A sequence of activities linked to the transcript of the Listening Comprehension "Zusammen oder allein?" in Brennpunkt Neue Ausgabe (by Aberdeen, Morris, Sandry and Somerville). The work sheet includes (i) the transcript (ii) comprehension questions in German (iii) preparation for a discussion (iv) a discussion and (v) an AS-style writing task.
A sequence of activities to accompany the film "Die Welle" (i) Comprehension questions in English about the first scenes in the film (ii) a picture-based Who's who? activity (iii) sentence patterns and vocab to help students describe characters in the film (iv) sentence patterns to help students describe key relationships in the film (v) a text-based Who's who? activity.
A set of activities on the topic of pocket money and part-time jobs: (i) a stimulus text (ii) comprehension questions in English (iii) a find the phrase activity (iv) a gap-fill task (v) pair work and (vi) a writing task
A more advanced text, originally written for able FL2 beginners, about pets. The text features a variety of tenses and detailed descriptions.. It is followed by (i) comprehension questions (ii) a find the phrase activity (iii) an introduction to the articles in the Accusative and (iv) a manipulation exercise.
A single slide with images of Marvel heroes and characters for pair work. One students must describe the physical characteristics of a character and the other student must identify the character.
A number of short excerpts from reviews of the the film. Students must identify the references to the themes in each review. This is followed by a Diamond Nine card sort in which students must discuss the themes and agree which are more important and which are less important.
Dialogue / playscript for beginners, in which a persistent fan badgers Katy Perry for personal information. How are you? / What's your name? / Where do you live? / Where do you come from? / How old are you? / Are you angry?
"Powerpoint" in which the different forms of you ("du" / "ihr" / "Sie" / "man") are revealed one step at a time. Students can be asked to speculate before each reveal.
Year 12 starter activity. Each slide of the Powerpoint features a headline relating to the topic of Family. Students must decide in each case whether the accompanying statement is true or false.
Reading comprehension text for beginners in which three pop stars introduce themselves and comment on other pop stars. The text is followed T/F questions in English and dictionary exercise.
A text about Bio-Mode in which students must (i) analyse and explain the the case of a series of highlighted articles and nouns in the first part of the text and (ii) supply the correct article in the second part of the text. Solution also provided for part (ii)
A PPT in which students must choose from two options (eg petit / petite) in order to describe a number of celebs or film characters. The first slide acts as a home page, hyperlinking to students to unseen photos of characters.
Higher Level GCSE text about the frustration of leaving an coat on a train and the intransigence of the Fundservice, followed by comprehension questions in English, a find the phrase activity, a reminder about modal verbs, and a second reading task leading to an extended role-play. Text substantially adapted from an article in die Zeit.