MFL Free Stuff

The recent CfBT Education Trust report into ‘The economic case for language learning and the role of employer engagement’ has highlighted the negative economic impact of the ongoing decline of new graduates with adequate language-learning skills.

To help inspire your students in their language learning, we’ve created a ‘Careers with languages’ poster. 

Put the poster up in your classroom to show students the range of careers their language skills could open up for them, from video games translator to geoscientist.

To download the poster, click the button below.

If you also teach PSHEE and careers, did you know that we publish MyWorks, an online product that provides ready-made, self-marking quizzes? It’s perfect for non-specialist teachers! Find out more here: www.myworks.co.uk/pshee

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Below is an archive of our most popular free MFL resources. To download this content all you need to do is click on the links below and you will be prompted to register some additional details with us.

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OnBoard is the free email service that we’ve launched to provide great free stuff for your teaching, saving you hours of time.

Our first free resource this term is a sneak preview of the KS3 Spanish product that we’re currently updating!

Featuring an audio-packed introduction to vocabulary for days and months, this vocabulary is then developed and reinforced through reading and writing activities about birthday celebrations.

To download the free resources, click on the button below.

Whilst you wait to see our newly updated KS3+KS4 Spanish product, why not check out the interactive samples for KS3+KS4 French, AS French and KS3+KS4 German, or order your free sample disc today?

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At the heart of MFL studies lie the four key skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Depending on their individual learning style, different students will find different combinations of the four skills easier to master than others.

With this in mind, Boardworks MFL resources for French, German and Spanish aim to teach the four skills in a variety of different ways throughout each presentation.

Take this listening activity on furniture and bedrooms, which features:

• Several audio clips to engage auditory learners and to help all students practice their listening skills.
   
• A kinaesthetic drag-and-drop activity which helps to maintain the interest of kinaesthetic learners.
   
• A transcript of all audio clips appears in the full product and can be displayed for visual learners, or to develop reading and speaking skills for other students.

To try out the activity, click the 'anfangen' button.

To help encourage students to practise new vocabulary, all Boardworks MFL resources feature visual stimuli and open-ended activities which you can extend into whole-class speaking activities. To find out more about the range of activities on offer, order your free sample disc today!

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‘The purpose of this lesson is to enable learners to develop their reading and comprehension skills in relation to the topic ‘El medio ambiente’, including understanding unfamiliar language and idiomatic usage found in authentic texts.’

In a highly interactive lesson plan, MFL teacher Terry Atkinson shows how social networking sites can be a valuable teaching resource. The lesson begins with a grammar element – the study of modal verbs – before encouraging students to learn independently and increase their vocabulary by using Twitter.

Incorporating individual study, group work, and whole class interaction, Terry’s innovative approach to the topic ‘El medio ambiente’ also allows students to develop the key skills of reading, writing and speaking.

To download the lesson plan and the Boardworks slides, click the buttons below.

Did you know that each topic in Boardworks KS4 Spanish ends with end-of-topic quizzes and grammar summaries to test students’ knowledge and overall understanding? To find out more, why not order your free sample disc today?

And to be the first to hear about free resources, lesson plans and subject news, follow us on Twitter @BoardworksLtd.

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What’s you favourite ad?

Cadbury’s viral marketing hit, the drum-playing gorilla?
Ikea’s playfight before bed TV ad?
Louis Vuitton’s luxurious magazine ads?

Ads tend to split opinion, making them great discussion-starters. With this in mind, we’ve produced some free resources on advertising for you to use with your higher-level students, encouraging them to use higher-level vocabulary more spontaneously.

These resources include:
- a verb activity with original artwork to illustrate different types of ad campaign and the verbs they use
- a research and writing activity investigating internet ad campaigns, challenging students to use newly-acquired vocabulary
- an accompanying worksheet which expands on the PowerPoint material.

To download the resources, click on the button below.

If you enjoyed using this resource and like sharing your ideas with other teachers, why not write a lesson plan for Boardworks? We're currently looking for practising or experienced teachers to work with us writing lesson plans about the ways they use Boardworks material in their lessons. To find out more, visit our authors page.