A simple French crossword, suitable for a quick starter task, for pupils to practice vocab about physical descriptions. Clues consist of short French sentences with missing words and the missing word in English. Easy to photocopy with 3 on a page of A4. Answers provided on the second sheet.

Two paragraphs, each describing a different film character, with a set of questions below in English. Pupils can easily guess who the two characters are. Number of points for each answer is shown in brackets. Answers are provided on page 2. Save on photocopying: two copies of the worksheet fit on one page of A4. Extend this task by asking pupils to write their own character description and setting questions for another pupil to answer.

A set of 7 English sentences to be translated into French, either giving opinions of TV programmes or saying what time and day they are on. Range of length and difficulty, although all are in present tense. Answers provided on page 2. Could be extended by asking pupils to adapt the sentences to give alternative details, or to add more of their own information to each sentence.

A quick checklist for a piece of French writing, suitable for KS3.

A simple phonetic guide to the German alphabet, ready to print out for your wall.

A straightforward matching task with a list of 25 French foods and drinks which pupils must match to the English vocab which is jumbled in a second list.

This is a word doc with 8 different tongue twisters in German.

A set of spellings are shown for lire, sortir, aller and faire in the present tense: pupils can give the correct subject for each conjugation and spot the deliberate mistakes. Easy to extend by insisting on full sentences.

A long list of vocab to match French and English on the topic of accommodation. Useful prep for role plays in particular.

A French worksheet with 3 tasks on the topic of camping/campsites. First is a set of anagrams - mainly things/places to be found on a campsite. Second is an odd-one-out vocab task with more touristy vocab included. Finally pupils are asked to design and label their own campsite, using the vocab from the previous tasks.

French worksheet which builds up gradually to get pupils producing their own perfect tense sentences: grammar notes, then a task to sort sentences into present/past, followed by a task to convert the present tense sentences into perfect tense.

French activity with a set of sentences suggesting an activity that could be done this evening. Pupils choose the correct verb from the list at the side to complete each sentence. Emphasises the use of the infinitive after 'on pourrait'.

French list of vocab to match to the English, which is provided. All parts of sentences to do with healthy living, present tense. Would make a good starter, pair work or revision task. Could also lead on to pupils building their own sentences from the vocab provided.

A set of cards in French, each giving a simple sentence about the weather in a certain place in France. Locations have been chosen to be evenly spaced around a map of France. I have used these as a class speaking activity, where pupils in the class read from the cards and one pupil must attach or draw a weather symbol onto a map of France for the class to check. Could also be a quick starter - print them out large enough for all to see, stick on a map as a true/false reading for the geographical locations, or ask pupils to draw the weather on their own maps (a simple hexagon works fine).

A quick starter activity where pupils have to spot the difference between the present and perfect tenses. Each line has 3 options, the odd one out could be either tense. Could be extended by asking for more verbs which follow the same pattern, or by asking for complete sentences using each verb.

A list of facilities available in a youth hostel: pictures/symbols with the English and space to put the French. The French vocab is provided on a separate sheet for you to use either as answers, or for pupils to cut out and stick on the symbols list. Beware they are in the same order at the moment, so I suggest you ask pupils to cut the French vocab out, then play with it in pairs (guess the English/look up in a dictionary/work with you as a class together), then ask them to stick or copy the French onto the symbols sheet. There are 4 sets of the French vocab on the second page, to save on photocopying.

A list of French vocab about youth hostel accommodation, with first letters provided for the English. Easy to photocopy, with 8 lists on a page of A4. Easily adaptable if you're working on hotel or campsite vocab - or extend this by asking pupils to create their own vocab list for other types of accommodation.

A worksheet containing a set of tasks to use adjectival agreement: starts with a grammar summary in English, needing some gaps filling in by pupils. Then a table showing irregular spellings of some adjectives (m/f/mpl/fpl) which just needs the English adding. Next is a card sorting task, to spot m/f/mpl/fpl. Finally there is a translation task into French of short sentences. Card sort materials easily photocopiable - two on a page of A4.

A French worksheet consisting of a grid which is partially filled with verbs in perfect/present/near future tenses. Pupils have to complete missing conjugations for je and on, in French and in English. Irregular forms are provided, with opportunity for pupils to follow patterns for regular verbs when completing the French.

This resource is in two parts: a set of cards suitable for pairwork where pupils have to sort the time markers and verbs (in the first person) into past, present and future tenses. The second part is a visual resource highlighting some of the same phrases, grouped together in tenses, with vocab provided beneath to complete the sentences. By building up sentences from the cards, pupils are encouraged to create sentences of their own choice from the vocab provided. As an extension, pupils could be encouraged to add their own details.