Use this template to create your own Catchphrase-style game. Instructions are in the PPT notes section.

Different shapes for card sorts (triangle, etc.) Fill in the vocab so that the English matches the target language when laid in a triangle like this. There is an example of this in the PPT.

Use this resource for working with translation of phrases. Before seeing a text, take phrases from it to be translated. Pupils work on their own and before each slide is shown, decide whether they will do gold, silver or bronze. Marks are awarded for each. You will obviously need to make the phrases progressively more difficult to translate, to be able to award points. When pupils have translated their chosen phrase, they swap with a partner to have it marked. You show the answers after a given amount of time. Use the green pens to peer mark. Who has the highest score?

Give pupils a bronze, silver or gold phrase to translate. They write their translation on a sticky note and then stick it on the back of the relevant card. When everyone has done this, put the class into 3 groups and give each group one of the cards with the sticky notes on the back. They must then check the translations and feed back to the rest of the group.

Template for Blockbusters pairwork. Students could either write in clues for their partner in each hexagon, or you could add your own. The aim is to get from one side of the board to the other by answering questions/clues. The other person must also try and block their opponent.

The writing wheel is designed as a support for pupils' writing, especially in a foreign language, which is one of the most difficult skills. Add different elements of a paragraph into each circle, starting from the centre and working your way out. Then print out one or both slides (depending on how much you want pupils to write) as support for pupils’ writing.

Use this as a printout for students to complete pairwork on any given topic. Fill in the title bars for the pupils or get them to do this themselves. One pupil fills in the explosions and the other has to predict where they are by giving the phrase for the corresponding coordinates, e.g. “J’aime les sciences”.

This is an easy PPT template for you to adapt as you like. Change the side and top title bars, depending on the topic you’re doing. Click on the blue boxes to make them disappear to reveal (or not!) an explosion underneath. For variation, simply move the explosions to different squares.

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

This worksheet practises telling the time in French, using various time zones around the world (e.g. If it's 8 o'clock here, what time is it in Beijing?) Time zones and differences in time compared to London are given at the top of the sheet. You could inform students that 'UTC' stands for 'Universal Time Coordinated', previously known as 'Greenwich Mean Time'. Another cross-curricular link!

This is the answer sheet to the worksheet 'Time zones'.

Use this PPT to teach pupils how to tell the time in French. There is an accompanying worksheet they can complete while doing this. The first few slides recaps on telling the time in English, as some pupils struggle with using an analogue clock to tell the time. After introducing the time in French, practise what they have learned by asking pupils to either shout out the time in French or write the time in words on mini whiteboards.

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

Simply match up the times as a starter, following a lesson on how to tell the time in French.

Pupils fill in the clock faces and times whilst being taught the time in French. Essential vocab is at the bottom of the sheet as well, for their reference.

These visual timers range from 10 seconds to 10 minutes. Simply click to start!

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.

The timers range from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. Instructions are in the notes section of the PPT.

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