This writing task has 10 German sentences to complete about work experience in the past tense. It has been differentiated to three levels of difficulty. The first (easiest) has 2 gaps shown and the missing words are listed at the end of each sentence, not necessarily in the correct order. The second version has the same 2 words shown at the end of each sentence, but the gaps are not shown, so pupils decide where to place the words. The third version shows the gaps but has all the missing words jumbled together in a box below the task. All three tasks fit on one page of A4. Answers are provided on the second page.

A set of 9 Foundation role plays covering all GCSE themes. I’ve kept them very similar in structure to the sample assessment materials from all 3 major exam boards. Each role play has an unprepared element, a question to ask, an opinion and a past tense. I’ve made up teacher’s prompts as well. The 9 role plays fit on 2 sides of A4, so you could give your pupils the whole lot at once if you like. The teacher’s prompts follow on the last 2 pages and include reminders of the pupil’s role to save flicking between two sheets.

A set of sentences in German with the words jumbled. Pupils apply their knowledge of German word order rules to rearrange the words into sentences with correct word order. Make the task harder by asking pupils to find more than one possible correct version of each sentence - numbers in brackets show a minimum number of possibilities.

A worksheet with 4 different tasks to practice using the perfect tense in German. Pupils have to translate short sentences into English, then choose correct vocab to complete the German sentences. They find out past participles of common verbs and write them in English as well, and finally translate some English sentences into German, using vocab from the earlier tasks. Answers provided on page 2 of the document.

A simple poster showing the first most basic word order rules for German. Could be used as a display or added to a mat or stuck into books.

A worksheet with a straightforward task to insert the given modal verb in the short simple sentences (present tense). The modal verb is given in the infinitive, so pupils must first conjugate it, then put it in the correct position in the sentence. They will also have to remember to send the other verb to the end and change it to its infinitive. They are asked to translate their sentences into English. There are 6 modal verbs in the present tense, plus future conditional of mögen, with 3 sentences to complete for each verb. Answers provided on page 2.

A short worksheet with 10 sentences in German for pupils to insert the correct word for “who” or “which”. All possible spellings of “who/which” are shown at the start , in nominative, accusative and dative cases. All 3 cases are covered in the sentences and pupils must decide which case to use each time. Answers are provided on page 2. Two copies of the worksheet fit on one page of A4.

This worksheet is a structured and fairly simple way to practise using German verbs in the present tense. Spielen is written out in full as a guide, then there are 3 tasks. First pupils just choose the correct spelling of spielen from the list above, to complete the 10 sentences. Then there are 12 sentences in German with a gap to complete with the correct spelling of the verb which is given in the infinitive each time. Finally there are 10 sentences in German for pupils to complete with the correct spelling of some strong verbs (which may change their vowel). Again, the infinitives are given. Pupils are also asked to translate all the sentences into English. Answers provided on page 2.

A set of 30 sentences written in German perfect tense, a range of subjects and verbs used, including some questions. None of the sentences have spaces between the words, so pupils must write them out correctly with spaces in. They must also translate the sentences into English. Some English translations are given below the sentences, to provide assistance. The first page has capital letters on the nouns, making it slightly easier. The second page has no capitals - you could also remove the English assistance on this page to make it harder again. Answers are provided on the third page. This is a straightforward and fairly simple task, suitable for those just learning the perfect tense, or needing a quick revision task.

A worksheet with two sets of sentences for pupils to practice using different cases. The first 10 sentences practice using accusative or dative after a preposition; the second set of 10 practice using accusative or dative after ‘in’ (to show movement or no movement). All 20 sentences test the use of nominative for the subject of the sentence and accusative for the direct object of the sentence. All sentences are in the present tense and refer to a variety of topics. Pupils have to complete the correct spelling for the articles the/a/my etc, and also translate the sentences into English. Answers are provided on the second page. This is a fairly challenging worksheet for those new to using the different cases, as there is a lot to think about; the gender of the nouns is not provided, so dictionaries may be needed if pupils are not familiar with all the vocab.

A French starter activity with suggestions of what life will be like in the future, using ‘on va/on ne va pas’, could easily be adapted to use whole aller paradigm. Pupils can construct complete sentences and match to pictures, could extend this by adding more detail or substituting the vocab.

It’s just a list of questions I’ve used with KS3 pupils on the theme of giving personal information. It covers most things! The list is in French only. See my other resources for more tasks to work with these questions.

A set of sentences in French about the school day, chopped in half for pupils to match starts and ends. This sheet is photocopiable and would suit pairwork: I keep the starts of the sentences together and chop up the endings so pupils can move them around.