Secondary MFL (French and German) and EAL teacher, HoD, GCSE examiner: my shop has resources for teachers in all these subjects, to help make teaching a bit easier! New resources for the NEW MFL GCSE's are being continuously uploaded. If you would like an invoice or have any feedback, please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
Secondary MFL (French and German) and EAL teacher, HoD, GCSE examiner: my shop has resources for teachers in all these subjects, to help make teaching a bit easier! New resources for the NEW MFL GCSE's are being continuously uploaded. If you would like an invoice or have any feedback, please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
This is 2 comprehensive lessons on the perfect tense in French with an accompanying booklet of the grammar points and activities.
There is a lesson on the perfect tense with avoir and a lesson on the perfect tense with être.
Both lesson include:
retrieval starter
explanation when the tense is used and it’s formation
gap fill activities
translation activity
exam style questions with example answers
plenary
The perfect tense with avoir has exam style oral tasks e.g. photocard and role play with help sheets and examples answers
The perfect tense with être lesson has exam style writing tasks with help sheet and example answer
The booklet then reinforces both the perfect tense with avoir and être through a series of activities.
More French Grammar:
French Tenses
Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson
Conditional Lesson
Present Tense Lesson and Booklet of Activities and Answers
Future Tenses Lessons with Booklet of Activities and Answers
More French GCSE Revision:
Buy this as part of a French GCSE Revision Resource Bundle
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Celebrate European Day of Languages with this comprehensive bundle! Everything you need in one place: ideas, worksheets, assembly, quiz and a variety of posters!
Included is:
European Day of Languages - Assembly, worksheets and posters
European Day of Languages Activity Ideas
French Tongue Twister Posters
German Idioms Posters
Quiz - Why Learn Another Language
Ready-Made AQA GCSE German Lessons (Higher Tier)
This is part of a set of ready-made lessons tailored specifically to the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier specification with first teaching from 2024. These lessons cover all the essential grammar and vocabulary outlined by AQA.
These lessons are designed to accompany and support the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier textbook, which is published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and approved by AQA. While the lessons follow the AQA and OUP two-year scheme of work and are aligned with the sequence of grammar points and vocabulary in the textbook, all tasks, activities, and content within the lessons are entirely original and independently created.
Lesson Structure
Every lesson begins with a retrieval activity to reinforce prior learning.
New grammar and vocabulary are introduced in an accessible way.
A variety of interactive tasks are included to ensure student engagement.
Activities also practice key skills needed for AQA GCSE success, such as reading aloud, dictation, role play, describing a photo, and writing tasks.
Each lesson concludes with a plenary to consolidate learning.
Unit 1 - Ident
Autumn Half Term 1 - Unit 1
1a
FREE
Handout: AQA GCSE German Course and Exam overview
Handout: AQA GCSE German Learning Journey
Lesson: AQA GCSE German Introdution to the Course/Exam
Introduction: Identity and Relationships with Others. This lesson introduces Theme 1: People and Lifestyle
1.1 - THIS RESOURCE
Familie und Freunde - 2 lessons
1.2
Meine Leute und ich - 2 lessons
1.3
Lebensweisen und Lebensbeziehungen - 2 lessons
1.4
Wichtige Beziehungen - 2 lessons
1.5
Revision Activities
Unit 1: Vocabulary/Homework Booklet
This accompanies the lessons and can be used as revision or H/W
UNIT 2
UNIT 2: Wir essen gern!
UNIT 2: Ein gesundes Leben
UNIT 2: Glück und Gesundheit
UNIT 2: Pass gut auf dich auf
This goes well with:
Word Search Mania!
A booklet of German word searches covering all the topics for GCSE German
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This power point outlines the whole AQA GCSE oral exam. It then goes through the role play, photo card, and general conversation systematically. It outlines the assessment criteria, gives top tips, gives example tasks, suggestions on how to prepare and then example answers.
It can be downloaded as a microsoft document, or there are links to Canva on the second slide of the power point. One Canva link requires no sign in and the power point can be used as is and presented. The other Canva link is a template link which means that you can use the presentation as a template and amend it, as you wish to adjust to your school and student needs.
THIS GOES WELL WITH:
- The Perfect Tense Lessons with être and avoir and booklet
- The Future Tenses Lessons with booklet
- The Conditional (exam focus: reading and writing)
-The Present Tense - Lesson with booklet
- A complete AQA Oral GCSE revision lesson with mark scheme, help sheet and tips, practise tasks and example answers
- Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson
- Vocabulary Lesson
-GCSE Revision Bundle of lot’s of Resources!
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How to Write a FANTASTIC French Essay!
This is a writing lesson that introduces the mnemonic FANTASTIC.
It’s a comprehensive lesson designed to help GCSE French students excel in their writing exams. The lesson introduces the FANTASTIC mnemonic, a simple and effective tool for remembering key grammar points and structures required for success.
The lesson includes a range of exercises, example writing tasks, and practice questions, all designed to reinforce the mnemonic and build students’ confidence in writing. Accompanying worksheets provide additional support for independent practice, showing example texts, questions for students to answer, and sentence builders to support them in writing.
This goes well with:
French Tenses Writing Booklet
The Perfect Tense Lessons with Avoir and Etre
Future Tenses Lessons
Present Tense Lesson and Workbook
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Autumn Term, Half Term 1
Unit 1: Identity and Relationships**
This comprehensive bundle of lessons, complete with worksheets, is designed to complement the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier OUP Scheme of Work and textbook with first exams in 2026.
It provides fully prepared lessons along with corresponding worksheets to reinforce learning. The package also includes handouts and overviews of the AQA GCSE German course, offering a streamlined and effective teaching solution - a real time saver!
THE LESSONS
FREE 1.a Introduction - overview of the GCSE exam
1.b Introduction - first lesson which
introduces the topic ‘Identity and Relationships’
1.1 Familie und Freunde
1.2. Mein Leute und ich
1.3 Lebensweisen
1.4 Wichtige Beziehungen
Revision Lesson/Activities
Unit 1: Vocabulary and Activity Booklet
Also included are:
German Idiom Posters
Tips to support students learning German
Website recommendations
Any questions please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
These 2 Vocabulary/Homework booklets are designed for the 2024 Edexcel GCSE theme: Travel, Tourism and Environment. They are part of a series. However, they can be used for any students needing to study these topics.
In this upload there are 2 booklets:
Accommodation and Transport
Tourist Attractions and Environment
The vocabulary is divided into sub-topics. Each sub-topic starts with a vocabulary list and then leads into a variety of exercises from fill-in-the-blanks, wordsearches and translations to verb conjugation drills. Each activity aims to solidify understanding and retention.
Each booklet finishes with 2 exam-style writing tasks (Edexcel and AQA): describe a photo and a 80-90 word written task. All answers are at the back.
At the end of the workbooks is a template link. You can use this to edit them.
More Vocabulary Booklets on TES:
(FREE) Family
School, Studies and The Future and Basics:
My Neighbourhood and Shopping:
Social Media and Technology, Films and Music and , Friendships & Relationships
Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Learn German through Superhero Comics with Captain O’Scampi!
Captain O’Scampi and ADVERBS
Captain O’Scampi and ADJECTIVE ENDINGS
Captain O’Scampi and IMPERFECT TENSE
Captain O’Scampi and MODALS
UNIT 2: HEALTHY LIVING AND LIFESTYLE
2 lessons and accompanying worksheets on: Wir essen gern!
Ready-Made AQA GCSE German Lessons (Higher Tier)
This is part of a set of ready-made lessons tailored specifically to the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier specification with first teaching from 2024. These lessons cover all the essential grammar and vocabulary outlined by AQA.
These lessons are designed to accompany and support the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier textbook, which is published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and approved by AQA. While the lessons follow the AQA and OUP two-year scheme of work and are aligned with the sequence of grammar points and vocabulary in the textbook, all tasks, activities, and content within the lessons are entirely original and independently created.
Each lesson is designed to be both engaging and effective, with activities that not only support learning but also make it fun (I hope!). The lessons are structured to improve exam technique, with a focus on building skills through practice.
Lesson Structure
Every lesson begins with a retrieval activity to reinforce prior learning.
New grammar and vocabulary are introduced in an accessible way.
A variety of interactive tasks are included to ensure student engagement.
Activities also practice key skills needed for AQA GCSE success, such as reading aloud, dictation, role play, describing a photo, and writing tasks.
Each lesson concludes with a plenary to consolidate learning.
Worksheets accompany every lesson
This resources goes well with:
UNIT 2: Wir essen gern!
UNIT 2: Ein gesundes Leben
UNIT 2: Glück und Gesundheit
UNIT 2: Pass gut auf dich auf
UNIT 2: Vocabulary and activity booklet
UNIT 2: Revision Activities
Unit 1: Identity and Relationships with Others
German Cases Lessons
German Cases Booklet
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This lesson is about the conditional tense in French.
The lesson breakdown:
When the conditional is used
How it is formed and give examples
There are a few ‘What’s Missing Games?’ which can be done orally or on mini-whiteboards
There are translation tasks
There is a reading task
There is a 90 word writing task
Includes:
GCSE writing checklist
Higher level structures sheet
Other French Grammar Lessons:
French Tenses:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Perfect Tense Lessons and Booklet
High Level Structures at GCSE:
Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson with Booklet
More French GCSE Revision:
Buy this as part of a French GCSE Revision Resource Bundle
This bundle is a selection of Vocab Booklets with activities/answers and also lessons.
At the end of the booklets is a template link. You can use this to edit the booklets. To do so:
Log in or sign up for a free Canva account to access and edit the template. Using Google sign in is easiest.
Edit freely—change text, colors, and more to suit your needs.
If the design contains Canva Pro images, you have three options:
Download the template with watermarked images for free.
Replace Pro images with free alternatives.
Create a Canva Pro account to access Pro images. Canva offers a free Pro subscription for educators (verification required).
The Vocab Booklets:
Travel, Tourism and Environment Booklet
School, Study, The Future and Basics Booklet
Family
My Town and Shopping (food, drink, clothes)
Social Media, Technology, Movies and Music AND Friendships and Relationships
Life-style and well-being
The Lessons:
Grammar Lesson on Comparatives with Worksheets
A one slide summary of the best AI tools for teachers
Grammar lesson on adverbs with workbook
A Selection of Retrieval Activities
A vocabulary lesson
Reflexives
This is a Vocabulary/Homework booklet and it is designed for the 2024 Edexcel GCSE. However, it can be used for any students studying the topics. It is part of a series of booklets which cover the vocabulary from the Edexcel prescribed list.
The booklets are designed to be interactive and to encourgage the students to use the vocabulary in a variety of different contexts.
The booklets are divided into sub-topics. Each sub-topic starts with a vocabulary list and then leads into a variety of exercises from fill-in-the-blanks, wordsearches, crosswords, reading tasks and translations to verb conjugation drills. Each activity aims to solidify understanding and retention.
Each booklets finish with 2 exam-style writing tasks (Edexcel and AQA): describe a photo and a 80-90 word written task.
There is a template link at the back of the workbook. You can edit the workbook by following the link.
All answers are at the back.
This 50 page booklet covers the topics of:
My Neighbourhood and town
My House
The BIG FOUR verbs (avoir, aller, faire, être)
There are reading tasks, writing tasks, verb conjugation drills, translation tasks and various worksheets.
OTHER BOOKLETS IN THE SERIES ARE:
Food and Drink
French Basics (free)
Family and Friends
School
Jobs, work and future opportunities
Social Media, Gaming, Film and Music
This goes well with:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
If you have any questions or feedback, please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources, please leave a review! Thank you!
This is a Vocabulary/Homework booklet and it is designed for the 2024 Edexcel GCSE. However, it can be used for any students studying the topics. It is part of a series of booklets which cover the vocabulary from the Edexcel prescribed list.
The booklets are designed to be interactive and to encourgage the students to use the vocabulary in a variety of different contexts.
The booklets are divided into sub-topics. Each sub-topic starts with a vocabulary list and then leads into a variety of exercises from fill-in-the-blanks, wordsearches, crosswords, reading tasks and translations to verb conjugation drills. Each activity aims to solidify understanding and retention.
Each booklets finish with 2 exam-style writing tasks (Edexcel and AQA): describe a photo and a 80-90 word written task.
All answers are at the back.
There is a template link at the back of the workbook. You can follow the link to edit the document.
This 50 page booklet covers the topics of:
Food and Drink
There are reading tasks, writing tasks, verb conjugation drills, translation tasks and various worksheets.
OTHER BOOKLETS IN THE SERIES ARE:
My Neighbourhood and House
French Basics (free)
Family and Friends
Jobs, work, future opportunities
School
Social Media, Gaming, Film and Music
This goes well with:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
If you have any questions or feedback, please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources, please leave a review! Thank you!
This 49 page Vocabulary/Homework booklet is designed for the 2024 Edexcel GCSE theme: My Neighbourhood. It is part of a series. However, they can be used for any students studying town, neighbourhood and shopping
Contents:
My neighbourhood: places in a town, buildings in a town
Shopping: clothes, food and drink
Weather
The vocabulary is divided into sub-topics. Each sub-topic starts with a vocabulary list and then leads into a variety of exercises from fill-in-the-blanks, wordsearches and translations to verb conjugation drills. Each activity aims to solidify understanding and retention. All answers are at the back.
Each booklet finishes with 2 exam-style writing tasks (Edexcel and AQA): describe a photo and a 80-90 word written task.
How I use it: it can be used as independent study for the students e.g. a homework booklet or I use the vocab sheet and accompanying worksheets separately during lessons.
At the end of the booklet is a template link. You can use this to edit the document.
Other vocabulary/activity booklets:
Travel, Tourism and Environment (2 Booklets)
School, Study, The Future and Basics (3 Booklets)
Family 1Booklet (free)
Media, Technology, Movies and Music AND Friendships and Relationships (2 Booklets)
Lifestyle and Wellbeing
GCSE German Grammar - Learn through a Comic!
Learn about MODALS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi!
(FREE) Learn about ADVERBS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about ADJECTIVE ENDINGS with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
Learn about the IMPERFECT with the comic book superhero Captain O’Scampi
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Ready-Made AQA GCSE German Lessons (Higher Tier)
Unit 3 - Education and Work
This lesson introduces the topic of Education and Work and comes with accompanying worksheets
This is a set of ready-made lessons tailored specifically to the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier specification with first teaching from 2024. These lessons cover all the essential grammar and vocabulary outlined by AQA.
These lessons are designed to accompany and support the AQA GCSE German Higher Tier textbook, which is published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and approved by AQA. While the lessons follow the AQA and OUP two-year scheme of work and are aligned with the sequence of grammar points and vocabulary in the textbook, all tasks, activities, and content within the lessons are entirely original and independently created.
Each lesson is designed to be both engaging and effective, with activities that not only support learning but also make it fun (I hope!). The lessons are structured to improve exam technique, with a focus on building skills through practice.
Lesson Structure
Every lesson begins with a retrieval activity to reinforce prior learning.
New grammar and vocabulary are introduced in an accessible way.
A variety of interactive tasks are included to ensure student engagement.
Activities also practice key skills needed for AQA GCSE success, such as reading aloud, dictation, role play, describing a photo, and writing tasks.
Each lesson concludes with a plenary to consolidate learning.
Unit 1: Identity and Relationship with Others - BUNDLE OF LESSONS
Unit 2: Healthy Living and Lifestyle - BUNDLE OF LESSONS
Unit 3.1: Eine gute Ausbildung - 2 lessons
Unit 3.2: Nun heißt’s lernen! - 2 lessons
Word Search Mania!
A booklet of German word searches covering all the topics for GCSE German
Learn German Grammar Through Comics!
A series of lessons where grammar points are taught through the character, Captain O’Scampi!
If you have any feedback or questions please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com
If you like my resources please leave a review on TES! Thank you
Future Opportunities (Work/Jobs)
This booklet is part of a series and the booklets are designed to be interactive and they encourgage the students to use the vocabulary in a variety of different contexts.
They are designed for the 2024 Edexcel GCSE. However, they can be used for any students studying the topics.
The booklets are divided into sub-topics. Each sub-topic starts with a vocabulary list and then leads into a variety of exercises from fill-in-the-blanks, wordsearches, crosswords, reading tasks and translations to verb conjugation drills. Each activity aims to solidify understanding and retention.
Each booklet finishes with exam-style writing tasks (Edexcel and AQA): describe a photo and a 80-90 word written task.
There is a template link at the back of the workbook. You can edit the workbook by following the link.
All answers are at the back.
This 50 page booklet covers the topics of jobs, work and future plans.
OTHER BOOKLETS IN THE SERIES ARE:
My Neighbourhood and House
French Basics (free)
Family and Friends
School
Social Media, Gaming, Film and Music
Food and Drink
This goes well with:
French Present Tense Lesson and Booklet
French Perfect Tense: Avoir and Etre Lessons and Booklet
French Future Tenses Lessons and Booklet
French Tenses Booklet - an Overview of all tenses!
French Comparatives and Superlatives
French Conditional Grammar Lesson
Save on the French Grammar Lesson Bundle!
French GCSE Grammar Lessons and Workbooks
If you have any questions or feedback, please email me on: TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources, please leave a review! Thank you!
This Vocabulary/Homework booklet is designed for the 2024 Edexcel GCSE theme. It’s part of a series. However, it can be used for any students studying the topics of healthy life-style and well-being. They are designed to be interactive and encourgage the students to use the vocabulary in a variety of different contexts.
The vocabulary is divided into sub-topics. Each sub-topic starts with a vocabulary list and then leads into a variety of exercises from fill-in-the-blanks, wordsearches, reading tasks and translations to verb conjugation drills. Each activity aims to solidify understanding and retention.
Each booklet finishes with 2 exam-style writing tasks (Edexcel and AQA): describe a photo and a 80-90 word written task.
All answers are at the back.
At the end of the workbook is a template link, you can use this to edit the document.
OTHER BOOKLETS IN THE SERIES:
1. Travel, Tourism and Environment (2 booklets)
2. School, Study, The Future and Basics (3 booklets)
3. My Neighbourhood and Shopping, Food and Drink (1 booklet)
4. Social Media, Technology, Movies and Music and Friendships and Relationships (2 booklets)
5. Family (1 booklet)
OTHER RESOURCES:
Learn German grammar through a superhero comic:
Here are the Captain O’Scampi Comics! Learn German Grammar through Comics.
If you have any feedback or questions please email me on TutorAlexandraABC@gmail.com and if you like my resources please leave me a review!
Captain O’Scampi is a mnemonic to remember the key grammar points to get a higher level at GCSE. There are comics for each of letter of his name with a corresponding grammar point: O = opinions, S = subjunctive, C = Cases, A = adjectives and adverbs, M = modals, P = perfect, I = imperfect.
The comics have been designed to cover the themes common to both AQA and Edexcel for the new GCSE 2024 and also the more challenging grammar points common to both. However, they can be used by anyone to revise the relevant grammar points. They are designed to be fun and engaging lessons for all!
Each comic features a theme and grammar point, for example, the imperfect tense is set in the context of school. The lessons all have an accompanying workbook to help embed the key vocabulary and grammar point.
This bundle includes these lesson and workbooks:
Captain O’Scampi and ADVERBS
Captain O’Scampi and ADJECTIVE ENDINGS
Captain O’Scampi and IMPERFECT TENSE
Captain O’Scampi and MODALS
This bundle also includes a lesson on comparatives, a one page overview of the MFL GCSE 2024.
This Bundle goes well with the GCSE German Knowledge Organisers. This is a selection of vocabulary booklets and activities updated for the new 2024 changes.
This is an overview of the EDEXCEL German GCSE course for teaching from September 2024.
It’s for students/parents or just as a helpful overview for teachers.
OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE NEW GERMAN EDEXCEL GCSE:
These 10 Vocabulary/Homework booklets are designed for the 2024 Edexcel GCSE. They are designed to be interactive and encourgage students to use the vocabulary in a variety of different contexts.
The booklets are divided into sub-topics. Each sub-topic starts with a vocabulary list and then leads into a variety of exercises from fill-in-the-blanks, wordsearches, reading tasks and translations to verb conjugation drills. Each activity aims to solidify understanding and retention.
Each booklet finishes with 2 exam-style writing tasks (Edexcel and AQA): describe a photo and a 80-90 word written task.
The booklets are all around 50 pages.All answers are at the back.
There are 10 booklets covering these themes. Click on the link to see what’s inside. ‘Family’ is free.
1. Life-Style and Well-being
2. Family
3. Media, Technology, Film and TV
4. Neighbourhood, Shopping and Food and Drink
5. School, Future and Basics
6. Travel, Tourism and Environment
AQA OVERVIEW:
This is the AQA GCSE Overview
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This is a handout which can be given out at parent’s evenings, open days, to students or as part of a department handbook.
It is a handout with 5 top tips for supporting students learning German.
Other FREE resources to help make teaching easier!
Websites to Help You Learn German - a handout
A one page overview of the new German GCSE AQA - a handout
Retrieval activities, starters and plenaries
How to support EAL learners in the classroom - practical tips
AI Tools for Teachers
MFL Resources, best sellers!
Bundle of German Knowledge Organisers
Bundle of French GCSE Resources
Learn German through Superhero Comics - The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi!
This is a list of websites to support students learning German. It can be used as a handout for open days, parents evenings, given to students at the start of the year or printed out as a poster.
MFL Resources, best sellers!
Bundle of German Knowledge Organisers
Bundle of French GCSE Resources
Learn German through Superhero Comics - The Adventures of Captain O’Scampi!
Other FREE resources to help make teaching easier!
An A4 handout for parents/students with some Top Tips for Learning German
A one page overview of the German GCSE AQA 2016
A one page overview of the German GCSE AQA 2024
A one page overview of the German GCSE Edexcel 2024
A Vocabulary Learning Lesson
Retrieval activities, starters and plenaries
How to support EAL learners in the classroom - practical tips