Tuesday, 22 December 2020

ER verbs in 40 minutes

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 A few weeks ago, I had a job interview. I didn't get the job.  Thanks for asking. One of the things they asked me to do was teach a les...
Saturday, 5 December 2020

MFL Christmas resources (updated for 2020)

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 Hello there. Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la laaaaa et cetera! Here is an updated list of Christmas resources all in one place, so ...
Sunday, 25 October 2020

Halloween murder mystery

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Hello there, It's been a while, I know. This is a lesson I threw together for my Year 7 classes last week. It involves thinking skill...
Sunday, 30 August 2020

Languages are meant to be spoken – MFL verbal skills at KS3

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Earlier this year I wrote an article for Teach Secondary magazine about the importance of speaking in MFL. Sadly, due to some pandemic you m...
Monday, 20 July 2020

Zipi y Zape y la Isla del Capitán - studying a spanish film.

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At the end of each academic year, KS3 students at my school study a film. I've written about this before here (German) , here (Frenc...
Thursday, 2 July 2020

That's not George Clooney! a game for language students.

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Today I was watching Meet The Germans on dw.de. It is a cultural programme in English presented and written by Rachel Stewart . This is...
Sunday, 28 June 2020

Rows or Groups?

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Over the past few days on Twitter there has been a lot of discussion as to whether students learn best sitting in “traditional” rows or toge...