This is a list I have gradually created over the last years. It includes some of the most common mistakes in German. E.g.: words that are easily confused / false friends; English words with multiple meanings in German, common expressions that can't be translated literally but are often used by students, e.g. it is fun (es macht Spaß; not: es ist Spaß), etc.

Color-coded handout on how to use the conditional tense in German

Visual illustration of most common past participles Categorized in four groups (each group is split into verbs which use 'sein' and verbs which use 'haben')

Most commonly used irregular past participles with 'haben' and 'sein' (two separate lists) High frequency verbs shaded in blue Separate column for verbs with a vowel change in present tense

Handout of the most important German verbs (color coded) - present tense and past tense 1. sein, haben, werden 2. modal verbs 2. wissen, nehmen, tun Three different stem changes + examples

Some useful words to expand your vocabulary: Useful expressions Fillers & intensifiers positive / negative / neutral opinions giving reasons weighing up arguments

Two different visual handouts on personal pronouns + one handout on possessive and demonstrative pronouns including tables on how to conjugate possessive and demonstrative pronouns

This is a classroom game to practise / revise the perfect tense and word order. Different shapes represent different elements in a sentence. This is particularly helpful for visual learners, but also a lot of fun for everyone else. Students have to work in groups and cut out all the shapes (see PP) first before they start to make sentences. Depending on the level of your students, you can practise the perfect tense with just 'haben' or with both 'haben' and 'sein'. More able students can practise the perfect tense as well as Time, Manner, Place and conjunctions (und, aber, denn, weil). Students can use the prepared 'shapes' and / or make their own (see extra slides). Students love it if you add an element of competition and maybe a prize for the group with the longest / most accurate / funniest sentence(s). Instructions are part of the PowerPoint. Feel free to adjust the slides according to your needs. Viel Spaß!

Powerpoint to introduce countries in class activties to revise the new vocabulary saying which city and country you, as well as some famous people come from games - 48 slides

Examples of German order (visual): 1. Verb second 2. Inversion 3. Use of modal verbs, future, tense, past tense 4. Coordinating + subordinating conjunctions 5. Infinitives 5. Time, Manner, Place

Celebrity Heads is a good, fun game to practise questions as well as for students to learn some new vocabulary and structures. The following document can be used as a guide to help students make questions.

Visual handout on perfect tense, imperfect tense and irregular present tense

This resource is a conversation between Jamie Oliver, a principal, a parent representative, a student, and the head of the canteen about introducing healthier food at school. It is tailored for Year 11-12 and comes along with reading comprehension questions, a writing task as a follow-up activity after the reading, and an answer sheet for the reading comprehension questions. Enjoy!

This is a personal revision / study checklist that can be customized to any subject. Students can set their own weekly goals and decide which aspect(s) they would like to revise / practise. The idea is for students to take responsibility for their own progress and learning. I used the 'developer' function in word so that students can simply select a date, the term, the week, how well they understand something (e.g. inequalities in maths) and what they have completed from a 'drop down' menu. I also explained how you can customize this worksheet so that it fits whatever you would like your students to revise / practise. Enjoy!

This is a personal revision / study checklist that can be customized to any subject. Students can set their own weekly goals and decide which aspect(s) they would like to revise / practise. The idea is for students to take responsibility for their own progress and learning. I used the 'developer' function in word so that students can simply select a date, the term, the week, how well they understand something (e.g. spelling or creative writing) and what they have completed from a 'drop down' menu. I also explained how you can customize this worksheet so that it fits whatever you would like your students to revise / practise. Enjoy!

This is a personal checklist students can use for revision. As a teacher you can also customize this worksheet to whatever you would like your students to practise / revise. Alternatively, students can set their own weekly goals and decide which aspect(s) of grammar and vocabulary (new or old) they would like to revise. The idea is for students to take responsibility for their own progress and learning. I used the 'developer' function in word so that students can simply select the date, the term, the week, how well they understand something (e.g. the past tense) and what they have completed from a 'drop down' menu. Enjoy! (I also explained how you can use the developer function yourself and create your own worksheets)

Useful for Year 10-12 This resource is a visual summary of cases (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive) and adjective endings including an example sentence to show the function of each case. It also contains prepositions and some tips on how to remember prepositions, cases and endings more easily. The second page includes relative (including a comparison with the 'der-word table to see the similarities and differences), personal and possessive pronouns on one page. I asked my students to print two copies (one in A4 and one in A3) in color and stick one in their exercise books and the other one on the door / wall of their room so that they can always see it.

This resource is most suitable for students in Year 10-13. Quite often, my students ask me about 'time phrases' they can include to make their writing more interesting (+accurate). As a result, I have compiled four pages of various time phrases (past, present, future, general). If have given each of my students a copy on one PDF A4 sheet. When you open the document, just press 'Shift+ Ctrl + Plus' and the document will rotate. You can print it double-sided so that students have all four pages on a single A4 sheet as a reference. You can also reinforce word order, in particular 'verb second', if you start a sentence with a time phrase. Hope this helps.

Starter activity: all months are jumbled up: students need to unjumble the month (right answer revealed on PP through simple mouse click Introduction of ordinal numbers (ask students to figure out a rule) Slide with rule Slide with the exceptions Vocabulary practice and consolidation: ordinal numbers appear / disappear on screen Important events in 2016 Teach students: Wann hast du Geburtstag (see slide 11) Practise saying your birthday + other people's birthday (months + ordinal numbers) Different games Option for listening task (script on slide 24 below; modify according to students' level) Dialog writing task Plenary: find the mistakes Two projects as creative follow up activities Simple slide on how to use 'im', 'am', and 'um'

This resource is useful for students in Year 10-12 who want to revise or expand their vocabulary, in particular verbs. A few years ago, some of my students asked me for a vocabulary list with verbs only. I compiled a list (12 pages) over the last few years. I tried to make sure to use the most commonly used German verbs in my list but do not claim that this list is complete. I created a PDF file with four pages on one A4 page. The list is in alphabetical order. I highlighted the prefix of separable verbs (bold) and added a column with irregular past participles. I shaded any past participles which use 'sein' as the auxiliary. I also uploaded my list as a word document so that you are able to add any words you think I missed / or shorten it. Hope that helps.