TOOLKIT to help students generate sentences starting with an adverb, adverbial phrase, or subordinate clause, and continuing with the perfect tense of gehen or an imperfect modal + gehen.

A sequence of activities relating to travel and holidays: (i) a discussion and card-sort (ii) a text to read (iii) a 'Richtig/Falsch/Nicht im Text' exercise (iv) a summary exercise (v) a paired speaking activity and (vi) a writing task. Typos now removed!

Powerpoint with 35 realia, each followed by questions in English.

Playscript in which a stressed teacher foolishly complains about the length and structure of the school day to the Head Teacher, who happens to be Darth Vader. Students could practise the dialogue as is, and then change the words in bold type. PS This is not a reference to any particular Head Teacher!

A short text about on-line Christmas shopping in Germany, followed by GCSE style questions in English.

Three speaking activities (i) a simple identification exercise (ii) a more challenging character exercise (iii) a more challenging role play activity which will probably need some preparation time.

Structured summative discusion about work experience / career possibilities / sixth form options / dream job

Text about future plans followed by questions in English

Three character descriptions of the the three central characters in the film Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei. Pupils have to read the descriptions and work out which character is being described in each case.

List of celebrity birthdays followed by (i) True / False comprehension questions (ii) a writing task based on the given info

Playscript in which Simon Cowell asks various stars to go out with him.

Questions to stimulate discussion of new media

Interactive drag and drop exercise, practising German Easter vocabulary. The file will present a different selection of ten items each time it is opened and will shuffle the order of the items each time too. Frohe Ostern!

An extended text describing and analysing key decision points for the main characters in Das Leben der Anderen, followed by a summary exercise which should help students gain an overview of cause and effect and provide a useful tool for revision. To create this text I have edited down a more complex analysis of Wiesler and Sieland found on wedding-music-and-more.de and interwoven additional material on Dreyman written by Isabella Langheim. I made up the summary task.

Text in which Justin Bieber recounts a strange dream, featuring Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and things made of chocolate. The text is followed by questions in German.

Batman describes his holiday in France with Catwoman, simultaneously modelling the use of the Perfect Tense with haben and sein. The stimulus text is followed by (i) a richtig / falsch / nicht im Text exercise, (ii) a 'find the phrase' exercise, (iii) pupil reflection on the choice of haben or sein, (iv) an explanation of the use of haben or sein, (v) a manipulation exericise focussing on the Perfect, and (vi) three writing tasks.

Grammar exercises based on lyrics from 'Das Nikolauslied'. In the first exercise students must choose the correct verb, in order to re-tell the story of Santa's visit on the 6th of December. In the second exercise students must conjugate the key verbs from the story. Grammar dressed up in a bit of tinsel.

Dr Who and a Cyberman each describe what they do in their free time in relatively simple terms. The two texts are followed by a GCSE-style question.

Two exercises practising the use of the Nominative for the subject, and the use of either the Accusative or the Dative after 'in'.

Three short texts on relationships, followed by two comprehension exercises.