A revision checklist for pupils to use in speaking and writing preparation, to ensure that they are including a wide range of complex structures in their work.

A standalone resource on the question ‘¿Qué viste en la tele anoche?’ It includes structures ans vocabulary retrieval & decoding sentences, a scaffolded reading task, a gap-fill activity, a sentence builder and translation. Answers included.

A speaking mat worksheet to help students express opinions about hobbies they like/ don’t like to do. There is a list of hobbies to introduce the vocabulary, some key opinion phrases and key justification words. There is a general powerpoint to introduce the topic and another which contains some sentences on to translate (using the speaking mat).

A standalone resource which reviews preterite tense verbs and structures in the context of what pupils did last weekend. The resource includes: an infinitive match up, a review of the regular preterite rules, language excercise to embed and recycle key verbs and structures, a sentence builder, translation practice and short writing task. 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 revision sheet on mi pueblo/ mi barrio. Pupils can pair antonyms, revise the structures lo bueno and lo malo and there is also a reading activity where pupils read four short descriptions and then have to decide if they are positive or negative.

A stand-alone set of language activities on la dieta sana that can be incorporated into any lesson on healthy eating or healthy living. There is a list of key verbs to match up, key vocabulary to translate that recycle these verbs and a challenging text with reading comprehension questions. Answers are included and it is available in .pdf and .doc.

A powerpoint and worksheet on Ser and Estar, simplified for GCSE level and using the topic of town. There is a powerpoint which explains the rules, gives examples and has some questions to test pupils understanding. There is then a worksheet for further practice and which also introduces 'hay' to strengthen understanding further.

A standalone resource on which to base a lesson to improve writing skills for GCSE on the topic of house and home (donde vivo yo). The worksheet has five parts: Translating the question into English Reordering jumbled phrases that can be used in the task Reading a model answer and conjugating the verbs Searching for Grade 8/9 Expressions in the model answer A scaffolded grid for the pupils to write their own answer, with another model answer. Answers included.

Standalone resources for a whole first lesson, or lessons, in Spanish to introduce the basics, including a knowledge organiser of key vocabulary. There is also a handout to use in lesson that goes together with a 14 slide PowerPoint and includes activities to introduce pupils to: greetings, saying how they are, giving their name and saying where they are from, numbers, age and the alphabet. There are lots of language activities and recap and retrieval grids. There is also a reading comprehension which recycles all the language above.

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.

El año pasado fui a España. A resource for a whole lesson including a higher reading text with language exercises and a challenging translation task. The text includes lots of extension language including subjunctive and imperfect subjunctive phrases which pupils can then recycle in their own work. There is also a reformulation translation activity recycling lots of the language from the initial text. Answers included.

Activities on el tiempo libre for extension work for GCSE. There is a reading comprehension, gap-fill, true false and key vocabulary search. There is a translation exercise with a focus on key adverbials of time and it introduces the construction "pasar + gerund" for time. There is finally a short written question to consolidate pupil learning incorporating all the above and demonstrate progress.

A bank of key verb constructions which are all followed by the infinitive in Spanish. The verbs have been conjugated in the “yo” forms of the present, preterite, imperfect, future and conditional. For use in oral and written work. There is also some practice translation: Spanish to English and English to Spanish which uses these constructions, with answers.

A bank of complex structures with scaffolded practice for pupils to practise using them in their own work. There are two pages of activities including lots of translation. Answers included.

A standalone resource to introduce the topic of holidays. with a focus on holiday activities, opinions and vocabulary. The resource includes vocabulary and verb match-ups, translation activities, a reading gap-fill and a writing task. (With answers).

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.

Two worksheets to use in any lesson on health, diet or healthy living with answers. There are two challenging texts with vocabulary activities, exam-style questions and translation activities which recycle the key bits of language. Answers included.

Three separate worksheets on the topic of ‘talking about my school day’. The resources recycle key language and expressions for describing the school day and telling the time with -ER verbs conjugation practice, vocabulary searches, reading comprehensions and translation practice. Answers included.

This is a battleships game for practising the subjunctive with an A Level group or G&T GCSE group. Pupils play battleships by marking 5 ships of different lengths (5 squares, 4 squares, 3 squares, 2 squares, 1 square) on their own grid. They must then use the subjunctive with the set grids to guess where their partner's ships are. Pupils can either just use the subjunctive trigger and conjugate a verb or they could create sentences which uses the verb, for example creating sentences on the environment or pollution. You can adopt this worksheet to include different infinitives and constructions, perhaps to revise key topics.