French & Spanish resources for KS3, GCSE & A Level. Questions, issues or feedback? Get in touch via email: secondarymfl@gmail.com. I hope you find my resources useful and please leave a review if you can!
French & Spanish resources for KS3, GCSE & A Level. Questions, issues or feedback? Get in touch via email: secondarymfl@gmail.com. I hope you find my resources useful and please leave a review if you can!
A translation worksheet on the topic of holidays in the future tense and future constructions (espero/ tengo la intención de/ me gustaría). 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.
An exam practice booklet for pupils to prepare for the shorter writing task on the IGCSE Edexcel exam paper.
There are 18 separate practice question on different topics from the syllabus with suggested model answers to translate into Spanish with answers and then space for pupils to write their own answer too. All the questions include a different ‘time frame’ word to ensure that pupils have to include another tense (preterite or future).
A standalone resource on the topic of environment and social issues in my area. This is aimed at advanced KS3 or GCSE and will introduce pupils to a range of thematic vocabulary and structures. The activities include vocabulary exercises, reading comprehensions and translations into English.
Answers included.
A list of key vocabulary for pupils to revise the key basic vocabulary to introduce themselves, talking about their name, age, birthday, siblings, pets and more. This complements Viva 1 Module 1.
More resources for Spanish KS3 available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12561708
Quizlet of this vocabulary available here:
https://quizlet.com/gb/607386615/mi-vida-viva-11-key-vocabulary-flash-cards/?new
Two stand alone whole lesson resources on Las reglas en mi colegio to help pupils to write, talk and read about school rules.It includes key vocabulary, expressions of obligation, translation, reading and opinions on rules.
Answers included.
Three speaking board games for preparing for GCSE/IGCSE speaking exams. One has 34 speaking questions and is of medium challenge, the second has 40 questions and has more challenging questions (targeting grades 7,8.9). The third has 60 + questions in range of tenses and are more challenging to push grade 8/9 pupils.
Pupils roll a dice and move around the board answering as they land on the questions. If they can give two sentences in response to the question to their partner, they can stay on the square they have moved to.
11 worksheets which make up an entire unit on the topic of school for Key Stage 3/ beginners. The worksheets are based on Unit 3 in Viva 1, ‘mi insti’, and will support pupils to talk about subjects, opinions, school description and what they do during break.
Format: 11 word/pdf documents with answers.
A complete set of worksheets for KS3 Spanish beginner lessons to introduce name, age, numbers, birthdays, pets, siblings and more. These resources are written to accompany Viva 1 Module 1 (Mi vida) but can stand alone on their own to compliment any course.
Contents:
Resource 1: Introducing myself and using ‘the’ correctly
Resource 2: Personality and describing myself with adjectival agreement
Resource 3: Numbers 1-15, age and siblings
Resource 4: Numbers 16-31 , months and birthdays
Resource 5: Pets, tener and adjectival agreement
Resource 6: Cómo soy - plenary reading and writing tasks on all the content above
Resource 7: Knowledge organiser of key vocabulary from these resources
There is also a Quizlet of key vocabulary from this unit here:
https://quizlet.com/gb/607386615/mi-vida-viva-11-key-vocabulary-flash-cards/?new
Format: Word documents and PDFs with answers.
A double-sided standalone resource to support pupils to talk and write about their ideal holidays using ‘je rêve de’, j’espère’ and some conditional sentences. It includes a review of how to say ‘to’ with countries/cities, expressions match up, translation practice, a sentence builder and a plenary reading comprehension.
Format: Word document and PDF with answers.
8 double-sided worksheets on the the topic of School for GCSE: subjects, teachers, uniform, school description & describing my primary school. The resources build on from each other and frequently retrieve key vocabulary.
Resource 1: Subjects 1 - Giving simple justified opinions
Resource 2: Subjects 2 - Extending my opinions
Resource 3: Subjects 3 - Making comparisons
Resource 4: Teacher descriptions - giving opinions about my teachers
Resource 5: School uniform - what I have to wear & giving my opinion
Resource 6: Reading exercises on subjects, teachers, uniform
Resource 7: Describing my school
Resource 8: Using the imperfect tense to talk about my primary school
The worksheets include vocabulary building tasks, reading comprehension, lots of sentence builders on this topic and scaffolded translation into English and Spanish.
Format: Word and PDF documents with answers.
Je vais décrire où j’habite. A resource on which to base a whole lesson on the topic of house and home. There is a reading comprehension which uses key vocabulary, a range of tenses and some complex structures. There is then some reformulation translation using the text and an extended writing task. Pupils will be able to recycle structures and vocabulary from the previous tasks in their response. Answers included.
7 worksheets of GCSE translation practice on 7 topics with over 200 practice sentences to translate - with answers. Each worksheet contains 15 sentences to translate into English and 15 sentences to translate into Spanish.
The worksheets cover the following topics:
House and home
School
Food and drink
Health
TV and film
Family and friends
Daily routine and helping at home
Format: Word document and PDF with answers.
Save 63% with this bundle of 20 A Level translation resources costing £40 individually. Each resource contains translation exam practice, into both English & Spanish, on A Level topics for pupils to work on in class or as part of independent study, all with suggested answers.
Preview the quality of these resources with these free examples:
Paternity Leave in Spain: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-permiso-de-paternidad-translations-on-el-mercado-laboral-and-paternity-leave-with-answers-12043678
Social media: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-redes-sociales-translations-on-social-media-use-in-spain-and-answers-12355624
Las telenovelas: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-las-telenovelas-translations-on-the-role-of-soaps-in-latin-america-and-answers-12355759
The topics in this bundle include:
Music & customs: Flamenco
Work: Los ‘ninis’
Work: employment and “teleworking”
Immigration: Illegal immigration to Spain
Immigration: Undocumented immigrants
Family & Society: Transrights in Spain
Family & Society: A homophobic attack in Barcelona
Work: Women in the work place
Work: the gender pay gap
Family & Media: The impact of the Internet on family
Hispanic festivals: the quinceañera
Hispanic festivals: Semana Santa
Hispanic festivals: the Tomatina & gender violence
Hispanic traditions: bullfighting
Immigration: Immigration in Spain
Immigration: Racism and xenophobia
History: The Spanish monarchy
Music & customs: el tango
Media: the influence of the Internet in Spain
Tourism: The impact of mass tourism in Spain
A 6 page comprehensive topic booklet on ‘la vida sana’ to introduce this topic to pupils in a stand-alone lesson or lessons. It includes essential topic vocabulary, key structures, translation practice, reading practice, writing and more.
Answers included.
Save 84% with this bundle of 20 resource packs, worth over £55, to help pupils to revise and prepare thoroughly for their Spanish GCSE.
This bundle includes some of my most popular resources, including:
Reading exam practice booklet with answers.
Translation exam practice booklet with answer.
A booklet of Grade 8/9 phrases for the writing exam with translation practice and answers.
2x Verb booklets practice with answers, targeting all key tenses.
A bank of key ideas to revise each topic for the speaking exam.
A pack of grammar gap-fill tasks, targeting verbs and adjectives with answers.
A resource to review, revise and master adjectival agreement.
A resource to review and perfect understanding and forming questions.
A speaking practice game for pupils to encourage spontaneous speaking.
A resource to master using GUSTAR and ‘gustar verbs’
A revision mat with key grade 8/9 constructions
Complete writing preparation for AQA higher tier, but with questions and model answers adaptable to all boards.
A shorter writing booket for Edexcel IGCSE but with translation tasks adaptable to any specification.
A translation game on the topic of school to boost spontaneous speaking skills.
A subjunctive structures writing mat
And more…!
A stand alone lesson on the future tense. There is a PowerPoint and hand-out which work well together and will allow pupils to grasp the future tense formation and usage quickly.
There are comprehensive grammar notes on the immediate future and pure future, lots of practice, a reading comprehension and two oral tasks on the PowerPoint: a clairvoyant activity to predict your partner's future and pupils will also plan their next weekend activities.
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 three-page resource which will enable pupils to write and speak about past work experience for GCSE. The resource introduces key thematic vocabulary and is full of vocabulary, reading and translation tasks and a sentence builder/ knowledge organiser.
The resource is aimed at GCSE groups and targets key vocabulary, reading and translation skills. The preterite and imperfect tenses are used throughout. All three pages have been uploaded to be viewed prior to purchase.
Format: Word Document & PDF with answers.
A three-page worksheet on the topic of ‘mis ambiciones’ to support pupils to speak and write about their future plans. It includes key thematic vocabulary and structures, translation practice and a GCSE writing question with a model answer.
Format: Word and PDF document with answers.