adodoc.net

This website can be used in class with the assistance of a teacher or also in the home for individual study. Levels are awarded and defined in accordance with the Common European Framework for Languages.

A Tantot

An excellent website with online resources for French and German. A perfect resource for the Interactive Whiteboard with a range of starters, plenaries, games, videos and exam tips/activities. The site caters for KS2, KS3 and KS4.

The Euro: Our Currency

Everything you need to know about the Euro with images of each denomination of coin and banknote with the opportunity to view the currency from each member state.

Fichiers Direct File

This is part of the Becta website and hosts a collection of ICT activities for pupils learning French in Key Stage 3. Based on word processing and text manipulation in French, the activities cover grammar, vocabulary and topics frequently taught in Year 7. The Units of work link directly with QCA KS3 Schemes of Work for French.

French Assistant

This site allows you to learn and practise French using online language lessons. Requires registration.

Frenchteacher.net

A site for French teachers and their students, maintained by Steve Smith from Ripon Grammar School which has its own language website with useful links and activities in French and German. Frenchteacher.net has regularly updated free resources and links to other very useful language sites such as Languages Online. Well worth a visit.

German Steps

An online course for beginners who wish to learn German. It has tips on grammar, pronunciation and cultural awareness.

Goethe Institute

This site hosts a wealth of links to other German websites. It also has a range of online materials for teachers and learners of German such as lesson plans, interactive resources and videos.

Hot Potatoes

An impressive piece of downloadable software which allows you to design and develop your own interactive quizzes. You can also customise by adding sound and picture files, links for these are also available on the HotPots site.

Language Guide

This site offers free, sound integrated resources for learning languages. It is a registered non-profit organisation. Excellent for seeing and listening to authentic pronunciation on a range of topics and in a range of languages, including French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese and more.

Language Investigator

The Language Investigator Website is aimed at primary school teachers but could also be used in KS3. The site, developed in Coventry, supports teachers who wish to introduce a multillingual dimension into their lessons. The site provides a number of opportunities for investigating languages together with links to multilingual materials which support the teacher in developing them. Enhances literacy, promotes cultural cohesion and develops thinking skills. Well worth a visit.

Learn a Language

A site offering games, vocabulary, phrases and verbs as well as cultural information.

Lexique FLE

An excellent site for introducing new vocabulary in a variety of topics. Provides downloadable resources, ideal for the interactive whiteboard, with clickable pictures, with sound files and consolidation activities.

MFL Games

This site provides a range of games for learners of French, Spanish and German. Good for consolidation or revision of vocabulary, however some of the games make excellent starters and plenaries for the interactive whiteboard.

MFL Resources

A vast amount of resources and materials for teachers and learners of French, Spanish, German and Italian. It offers a variety of worksheets, ready-to-use powerpoint presentations and games for both KS3, KS4 and KS5. Excellent.

MGS Online

Musselburgh Grammar School in Scotland has developed an excellent website with an impressive 'Learning Zone'. Subjects form all areas of the curriculum are covered. The MFL section concentrates on French and German. There is a section for pupils and teachers with internet challenges, ICT in MFL ideas, Language game templates, language posters, pupil aide-memoires and much more. Highly recommended.

OUP

Oxford University Press has text books for Key Stage 3 and the website includes sample materials to download.

Paris

A wonderful website created by Christophe Laroy with over 40 interactive activities all relating to Paris.

The Paris Pages

A virtual tour of Paris, very easy to navigate.

Phonétique

A website to support pronunciation in French, with soundfiles attached. It has guidance and exercises on intonation, phonems, vowel sounds and liaison between words.

Picture Dictionary

The Internet Picture Dictionary provides a range of flashcards, gapfills, word scrambles and stinky spellings in French, German, Italian, Spanish and English.

Quia

This website contains a section for students and independant learners. It offers a range of games and quizzes in all areas of the curriculum, languages covered are French, German, Japanese, Latin, Italian and Spanish. A very good resource for the interactive whiteboard or for independant revision of vocabulary.

RTL

The German television station online, with news,weather,sport, music, videos, quizzes and games.

Si,Spain

A wealth of information on Spanish current affairs, politics, history and culture. A good site for pupils carrying out research on spain.

Spell Master

SpellMaster.com allows you to create interactive 'Flash' games, which allows dragging and dropping of answers. Create online and then save to use offline.

Spanish Language

Contains useful language facts and information about news, travel and culture in Spain. The 'resources' section provides an extensive list of useful links to equally helpful sites for learners and teachers of Spanish.

St Peter's School, York

A wealth of resources and links, mainly for French but some links for German and Spanish too. Links to French television, radio stations, newspapers (national and regional), Music, Art & Culture and cinema. Also has links to language research sites, sites which promote careers in languages and much more. Well worth a visit.

Super Language Sites

Maintained by Jim Becker. Hundreds of useful links for learners and teachers of French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Russian. Well worth a browse.

Teacher's Pet

For teachers to download Teacher's Pet, they must first agree to upload and share a creation of their own such as a lesson plan, a set of flashcards etc. Teacher's Pet allows teachers to transform any text into a fun classroom activity, for example crosswords, flashcards, bingo cards, verb tense exercises, gapfill activities and more.

Trinity and All Saints Comenius Centre

Maintained by the Comenius centre in Leeds, this website provides news on National Language events, Primary Languages and also has a 'Resources' Site. If you click on 'Resources' this will give you access to many Teaching and Learning materials in French and German.

TV5

The online version of the French TV Channel., with news, weather, sport and cinema. The music section has video streams of selected French artists with the option of seeing the lyrics. There is also a 'Langue Française' section which contains quizzes, games, translations and even Sudoku using letters.

Usina Quiz

A multitude of downloadable, interactive resources for teachers and learners of French. It contains games, quizzes, grammar exercises and even Mr Potato Head in French to describe parts of the face using adjectives. Superb!

Verbix

An online verb conjugator in every language imaginable. Would provide excellent support for pupils doing extended writing or written coursework.

WebGerman

A multitude of resources for teachers and learners of German, ranging from powerpoint presentations with sound in the 'Animated Grammar' section to videos and audios in the 'Online Interactive Learning' section. Excellent!

Zut!

An excellent site for teaching & Learning resources in French, German, Spanish and Welsh. Subscription is required to use the site between 9.00-4.00pm, Access is free at all other times.