This reading is focussed on the use of the ‘personal a’ in Spanish. In this reading, Angela is visiting her grandmother in Colombia for the first time. Students must complete the reading by filling in the personal a where necessary. NOTE: There are two versions of the story, one includes a vocabulary bank and one does not for differentiated learning. Answer key included

An Italian reading in the “passato prossimo” wherein three young people talk about what they have accomplished this year so far. The reading is followed by 8 true/false reading comprehension questions. Editable word file Answer key Included

This 3-page file includes: ~A fun and simple German reading that helps students to review adjective endings. It is about Amanda and her family and includes a lot of descriptive adjectives about her and her siblings including body parts and colors. This version includes a full glossary. ~The same reading without a glossary but with all the 20+ adjective endings missing for students to fill in to complete the reading for differentiated learning. ~Answer key. Both versions includes a 10 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing section. Answer key included

This German reading is about what three young people have done in the last year. The reading includes numerous uses of the present perfect tense. The reading includes five comprehension questions. Activity idea: have students write a paragraph for homework about what they have done so far this year/school year. Includes answer key. Editable word file

Written in the first person, this cultural reading talks about the life of the gauchos. Also covered is the history and cultural significance of these men in Argentina and Uruguay. The second paragraph describes the ritual of taking yerba mate. Also includes a glossary that covers all new vocabulary and 8 true/false reading comprehension questions in Spanish. Level: In present tense with harder vocabulary Includes answer key.

This beginner German reading talks all about the life of a 22-year-old university student in German. It includes details about himself, his roommate his parents and his sister including physical descriptions, ages, jobs and where they live. This reading serves as a great review for basic vocabulary and sentence structure in the present tense. Also includes 15 short answer questions. Level: present tense only Answer key included

This worksheet includes 16 sentences for students to complete to practice the passive voice in Italian. It includes verbs with regular and irregular participles. Answer key included

By using the information provided in the diagrams, students of German must answer 6 true/false and 7 short answer questions on who is the oldest and youngest or older and younger and who has more or less siblings and pets than the others! The focus of the exercise is on comparatives and superlatives. Afterwards, students may talk about their own siblings and pets! Answer key included.

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading in Italian about how Epiphany (Jan. 6) is celebrated as the culmination of the Christmas season in Italy: the traditional of Befana, nativity scenes, parades, Christmas markets and pannettone. The reading includes a glossary of specialized vocabulary. ~A worksheet with 9 reading comprehension questions. ~Answer key. Level: mostly in present tense with some subjunctive mood

This 3-page file includes: ~A Spanish culture reading on the long history of Santa beginning with the true story of the 3rd century monk St. Nicholas and his good deeds, the Dutch version of Father Christmas and how it made its way to the U.S. through to the modern-day interpretations including the famous poem from 1822 by Moore as well as other modern interpretations. The reading slso includes a paragraph on how children in Spain and Latin America receive gifts from Reyes Magos and Niño Jesús respectively. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. ~Eight reading comprehension questions. ~Answer key.

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading about Claudia an 18-year-old high school student. The reading includes numerous present tense verbs for students to see in context. The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions. ~The same reading with the verb endings missing for students to fill in for practice of third person singular/plural (-t/-et-en). ~Answer key.

This 5-page file includes: ~A handout explaining how to use da- and wo- compounds in German with examples in both languages. ~A one page handout of 35 common dative phrasal verbs ~A one page handout of 35 common accusative phrasal verbs. ~A worksheet with 22 sentences to practice. ~Answer key Level: B1/B2

This 3-page file includes: ~An Italian language biography of the famous education Maria Montessori. It includes a paragraph each on: her early life, her education, feminist work, her education system, her death and legacy. ~With 6 reading comprehension questions. ~Answer Key.

This 4-page file includes: ~A funny Spanish reading using 12 common -er and -ir verbs about Paco, a perfect student and his friends, who are the opposite! Students must conjugation the missing verbs to complete the story. Includes a glossary of the new verbs and 6 true/false comprehension questions. ~The same reading but with the verbs missing in the glossary for students to fill in before reading. ~The same reading with the -er and -ir verbs highlighted to see in context. Also, the verbs are missing in the glossary for students to fill in before reading. ~Answer key.

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading in which a teacher asks all her students how they are feeling today, the students answer with a variety of expressions using: Ich fühle mich, mir ist, ich bin etc. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet based on the reading where students need to write down how each person in the class is feeling so students learn to talk about people in the third person. They must also identify if it is a positive or negative emotion or condition. ~Answer key. Activity idea: After reading the script together, have students discuss how they are feeling today and why. Level: present tense only

These four pages of review sheets help students review various aspects of the nominative, accusative, and dative of cases including: article and pronoun declensions and common prepositions. It includes a combination of 14 short and answer matching questions. Answer key included.

This 8-page file includes: ~3 pages explaining how to determine gender in German, based on both word endings and word groupings - with examples of each and common exceptions! ~1 practice section on determining word gender ~2 pages explaining how to determine plurals in German ~1 practice section on determining plurals ~Answer key (2 pgs)

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading in Spanish about a brother and sister that visit family in Mexico during their summer holiday. It features 14 regular er / ir verbs in the preterite tense for students to see in context. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and six true false reading comprehension questions featuring preterite verbs. ~The same reading with the verbs missing for students to conjugate into the blanks! ~Answer key Includes the following verbs in the 3rd person singular and plural: correr decidir comer beber volver vivir aprender prometer subir ver

This 5- page file includes: ~A handout that gives examples of how to conjugate ‘i’ to ‘y’ preterite verbs as well as a list of 12 common such verbs. It includes 15 short answer questions focused on these verbs. ~A reading focused on these readings with vocabulary help and 8 true/false questions. ~The same reading with 10 verbs missing for students to conjugate. ~Answer keys (2 pgs)