This is a reading comprehension task to stretch pupils in KS3 or to introduce the core vocabulary for this topic at GCSE (House & Home). There are four texts and pupils must read and understand them before completing the comprehension questions, vocabulary hunt, gap-fill task and translation into English. Answers included.

A comprehensive stand-alone resource to introduce household chores with infinitive expressions. The activities include: finding errors in a translation, speaking/writing mat, translation both ways and two reading comprehensions. Answers included. There is also a translation game resource with vocabulary based on household chores, daily routine and hobbies. (Pupils roll the dice in and have to translate the square they land on. One pupil is the referee and confirms if they are correct). Please leave a review if you find this useful for your pupils or if you have any feedback. You can also message me directly on Twitter @mfl_secondary

A longer writing task on the topic of school aimed at KS3 / GCSE - it requires knowledge of the present, preterite and immediate future tenses as a minimum. There is a GCSE style question, with a model answer and structures to find within the text. There is also a translation in English which pupils can then retranslate into Spanish for practice before writing their own. Or they could do the translation first and then check against the model answer. Answers included.

Updated for 2020. A topic revision sheet on the topic of Immigration in Spain to support pupils with concrete examples and cultural references when talking about this topic. This will help pupils to achieve a high mark for A04 (show knowledge & understanding of culture).

Consider purchasing the full A Level Translation Bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-spanish-translation-practice-bundle-range-of-topics-into-english-and-spanish-12050364 This is an exam style text on the popularity of the monarchy in Spain to translate into English followed by translation into Spanish, recycling the same vocabulary. Suggested answers are also included and the text provides key cultural references that can be used in the Speaking exam. There is a free example here on the topic of paternity leave, to preview the quality: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-permiso-de-paternidad-translations-on-el-mercado-laboral-and-paternity-leave-with-answers-12043678

Spanish A Level reading comprehension and translation on the topic of Roslía, her music and el flamenco urbano. There is a challenging text with a synonym search and a true and false comprehension task. There is also a translation task to do into English on the same topic. Suggested answers are included.

El barrio de Juan. This worksheet includes a reading comprehension & translation practice on the topic of town & local area. Pupils have a gap-fill activity, true/false comprehension question and vocabulary hunt to complete. There are then also translation tasks recycling key vocabulary into English & Spanish. The resources will help pupils to talk about their own town and area. Suggested answers included.

2 sets of 50 sentences in Spanish with 100 verbs or adjectives for pupils to manipulate correctly, according to the sense & tense of the question. The questions cover all (I)GCSE tenses and tricky aspects of adjective agreement. Pupils will be able to revise verb formation & writing accuracy with this resource. The sentences are also rich in challenging vocabulary and can then be translated from Spanish to English. Suggested answers included. If you find this resource useful, I have uploaded more of these tasks here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-and-igcse-pack-of-grammar-gap-fill-revision-tasks-11685330

A standalone resource on clothing & the future tense for KS3/ GCSE intro to the topic. The key question is ¿Qué vas a llevar mañana? and the activities include: vocabulary match up, reordering sentences, sentence builder with translation into English and Spanish, a reading gap-fill and writing task. Answers included. Please leave a review if you find this useful for your pupils or if you have any feedback. You can also message me directly on Twitter @mfl_secondary

This is a resource to use with KS4 groups on the topic of work experience and the world of work. There are four short reading comprehensions of different difficulty with gap-fills and vocabulary “hunt” task below. The vocabulary & structures will be useful for pupils to recycle in their own work and will provide a model for writing and speaking.

A four-page comprehensive set of grammar exercises on the perfect tense, on topic of holidays which will enable pupils to write and talk about their holidays using the past tense accurately. Answers are included. This is a resource for a whole lesson, or more, with activities throughout to make the tasks pupil-led and active. The difficulty of the exercises are scaffolded: regular -ER verbs; regular -IR/-ER verbs; irregular past participles; verbs that use être as an auxiliary; plenary translation tasks both ways. Answers included.

A resource to support pupils talking about their family in French. Suitable for beginners or pupils needing support. Key verbs are given with translation practice, a grammar activity on “mon”/“ma”/“mes” & extension work with personality adjectives and more challenging sentences. This can be a standalone lesson or can fit nicely with Allez 1. Answers included.

Qu’est-ce que tu fais pour aider à la maison? A whole-lesson resource to incorporate into any lesson on the topic of helping at home and chores. It includes key vocabulary, a reading comprehension, translation into French & English. There is also a grammar task rewriting sentences in the present tense into the past tense. There is also a shorter writing plenary task. Answers included.

A topic revision sheet on the topic of music in the Spanish speaking world to support pupils with concrete examples and cultural references when talking about this topic. This will help pupils to achieve a high mark for A04 (show knowledge & understanding of culture).

A translation worksheet on the topic of the environment (present tense). Six different translation exercises which recycle the same key language and introduce new linguistic items in a scaffolded way. The exercises are ramped in terms of difficulty and final activity is a plenary translation task into Spanish. Answers included.

A standalone worksheet which will support pupils to answer a longer writing question on holidays, answering four bullet points (two present, one past, one future time frame). It includes vocabulary match up, analysis of a model answer with gap fill and structures search, translation practice and then a writing question with a second model answer. Format: PDF and Word with answers.

A four-page worksheet reviewing formation of the past tense in the context of hobbies and free time activities. ¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pasado? The exercises include vocabulary tasks, verb formation activities, translation tasks and a reading exercise that will support pupils to talk and write about what they did last weekend. The worksheet reviews regular and irregular verbs in the past tense and some complex structures in the past tense e.g., ‘tuve la oportunidade de…’, ‘me hubiera gustado…’, ‘evité hacer…’, ‘decidí…’. Format: Word Document & PDF with answers. Each worksheet page is published separately so you can preview the whole resource.

A reading pack of ten different texts of exam style questions on KS3 topics aimed at pupils in Years 7 and 8. There is a variety of topics and question types. The question types include: comprehension, gap-fill summary, choosing the correct person, true or false and positive or negative opinion. Instructions are in English and Spanish and answers included. Perfect for end of year exam practice and to build comprehension skills. Sample of a text available to download here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-reading-comprehension-practice-family-and-hobbies-12120492 Topics: mi colegio el tiempo mi uniforme las mascotas mi vida escolar mi familia donde vivo yo mi dieta mis pasatiempos mi vida

Seven resources to use for the topic of ‘mon école’. Resource 1: Includes key adjectives, vocabulary and opinion expressions for describing your school with practice. Resource 2: A worksheet to review the language in Resource 1 and to practice ‘il y a’ and ‘il n’y a pas de’. Resource 3: A worksheet reviewing the language & structures from Resources 1 & 2 and introducing the structure ‘ce que j’aime, c’est…’ Resource 4: A GCSE style reading comprehension with a vocabulary search and plenary translation into French. Resource 5: A GCSE reading comprehension on school - ‘who says what?’ Resource 6: My primary school - imperfect tense description. Resource 7: A standalone worksheet to revise various aspects of this topic including vocabulary, translations and a reading comprehension.