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!
Looking for an engaging way for students to master the French alphabet?
This brand new, original French Alphabet Song with lyrics PDF is designed to make learning fun and easy for all ages, whether you are a beginner or refreshing your skills. This catchy tune breaks down each letter with clear pronunciation, making it the perfect tool for both children and adults.
It includes:
a handout with the French Alphabet Song lyrics which can be printed or used digitally
a YouTube video clip of 1 minute and 7 seconds which includes the song, captions and suggestions for use. THE LINK TO THE CLIP IS WITHIN THE PDF HANDOUT
Why You will Love It:
Easy to Follow: Every letter is shown with pronunciation support, making it simple to memorise the French alphabet.
Memorable and Fun: The upbeat melody and rhythmic repetition help you retain information effortlessly.
Perfect for All Learners: Whether you’re an adult learning French for travel or a child in year 7 or primary school, this song makes learning enjoyable.
Ideal for Classrooms and Home Learning: Teachers and parents can use this song to boost students’ confidence and make learning French a breeze.
Start singing along today and see how quickly you’ll know the French alphabet by heart! Watch the video now to learn, sing, and have fun while expanding your French language skills!
A useful list of GCSE French / iGCSE French adjectives to avoid saying ‘intéressant’ by topic including positive and negative adjectives on the following:
la famille
les sentiments
les gens
l’internet
les passe-temps
les fêtes et les traditions
la maison
les vacances
l’environnement
la santé
l’école
le travail
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These adjectives are GCSE level and could come up in listening and reading exams and are just as useful to include in speaking and writing responses.
TRANSLATION NOT INCLUDED. If you’d like a copy with the translations, let me know and I’ll put one together!
Need a GCSE French revision activity to help students improve their grades or to give a little structure to your year 10 or year 11 GCSE French students’ revision strategies?
If so, this worksheet and YouTube clip (linked in the handout) could be useful!
The A4 PDF worksheet comes with two activities. The first is for students to come up with ideas on what they feel they should focus on to aim for their target grade in all their GCSE French exams. The second activity is watching the YouTube clip, entitled: ‘How to get grade 9 | GCSE French’ to focus their efforts on tips that will really improve their grades/confidence.
Hope it’s useful!
Soziale Netzwerke / Soziale Medien / Social Media / Technology in Every Day Life German Vocabulary Practice Worksheet
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I have adapted some A Level German vocabulary sheets to fit the AQA German GCSE Syllabus as revision for GCSE German students. Use at the end of the topic, at the start, as revision or as consolidation on topic of SOCIAL MEDIA.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the Technology in Every Day Life topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus and allows students to ‘make it stick’ with multiple activities to practise the vocabulary. However, it can also be used either A2/B1 or intermediate level German learners to introduce vocabulary for ‘soziale Netzwerke’ topics. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.
There are six activities included in my social network vocabulary practice and revision worksheets, 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
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!
Vocabulary Worksheet for German Customs and Festivals / Feste und Bräuche
for Intermediate and GCSE Level German Vocabulary Practice with ANSWERS
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Useful to check current knowledge, as well as at the end of the topic or as revision or as consolidation on topic of Customs and Festivals in German Speaking Countries.
This vocabulary revision activity combines the key vocabulary for the Customs and Festival topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus and allows students to ‘make it stick’ with multiple activities to practise the vocabulary. However, it can also be used either A2/B1 or intermediate level German learners to develop topic-related vocabulary for ‘Feste und Bräuche’. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.
There are six activities included in my festivals and customs vocabulary practice and revision worksheets, 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
Perfect for individual work
Original GCSE German ‘My Family’ Listening Lesson with MP3 Audio File, Transcript and Five Related Activities
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I’ve put together a listening activity for German students studying the topic of ‘meine Familie and Beziehungen’ or ‘My Family and Relationships’. I feel that this listening based lessons is perfect for GCSE learners who need to revise the topic, who are currently studying the topic or for those who would like to practise their listening through native speaker audio clips.
This GCSE German 'My Family and Relationships listening lesson includes:
An MP3 audio file read verbatim by a native, female German speaker which lasts just over 2 minutes and 54 seconds
A 2-page A4 word document, containing the verbatim transcript for the audio file,** as well as five activities** to help exploit the listening activity which covers the topics of
Family members
Where we live
Relationships between family members
Activities undertaken as a family
Extended family members
The five activities include: vocabulary checker, listening comprehension questions, speaking and writing activities.
Set as 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!
French Festivals and Traditions - French Listening Activities with Audio File, Transcript and 7 Related Activities
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WHAT IS THIS FRENCH LISTENING PRACTICE LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR?
Intermediate no-prep listening lesson on the topic of ‘festivals’ for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level French learners (both year 10 and year 11). Use as an introduction to the traditions topic, as well as for consolidation and revision for French GCSE listening and reading examinations.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
The lesson comes with an MP3 audio file, a verbatim transcript, plus seven activities to exploit the theme, including listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing. Perfect activities for individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work.
The MP3 audio file (3 minute 27 seconds) contains detailed and recyclable information about:
Why there are traditions and celebrations in France
La Chandeleur (‘pancake day’)
Pâques (Easter)
Christmas
HOW WILL YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS FRENCH TRADITIONS AND FESTIVALS LESSON?
The audio is read by a female native French speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this French GCSE festivals topic at a challenging, yet manageable level. It includes a fantastic range of vocabulary, as well as key French phrases for the theme which can be recycled. The transcript and questions could also be used as a reading lesson for cover lessons.
4 x French GCSE Vocabulary Revision Activity Sheets with Answers
THEME 2 Local. National, International & Global Areas of Interest - TOPICS COVERED:
Home & Where you live
Social issues - charity, volunteering, un/healthy living
Global issues - environment & poverty, homelessness
Holidays, Travel & France
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.
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
Use the vocabulary to create your own sentences
Translate from English to French and categorise the vocab under verb, noun or adjective
SAVE 38%WHEN YOU BUY ALL 4 TOPICS IN THEME ONE AS A BUNDLE.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-theme-1-identity-and-culture-12334451 - FOR THEME 1 VOCABULARY ONLY
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-vocabulary-revision-worksheets-bundle-by-aqa-topic-12292261 - FOR 10 VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS ON ALL AQA TOPICS AND ALL 3 THEMES
GCSE German Listening Lessons and Listening Practice by Topic in Theme 2
A bundle of 6 x native speaker German listening practice lessons with 6 x MP3 audio files (read by native speakers) with 6 x verbatim transcript and 6 x 5-6 activities for each topic to help GCSE German students to improve their topic-related listening skills.
These are 6 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 Home (Meine Zuhause)
My Town (Meine Stadt)
Social Issues - Charity, Volunteer Work
Social Issues - Healthy and Unhealthy Living
Global Issues - Environment
Travel & Tourism - Holidays in Germany
As there is a transcript, why not also use for GCSE German reading practice?
£6.00 for a minimum of 6 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 3 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-gcse-listening-practice-theme-3-school-work-university-12334533
THEME 1, THEME 2 & THEME 3 GCSE GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSONS - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-listening-practice-lessons-bundle-12244303
Synonym and Antonym Vocabulary Practice
A really good vocabulary revision or vocabulary builder starter, which is adaptable to French, German and Spanish etc.
The teaching activity got my students thinking as soon as they came in to the classroom. If you are looking for a low prep teaching activity, which can be adapted and used in all of your classes this week as a starter, then try this synonyms and antonyms vocab challenge out!
Get students straight into learning mode in your German lessons (Year 7, 8, 9, 10, Year 11 or Year 12 and 13!) after the Christmas holidays in the first lesson back with this DIFFERENTIATED, Find Someone Who Activity in German. It can easily be adapted in to any other language for Spanish, French or Italian) and is perfect to revise and practise the past tense, questioning and spontaneous speaking.
It contains 18 activities students could do / not do at Christmas and students must put the phrases into questions to ask all members of the class. They must add one student’s name to each box. Contains a ‘Silver’ version which is missing the auxiliary and question word, and a ‘Gold’ version where the infinitive phrase must be changed into the past tense.
Easy to edit and add to!
A useful one-page PDF worksheet for students to put all their current knowledge on the main historical elements of the film Goodbye Lenin in one place.
This worksheet was used in conjunction with PPTs and the Hodder Goodbye Lenin Film Study guide for students to assess their understanding of: der historische Hintergrund des Films.
I got my film students in Year 12 to put their current knowledge down, share that with a partner and do the same a further two times. I did insist on them writing in German too, in order for them to have a good level of vocabulary when it came to writing their film essays.
PLEASE NOTE: Answers not 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 Holidays and Tourism for GCSE and Intermediate Students - German Listening Activities with Audio File, Transcript and 6 Activities
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WHAT IS THIS GERMAN LISTENING PRACTICE LESSON AND WHO IS IT FOR?
Intermediate no-prep listening lesson on the topic of ‘holidays in Germany’ for CEF A2 or B1 level, intermediate or GCSE level German students (both year 10 and year 11). The listening and related activities could be used as an introduction to the Tourismus topic, as well as for consolidation and revision for German GCSE listening and reading examinations.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
The lesson comes with an MP3 audio file, a verbatim transcript and five activities to exploit the theme, including listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, speaking and writing. Perfect activities for individual work, as well as for pair work and small group work.
The MP3 audio file (2 minutes and 33 seconds) contains detailed and recyclable information about holidays in Germany:
Holiday destinations in Germany
How to get to these places
Accomodation
What types of holidays German people enjoy with advantages and disadvantages
HOW WILL YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS GERMAN HOLIDAYS LESSON?
The audio is read by a German male native speaker, at a medium speed and includes the main elements to cover this German holidays GCSE topic at a challenging, yet manageable level. It includes a fantastic range of vocabulary, tenses, as well as key phrases for the topic which can be recycled. The transcript and questions could also be used as a holidaying reading lesson for cover lessons.
French - Jobs and The Future - Emplois, Choix de carrière et Ambitions
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Listening practice for intermediate students on topic of jobs, les métiers and the future. Perfect as revision for GCSE level (Year 10 and Year 11), as well as to use as an introduction into the topic.
I put this audio MP3 file together for a private student as revision for the topic of jobs and les métiers. It contains the basic elements with an excellent range of higher level and foundation level vocabulary, as well as key phrases generally for the topic that are suitable for KS4.
Emplois, choix de carrière et ambitions - (1 minute 50 seconds) audio with a native female speaker and transcript available, along with six activities to exploit the text and practise spontaneous speaking/writing thereafter!
It could be used as a revision lesson, but also as an introduction into the theme of jobs, career choices and ambitions.
French Education System
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I put this audio MP3 file together for a private student as revision for the topic of ‘School’ and the French school system. It contains the basic elements with an excellent range of higher level and foundation level vocabulary, as well as key phrases generally for the topic that iis suitable for KS4.
Le système éducatif français - (1 minute 49 seconds) audio with a native female speaker and transcript available, along with six activities to exploit the text and practise spontaneous speaking/writing thereafter!
It could be used as a revision lesson, but also as an introduction into the French schooling system.
French Listening Lesson on Social Media and Social Networks
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This French lesson on les réseaux sociaux was made for a private student of French GCSE as revision for the topic of social media, however is perfect for any student studying the topic in some detail. It contains an MP3 audio file, a transcript, as well as six activities to exploit the audio.
The listening file contains information about:
what social media is
how it has affected our lives
the positives and negatives of social networks
The MP3 audio file is read by a native French speaker, at a medium speed and includes the basic elements to cover this modern theme, with an excellent range of higher level vocabulary, as well as key phrases, ideal for intermediate and upper-intermediate French learners, including students in Year 10 and Year 11 (KS4) who are studying the French language.
Les réseaux sociaux dans nos vies - (2 minutes 24 seconds) audio with a native female speaker and transcript available, along with six activities to exploit the text and practise spontaneous speaking/writing thereafter!
It could be used as a revision lesson, but also as an introduction into the topic of social media.
GET THIS LISTENING LESSON AS PART OF A DISCOUNTED GCSE GERMAN LISTENING BUNDLE - LIMITED TIME ONLY: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-german-listening-practice-lessons-bundle-12244303
Meine Stadt und Ich - GCSE German listening activity with MP3 audio file, transcript, as well as listening comprehension activities, extension tasks, vocabulary activities, writing and speak activities to complete after to exploit the listening activity.
I have used this with my German GCSE students who are studying the AQA Specification, but it is suitable for all exam boards and any students looking to improve their listening skills around the topic of ‘Home and Neighbourhood’.
It includes:
MP3 Audio file read by a native male German speaker - 2 minutes and 30 seconds long
2 page word document with transcript and seven activities including: listening comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, reading and writing tasks on the topic of ‘meine Stadt und ich’
It mentions:
a German town and federal state
specific examples of why the person likes living in that town
positives and negatives of living in a big town / city and in a town
Environment GCSE German Listening / German A Level Listening Audio File, Activities and Transcript
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I’ve put together a listening activity for German students studying the topic of ‘die Umwelt’ or the environment. I feel that this listening based lessons is perfect for B1/B2 learners in the Common European Framework of levels, as well as Higher German GCSE students and German A Level students too, depending on which activities you choose to do with them from the selection of eight activities (which can, of course, be modified for your groups!)
This environment listening lesson includes:
MP3 audio file from a native male German speaker which lasts just over 2 minutes and 40 seconds
A 2-page A4 word document, containing the transcript for the audio file, as well as eight activities to help exploit the listening activity.
It covers:
different types of recycling
Pfand
Electic cars
different energy options