Reading comprehension for A2 Spanish students. Based on the life of ex terrorsit, Yoyes.

This is a pack of resources on the A level Spanish topic of Jóvenes de hoy - ciudadanos del mañana. All the questioning used in the resources is based on AQA Spanish exam styles. In the PowerPoint the videos are embedded from YouTube and can take a minute or two to load.

This lesson is based around the issues relating to colonialism and measures to address the past e.g. use of public spaces commemorating controversial figures. The first slides of the PDF are for discussion - what can they see? When? Who? Why? etc. The gap fill reading is from a text describing the arrival of Columbus in America. The following slides focus on the use of language and image illustrating how people’s interpretation is affected by the historical depiction of the events. We next move to the debate over statues and the use of public spaces to commemorate controversial figures. An initial discussion re: views Work on impersonal verbs and expressions with the aim of ensuring that opinions use a range of language including this type of structure.

The imperfect tense is presented with an opportunity to practise the langauge following a clip from the Spanish TV series ‘Física o Química’. The video is embedded + you must be connected to the internet for it to work. The YouTube link is also shown on the relevant slide.

Writing frame document to follow on from Reading Comprehension on San Fermin Festival to promote extended Writing, using Present/Past/Future Tenses. The Powerpoint supports the Worksheet.

Resources to teach about Festivals in Spain. They can be used for Writing and/or Speaking activities.

This resource is to be used when teaching about the home. It also provides an opportunity to present or revise the present continous.

A Worksheet introducing the festival of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain (7th of July). It includes Vocabulary, Reading activity and Questions.

A level reading comprehension on why the British do not have a national day, followed by a translation activity.

This is a reading resource for A level Spanish in the topic area of Jóvenes de hoy - ciudadanos del mañana. It focuses on a Spanish street artist and how this art form can be used as a means of social protest.

A level reading comprehension about bullying in Spain.

Worksheet to accompany the short film of the same name. This can be found on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usYIM4Q7mII

Reading + prose translation based on the EdExcel Unit 4 section A.

This resource is a homework task I have just put together for my A level Spanish students although it could be used in a lesson. It is a reading summary task in line withe the AQA Spanish A level.

The collection of resources is intended to focus on the presentation of the present tense to Year 7 students. They supplement chapter 2 of the VIVA 1 course book. We start with -AR verbs and then introduce the -ER & -IR verbs. We gradually move to presenting the fact that some verbs are irregular and do not follow the normal pattern. As in line with VIVA, these verbs are JUGAR + HACER.

This is a fairly random piece of work which I made in response to us coming across the expression “dar gato por liebre” in a text. The students found it really interesting. It doesn’t properly fit into any topic, but sometimes it’s great to look at these interesting aspect of the language and try to use a couple where possible.

This booklet has been designed with all boards in mind + it has been updated to reflect language covered in recent examinations. By having it in Word format, you can adapt and slim it down to different levels.

This is a selection of resources I have put together to teach aspects of the topic of “Monarquías y dictaduras”. I have tried to include some up-to-date references at the time of publishing. The videos in the PowerPoint are embedded from YouTube and can take a few seconds to load.

The resources attached cover dictatorships past and present in countries such as Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Chile. A range of skills are tested and the PowerPoint includes videos which are embedded from YouTube as well as a link to an online gap fill exercise.