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.

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 ‘la tauromaquia" in Spanish culture 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 to begin the topic of holidays with GCSE pupils and to support pupils to write and talk about their holidays likes & dislikes in the present tense. There are various activities within this resources: A reading activity to introduce cognates & key thematic vocabulary Revision of countries and using à/ en/ au for ‘in’ A speaking / writing mat to answer the question ‘tu préfères quelle sorte de vacances?’ Translation practice into French using the language mart A plenary short writing task: to write a paragraph on holidays (with a model answer) 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 youth unemployment in Spain & los ‘ninis’ 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

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 equality and the gender gap 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 stand alone lesson on future plans & jobs, revising the immediate future and pure future tenses. The two page worksheet has vocabulary task, matching up activities, reading practice and plenary translation. There is also a PowerPoint recapping the immediate and pure future tenses and pupils can use all of these resources to scaffold their own answers to the question “qué vas a hacer cuando seas mayor”. Answers included.

A standalone resource for GCSE to introduce the core vocabulary of the topic of ‘mi barrio’. This resource includes translation into Spanish & English, a sentence builder, classifying statements as positive/ negative, reading and a plenary writing task. There is also a link to Quizlet on this vocabulary for independent study. Answers included. If you have any issues with your download, please contact me on Twitter @mfl_secondary or email: secondarymfl@gmail.com

A comprehensive worksheet on the cooperation between Spain and Senegal to limit illegal immigration to Spain. This is a structured reading activity based on the immigration from Senegal to Spain and the measures the Spanish government are taking to solve this problem. There are reading activities: comprehension, synonym search, gap-fill and translation from and into Spanish. Suggested answers included.

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.

A standalone two-page worksheet to support a KS3 class to talk about what they do to celebrate Christmas. The exercises include vocabulary activities, reading comprehensions, a sentence builder and translation. They assume some prior knowledge of basic opinion phrases (‘me gusta’ ‘me encanta’). Format: Word Document & PDF with answers

A support sheet for pupils who are describing a photo in French. There are lots of useful phrases to help with describing the photo itself, as well as lots of complex language and A* constructions for pupils to include. The structures and language are in groups: phrases to introduce a photo, past tense expressions, weather phrases, A* constructions to include, useful connectives, opinion phrases etc. My own pupils have found this very useful and it provides an excellent scaffold for them producing high quality work.

A double-sided standalone worksheet which introduces key holiday activities and opinion phrases to help pupils to say what they like/ do not doing during the holiday. It includes vocabulary match up, translation exercises, gap fill and reading comprehension tasks and a sentence builder. Format: Word and PDF with answers.

A text with nine positive points of view on immigration in Spain, focusing on the economic & social benefits. There a nine short, challenging texts with language activities: a vocabulary search, a synonyms task and an antonyms task. The passages can then be translated or incorporated into pupils' own oral or written work.

Voy a describir mi casa A comprehensive knowledge organiser on the topic of house & home. This is a good plenary of the topic and pupils will be able to talk about their house, bedroom & future home using this. The sections include: describing your house, the rooms, what activities you do in each room & describing your bedroom. There is also a section on talking about your ideal house using the immediate future & conditional.

Two resources to introduce work experience to pupils. The first resource is vocabulary rich and is structured as a language mat to allow pupils to build up orally or in writing what they did for their work experience. The second resources is a reading activity. There are sentences in Spanish which give opinions about work experience and pupils must decide if they are positive or negative. There is also a gap-fill which pupils can use as model for their own answers.

Revision / drill sheets on verbs in all tenses for GCSE with answer, with answers. It links with this (free) revision resource of all tenses: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-grammar-key-verb-tenses-revision-mat-12031733

A standalone resource for GCSE on the topic of tourism and its impact on the environment. This has some challenging activities and goes beyond talking about the pupil’s own experiences and will allow them to talk about tourism as a social/ environmental issue. The resource includes advantages and disadvantages to sort, reading activities, translation tasks and a scaffolded writing exercise. This resource will allow pupils to write/talk about the impact of tourism. 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 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

Two standalone activity worksheets on the topic of holidays in the future tense, with answers and model answers. Resource 1: recaps the pure future conjugation form, has a reading comprehension with lots of examples of the pure future, plenary translation recycling all of the structures/ vocabulary from the worksheet. Resource 2: this introduces some more challenging vocabulary and then embeds it through a reading comprehension with gap-fill and vocabulary hunt. There is a plenary writing task with a model answers. Answers included, so useful for independent study.

A translation worksheet on the topic of daily routine. 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.