7 Must-Use, Last-Minute Revision Tips for Language Exams
Relax, I’ve got ages until my exams…! Sound familiar? Why Do I Need Last-Minute Revision Tips for Language Exams? See meme! My Last Minute Revision Story As a student taking my French and German GCSE and French and German A-Level exams between 2003-2005, I used to put revision off until the very last minute. More often than not, until the week before my exams. This is when I, rightly so, started panicking. Obviously, as a teacher, I don’t advocate leaving revision until the last minute, as it really should be an ongoing process. However, I know many students who end up in the same situation as I did. Therefore, I’d…
Umweltschutz in Deutschland Listening Tasks and Transcript
A Lesson for German Learners on “die Umwelt” I’ve put together another listening activity for German students studying the topic of ‘die Umwelt’, or the environment, entitled: ‘Umweltschutz’. I feel that this listening based lesson is perfect for GCSE German learners, German A Level students, as well as CEF B1 or B2 learners. The environment listening lesson includes the following, which could take anywhere between 60 minutes and 120 minutes to complete, depending on which activities you choose to do: What is included in the “Umwelt” listening lesson? MP3 audio file read by a native male German speaker which lasts just over 2 minutes and 40 seconds If you do…
Revision Activities – Language Tip of The Week 10
Revision Activities for the Language Classroomย Teaching Tip of The Week I know I promised that my language teaching tips of the week would be practical, low-prep teaching ideas that could be used in every language class. However, whilst this activity does fit that bill, it works best at the end of each topic to help students with revision, which I am sure is not too far away and still useful. This teaching activity is pretty much no-prep for the teacher, apart from getting a few resources together. Try it out! EDITION 10 – Teaching Tip Of The Week Revision Activities for the Language Classroom Title:ย Revision Activities for the Language…
AQA German A Level Revision Booklet By Topic
German A Level Revision German A Level revision can suck for students. Especially A Level students who have three to four subjects to revise for in one go in the lead up to their exams. For AQA German (Spanish and French) students, it is currently the speaking examination window. This means they will be presenting their Individual Research Project, as well as having a discussion of a photo card on one of the sub-themes taught during the course. I have a small group of German A Level students who are absolutely brilliant! I could have produced a revision booklet to give them to revise for Paper 3 (photo card) of…
Qualified German and French Teacher – Simplifying Language Learning
