Place a picture in each square. Instead of saying “2 + 3 = 5”, say the picture in squares 2, 3 and 5 (e.g. “un chien plus une souris égalent un chat”). Make these sums as difficult or as easy as you like. If you’re going to do a more challenging sum, encourage the pupils to make notes (of the numbers, not the pictures – it’s quicker!).

Give each pupil a set of these cards when practising new vocab, for example. It's a good way to show pupils' understanding.

Simply a list of times in French, in English and in digital format.

Just like the Radio 4 show, the timer lasts for 1 minute. Get students to talk for one minute about a given topic in the TL.

Use these idioms to show students how Google Translate doesn't always translate very successfully!

This is an information sheet for pupils, giving times in German.

Fill in the blank squares with relevant phrases from the lessons. Give each group of 4 a set of these cards. They put them in the middle, face down, and pick one up one-by-one and then place them back in the middle. They read what’s on the card. If it says ‘Tu triches’, they must make up a sentence without being obvious. Other players can say ‘Tu triches’ at any point in the game. If they’re right, the person cheating picks up all the cards from the middle and they start again. If someone says ‘Tu triches’ and the person they’re accusing is not cheating, then the accuser has to pick up all the cards. The winner is the first person to get rid of all their cards.

A simple worksheet for pupils to practise how to say what there is and isn't in town. Phrases have the vowels missing and pupils simply write them out correctly.

This worksheet is a simple practice of basic greetings (hello, where do you live, etc.) Pupils fill in the missing vowels. Fold under the bottom part of the sheet (answers) for differentiation.

Simple dominoes sheet for practising German items in the bedroom. Simply cut up and go!

Pupils fill in the gaps in the grid, using their knowledge of adjective endings.

This is a simple sheet for pupils to brainstorm the perfect tense in French.

A simple gap-fill worksheet for pupils to practise the spelling of numbers 1 to 20 in French.

Pupils stick this sheet into their books as a point of reference, after having being taught higher German numbers (100s).

This worksheet has a few examples of higher numbers at the top and pupils must work out how to say a few more numbers in German, using the logic they have discovered from the examples.

Pupils roll a dice in pairs and then conjugate the given verb. Click to reveal the answers after a few minutes’ practice.

Very popular with all my classes, especially more challenging groups! Add up vocab test results for each pupils and then write who's got the highest running total in the 'Current Wordmeister Supreme' box. Great competition!

Pupils tick off each discussion phrase as they use them in conversation.

A simple target-setting sheet for pupils when doing peer work on speaking. Have the sheet in a bright colour so it stands out when pupils stick it in their books.

Pupils stick this sheet into their books at the start of the year. The idea is that they, another pupil or you sign a brick in the wall whenever they use a spontaneous phrase in German. At the end of every other row, give a reward of some sort.