I'm a French, German and English teacher and love creating useful resources for my students to use in the classroom, as well as for homework tasks, to help them love languages and develop their language skills at the same time. I enjoy sharing these resources with other teachers. Some of my language resources are free, but as they take me a long time to make, I do charge a small fee for my some of them.
I hope you enjoy using my MFL resources in your language classroom!
I'm a French, German and English teacher and love creating useful resources for my students to use in the classroom, as well as for homework tasks, to help them love languages and develop their language skills at the same time. I enjoy sharing these resources with other teachers. Some of my language resources are free, but as they take me a long time to make, I do charge a small fee for my some of them.
I hope you enjoy using my MFL resources in your language classroom!
The German School System / Das deutsche Schulsystem
Listening Comprehension Activity with YouTube Clip, Worksheet and Transcript
for GCSE German and iGCSE German learners
This 10 minute audio-visual clip includes an introduction from Sabina (qualified German teacher) to outline two lots of activities for German listening practice, as well as a 7.5 minute clip of Franziska, a native German speaker talking about the German school system. She talks about:
the different types of schools in Germany
the reasons for the different types of German schools and her opinions on them
her German schooling experience
School uniforms
overall summary of the German education system
The free downloads include
1 x listening comprehension worksheet (with additional activities)
1 x transcript
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
A-Level German student or teacher of a German A-Level student who wants to know how to get A* or improve German A-Level grade, and/or confidence for the current exams?
This handout in PDF form contains my 10 top tips to improve German A-Level grades with titles, instructions and resources. THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
Students can also view the video on how to improve your German A-Level grade.
I have made this video for current German A-Level students, as well as those in Year 10 or Year 11 who may wish to study German for A-Levels to show you that these 10 hacks to improve your grade are achievable!
Short video clips are fantastic prompts for spontaneous speaking practice when it comes to learning any language - videos generate visual stimulants that wake up the brain cells and demand focused attention, which can be used to enhance the language learning process.
Share this handout with your French, German and Spanish students and give them more opportunities to practise their spontaneous speaking skills with the range of links to short video clips and adverts.
Want to help students practise their vocabulary building skills, pronunciation or do a bit of revision?
These 12+ vocabulary challenges are ideal. Use them in all language classrooms to help students to develop their language on a word-level.
LINK TO MY BLOG POST HERE: https://theidealteacher.com/vocabulary-challenges-for-the-language-classroom
A free PDF worksheet and transcript for my video on the topic of shopping and towns ideal for GCSE German students looking for a little extra listening practice at their level with a bit of a challenge in places.
Access the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xti0ehwXsd4
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE AND SHARE THE VIDEO IF IT’S USEFUL! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHMz-vLwcG_k3S-UcHI03A?sub_confirmation=1
An original audio-visual German listening clip is on the topic of Hausarbeit for GCSE and iGCSE learners the lesson includes a YouTube video clip, as well as a free worksheet and transcript for download.
Franziska, a native German speaker explains about Aufräumen and Putzen. SKIP TO 2:51, unless you want to hear an intro with further activities
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
Franziska is in her messy bedroom and in the video clip she does the following:
introduces the topic with the words: ‘aufräumen’ and ‘putzen’
explains the tasks she has to do
-mentions the equipment she needs to carry out these tasks
Franziska cleans up and explains what she has done
what housework is remaining
why is ‘Hausarbeit’ is something positive
This video not only offers a great opportunity to learn more about the topic of housework / Hausarbeit through listening practice, it also enables GCSE, advanced beginners, pre-intermediate German students and CEFR A2 students to discover new verbs, nouns and adjectives too.
A German listening audio clip covering ‘Family in Germany’ available with free PDF worksheet and transcript.
THE LINK TO ACCESS THE YOUTUBE AUDIO/VISUAL CLIP IS LINKED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE PDF DOCUMENTS. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL) IF THIS HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU - SABINA
In this video you will listen to a native German speaker talking about family. They discuss modern and traditional families in Germany as well as their own family.
Intro from Sabina until 2 minutes 27 with the activities that can be done whilst listening to the GCSE and A-Level listening practice materials which follows therafter.
A selection of questions (34) over two PNG images to practise general speaking on the first SIX topics from the AQA A-Level German exam specification.:
Image one - 17 questions:
Familie im Wandel
Die digitale Welt
Die Jugendkultur
Feste und Traditionen
Image 2 - 17 questions:
Feste und Traditionen (different to page 1)
Kunst und Architektur
Berlin
These German AQA A level questions are ideal to use in conjunction with stimulus card practice. They follow similar questioning forms to the bullet points 2 and 3 on the A-Level German stimulus cards.
Hope it helps!
A selection of questions (17) to practise general speaking on THREE topics from the Edexcel A-Level German exam specification:
Die Welt der Arbeit
Das deutsche Schulsystem
Die Einheit Deutschlands
Hope it helps!
French GCSE Work or University? - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS BY TOPIC, FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on social issues, including post-16 education, university and work options, all related to GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level.
Use this work revision worksheet as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the work or university topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. However, it can also be used for other exam boards, such as Edexcel, OCR, Pearson etc. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six le travail or l’universit’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!
Need to convince your students on why to learn languages? This PowerPoint on why learn languages will be sure to help!
It includes 3 celebrities, the languages they speak, links to relevant video clips, useful quotes, as well as hard-hitting reasons on how languages open doors.
French GCSE La famille / Les relations familiales / les rapports familiaux Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘my family’ related GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level, you can use this worksheet
as homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the ‘ma famille’ and ‘les relations familiales’ topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six ‘ma famille’ and ‘les relations familiales’ vocabulary revision activities, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
A 3-page, ready to use PDF handout for GCSE German students with 36 different elements to include when speaking and writing to access higher grades.
Help students improve their writing and spontaneous speaking with these 36 ingredients, as well as examples and translations that they can use in both GCSE German writing and GCSE German speaking. I recommend using this in combination with your exam board’s mark scheme for speaking and writing, as well the MFL progress ladder writing and speaking feedback grid.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mfl-writing-and-speaking-feedback-grid-11856656
German GCSE Holidays (Ferien, Tourismus und Reisen) - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
SPECIAL OFFER: GET 10 GCSE GERMAN VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-aqa-all-topics-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-12290528
What is this German vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without Memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘Ferien’, ‘Urlaub’, ‘Tourismus’ or ‘Reisen’ related vocabulary at GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level, try this independent revision worksheet with answers (on separate sheet!):
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This GCSE German vocabulary revision activity worksheet combines the key vocabulary on the ‘holidays and tourism’ topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. They can also be used with other exam boards teaching the same topic, since the vocabulary is useful across the board for this topic.
The six '‘holidays and tourism’ German GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
German to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to German translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own written paragraph
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
French GCSE Social Issues - Volunteering, Charities and Poverty Activities - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on social issues, including volunteer work, charities and poverty, all related to GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level.
Use this revision worksheet as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the social issues topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. However, they can also be used for other exam boards, such as Edexcel, OCR, Pearson etc. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six ‘Les défis sociaux’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!
French GCSE ‘Customs and Festivals’ Activities Worksheet - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH SEPARATE ANSWERS!
GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without Memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘les fêtes et les traditions’ related GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level vocabulary, try this worksheet out as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the ‘customs and festivals’ topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. However, it is also useful for Pearson, WJEC and other exam boards studying the same topic!
There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six ‘les fêtes et les traditions’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
An A Level German translation on the topic of: ENVIRONMENT / die Umwelt, perfect for all exam boards, including Edexcel.
It includes 4 activities:
Activity 1: categorising trickier words that come up in the translation (verb, noun, adjective, useful phrases)
Activity 2: (if required) a matching to fill any gaps in knowledge from activity 1
Activity 3: the translation from English (to German) of 141 words about ‘Passivhäuser’ - this also has a few words highlighted, which may also pose an issue with students when translating.
Activity 4: A short speaking activity related to the translation topic
Also includes a possible translation into German. Please note: there may be other options!
Ideal for Edexcel German A-Level, as well as other German A-Level exam boards studying environment/die Umwelt.
French GCSE ‘Les vacances et la tourisme’ Vocabulary Activities Practice Worksheet
Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on holidays and tourism, all related to GCSE level with a focus on the AQA exam board.
Use this revision worksheet as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
Although the vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the ‘les vacances’ topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus, it can also be used for other exam boards.
*There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six French GCSE vocabulary revision activities for this topic, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!
French GCSE Free Time Activities - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
SPECIAL OFFER: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘les loisirs’ related GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level, you can use this worksheet as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the ‘mes passe-temps’ topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six ‘my free time’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
French GCSE Global Issues -Environment, Poverty and Homelessness Vocabulary Activities Practice Worksheet
Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
GRAB A BARGAIN: GET 10 FRENCH VOCAB REVISION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 BY PURCHASING THE WHOLE LOT TODAY! HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261
What is this French vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Help students to practise their vocabulary without Memrise and Quizlet with my useful worksheet on global issues, including the environment, homelessness and poverty, all related to GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level.
Use this revision worksheet as:
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary on the social issues topic in the AQA French GCSE syllabus. *However, they can also be used for other exam boards, such as Edexcel, OCR, Pearson etc. *There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing.
The six ‘les défis mondiaux’ French GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
French to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to French translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. The worksheet is ideal for distance learning as the answers are included on a separate sheet!