Engaging, contemporary and language-rich resources for challenging your language learners to greater proficiency. Building MFL reading skills and general knowledge with fun, vocabulary-driven worksheets that are ideal for topic-based class project work, cover worksheets or homework.
Engaging, contemporary and language-rich resources for challenging your language learners to greater proficiency. Building MFL reading skills and general knowledge with fun, vocabulary-driven worksheets that are ideal for topic-based class project work, cover worksheets or homework.
A four-page French activity booklet on the film “Les choristes”. The first two pages present twelve vocabulary items and associated activities that are pertinent to the storyline and plot. The third features a potted plot summary split into twelve sections and jumbled up; students must put them back into the correct chronological order. The fourth is a features character descriptions that students must match to the correct names.
All activities are designed to activate general reading skills and improve context / gist comprehension. The worksheets are primarily intended as a preparation or revision unit of work for classes studying the film. They’re equally handy for homework or cover work. An answer key is included after the worksheets, so they can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
A fun, fact-filled, eleven-page French worksheet set all about the Eurovision Song Contest!
Favourites activity updated with the list of 2025 participating countries.
There’s something for every level in here, from word-matching, to gapfill, to short text comprehensions and a web quest, all themed around everybody’s favourite musical jamboree.
The language level ranges from A1 to A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for Year 8/9), with plenty of cognates, designed to encourage gist-reading longer texts. A potted history section and short writing section round off the booklet to push able learners.
There’s plenty of scope for cross-topic support, with lots of reusable vocabulary including colours, countries and ordinal numbers.
Answers to all the vocabulary activities are supplied at the end of the worksheet.
A three-page French activity worksheet on the popular French Netflix series “Lupin”. Presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities that outline the storyline and basic premise. Activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills, and include a character quiz (ideal for cutting up for a more practical slant!).
Intended as a preparation or revision unit of work for classes studying the series. Also great for homework or cover work. An answer key is included on the third page, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
This five-page French activity worksheet introduces the Cannes Film Festival through short reading and writing activities. It aims to equip students with the vocabulary and structures to talk about the event itself, as well as wider themes of film and media.
The worksheet comprises a short, chunked reading passage with comprehension questions. Various vocabulary exercises follow to recycle and consolidate new words, with a web quest style activity on former winners, and a true / false quiz to round off.
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for a proficient Year 8/9 group), designed to encourage gist-reading longer chunks of text.
Answers to all the activities are supplied at the end of the worksheet.
Two-page German activity worksheet on the popular singer Helene Fischer. The worksheet presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities related to her career and bio. Activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page Spanish activity worksheet on the popular Spanish singer David Bisbal. The worksheet presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities related to his career and works, along with a short passage for reading practice, and associated activities. The level is aimed at a proficient pre-GCSE group (Year 8/9/10). The activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the listed vocab.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
This six-page French activity worksheet introduces students to Easter as it is celebrated in France. It aims to equip students with the vocabulary and structures to talk about the holiday itself, as well as wider themes of celebration.
The worksheet begins first introduces some key vocabulary items, before a short, graded text with vocabulary support and comprehension questions. Further vocabulary activities consolidate and recycle (they will definitely know the word ‘Pâques’ by the end of it!). The worksheet rounds off with an open written exercise, encouraging students to write about their own experiences of Easter, comparing it to the French holiday.
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for Year 8/9), with plenty of cognates, designed to encourage gist-reading longer texts.
Answers to all the vocabulary activities are supplied at the end of the worksheet.
This two-page reading comprehension worksheet presents three short reading passages in French on Christmas traditions, along with comprehension questions and vocabulary support for each. There is also a short definitions quiz at the end of the worksheet.
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for Year 8/9 and pre-GCSE), using plenty of cognates and designed to encouraging gist-reading.
A third page including suggested model answers is supplied.
Trigger warning: themes of mild peril (Le Père Fouettard).
Two-page French activity worksheet on Paris, from a series on French culture and history topics. Aimed at around A1-A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for proficient Key Stage 3 groups). Presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities. The focus is on general reading skills; students are challenged to understand gist and words in context.
Great as homework, cover work, or end-of-term quiz lesson; an answer page is included, so the worksheet can be used with non-specialist teachers as well.
Four-page French activity workbook on the 2014 film La famille Bélier. Includes key vocabulary, an original reading passage and associated text exploration activities, a definitions quiz, gap-fill and sentence reconstitution tasks to equip students with the vocabulary and structures to talk about the film. There’s also a ‘re-order the story’ activity on the last page, which could be printed out and cut up for a more practical slant!
The language level is appropriate for A2/B1 on the CEFR scale, and is intended to challenge a proficient GCSE group or first-year A-Level group. Exercises are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab. The last page of activities includes some web-quest style questions, which require students to research online.
Ideal as a class-based project, or as homework or cover lesson material. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Explore some of the unique and typical Christmas traditions of Italy with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet!
Three short reading passages are presented on La Befana, Il Presepe and Il Panettone, along with comprehension questions and vocabulary support for each. There is also a short definitions quiz at the end of the worksheet.
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for able Year 8/9 and pre-GCSE), encouraging gist-reading and reading for fun.
A third page including suggested model answers is supplied.
This four-page German activity worksheet explores the origins and traditions of Saint Valentine’s Day, from its Roman origins to practices in the German-speaking countries today. It aims to equip students with the vocabulary and structures to talk about the day itself, as well as wider themes of celebration.
The worksheet comprises four short texts along with comprehension questions and glossaries of key words for each. A third page includes vocabulary exercises to consolidate new words, with a true/false quiz on the fourth page (with some humorous red herrings!).
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for a proficient Year 7 and Years 8/9), designed to encourage gist-reading longer texts.
A page with answers to all the questions is supplied at the end of the worksheet.
This four-page Italian activity worksheet explores the origins and traditions of Saint Valentine’s Day in Italy. It aims to equip students with the vocabulary and structures to talk about the day itself, as well as wider themes of celebration.
The worksheet comprises four short texts along with comprehension questions and glossaries of key words for each. A third page includes vocabulary exercises to consolidate new words, with a true/false quiz on the fourth page (with some humorous red herrings!).
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for a proficient Year 7 and Years 8/9), with plenty of cognates designed to encourage gist-reading longer texts.
A page with answers to all the questions is supplied at the end of the worksheet.
Das Dunkle, das Süße und das Rauchige : Explore the dark, the sweet and the smoky with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet on Christmas traditions from the German-speaking world!
The worksheet presents three short reading passages on the Krampus, Lebkuchen and Räuchermännchen, along with comprehension questions and vocabulary support for each. There is also a short definitions quiz at the end of the worksheet.
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for able Year 8/9 and pre-GCSE), encouraging gist-reading and reading for fun.
A third page including suggested model answers is supplied.
Trigger warning: themes of mild peril (der Krampus).
This four-page Spanish activity worksheet explores the origins and traditions of Saint Valentine’s Day in the Spanish-speaking world. It aims to equip students with the vocabulary and structures to talk about the day itself, as well as wider themes of celebration.
The worksheet comprises four short texts along with comprehension questions and glossaries of key words for each. A third page includes vocabulary exercises to consolidate new words, with a true/false quiz on the fourth page (with some humorous red herrings!).
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for a proficient Year 7 and Years 8/9), with plenty of cognates designed to encourage gist-reading longer texts.
A page with answers to all the questions is supplied at the end of the worksheet.
This three-page French activity worksheet explores the origins and traditions of Chinese New Year, including how it is celebrated in France. It aims to equip students with the vocabulary and structures to talk about the festival itself, as well as wider themes of celebration.
The worksheet comprises four short texts along with comprehension questions and glossaries of key words for each. A third page includes vocabulary exercises to consolidate new words.
The language level is around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for a proficient Year 7 and Years 8/9), with plenty of cognates designed to encourage gist-reading longer texts.
In terms of language topic link-ups, the vocabulary in the worksheet feeds well into Food and Drink, Friends and Family and Special Occasions.
A page with answers to all the questions is supplied at the end of the worksheet.
A fun, fact-filled, ten-page Spanish worksheet set all about the Eurovision Song Contest!
Favourites activity updated with the list of 2025 participating countries!
There’s something for every level in here, from word-matching, to gapfill, to short text comprehensions and a web quest, all themed around everybody’s favourite musical jamboree.
The language level ranges from A1 to A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for Year 8/9), with plenty of cognates, designed to encourage gist-reading longer texts. A potted history section and short writing section round off the booklet to push able learners.
There’s plenty of scope for cross-topic support, with lots of reusable vocabulary including colours, countries and ordinal numbers.
Answers to all the vocabulary activities are supplied at the end of the worksheet.
Two-page Spanish activity worksheet with text-based tasks around a range of famous festivals, mentioning the following:
La Tomatina
San Fermín
Feria de Abril
Las Fallas
Semana Santa
Fiesta de los Patios
Aimed at around A1-A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for challenging proficient Key Stage 3 groups, for example). Presents twelve vocabulary items which are drilled and recycled in all of the activities. The focus is on general reading skills; students are challenged to understand gist and words in context.
Great as topic prep / revision, homework, and end-of-term quiz activity or cover work; an answer page is included, so the worksheet can be used with non-specialist teachers as well.
A gapfill exercise that encourages students of Spanish to engage with new vocabulary in a familiar context, and learn new words and phrases for the discussion of ecological topics in the language. Completely in the target language including instructions.
Used as part of our wider conservation project block in Spanish, of which the larger booklet “Primates and Humans” is also a part.
Animaux étranges et inhabituels …des compagnons pas comme les autres!
Pets in French… but with a twist!
This is a fun two-page worksheet that takes ten uncommon animals (I’m sure very few students will have these at home), and presents a range of activities for students to practise using the words in context:
Definitions to understand and match to the words
Gapfill for contextualisation
Quel verbe to get students thinking about collocations
This activity is less about the 12 words themselves, and more about understanding some common French structures and sentence frames. It’s a reading comprehension masquerading as a vocabulary unit!
It’s aimed at Key Stage 3 students who already have a good grasp of basic sentence structure, but would make for a good transitional activity for Key Stage 4 too. It’s a fun extension task when you’ve gone through the usual pets vocab, too. Additionally, the multi-task format makes it an ideal homework or cover lesson activity.
There is an answer key page included, so the worksheet can be used by non-specialists .