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Our resources are designed to be fun, accessible and reinforce existing knowledge of the target language. Tasks draw on a range of popular teaching methods, including quizzes, Conti-style games and other standard MFL activities.
We also like to stretch and challenge pupils with gentle exposure to tenses, complex structures and new vocabulary. Of course, teachers are welcome to adapt any tasks for the needs of their class.
Football terminology is used selectively, so minimal to zero football knowledge is needed to use any of our materials.
We hope these materials engage your pupils, save you some planning and help get you through to the end of term!
UEFA Men’s Euros 2024
We’ve teamed up with Pearson, as part of the More than Words campaign, to create these Euro 2024 resources in French, German and Spanish. Use these materials to engage your pupils during Euro 2024, which takes place in Germany from 14th June to 14th July:
Lesson: Euro 2024
One-off lesson about Euro 2024, covering countries, present tense verbs, multiple-choice quiz, reading comprehension and the future tense. Downloads as a PowerPoint presentation:
Activity Booklet
6-page pupil activity booklet, ideal for cover work or independent learning. Features colours, items of clothing, translation into English, describing/comparing people, countries, puzzles and more. Includes mini-Sentence Builders to support with unfamiliar vocabulary and a glossary on the back page. Downloads as a PDF file:
Tournament Wallchart
Euro 2024 tournament schedule poster for display in the classroom, with country names, dates, times, etc. in the target language. Downloads as a PDF file:
Tournament Wallchart (Printer Friendly version)
Euro 2024 tournament wallchart with much less colour, in case you’re nearing the end of your printing budget! Downloads as a PDF file:
Sweepstake Competition
Run a Euro 2024 sweepstake competition with your classes, either with prizes up for grabs or just for fun. Downloads as a PowerPoint presentation:
Predictions Competition
Get pupils to use the future tense to give their Euro 2024 predictions in the target language. Adapt for any match(es) at Euro 2024 or for future matches and sporting events. Downloads as a PowerPoint presentation:
Fantasy Football Task
For the super-keen football fans, build a Euro 2024 Fantasy Football team in the target language, via Uefa.com. Downloads as a PowerPoint presentation with links to the official UEFA Euro 2024 website:
Archived resources
Men’s World Cup 2022
Use these materials to engage your pupils during the World Cup 2022, which runs from 20th November to 18th December:
German
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in German with this wallchart! Put it up on the wall in your classroom or display it on screen and annotate using an interactive whiteboard. Ask pupils to report back on the latest scores using the past tense, or even predict scores using the future tense!
Lesson: Key Stage 2 / Lower Key Stage 3
Practise country names, a World Cup quiz, Conti-style games and some short reading. Mostly present tense and introducing the future tense.
Lesson: Mid-Upper Key Stage 3
Advanced version of the Key Stage 2 / Lower Key Stage 3 lesson with an extra writing task using the past tense.
French
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in French with this wallchart! Put it up on the wall in your classroom or display it on screen and annotate using an interactive whiteboard. Ask pupils to report back on the latest scores using the past tense, or even predict scores using the future tense!
Lesson: Key Stage 2 / Lower Key Stage 3
Practise country names, a World Cup quiz, Conti-style games and some short reading. Mostly present tense and introducing the future tense.
Lesson: Mid-Upper Key Stage 3
Advanced version of the Key Stage 2 / Lower Key Stage 3 lesson with an extra writing task using the past tense.
Spanish
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in Spanish with this wallchart! Put it up on the wall in your classroom or display it on screen and annotate using an interactive whiteboard. Ask pupils to report back on the latest scores using the past tense, or even predict scores using the future tense!
Lesson: Key Stage 2 / Lower Key Stage 3
Practise country names, a World Cup quiz, Conti-style games and some short reading. Mostly present tense and introducing the future tense.
Lesson: Mid-Upper Key Stage 3
Advanced version of the Key Stage 2 / Lower Key Stage 3 lesson with an extra writing task using the past tense.
UEFA Women’s Euros 2022
Use these materials to engage your pupils during the Women’s Euros 2022, which kicks off on Wednesday 6th July:
German
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in German with this wallchart! Put it up on the wall in your classroom or display it on screen and annotate using an interactive whiteboard. Ask pupils to report back on the latest scores using the past tense, or even predict scores using the future tense!
Kit Colours
Get your pupils to colour in the teams’ kits using the German numbers and colours. It’s also a good way to help pupils learn the names of some of the players from different teams.
Player Stories
Get to know some of the players featuring at Euro 2022 with this lesson. Differentiated for upper and lower Key Stage 3, the lesson includes some short reading texts (see handout), comprehension and a task on gender equality.
French
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in French with this wallchart! Put it up on the wall in your classroom or display it on screen and annotate using an interactive whiteboard. Ask pupils to report back on the latest scores using the past tense, or even predict scores using the future tense!
Kit Colours
Get your pupils to colour in the teams’ kits using the French numbers and colours. It’s also a good way to help pupils learn the names of some of the players from different teams.
Player Stories
Get to know some of the players featuring at Euro 2022 with this lesson. Differentiated for upper and lower Key Stage 3, the lesson includes some short reading texts (see handout), comprehension and a task on gender equality.
Spanish
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in Spanish with this wallchart! Put it up on the wall in your classroom or display it on screen and annotate using an interactive whiteboard. Ask pupils to report back on the latest scores using the past tense, or even predict scores using the future tense!
Kit Colours
Get your pupils to colour in the teams’ kits using the French numbers and colours. It’s also a good way to help pupils learn the names of some of the players from different teams.
European Day of Languages 2021
Use these activities to help your school celebrate the 2021 European Day of Languages:
German
Assembly Slides
Highlight footballers with language skills, including some simple German sentences to describe each player. At the end, invite pupils to give their thoughts on why languages are important.
Languages | Countries | Verbs | Present Tense
Wordsearch
Challenge your pupils to find the German, Austrian and Swiss cities with notable football teams!
Cities | Countries
Spanish
Assembly Slides
Highlight footballers with language skills, including some simple Spanish sentences to describe each player. At the end, invite pupils to give their thoughts on why languages are important.
Languages | Countries | Verbs | Present Tense
Wordsearch
Challenge your pupils to find these Spanish-speaking countries with notable football players!
Cities | Countries
French
Assembly Slides
Highlight footballers with language skills, including some simple French sentences to describe each player. At the end, invite pupils to give their thoughts on why languages are important.
Languages | Countries | Verbs | Present Tense
Wordsearch
Challenge your pupils to find these French-speaking countries with notable football players!
Cities | Countries
Euro 2020
Use these resources to engage your pupils during Euro 2020, which runs from Friday 11th June - Sunday 11th July 2021:
German
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in German with this wallchart on your classroom wall!
Cities | Countries | Dates | Time
Match Report
Get your pupils to report on the latest action throughout the tournament!
Creative Writing | Past Tense
Countries Quiz
Challenge the whole class to name every country competing at Euro 2020 with this interactive quiz! Tasks include gap fills, anagrams, audio rounds and more. Teacher’s Notes can be downloaded here.
Colours | Countries | Free Time | Listening | Misc. | Numbers | Speaking
Spanish
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in Spanish with this wallchart on your classroom wall!
Cities | Countries | Dates | Time
Match Report
Get your pupils to report on the latest action throughout the tournament!
Creative Writing | Past Tense
Countries Quiz
Challenge the whole class to name every country competing at Euro 2020 with this interactive quiz! Tasks include gap fills, anagrams, audio rounds and more. Teacher’s Notes can be downloaded here.
Colours | Countries | Free Time | Listening | Misc. | Numbers | Speaking
French
Wallchart
Follow the tournament with your pupils in French with this wallchart on your classroom wall!
Cities | Countries | Dates | Time
Match Report
Get your pupils to report on the latest action throughout the tournament!
Creative Writing | Past Tense
Countries Quiz
Challenge the whole class to name every country competing at Euro 2020 with this interactive quiz! Tasks include gap fills, anagrams, audio rounds and more. Teacher’s Notes can be downloaded here.
Colours | Countries | Free Time | Listening | Misc. | Numbers | Speaking