Higher Level text about changes pupils would introduce to their school experience if they were in charge. Text is followed by a ' find the phrase' exercise focusing on the Conditional, a table showing the formation of the Condtional, a manipulation exercise, and a writing task. PS Typo in the rubric for Ex C spotted and now fixed.

A number of short texts based on an internet discussion about how best to celebrate a birthday. The texts are followed with comprehension questions, 'find the phrase' activities, manipulation activities, mini grammar points, and culminate in a writing activity.

This is a re-vamped version of a text I have uploaded elsewhere. It now has additional exercises. The text has been simplified slightly and is now followed by (i) a comprehension activity (ii) a find the phrase exercise (iii) grammar practice of TMP (iv) a manipulation exercise (v) a translation exercise (vi) a speaking activity and (vii) an essay

This resource features an edited-down review of the film, followed by a 'Find the phrase&' exercise and a manipulation exercise. Together they are designed to help students create the kind of language they will need to describe themes in the film.

HIGHER level reading text about the Olympic Torch, a factory in Coventry, Didier Drogba's surprise role in the relay, plus a bit of symbolism. The text is followed by questions in English, a 'find the phrase' exercise picking out the different tenses in the text, an 'adapt the phrase' exercise and a writing task. NB The opening statement about the torch having arrived in England won't be true until the 17th of May. Edit the text if you use it before.

The Powerpoint contains a set of questions which form a scaffold for pair work. There is a stop watch on every slide to encourage the students to try to improvise a one-minute answer to each question.

Four bloggers talk about what they do for the environment. Followed by comprehension questions in German and two discussion questions. (Typo fixed!)

TOOLKIT for reinforcing gender, for reinforcing the use of 'de' as a possessive, and for generating simple sentences on the topic of MY FAMILY

Exercise to help students summarise the plot of the film.

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!

2 texts in which teenagers talk about their free time. The first text is followed by richtig / falsch / nicht im Text questions, and the second text is followed by open questions in German.

Extended text featuring three tenses, in which Shrek talks about his home, the town of Duloc and a visit to Portishead. Having read the text students should enhance the original by adding adverbs, adverbial phrases and conjunctions from a list beneath the text.

Text in which Homer compares Springfield and Shelbyville briefly, before enthusing about what there is, and there is not, in Springfield. The text is followed by a Richtig / Falsch exercise, a find-the-phrase exercise, a manipulation exercise and a writing task.

I've had a go at editing the various DLdA resources I've uploaded, into a single Filmheft. I've added a vocab list and a load of essay titles for good measure.

Four short texts in which TV characters or celebs talk about what they do or don't do to help the environment, followed by GCSE style questions in English (plus one non-GCSE style question.)

Practice of (i) e - è - é (ii) different pronunciations of the letter c (iii) some common words with accents that distinguish meaning rather than sound

Structured dialogue about what job you might like to do and why. The questions are fixed but the answers have to be generated from mini-toolkits.

Interactive, self-marking multi-choice quiz on Imperfect forms of common verbs. The file has 60 verbs embedded, but will create a quiz with a random selection of 20 each time it is opened. Just about never the same twice. Works on IW and PC.

Toolkit focusing on (i) the use of the Nominative and the Accusative and (ii) word order in main and subordinate clauses. I made this for my Year 9 FL2 beginners, who like grammar. They really do.

Text in which a number of young Germans express their views about environmental issues. The text is followed by (i) an exercise in which students must make notes from the text on the causes of environmental problems, the problems themselves and the possible solutions and (ii) a scaffolded discussion.