Secondary Modern Foreign Languages

KS3/GCSE French • Ages 11-16

  • French grammar

    Follow the adventures of four British students as they compete in a variety of fun and exciting challenges while on holiday in Paris.

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      KS3/GCSE French • Ages 11-16
  • Rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson on life in France

    Jonny Wilkinson explains how his time playing for the French club Toulon rejuvenated his game and relaxed him as a person

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      KS3/GCSE French • Ages 11-16
    Jonny Wilkinson

KS3/GCSE German • Ages 11-16

  • Grammar and vocabulary

    This series has been produced to build on the key grammar requirements identified in the Modern Languages KS3 National Curriculum Programme of Study in England, and with both the current GCSE and upcoming GCSE (for first teaching in 2024) in mind.

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      KS3/GCSE German • Ages 11-16
  • German Grammar

    Young German bloggers explain grammar and its use in everyday situations.

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      KS3 German • Ages 11-14
  • German vocabulary and idioms in sport with F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg

    Formula 1 driver Nico Hülkenberg has key German vocabulary and sporting phrases.

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      KS3 German • Ages 11-14

KS3/GCSE Italian • Ages 11-16

GCSE Mandarin • Ages 11-16

  • Superhero Family

    A fun and accessible series of clips about a family of superheroes, covering vocabulary common to the topics covered by GCSE exam boards that offer Mandarin.

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      GCSE Mandarin • Ages 14-16

KS3/GCSE Spanish • Ages 11-16

  • Listening and vocabulary - Police detectives

    A Spanish language drama in a police detective case gives a wide range of vocabulary, and pronunciation resources suitable for Key Stage 3 and GCSE Spanish.

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      KS3/GCSE Spanish • Ages 11-16
    4 men standing in a police 'line-up'. They have numbers 1-4 above their heads.
  • Gary Lineker presents Match of the Day in Spanish

    Gary Lineker presents Match of the Day in Spanish and talks about his time playing in Barcelona FC.

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      KS3/GCSE Spanish • Ages 11-16
  • Behind the scenes at a football training session

    Footballers Gabriel Obertan and Jonás Gutierréz take you behind-the-scenes of a typical training day at Newcastle United FC, showing how their language skills help them.

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      KS3/GCSE Spanish • Ages 11-16
    Newcastle United players training
  • Bryony Shaw - Olympic windsurfer

    Olympic windsurfer Bryony Shaw talks about her sport, her language skills and experiences of training in Spain.

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      KS3/GCSE Spanish • Ages 11-16