A powerpoint introducing vocabulary to talk about the dangers of drug abuse followed by some engaging activities such as rock climbing and sentence stealer. Suitable for A-Level, Upper GCSE, Scottish Higher and Upper Nat 5 Higher.

An attractive powerpoint introducing the vocabulary to cover the bullet point about what you did on your stay abroad. There are lots of modern activities to practise the vocabulary including Conti style.

An attractive powerpoint introducing vocabulary about how you got to your destination and what you did on the journey. There are activities throughout (mainly Conti Style) to practice the vocabulary learned.

An attractive powerpoint explaining what you need to do for the Higher Directed Writing, links to examples from the SQA and introductory phrases with activities to practise the vocabulary (mostly Conti based). It’s tried and tested and my students greatly improved their Directed Writing Skills by following this series of powerpoints.

An attractive powerpoint introducing Directed Writing Vocabulary to talk about where you went and who was there. There are activities (mostly Conti style) to practice the new vocabulary anda short writing task at the end.

A powerpoint introducing vocab for the bullet points of how long you are staying and where you are going to stay with accompanying Conti-style Activities such as Sentences Bingo, One Pen One Dice and Rock Climbing as well as a writing task at the end.

A powerpoint introducing vocabulary that can be used with the bullet points relating to Opinions of the Stay with lots of practise activities (some Conti).

A detailed powerpoint introducing more complex language describing opinions about love, relationships and different types of marriage. There are many activities to practise the vocabulary, such as Conti style Tangled Translation, Knots and Crosses and Mosaic Writing as well as a Vocabulary Splat game and Jenga Translation.

A vocabulary mat that could be stuck to pupils’ desks or just given as a handout with all the basic vocabulary that pupils might need on a day to day basis in the classroom - numbers, linking words and opinions. It has both simple and complex linking words and opinions to suit pupils of different abilities.

A vocabulary mat that could be stuck to pupils’ desks or just given as a handout with all the basic vocabulary that pupils might need on a day to day basis in the classroom - numbers, linking words and opinions. It has both simple and complex linking words and opinions to suit pupils of different abilities.

An attractive powerpoint which takes pupils through what is required for the Higher Assignment in child-friendly language. It explains the process in detail and gives links to the relevant parts of the SQA website which show marking criteria, the answer booklet, examples of previous assignments with feedback on grades, etc. It could also be a helpful reminder to teachers about where everything is or a more manageable guide for new teachers who haven’t taught the assignment before. The examples that are given are Spanish ones but all of the information is relevant to any Higher Modern Language.

A simple, old school powerpoint that introduces the school subject and has visual effects and activities to practice the words. Vocab lists on the last 2 slides. I have used this for years with my pupils and it never fails to generate enthusiasm.

An attractive poweropoint with vocabulary and practice exercises (including Conti) on the directed bullet points ‘describe your job’ and ‘describe the weather’.

An attractive powerpoint which takes pupils through what is required for the National 5 Assignment in child-friendly language. It explains the process in detail and gives links to the relevant parts of the SQA website which show marking criteria, the answer booklet, examples of previous assignments with feedback on grades, etc. It could also be a helpful reminder to teachers about where everything is or a more manageable guide for new teachers who haven’t taught the assignment before.

An animated powerpoint that introduces countries and nationalities with lots of repetition, match up exercises, a listening activity and a grammar exercise. It’s fairly old school style but I have been using it for years and it never fails to engage youngers students. It would take up 2-3 lessons.

A powerpoint presentation featuring popular characters for younger children (Pokemon, Paw Patrol, Bluey, Mario & Luigi, Gabby’s Dollhouse and Creative Galaxy). Perfect for European Day of Languages, a language club/camp or simply part of some normal, fun lessons in the classroom. Each lesson features a story of the characters visiting a country, learning about the culture (with little bits of language) and then completing a quiz at the end of the story. The lessons also contain cultural activities, including craft, lego challenges, games and speaking tasks as well as links to various fun songs and vocab learning resources. The languages and cultures features in chronological order are: France, China, Spain, Italy, Scotland.

An excel spreadsheet which automatically generates sums for starter exercises, giving you unlimited options and different ones every time. It’s set up for the Scottish Year Groups (but can be used for any!). If you select a year group it gives you sums to practise the numbers as follows: S1 - Numbers 1-30 S2 - Numbers 30-60 S3 - Numbers 60-90 S4 - Numbers 90-120 S5/6 - Numbers over 120 Click to the right of the year group (ie S1, 2, etc.) and scroll down to the year group you want. Press F9 to change the sums according to which ones you want. Once you have the ones you want you can press ‘click for image’ which will give you an image version that you can copy onto your powerpoint, smartboard notebook or whatever you are using. You can also just display it on excel if you prefer.