Exercise to help students summarise the plot of the film.

Exercise to help students summarise the early scenes in the film.

Scaffold for speaking practice on the topic of Pocket Money.

Put the sentences in the correct order, to reconstruct a day in the life of a vampire. The solution is on page 2.

Text describibg daily routine and school life in the future, with comprehension questions in German

Two short but challenging articles about pocket money trends in Germany, followed by questions in English

Relatively simple interview with Jessie J, covering name, age, birthday, family and pets. Pupils can practise the dialogue as it stands and then adapt the language highlighted in bold.

Year 12 / AS text about unemployed footballers, followed by questions in German and a writing task.

Dialogue in which Jeremy Clarkson discusses his dream holiday with German motoring presenter Sabine Schmitz, and Sabine reveals which of the three Top Gear presenters she likes best. Text is followed by a Richtig/falsch/nicht im Text exercise, a 'f'ind the phrase&' exercise, a manipulation exercise and a gap-fill exercise.

Higher Level texts about health and fitness, followed by comprehension, summarising, 'find the phrase', and adaptation exercises plus a writing task to wrap it up.

Interview with Mr Bean about towns in France he likes and has visited, loosely based on 'Mr Bean's Holiday'. Not all of his answers fit the questions but pupils generally pick up on this, ( and they can of course be invited to supply the answers Mr Bean should have given ...)

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.

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

List of useful phrases for expressing opinions in German.

TOOLKIT to enable students to generate a variety of sentences about their career plans. Also reinforces word order after WEIL.

4 short texts based on internet threads, in which teenagers blog about their dream job or uncertainty about their dream job. Texts are followed by comprehension questions in English, a 'find the phrase' activity, plus a 'now manipulate the phrase you found' activity.

Short texts about pocket money and part-time jobs, followed by comprehension questions and a writing task.

Powerpoint for practising vocab relating to illness and injury.

Short texts in which school pupils express the likelihood of their going into the sixth form versus looking for training or employment, followed by comprehension questions in English, a 'Find the phrase' exercise and a text manipulation exercise. (The original four texts are from Lernpunkt Deutsch 3, but the two texts featuring authentic German handwriting have proved to be too hard to read for many of my students so I've typed them up!)

Simple toolkits to help students go beyond 'er / sie ist + adjective' when describing friends and relatives. - He / she looks ... - He / she can be ... - I think he / she is ... - I find him / her ... plus a load of adjectives