This activity is derived from a Powerpoint on Asking The Way, originally uploaded by sammy_lou710 , but has been re-worked in terms of content and format. I designed it for my Year 8 class to work through independently in the computer suite, but it could be adapted easily to be presented on the IW.

Text in which the characters from Scooby Doo describe what they do in their free time. Text is followed by questions in English and a 'Richtig, falsch, nicht im Text' exercise.

Write-up of the Gordano School Project 'TALK so that pupils listen, and listen so that pupils TALK' which won a European Award for Languages and was awarded the Mary Glasgow Prize.

Blogs relating to the topic of Ganztagsschulen in Germany. The texts are followed by comprehension questions in English and a manipulation exercise. The latter should enable students to generate language which they could use to comment on the length of their own school day.

The Powerpoint features the verbs sehen, lesen and hören in the Perfect, Present and Future tenses. A click will remove one of the nine verbs and pupils have to say what has been removed. Another click will put the verb back. And so on ...

Authentic screenshots and mini-texts on the topic of EDUCATION and WORK, with questions in English. Created for a lower ability group but works well as a starter for more able classes.

Another 35 authentic items culled from the internet, with questions in English. Designed for a revisophobic year 11 class, but works well as a starter for the more engaged. Various topics covered.

(i) A definition of Carsharing followed by a discussion and diamond nine ideas-sort (ii) A variety of statements for and against Carsharing, followed by a comprehension activity, a speaking task, and an AS-style writing task.

Group activity followed by discussion and essay. Students have to cut out 18 opinion cards and sort them into Pro and Contra groups. They then have to create a diamond nine with each set, before using these as reference materials for a discussion. Finally there is the inevitable essay title.

Materials to accompany the film 'Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei'. A chronological sequence of stills on Powerpoint provides a focus for summary of the plot and / or discussion. Ideas can then be written up on the storyboard.

Exercise to help students summarise the plot of the film.

In response to requests from delegates, here are copies of my Powerpoints from the Keynote speech and my workshops at the ALL West of England Conference : ALL Talk, March 2014. (They may not make complete sense if you weren't there.) I&'ve also put a link to my write-up of the TL workshop.

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.

Batman describes a trip to Paris, using both the Imperfect and Perfect Tenses. Text is followed by True / False comprehension questions in French, explanation and exemplification of the use of the two tenses, plus three writing tasks for pupils to choose from. (I've now uploaded a second version of this with a small typo corrected.)

Reading comprehension activity relating to the film 'Der Tunnel'. Students must read the jumbled set of events and put them into the correct chronological order to reconstruct the plot. Solution provided.

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.

Toolkit to help pupils say what they would like to do in the future, justify their ideas, and say who they have discussed their ideas with.

Text about mobile phone use followed by comprehension questions in English

Powerpoint with questions and images to promote discussion about health and fitness. The clock in the corner of each slide is to encourage the students to keep talking for 60 seconds if they can. The questions could also be used to help structure written work. PS Typo fixed

Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory describes his very precise daily routine. The text is followed by true / false questions, a find the phrase exercise, a manipulation exercise, and a reminder about the verb needing to be the second idea.