A standalone double-sided resource on ¿Cómo era tu antigua región? which includes exercises to review talking about my town in the imperfect tense. The exercises include: verb match up, translation into Spanish, gap-fill reading task, translation into English, a ‘who says what’ reading comprehension and some exercises on using the preterite and imperfect. Format: PDF and Word with answers.

A standalone resource on the the topic of new technology verbs in the past tense. This will be a good scaffold for pupils talking/writing about how they used technology yesterday/last weekend. There is quick verb match-up, a past tense grammar gap-fill activity and plenary reformulation into Spanish. 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

A resource pack on the topic of ir de compras: shops and shopping. There is a PowerPoint and handout to introduce key language and vocabulary, reading comprehensions, translation & writing tasks and a grammar focus on ‘esto’ and ‘eso’.

A standalone worksheet on the topic of the environment for GCSE in the context of the past tense. The key question is “¿Qué hiciste ayer para ayudar el medio ambiente?” with scaffolded language activities to build up to this (vocabulary match up, verb conjugation practice, gap-fill task, a sentence builder and translation practice). With answers.

Two resources to teach/revise the imperfect tense and for pupils to begin using it in the context of hobbies when they were little. The first resource introduces key imperfect temporal indicators and the rules of formation with some practice questions. The second resource links to hobbies when they are little and there is also a reading comprehension with questions. These resources with scaffold pupils answering the question: "que te gustaba hacer cuando eras joven"

A comprehensive overview of the issue of bullfighting in Spain with reading & translation practice. There is a set of 15 opinions about bullfighting in Spain for pupils to classify as either for or against this tradition, with a vocabulary hunt and synonym search. Then there is the translation of sentences into Spanish, using subjunctive triggers, and a text to translate into English about the banning of bullfighting in the Canary Islands and Cataluña. Answers included.

A comprehensive resource summarizing the negative impacts of tourism in Spain: environmental, social, cultural. The resource includes: A speaking/writing mat of the key issues using subjunctive constructions of possibility The environmental impact of development on the coast: reading & gap-fill about the hotel Algarrobico A reading comprehension on el turismo de borrachera in Mallorca: vocabulary hunt and questions Plenary translation into Spanish, recycling key vocabulary and subjunctive structures Answers included.

A standalone whole lesson (or more) resource on the university system in Spain and preparing young people for the world of work. It is rich in cultural references for the speaking exam (AO4). The language is challenging but the activities are scaffolded: Vocabulary match up Reading & gap-fill Reading & vocabulary ‘hunt’ Reading & comprehension questions Translation into English An example oral card on this topic Translation into Spanish Answers included.

A standalone resource to help pupils to describe their family members with accurate adjectival agreement, a rang of interesting adjectives and some complex structures. The resource recaps key adjectives, the rules of adjectival agreement, a reading task, some useful constructions and a sentence builder. There is also some plenary translation on the PPT. Answers included.

A resource to use with Year 9/GCSE pupils to introduce talking about food & drink. The resource recaps telling the time, using adverbs of frequency and introduce lots of food vocabulary with translation practice into Spanish and English. This resource will scaffold pupils’ answers to the question: ¿qué comes normalmente? Answers included.

A standalone resource on the topic of the influence of Internet in Spain with vocabulary activities, a reading comprehension and translation into English and Spanish. The resource also has relevant A04 references pupils can learn for their speaking exam. Answers included.

A stand alone resource about same-sex rights and parenting in France, with reading comprehension, vocabulary activities and translation practice. There are also useful cultural references on same sex rights, marriage and parenting. Answers are included.

A two-page resource to use in any introductory lesson on describing where pupils live. It contains key vocabulary, verbs and grammar and will scaffold pupils’ answers to this question. Both pages are uploaded to preview. This may also be useful for homework, independent study or cover.

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 An exam style text on ‘las personas transgénero’ 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

A 6 page document of the key quotes for Lorca’s Bodas de Sangre, organised by theme for pupil revision.

A translation worksheet on the topic of future plans using the conditional tense and future expressions. 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 topic revision sheet on the topic of the impact of tourism 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).

A reading comprehension and powerpoint of activities to use to when planning a lesson on Pocket Money for KS3 or the beginning of GCSE. The PowerPoint contains a “unjumble” these sentences activity, a speaking overview on pocket money and some translation practice. The reading is good practice of vocabulary with some complex structures built in. There are then two comprehension activities to do and then pupils can use these as models for their own answers. Suggested answers included.

A resource I have used with my 6th Form groups as part of the A Level course to prepare them for the translation component. There is a reference sheet/ revision sheet of key verbal constructions and their prepositions in Spanish. There is also lots of translation practice and nearly every one of these sentences requires pupils to choose one of the prepositional constructions. The translation practice covers the themes of: music, the world of work and the impact of tourism in Spain. **Suggested answers included. **

A worksheet with reading and translation practice for GCSE. There is a pre-reading task, a challenging reading comprehension (an exam-style question), a synonym search and a final translation task as a plenary activity, recycling vocabulary from all the tasks. The language and structures will also scaffold pupils’ own spoken and written answers to this question. Suggested answers included.