A reading and language activity with a series of facts about immigrants in Spain, and pupils must decide if they show that immigrants are marginalised or accepted. There is also a ‘language hunt’ activity and some oral questions to answer, using all the stimulus material. The statements are all based on immigration in Spain and will provide pupils with key facts and statistics for this topic.

A resource to support pupils to produce Grade 9 written answers to questions on the topic of the environment. There is a model Grade 9 answer, which a gap-fill and complex vocabulary hunt, a translation of a grade 9 answer to a different question from English to Spanish (recycling the same structures) and a scaffold for a third question which pupils can use to produce their own work. These resource will help pupils aim for mastery when writing on this topic. Answers included.

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 women in the labour market 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 resource for pupils to use when undertaking a writing task or for when they are preparing their speaking answers. There a range of complex structures: opinions, connectives, positive and negative viewpoints, constructions which work with infinitives in the present and past tenses and some set phrases and adverbs. There is also a list of 32 key infinitives to use. This will scaffold pupils well and allow them to widen their range of language easily. There are also 40 sentences to translate to practise these constructions, with suggested answers.

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 gay rights and homophobia 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 comprehensive overview of immigration in Spain, in the form of an extended text with various language exercises: the target text is rich in key vocabulary and there is a language activity for each paragraph: synonym finding/ comprehension/ gap-fill and a true false activity. There is also a plenary translation activity into Spanish, recycling the language vocabulary & structures from the text. Suggested answers included.

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.

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 racism and xenophobia 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 standalone resource on the topic of shopping and free time to help pupils to succeed in a GCSE writing question. This resource is not exam board specific and is suitable for any question in which pupils respond to bullet points on a theme. The activities are scaffolded and include: tips for planning and writing, matching up connectives and opinions, complex structures translation and a scaffolded worksheet for pupils to write their own answers. There is a model answer too.

This is a standalone resource for whole lesson on holidays for GCSE. The worksheet focuses on honing reading skills and technique, recycling key vocabulary and translation on this topic. Knowledge of holidays in the present and past tense required. Activities: Decode the questions on which the reading comprehension will be based; Read three short texts about holiday preferences & where the speaker went last year; Revisit the questions decoded in (1) and decide ‘who says what?’, highlighting the evidence in the text as pupils decide; A ‘vocabulary search’ of English words/phrases from the texts; Decoding French sentences which recycle the vocabulary above (translation into English); Translation into French - a reformulation task revisiting all the structures and vocabulary which have been seen in this resource. Answers included.

A translation worksheet on the topic of Christmas. 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. Preview the quality of this resource with this free sample here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-mi-barrio-mi-ciudad-town-and-my-area-translation-worksheet-12398469 Consider purchasing a bundle of these resources for £3 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-translation-worksheets-various-topics-12392700

A double-sided worksheet to introduce pupils to arguments in favour of or against new technology. The exercises scaffold progression: vocabulary match up, classifying advantages/ disadvantages, translation into English, a reading puzzle, a reading comprehension and a plenary translation into French with gloss. Answers included.

An A Level text on the topic of racism, integration and gypsies in Spain. There is an A Level style text with questions, gap-fill and vocabulary task and also a translation plenary. Suggested answers include. The text is also rich in cultural references the pupils can use in their speaking exam.

A sentence builder and key vocabulary review for pupils to talk about their future plans in Spanish, with answers. These activities will allow pupils to build their vocabulary, writing skills and confidence and will scaffold their written and oral response to this question/ topic. It included vocabulary exercises, reading & gap-fill, translation both ways and writing task.

A comprehensive four page resource to help pupils to explain why they use their Internet and to give an positive and negative opinions about its usage. Suggested answers are included. The 7 tasks scaffold the pupil’s learning and get progressively harder. There is key vocabulary, translation in English, the uses of Internet, key adjectives, translation of justified opinions into Spanish, a reading task to decide if statements are advantages or disadvantages and finally an extension writing task. These resources will also allow pupils to talk about Internet using higher structures and sophisticated vocabulary.

There are two resources here for introducing key vocabulary for the topic “Tu manges bien?” and also translation practice and and a reading gap-fill activity. The reading comprehension offers some stretch for KS3 or is a good starting point for GCSE and pupils can scaffold their own answers on this model. There is also a speaking mat to use to support pupils with their speaking work. The speaking mat introduces some key impersonal structures: il faut/ il est important de/ il est essentiel de… etc. Answers to the worksheet included.

A pack to help pupils grasp the subjunctive: there is translation using a range of subjunctive triggers & A Level vocabulary, answers and also a grid of irregular line 1 (yo) verbs, also with answers.

An exam-style writing task on the environment with four bullet points to cover. There is a plan for pupils to help them scaffold their answer and a model answer to reflect after completion too. There is a free example here on holidays: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-scaffolded-writing-task-on-holidays-ir-de-vacaciones-with-plan-and-model-answer-12004130

A translation worksheet on the topic of family and relationships. 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 set of four standalone resources on the topic of free time and hobbies - mes passe-temps. Resource 1: Introduction to hobbies: vocabulary, writing/speaking mat & translation to embed vocabulary Resource 2: Reading: a GCSE style reading comprehension with key vocabulary search and reformulation translation tasks. Resource 3: Grammar practice, reading and further translation practice Resource 4: A GCSE style reading comprehension - a multiple-choice style question recycling vocabulary in the previous resources. Format: Word document and PDF with answers.