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!
I couldn’t find a French pronunciation chart that was exactly what I wanted for my KS3 French and GCSE French students and so I created it.
The PDF document contains 3 sections to help students with their pronunciation of French sounds, some letters and common letter combinations that cause a problem. This includes: nasal sounds, silent letters and letter combinations, such as ‘ui’, ‘au’, ‘ch’ etc.
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This GCSE French Distractors Exam Practice Worksheet in PDF form with two pages is perfect for both Foundation and Higher level students looking to improve their reading and listening exam scores.
The worksheet features six targeted activities:
Match the Distractors: Pair French phrases with their correct English translations. Two options, one for higher students and one for foundation learners.
Find The Distractors: Underline the distractors (challenge: translate)
Reading comprehension: Which includes GCSE French distractors
Translate the Sentence: Translate the English sentences into French with a focus on the distractors.
Writing: Write a small paragraph with distractors, example paragraph provided.
PLEASE NOTE: ANSWERS ARE NOT PROVIDED
This resource is specifically designed to enhance students’ understanding of distractors, a key element in boosting marks on the GCSE French reading and listening exams. For even more practice, students can access a quick-fire quiz via our YouTube channel linked and shared via a QR code, making revision both fun and effective.
Ideal for revision, homework, or classroom activities, this worksheet is a valuable tool for any student aiming to achieve higher grades in their GCSE French exams.
BEGINNER FRENCH NUMBERS 1-10 SONG TO LEARN & REVISE LES NOMBRES EN FRANÇAIS
Learn and revise the French numbers 1-10 with this catchy and original song.
This resource includes a handout containing the song lyrics in French and is to be used in conjunction with a new, catchy and original French numbers 1-10 song linked in the document to a YouTube clip.
It is suitable for beginner students who have seen the numbers, but who might like some further practice with the pronunciation of the numbers 1-10 OR who may wish to revise the numbers in French from 1-10.
Ideal for Year 7 and Year 8, as well as equivalent beginner French level students.
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This engaging French pets and animals vocabulary pack is perfect for KS3 beginners and KS4 revision students!
The French pets vocabulary resource includes a printable PDF of catchy song lyrics and a comprehensive worksheet, designed to help students memorise the 12 common pets and animals vocabulary and pronunciation in French.
Ideal for beginner learners or those looking to refresh key vocabulary, this resource supports both classroom learning and independent study.
What’s included in this French pets resource?:
Full song lyrics in French (PDF)
A worksheet to practise vocabulary and reinforce learning with cloze activity and suggested additional activities (PDF)
an original pets vocabulary in French song (linked in the worksheet & handout for easy access digitally and manually)
USE FOR:
Vocabulary building for KS3 learners (ages 11-14)
KS4 revision (ages 14-16) as revision of the basics
To improve pronunciation and spelling
Great for both in-class use and homework assignments
This resource is an excellent addition to your French language curriculum, making learning vocabulary fun and effective!
Perfect for teachers, tutors, and students aiming to improve their A1/A2 French vocabulary.
Enhance GCSE French listening skills with this FREE resource designed for the NEW GCSE French exams (teaching from 2024)!
This comprehensive listening practice focuses on health issues and addictions through relatable monologues for teenagers, adults, and elderly characters, covering essential vocabulary, comprehension, and exam-style questions.
Ideal for students preparing for the 2026 GCSE French exams, this resource includes:
Full 2-page worksheet with pre-listening (vocabulary building) whilst-listening and post-listening activities (role play, summarising) in PDF form (comprehension questions are in exam style)
Downloadable transcript
An audio-visual clip to watch (and/or minimise) with the text on the screen if required
Perfect for independent study or classroom use, this engaging AQA-aligned resource on health problems, addictions and future plans, offers GCSE French students the chance to build confidence in listening comprehension and key French vocabulary, suitable for AQA, Edexcel, CCAE, WJEC and equivalent GCSE French listening exams.
Sample French GCSE Speaking Questions for General Conversation
In order to support the French Speaking of my students, I collated a number of foundation level and higher tier questions and put them into a handout. I have also highlighted keywords that sometimes students struggle to grasp, plus activity suggestions that can be used to support their revision for the general conversation exam. However, these questions might also be useful for the bullet points in the writing examinations, too.
AQA French Speaking General Conversation Guidance for Students:
FOUNDATION TIER: At foundation level your general french speaking conversation will last between 3 and 5 minutes
HIGHER TIER: At higher level your conversation will last between 5 and 7 minutes.
The total marks for the french speaking general conversation section of the French speaking examination are 30 marks (50% of the overall speaking exams) and is split as follows:
Communication /10
Range and accuracy of language /10
Pronunciation and intonation /5
Spontaneity and fluency /5
My House / Mein Zuhause / Mein Haus / Zimmer / Mein Traumhaus for GCSE and Intermediate German Students - Listening Activities with Audio File MP3, Transcript and Activities
WHAT IS THIS GERMAN LISTENING LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR?
No-prep listening lesson on ‘my house’ for CEFR A2 or B1 level, Scottish Highers, high schools students in America, intermediate or GCSE German students (ideal for year 10 and year 11). The verbatim audio file, listening transcript and related comprehension and practice activities could be used as an introduction to: ‘Mein Haus’ to check current knowledge, but would work best as consolidation in the middle or end of topic, as well as perfect as revision for German GCSE listening and reading examinations.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
The comprehensive lesson contains an MP3 audio file, as well as two word document pages with a verbatim transcript and five activities to exploit the topic of ‘mein Zuhause’. The activities on the second page include: listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing. Perfect tasks for individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work.
The MP3 audio file (2 minutes and 12 seconds) has detailed and recyclable words, phrases and information about ‘mein Haus’:
The benefits of having a home
Detailed information on where the speaker lived when he grew up
Other types of homes in the world
The audio is read by a German male native speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this German GCSE MY HOUSE topic at a challenging, yet manageable level. It includes a wide range of useful vocabulary, tenses, as well as key phrases for the topic which can be recycled. The transcript and questions could also be used as a reading lesson for cover lessons if necessary.
Meine Freizeit Vokabeln / Free Time German GCSE / German Leisure and Food Vocabulary Revision WITH ANSWERS!
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I have adapted this vocabulary sheet to create vocabulary revision sheets for GCSE German topics, including the ‘Meine Freizeit’ German GCSE topic.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the Free Time topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus and allows students to ‘make it stick’ by including multiple activities to practise the vocabulary. However, it can also be used for either CEFR A2/B1 and intermediate German learners to introduce vocabulary for ‘Meine Freizeit’ topics. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.
There are six activities covering the topics: free time activities and food, including:
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 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!
German GCSE GLOBAL ISSUES : Poverty and The Environment Vocabulary Revision WITH ANSWERS!
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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 ‘global issues’ related vocabulary for 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 ‘Global Issues’ topic in the AQA GCSE German 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 ‘poverty’ and 'environment 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!
German Listening Lesson or Revision on Social Media and Social Networks
My German lesson on soziale Netzwerke und mobile Technologien im Alltag has been made with German GCSE and intermediate level students in mind on the topic of social networks. The bespoke listening lesson contains an MP3 audio file, a transcript, as well as six activities to exploit the audio and topic.
The listening file contains information about:
what social media is and how it has affected our lives
examples of social networks with details about each
the readers favourite social network with reasons
The MP3 audio file is read by a female native German speaker, at slow, medium and standard speed (3 audio files included!). The standard file lasts 3 minutes and 12 seconds.
You will find lots of topic rich phrases to cover this modern technology theme, with an excellent range of higher level vocabulary, as well as useful concepts and ideas aimed at intermediate and upper-intermediate German learners, including students in Year 10 and Year 11 (KS4).
It could be used as a revision lesson, but also as an introduction into the topic of social media.
Original GCSE German ‘Freetime’ Listening Lesson with MP3 Audio File, Transcript and Five Topic-Related Activities
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This GCSE German ‘Meine Freizeit’ listening lesson includes:
An MP3 audio file read verbatim by a native, female German speaker which lasts just over 2 minutes and 7 seconds
A 2-page A4 word document, containing the verbatim transcript for the audio file, as well as five activities to help exploit the audio clip which cover the topics of:
General free time activities
Freetime activities that the speaker and her family undertake
Common German freetime activities
What the speaker used to do in her spare time as a child
The five activities include: listening comprehension questions, a vocabulary checker, speaking and writing activities.
Set the GCSE German listening lesson as distance learning work, individual or pair work. Perfect for Y10 and Y11 GCSE students, as well as the equivalent Scottish, Irish, Australian and American exam boards. Use as a reading comprehension activity too!
THEME 2 Local. National, International & Global Areas of Interest - GCSE GERMAN TOPICS COVERED:
Home & Where you live
Social issues - charity, volunteering, un/healthy living
Global issues - environment & poverty, homelessness
Holidays, Travel & Germany
Ideal to:
a) revise topic vocabulary
b) consolidate topic related vocabulary understanding
c) check knowledge (and add to prior knowledge)
6 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES PER SHEET TO HELP VOCAB STICK
There are 6 practice activities for all worksheets - ideal for self-study or revision.
German to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for German vocabulary spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase to expand range of vocabulary
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences to develop sentence building techniques
Translate from English to German and categorise the vocab under verb, noun or adjective
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GCSE German Listening Lessons and Listening Practice by Topic in Theme 3
A bundle of 2 x native speaker German listening practice lessons with 2 x MP3 audio files (read by native speakers) with 2 x verbatim transcript and 2 x 5-6 activities for each topic to help GCSE German students to improve their topic-related listening skills.
These are 2 stand-alone listening based GCSE German lessons, ideal for listening practice, including: vocabulary consolidation, as well as speaking, reading and writing tasks, perfect for grades 4-9 German students at GCSE. They can also be used with slight tweaks for foundation students.
GCSE German Listening Lesson Topics Included:
The German School System
Post-School Education and Work
As there is a transcript, why not also use for GCSE German reading practice?
£2 for a minimum of 2 hours worth of listening related practice for German GCSE - hopefully these listening lessons will save you lots of time and help your students with useful and alternative listening practice ideas.
The following listening bundles are also available, depending on your needs >
THEME 1 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-1-identity-and-culture-12334519
THEME 2 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-2-home-charity-my-town-holidays-germany-environment-healthy-living-12334529
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GCSE German Listening Lessons and Practice by Topic in Theme 1
A bundle of 3 x native speaker German listening practice lessons with 3 x MP3 audio files (read by native speakers) with 3 x verbatim transcript and 3 x 5-6 activities for each topic to help GCSE German students to improve their topic-related listening skills.
These are 3 stand-alone listening based GCSE German lessons, ideal for listening practice, including: vocabulary consolidation, as well as speaking, reading and writing tasks, perfect for grades 4-9 German students at GCSE. They can also be used with slight tweaks for foundation students.
GCSE German Listening Lesson Topics Included:
My Family and Relationships
Social Networks
Free Time Activities
As there is a transcript, why not also use for GCSE German reading practice?
£3.00 for a minimum of 3 hours worth of listening related practice for German GCSE - hopefully these listening lessons will save you lots of time and help your students with useful and alternative listening practice ideas.
The following GCSE German listening bundles are also available, depending on your needs >
THEME 2 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-2-home-charity-my-town-holidays-germany-environment-healthy-living-12334529
THEME 3 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS -https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-3-school-work-university-12334533
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Songs for German Lessons
If you are looking for traditional and modern songs to get your students listening to German based around the AQA German GCSE specification, check out this list of 45 German songs with artist name, song title and a YouTube link. There are 45+ songs split up by theme (family/relationships/social problems/home/environment/verbs/tenses and grammar etc) which are perfect as a starting point to begin the topics with a discussion, or to exploit with gap fills and comprehension questions.
Please review the resource if you download it!
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
Having never used Quiz Quiz Trade cards before, I did a quick HOW TO Google search today, modified the layout slightly and made my first ever (simple) resource! It’s targeted at year 7 German to go with Stimmt 1 Kapitel 3 for questioning and speaking.
There is an Excel and Word Document available in case you need to edit or add more easily.
Instructions:
Word Doc
Print the document and slice along each row (might need to duplicate for a bigger class)
Give one each to students and ask them to fold the German section over.
Students walk around and say the question to another student in TL (with or without looking at questions for differentiation)
If the partner doesn’t understand they can ask for the question to be repeated/the German version to be shown/the English version to be shown, but they must answer in German as best as they can.
If the person asking the questions believes they have replied correctly, repeat step 3 and 4 with the other person asking their question.
If this partner answers correctly, swap cards physically over, move around and repeat steps 3-5 with someone else.
Feel free to modify and use however you like. This is just how I’m using it.
Help students to focus on reading in language lessons and make much more progress with these awesome 21 reading activities for language classroom. Low-prep and no-prep ideas. You just need to provide the text!
Speaking Activity for KS3 and KS4 on Food and Drink
A super simple, yet extremely fun game of taboo using common German words found at KS3 level and KS4 level German to get students speaking!
There are a few words on the PDF that could challenge some more able students, too and definitely many words suitable for all levels. Help to build up your students’ vocabulary and give them speaking confidence with this fun game of taboo.
GERMAN TABOO SPEAKING PRACTICE - TOPICS COVERED:
Food
Drink
Common Tableware
Other Associated Words for Food
Print out the PDF, cut out the 18 squares, flip them upside down. Small group work recommended.