Two activities: Worksheet with images of celebrities - you could either project this onto the board and get rid of the boxes, and read short descriptions for pupils to match to the correct photos, or read out short phrases for each celebrity, some true, some false, and pupils note which are true. OR do it as reading comprehension - print the sheet and pupils go through and read, selecting correct options for each person. Sentence unjumble sheet to practise word order and spelling for descriptions topic. Answers included.

Worksheet with table to fill in in Spanish, and completed table - teacher uses completed table to read out sentences describing each person. Teacher can make the sentences very short phrases, or include linking words and other details depending on ability level of group. Pupils note details in Spanish, then correct. You could do this activity before asking pupils to write their own description of someone. Speaking worksheet to be cut in half so opponent cannot see answers to the questions they will be asked - pupils take turns to ask each other the translations. You can make this into a game or quiz by seeing how quickly pupils can complete all translations orally correctly. Pupils can tick each line when their opponent gives an answer correctly, or you can create a rule that they have to go back to any previous answers they got wrong in order to move on etc.

For a lesson on physical descriptions, either use for LISTENING: pupils have scrap paper and pen or a mini whiteboard. You give a short or long sentence in Spanish describing one of the people 1-6 on the images. You can therefore adapt the language to your group. Pupils then write down the number of the person it could be - you could even do a sentence that could describe 2 or 3 of the people to make it harder. To make this activity a bit easier, you could go through each photo from 1-6, and for each one give 2 short phrases, one that is true, one false, and pupils write the correct one. SPEAKING: assuming pupils have had plenty of practise with the vocab, get them to give a short or long sentence describing each person.

Mini translations to complete as a race / quiz against partner. Can be used as Spanish to English or English to Spanish - simply select the Spanish or English column, change the colour to WHITE and then PRINT! You can change the colour back to black to show the answers.

Several activities which could last a few lessons / homeworks to introduce physical descriptions using ser, all teacher instructions and answers are included. Activities consolidate the vocab. You could also substitute the translation worksheets for aural translation - instead of pupils seeing the sheet, you read one of the sentences from the sheet in Spanish and they write the English, or you could use it to do dictation sentences.

Flashcards to introduce vocab on describing personality - you can do different listen and repeat style activities with this, eg. individual repetition, choral repetition, whispering, shouting, then every so often go back a few slides and ask is it … or …? (give two options in Spanish and pupils give the correct one) then there are a few consolidation/recall activities in the ppt. and a sentence unjumbling activity to complete orally.

Basic ppt. with flashcards to introduce vocab and model pronunciation. You could do a variety of listen and repeat activities such as choral repetition, repeating whispering, repeating shouting, or get different pupils or teams to repeat to practise pronunciation. Then, on the blank slides with only the images, do a ‘this or that’ activity - say TWO phrases in Spanish and they have to write down/shout out which one matches the picture.

Spanish to English translations short activity to consolidate vocab on describing people with ser. Answers included. This activity could be done as a competition/quiz in pairs or as a ‘one pen one dice’ activity (Google it! Great game) After you’ve corrected them, you could practise listening by asking pupils to turn the sheet over, then you read out one of the sentences from the sheet in Spanish, and on the back or on a miniwhiteboard, pupils translate it into English - good listening practice.

Consolidation work to practise vocab on descriptions of people - simply read each sentence slowly and pupils have to translate into English on blank sheet or mini whiteboards, can be done in pairs as quiz. Alternatively, you could read the sentences and pupils write them in Spanish, dictation-style to practise recognising vocab and spelling correctly. Answers included.

Short activity that can be used as a starter before introducing how to describe someone in the imperfect tense (for teaching these imperfect words as vocab rather than grammar - early stages)

Set of worksheets and activities to introduce and practise describing people and comparing them using más… que, menos… que and tan… como Short activity to complete orally projected onto the board (or printed out if you prefer) Parallel text with sentences in Spanish and English - you can use it to ask pupils to ‘find the Spanish’ for certain phrases in the English eg. ‘taller than’, ‘I think that’ etc. - can be done as a quiz Long worksheet practising it extensively Starter recap translations for a following lesson

Scaffold / writing frame for basic descriptions of family members in Spanish - vocab included to help. This activity would need to take place after pupils are familiar with the vocab in the boxes at the top - they are just there as prompts.

Basic practice of describing people in Spanish - unjumble the sentences and complete the gap-fill using the options. Answers included. Covers topics of describing age and nationality, hair, eyes, weight and some personality.

Quick reading comprehension task to consolidate vocab on describing family members. Also draws attention to adjectives and verbs. You could extend the activity by asking pupils to translate the boxes orally into English, or to rewrite each box changing TWO details in Spanish for each person.

This listening comprehension tests a range of topics that would have already been taught by the time pupils complete this - it can be used as an end-of-topic assessment and covers age, birthday, languages, family members, pets and physical description. The teacher reads the transcript and pupils answer, or you can record the transcript onto an audio file and set it as homework.

Listening gap-fill activity to practise vocab on describing people - read out the transcript included and pupils fill in gaps. Afterwards you can ask them true or false questions about each of the descriptions, or they can write their own true or false statements for each person. Following this, you could give them the same blank copy and repeat the activity but substitute the gaps for other vocab to practise!

Sentence unjumbling task can be done orally as per instructions on slide 1, or printed and done in writing. Or pupils can write answers on mini whiteboards and do it live. Vocab is on topic of describing people. Can be done as a quiz or competition.

Worksheet to practise noticing adjective agreement and verb conjugation when describing people.

Worksheet to practise Spanish verbs in preterite and imperfect using the Toy Story song Cambios extraños ‘strange things’ - if pupils have already had plenty of receptive practice with these tenses, you could do this as a conjugation practice exercise - pupils complete the conjugations and then listen to the song and check their answers. Or, you could use this during the receptive processing stage of practice - by this point, they are familiar with the endings and this provides an opportunity to practise them through listening, they listen, and using their knowledge of endings and phonics, write what they hear. You could also ask them a few comprehension questions on the song or get them to find specific vocab or phrases, based on their level. Song available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmLInAm_u_k

A big quiz of 30 questions on the Spanish-speaking world - can be used for beginners, done aurally in class or as a research task. Answers are included in the document. Great for starting off beginners in Spanish to get them interested in Hispanic world, or as an end-of-term fun activity!