A lesson that goes into the formation of the imperfect tense in German (regulars, irregulars + mixed) - key rules + short practice. Context is that of Vorbilder, culminating in a translation into English that includes several verbs in the imperfect. Included: Lesson plan also provided for this resource Teacher version of the PPT with answers Student version of the PPT for annotation

Two IGCSE level grammar assessments, testing a range of tenses. Answers with comments provided.

A worksheet based on p.40-41 of Dynamo 2 (Rouge) - practising the use of ‘est-ce que’ in the futur proche, together with qu’est-ce que and other common question words (quand/comment/pourquoi etc.). The vocabulary is taken from the ‘tu vas faire un voyage scolaire?’ section.

3 texts to practise translation skills, focusing on the topic of 'les loisirs'. Aimed at IGCSE candidates or A*/A students. Answers on PowerPoint plus on a word document for students to keep after completing the tasks. Grammar focus: verbs; tense formation (present, perfect, future, imperfect, conditional); prepositions; ce que v ce qui; pronouns; adjectives and position; faire + verb.

A series of peer assessment tasks for students after they have written an extended essay. There are 3 main focus areas: Grammar - identification of errors and suggestions for improvement, supported by correction guide Essay Structure - students to highlight key points and development areas as well as set targets. Summary of these points to be made as well as their effectiveness assessed. Peer Marking using examination criteria

For use with written work. A list of common errors with a code to use when students identify mistakes made by someone else. This resource contains advice for students in terms of how to improve for each issue highlighted. For example: Problem identified: Tense Formation What you can do: Check formation of tense. E.g. in the perfect tense, have you got BOTH an Auxiliary AND a Past Participle? In the future, have you used a form of ‘werden’ and then second verb in the infinitive?

Some PowerPoints and accompanying worksheets (with answers) for the first few lessons of IGCSE - aimed at higher sets. This covers: places (countries) prepositions key irregular verbs weil/obwohl

A PowerPoint that explains and breaks down verbs taking prepositions - Da-Komposita and questions using prepositions (Wo-Komposita) Example: Ich freue mich auf das Wochenende. Ich freue mich darauf. Ich freue mich darauf, dich am Montag zu sehen (this type of construction being particularly useful for the speaking/writing components). Translation practice aimed at higher level (A/A*) candidates to consolidate this grammar concept. Final slide contains some prepositional phrases that could be used when writing an essay on Der Vorleser - could be adapted for other set texts.

A PowerPoint and accompanying support sheets to explain the difference between the accusative after ‘es gibt’ or ‘ich habe’ vs the dative after prepositions. One of the slides has a mouse that moves to different places and pupils have to make sentences to explain where the mouse is e.g. Die Maus ist auf dem Bett, die Maus ist vor dem Sofa etc. (vocabulary on screen to help). Adjective endings in the accusative case explained on a sheet in relation to furniture items for pupils to practise e.g. In meinem Zimmer habe ich einen kleinen Tisch etc. Colours used to explain the grammatical terms with a view to helping pupils understand the difference between the accusative and dative.

Saying where you live - house types and locations PPT with accompanying worksheets (including one to practise the verb ‘wohnen’ in full Speaking survey for class interaction Homework task (reading and translation)

A PowerPoint (with answers) and worksheet to practise using wenn to talk about Sport. Aimed at year 9/10 pupils.

Multipl GCSE grammar practice worksheets + answers to help students work on their tenses and adjective endings. Cloze grammar practice that support the final task of the Edexcel IGCSE reading and writing paper. Can be used as part of final IGCSE revision or even as an assessment Topics A/B/C/D/E/ covered

A series of PowerPoints and worksheets covering key shops in towns, as well as the verb ‘aller’ in the present tense e.g. je vais bowling. Also covered are prepositions to describe where shops are in relation to each other. 1-2-3 reading game (21 dares) featured on the PPT: pupils take it in turns to read 1, 2, or 3 words. Whoever has to read a word next to a full stop is out.

A worksheet to practise asking questions in French using the near future in 3 different ways: raising voice est-ce que inversion

Translation into German practice relating to the theme of holidays. Worksheet + accompanying PowerPoint. This translation tests pupils on: Use of the perfect tense Time, Manner, place Opinions in the past Expressions of time Inversions

Some exercises with accompanying answer sheet for year 9 German grammar revision - it has been used in conjunction with Stimmt 3 to a certain extent, but would cover a range of key grammar points in a student’s third year of study. Possibly also useful for recapping key points at the start of year 10, too. Key tenses (present, perfect, imperfect, future) & reflexives, comparative forms and superlatives as well as adjective endings.

A series of worksheets with accompanying PowerPoints to consolidate the topic of healthy living. Targeted practice of modal verbs in different tenses as well as higher level translation for extension/top set groups.

A lesson aimed at KS3 (advanced)/KS4 German pupils- a PowerPoint that covers reasons for liking/disliking family members + reasons why using both weil & denn. There’s a student version of the PPT without answers, which can easily be printed with 2 slides per page to make a booklet/handout. Differentiation through outcome tasks included in the PPT.

A few PowerPoints (series of lesson) to introduce pets and teach descriptions in the accusative case. Also incldued are relative pronouns to extended further. PowerPoints plus worksheets and answer sheets. Speaking practice with a support sheet

A PowerPoint and accompanying worksheet to help provide pupils with vocabulary to describe pros/cons of town vs. village - suitable for the IGCSE Edexcel course or as an extention material if looking at local area.