag and drop exercise requiring a knowledge of German and an understanding of the basic idea of football. Will work on the PC or the IW.

The verb ESSEN. Interactive practice of a range of structures in three tenses. Will work on PC or IW.

Interactive drag and drop practice of a number of useful structures for talking about pets. The examples here all relate to cats, so pupils have to focus on the structures themselves. Will work on PC or IW.

Text about eco-friendly, fairtrade sneakers with questions in German and a discussion question to follow.

Another toolkit to help pupils talk about their work experience. This one features adverbial phrases followed by inverted verbs. Also features Perfect and Imperfect tenses.