ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS. Powerpoint to help pupils to deduce the grammar underpinning the question 'Wie komme ich zum / zur / zum ... ?'. Examples of masc. fem. and nt. destinations followed by a grid, which can be completed following discusion of the patterns the pupils have observed.
Powerpoint summarising the use of
(i) the Nominative for the Subject
(ii) the Accusative for the Direct Object
(iii) the obligatory use of the Dative after aus, bei, mit etc.
(iv) the elective use of the Dative after an, auf, hinter etc (NB no mention of the possible use of the Accusative with these prepositions at this point).
Designed to support relative beginners in describing their town.
Interactive drag-and-drop IW activity for practising key verbs. 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!
Simple toolkits to help students go beyond "er / sie ist + adjective" when describing friends and relatives.
- He / she looks ...
- He / she can be ...
- I think he / she is ...
- I find him / her ...
plus a load of adjectives.
Nativity dialogue based on words and phrases from the French Christmas carol "Entre le boeuf et l'ane gris". Also includes a little bit of practise of the date.
Three resources relating to the eclipse on 20th March 2015:(i) An original text for translation into English(ii) An adapted text with helpful diagram and multi-choice questions in English(iii) An adapted text with no helpful diagram and open questions in English
A text about Mehrwegflaschen followed by (i) AS style comprehension questions in German (ii) An exercise practising the Passive and (iii) a translation into German requiring the recycling of lexis from the source text and some use of the Passive.
Text about the Selfie Generation in Austria, followed by True/False/Not in text questions in English, then a reading task which is in itself preparation for a speaking task.
Three short texts relating to very different holidays in Spain, Canada and Myanmar / Burma. The texts have been jumbled together and students must separate out the paragrpahs relating to each trip and then re-order the paragraphs so that they make sense once more.
Mnemonic based on the the letters of the word 'GROUP'. Designed to support / scaffold / structure group work. The examples can be fine-tuned to fit the task.
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.
Powerpoint with 9 images each featuring a mobile phone in some way, and chosen to stimulate a spoken response. The first slide acts as a homepage. Students choose a number and are then hyperlinked to an unseen image.