This worksheet is suitable for GCSE classes that need a reminder of future tense structures. Could be used for very keen year 9 classes, too.
The worksheet contains:
Student copy with 9 activities.
Teacher copy with answers, links to additional videos on Youtube and additional cultural notes.
This worksheet will be updated with the video of Campanadas 2020-2021 once it is available. Could be use for the first day of the Spring term.
Hope you find it useful.
Song-based activities to introduce or wrap up Theme 2 (AQA A level Spanish).
The song celebrates the life of Frida Kahlo and includes other cultural references to bullfighting.
Activities
Listen and guess what the song is about.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Watch video and check answers.
Group discussion.
Extra: do some research after listening to this song about Salvador Dalí.
11 Projects about history, geography, culture, politics and linguistics in the Hispanic world.
Ideal for year 11 students who wish to continue their studies to A Level.
Students complete the projects independently and in English. They are given the opportunity to explore so many aspects.
Happy to hear how it went!
A one hour lesson on a Spanish custom: El Gordo de la Navidad (National Christmas Lottery Draw).
Ideal for year 9 or year 10 Spanish.
Includes:
Information about this special day in target language.
A very famous commercial (link) to work on: vocabulary and modal verbs. Show several times to maximise comprehension.
Comprehension questionnaire in Spanish with answers.
Speaking activity (groups or pairs).
Happy ending of lesson (Feliz Navidad by José Feliciano, link).
Enjoy :)
Fun lesson for groups who love singing.
The aim is to learn basic vocabulary on Christmas decorations in Spanish, but also have fun when singing the lyrics of this version of Mariah Carey’s super famous ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ in Spanish.
It includes a Power Point presentation and worksheet.
¡Feliz Navidad!
This song is perfect to revisit a range of tenses and vocabulary on the weather and the topic of holidays.
It could take up to an hour and includes:
-Worksheet
Quizlet link to practise expressions on weather
Answers and teacher notes (can be shown to give feedback)
The song is easy to find on Youtube.
Que lo disfrutéis :)
One hour lesson based on the topic of Family and relationships.
Explicit practice on how to complete question 1 (¿Qué hay en la foto? ) and practice questions, one Foundation photo card and one Higher.
Mark scheme and reflection time after the activities.
Revision for AQA GCSE Spanish 9-1 Theme 2 including:
Vocabulary revision
Preparation for Listening and Translation
Grammar review opportunities
Exam style listening activities with answers
Translation activities (into English only)
Audio tracks available on request by email (see ppt notes).
Your feedback is much appreciated.
Revision for AQA GCSE Spanish 9-1 Theme 1 including:
Vocabulary revision
Preparation for Listening and Translation
Grammar review opportunities
Exam style listening activities with answers
Translation activities (into English only)
Audio tracks available on request by email (see ppt notes).
Your feedback is much appreciated.
Lovely hand-out that I am planning to give year 11 who will carry on with their Spanish for A Level. The aim is to keep them engaged and practising reading, listening and learning about mainly Spanish culture (I am truly sorry I did not include much Latin American culture, I am planning on developing that during the course in year 12).
All activities are free of charge apart from number 5, and can easily be completed on a daily basis on their phones.
A Spanish GCSE 9-1 Speaking lesson (2 or 3 sessions) to work on General Conversation on Spanish Festivals with the help of some engaging videos (in English).
Please let me know how it went for your classes!
BEFORE EXAMS
AQA GCSE Spanish writing workshop which emphasises on the 90 word question, building up on basic vocab and structures.
It is thought to be done in pairs and the timings are very restricted to make candidates stay on their toes and think of the quickest best possible answers. 1 hour lesson advised.
It encourages candidates to create a checklist before starting their writing and remind themselves what to include.
Credits: the two 90 words tasks that feature here are taken from Kerboodle.com .
A very useful sheet to have in front of you if you are to carry out GCSE Speaking exams with your class!
The script serves both Foundation and Higher, with teacher’s script and notes about timing and what to do (collect in notes, whether it is ok or not to rephrase questions, etc.).
I hope you find it useful (I could certainly not get my exams going without this!).
Any feedback is, as always, super welcome :)
A general conversation lesson, which emphasises on sentence structure and time phrases with (some) reflexive verbs.
Feel free to use, adapt, and improve and share!
¿Qué canción es? is a great activity to give your year 11 classes a break and have some fun competing in teams of 2-4 against other pupils in the classroom.
The aim of the game is to get as many points as possible by listening to the opposite team and translate the lyrics they read out loud in Spanish into English, so that your team guesses the song , which originally is in English language! There can be 5, 10 or 15 different rounds.
Each song has an icon with 3, 2 or 1 points to indicate how many points to award. 0 points awarded if no guess.
If students who read the card to the other team do not know the song, they can put it back in the deck.
Print the tally and then the different slides in card. It is best if two slides are printed on one sheet of paper.
¡Que lo paséis bien!
This is a creative activity that I am planning to do with my French and Spanish classes across KS3 and KS4 as a whole school event. It should not take longer than 30 minutes during a regular lesson.
Pupils choose some sentences from the slide in TL (following numbers 1-5), then copy them out with the appropriate connectives, with a friend in mind. Then they can decorate the cards.
Teacher is to collect the cards and keep them until the morning of 14th of February, when pupils will receive cards during tutor time.
Lesson for an able year 11 class.
It could take one or two lessons.
Please feel free to use/adapt.
The idea is that F Ss complete The 90 words task and the H candidates de 150 words.
You may tell them about what to include (BURST, AVOCADO, and any other acronyms that work for your class).
Please let me know if that was useful for you and your class :)
Jenga Translation game for year 9 or Foundation GCSE class.
It can be adapted into Reading/Writing as well!
Let me know how it worked for your classes.
Gracias :)
A series of Speaking lessons on the topic ‘Jobs and career ambitions’, including General Conversation, Role Play and Photo Card.
These lessons are thought of as one hour lesson each, but may take longer depending on different classes.
Feel free to use/adapt and let me know how it went with your classes with a review!
Gracias :)