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Use this PPT to introduce the advantages and disadvantages of technology.
Start by seeing if students can work out if these are advantages or disadvantages of technology.
Students then discuss in pairs how they (could have) worked out the English meaning, using the clues.
Use this PPT to present directions in German.
The PPT features an animated arrow, followed of course by the German phrases for the corresponding directions.
Use this PPT to introduce directions to pupils in French.
There is a map with an animated arrow to show the directions as well as giving the French.
Pupils then match the French to the English in their books.
On the first slide, in line with the GCSE speaking photo card, pupils give sentences about the picture. This is an introduction to the topic of the advantages and disadvantages of social media.
On the following slide, phrases have been taken from a text about social media. Students decide whether the statements are advantages or disadvantages.
Students then use mini whiteboards to recap the vocab.
To finish, students challenge each other for the next lesson. They all write a phrase from this lesson on a Post-It and stick it to the back wall. These are then randomly given out to the students as a starter in the following lesson to be translated.
This handout accompanies the PPT introducing the simple future to students, including of course verb endings, but also the most common irregular simple future verbs.
Click where it says “Insert words here” to add your clue. If Team O get one right, click on the ‘O’ underneath the picture or clue. It will change to ‘O’. Likewise with Team X.
In 2 teams, pupils compete to move from one side of the board to the other, translating the weather phrases (any language).
Simply click on the hexagon and then click on the team's colour to change the colour of the hexagon.
The text is on the topic of traditional food in Francophone countries and is aimed at KS3 or 4. In 2 teams, pupils choose a word to find in the text. The pupils don’t know what each word is worth. Click on the word they have chosen when they have correctly identified it in the text and their score will be revealed. The winning team is the team with the highest score once all words have been found in the text.
Pupils are shown a set of numbers for ten seconds at a time, before the curtains automatically close. No writing allowed!
They then must say the numbers they remember in German.
Write them on the board so they can be checked.
Get pupils to stick these tables into their books for reference.
Definite and indefinite pronouns and their cases (masculine, feminine, neuter and plural + nominative, accusative, genitive and dative).
Dice activities are fabulous! Use this template to add your own vocab/images for your activities, or allow students to add their own.
Full instructions are in the notes section of the PPT.
Introduce the topic of the train station/la gare, using a lot of imagery and animation!
Includes a Blockbusters game at the end, to practise the new vocab.
Use the texts as a basis for introducing different types of sport.
Then, pupils work to remember whether each sport uses 'je fais' or 'je joue'. You could look at patterns here.
From memory, pupils complete the phrases they've just learned.
Finish with a game of the famous 'Donate or Steal' (instructions in the notes section of the slide.
This PPT introduces the idea of using 'gern', 'lieber' and 'am liebsten' to talk about what you like doing in your free time.
It also looks at the word order - pupils then put the words in order to make a phrase.