Top speaking resources for MFL

Useful vocabulary help mats, speaking worksheets, role play and photo card tasks to help students improve in French, German and Spanish

Tes Resources Team

Students using MFL, French, Spanish and German speaking resources and holding up speech bubbles

Revision mats, worksheets and exam-style tasks to foster fluency 

Some language learners tend to be good at receptive skills but often struggle with productive ones such as speaking and writing. To help your students speak confidently in French, German and Spanish, and get prepared for role play and speaking tasks, we have gathered together this hand-picked collection of speaking resources from the Tes community.

Speaking mats and help sheets

A range of speaking and vocabulary mats with useful expressions and vocabulary for speaking activities.

French Speaking Mat
Rachel Wellfair

French Speaking Mat

FREE
(27)
A speaking mat for everyday classroom interactions to maximise TL use. Split into sections to encourage understanding of formal/informal register.
French Speaking Mat
Maryjane Bennett

French Speaking Mat

£2.00
(19)
NEW VERSION ADDED We print these in A3 and have them on every table in every classroom. I have used suggested phrases from lots of sources as well as my own. The pupils use the mats regularly during group talk activities and their spontaneous use of language has increased significantly.
GCSE German PALME Speaking Mat
Herr-Bailey

GCSE German PALME Speaking Mat

£2.50
(1)
A speaking mat for the photocard section of the GCSE German speaking exam. It deals specifically with the question "Was gibt es auf dem Foto?" using the acronym PALME (People, Action, Location, Mood, & Extra) to help the students to answer the question successfully.
AQA GCSE German photocard help mat
arkleigh

AQA GCSE German photocard help mat

FREE
(38)
Adapted from a resource that was shared at a new spec GCSE course that I attended last year. I have printed the mats in colour, double-sided and laminated. They have been invaluable for helping to prompt weaker students when describing a photo.
Spanish Speaking Support Mat
ozcan93

Spanish Speaking Support Mat

£1.20
(1)
Speaking support mat to help students with enhancing their language further split into: conjunctions, opinion phrases, positive opinions, negative opinions, sequencers, intensifiers and quantifiers.

Role play and photo card resources

Practise role play in French, German and Spanish and help your students tackle this challenging GCSE assessment task.

GCSE Spanish Role-Play Speaking Practice
wrightcv

GCSE Spanish Role-Play Speaking Practice

£2.20
(6)
This powerpoint includes a range of revision activities to help pupils prepare for the dreaded GCSE Spanish Speaking Exam! This powerpoint presentation focuses solely on the role-play section of the exam in which pupils have to prepare their role in a conversation. Topics included in the activities ...
Speaking booklet for Speaking examination
Camille Gautier

Speaking booklet for Speaking examination

FREE
(11)
I prepared this booklet for my weaker Yr11. It has sample of questions they could be asked in the exam and frames for the answer. They have to fill in the gaps with their information and they can extend each answer the way they want.
Role Play Speaking Table Mat
meg014840

Role Play Speaking Table Mat

£2.00
(3)
Table mat resource to support pupils to practise the role play element of the speaking exam, and support their independent revision when uploaded to shared areas. Includes key vocabulary needed for the role play element, as well as key verbs in the - yo, t and usted forms.
NEW AQA GCSE (2026) SPANISH - SPEAKING UNIT 1
PerfectSpanish

NEW AQA GCSE (2026) SPANISH - SPEAKING UNIT 1

£1.50
(2)
4 page booklet to be completed at the end of UNIT 1, including: -A higher style role-play -A photo description activity (two photos) -A reading out loud task -5 sample questions based on the content from UNIT 1 (personal relationships) including 'sentence blocks' for each questions to guide student...