Text about mobile phone use followed by comprehension questions in English

Higher Level text about changes pupils would introduce to their school experience if they were in charge. Text is followed by a ' find the phrase' exercise focusing on the Conditional, a table showing the formation of the Condtional, a manipulation exercise, and a writing task. PS Typo in the rubric for Ex C spotted and now fixed.

Presentation revisiting the OFSTED report on MFL from 2011 and looking at the 'Outstanding' criteria for MFL subject inspections from the OfSTED guidance for subject inspections in MFL from January 2012. May also be useful for MFL departments preparing for whole-school inspections.

Overview of the Case System, with a logical question process to help pupils arrive at the correct case. For issue as a handout or for blow-up as a poster.

Planning resource for teachers of FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH or any MFL. It is adapted from a generic model by Geoff Petty.

2 texts in which teenagers talk about their free time. The first text is followed by richtig / falsch / nicht im Text questions, and the second text is followed by open questions in German.

Presentation delivered to Year 12 on memory, memory techniques and revision skills.

More authentic materials for revision-phobic GCSE candidates. Questions in English.

This guide has been edited from Edexcel's generic advice on the research-based essay into a guide for those students who will be researching a text, a play or a film.

Simple overview of the modal verbs for handout or display.

A german text containing a number of pieces of advice for greater on-line safety. Puils have to read the German and match up the advice with the suggestions listed in English below the source text.

36 authentic signs with GCSE style comprehension questions.

Interactive multiple-choice revision exercise. The file will display a different selection of 35 words each time it is opened and will also shuffle the multi-choice answers each time it is opened. So, it can be used repeatedly without being quite the same each time you use it. If you have computer room available, each pupil can, in effect, be doing a different exercise.

Text in which Shrek describes what he does in his free time. The text is followed by comprehension questions in English and a short writing task.

Text in which a number of young Germans express their views about environmental issues. The text is followed by (i) an exercise in which students must make notes from the text on the causes of environmental problems, the problems themselves and the possible solutions and (ii) a scaffolded discussion.

A selection of key quotes from the film, which students must analyse and explain using the sentence starters given.

Dialogue in which Mr Bean is guided around the town by his driving instructor, not entirely successfully. Lots of practice of directions. Mr Bean says 'Gracias' a few times but the pupils usually pick up on this. Add your own sound effects.

I've taken the info about the new GCSEs from the ALL website and put it on a PPT

A set of plenaries adapted largely from ideas uploaded by mikegershon, with additions from myself and my colleague at Gordano, Ruth Jones. The adapted slides have (i) been given a makeover and (ii) been re-phrased so that they all address the students directly and are thus ready for classroom use, hence 'Plenaries TO GO'.

Text describibg daily routine and school life in the future, with comprehension questions in German