Engaging, contemporary and language-rich resources for challenging your language learners to greater proficiency. Building MFL reading skills and general knowledge with fun, vocabulary-driven worksheets that are ideal for topic-based class project work, cover worksheets or homework.
Engaging, contemporary and language-rich resources for challenging your language learners to greater proficiency. Building MFL reading skills and general knowledge with fun, vocabulary-driven worksheets that are ideal for topic-based class project work, cover worksheets or homework.
Two-page French activity worksheet on basic items of clothing, with language links to weather / likes and dislikes. Aimed at around A1-A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for challenging proficient Key Stage 3 groups). Presents twelve vocabulary items, along with the following activities, which recycle the words in multiple contexts:
Descriptions quiz
Gapfill
Reconstitute the sentences (x2)
The focus is on general reading skills; students are challenged to understand gist and words in context. Tenses are chiefly the present and perfect.
Great for a differentiation extension when teaching clothing. Suitable for topic prep / revision, homework or cover work; an answer page is included, so the worksheet can be used with non-specialist teachers as well.
Two-page Spanish activity worksheet on the popular Spanish singer Pablo Alborán. The worksheet presents fourteen vocabulary items and associated activities related to his career and bio. Activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page activity worksheet on Marie Antoinette, in French, from a series on French culture and history topics. Aimed at around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal to challenge proficient Key Stage 3 or 4 groups).
Presents fourteen vocabulary items, a ‘potted history’, and associated activities that focus on key facts and events from Marie Antoinette’s biography and the French Revolution. The goal is to support general reading skills; students are challenged to understand words in context and gist.
Intended as a short class project unit, it also works well as a homework or cover worksheet; a full answer key is included.
Two-page French activity worksheet on all things Outer Space! The worksheet presents fourteen vocabulary items and associated activities outlining key concepts, using language aimed at A1/A2 of the CEFR scale (so great for proficient Key Stage 3/4 groups). Exercises are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab.
Ideal as a class-based project, or as homework or cover lesson material. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page French activity worksheet on Neurodiversity. The worksheet presents fourteen vocabulary items and associated activities outlining key concepts around difference, positivity and respect, using language aimed at A1/A2 of the CEFR scale (so great for proficient Key Stage 3/4 groups). Exercises are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab.
Ideal as a class-based project, or as homework or cover lesson material. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page German activity worksheet on the popular singer Helene Fischer. The worksheet presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities related to her career and bio. Activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Seven-page French activity workbook on the Nouvelle Vague cinematic movement in France, intended to complement topic blocks focusing on French cinema / popular culture. Includes key vocabulary, an original reading passage detailing key facts and protagonists, and associated activities.
The language level is appropriate for A2/B1 on the CEFR scale, and is intended to challenge a proficient GCSE group or A-Level starters. Exercises are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab. The last page of activities includes some web-quest style questions, which require students to research online.
Ideal as a class-based project, or as homework or cover lesson material. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Four-page French activity workbook on the 2014 film La famille Bélier. Includes key vocabulary, an original reading passage and associated text exploration activities, a definitions quiz, gap-fill and sentence reconstitution tasks to equip students with the vocabulary and structures to talk about the film. There’s also a ‘re-order the story’ activity on the last page, which could be printed out and cut up for a more practical slant!
The language level is appropriate for A2/B1 on the CEFR scale, and is intended to challenge a proficient GCSE group or first-year A-Level group. Exercises are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab. The last page of activities includes some web-quest style questions, which require students to research online.
Ideal as a class-based project, or as homework or cover lesson material. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page Spanish activity worksheet on the popular Spanish singer Rosalía. The worksheet presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities related to her career and works, along with a short passage for reading practice, and associated activities. The activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the listed vocab.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page Spanish activity worksheet on the popular Spanish singer David Bisbal. The worksheet presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities related to his career and works, along with a short passage for reading practice, and associated activities. The level is aimed at a proficient pre-GCSE group (Year 8/9/10). The activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the listed vocab.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page activity worksheet on the Spanish Civil War, from a series on Spanish culture and history topics. Aimed at around A2 on the CEFR scale (ideal for proficient Key Stage 3 groups); tenses uses include the present and preterite. Presents twelve vocabulary items, a short original reading passage and associated activities that focus on key facts and events in the history of the conflict. The goal is to support general reading skills; students are challenged to understand words in context and gist.
Intended as a short class project unit, it also works well as a homework or cover worksheet; a full answer key is included.
Three-page French activity worksheet on the Eiffel Tower. The worksheet presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities outlining key concepts, using language aimed at A1/A2 of the CEFR scale (so great for proficient Key Stage 3/4 groups). Exercises are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the new vocab. There’s also a fun Eiffel Tower facts quiz at the end!
Ideal as a class-based project, or as homework or cover lesson material. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page Spanish activity worksheet on the popular Colombian singer Shakira. The worksheet presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities related to her career and works, along with a short passage for reading practice, and associated activities. The level is aimed at a proficient pre-GCSE group (Year 8/9/10). The activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the listed vocab.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
Two-page Spanish activity worksheet on the popular Spanish singer Pastora Soler. The worksheet presents twelve vocabulary items and associated activities related to her career and works, along with a short passage for reading practice, and associated activities. The level is aimed at a proficient pre-GCSE group (Year 8/9/10). The activities are designed to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the listed vocab. This worksheet contains some frequent preterite and perfect forms that should be great reinforcement for those tenses.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.
A set of two-page worksheets on some celebrities of pop in the Spanish-speaking world, including:
Pablo Alborán
David Bisbal
Rosalía
Shakira
Pastora Soler
Answer keys included.
Animaux étranges et inhabituels …des compagnons pas comme les autres!
Pets in French… but with a twist!
This is a fun two-page worksheet that takes ten uncommon animals (I’m sure very few students will have these at home), and presents a range of activities for students to practise using the words in context:
Definitions to understand and match to the words
Gapfill for contextualisation
Quel verbe to get students thinking about collocations
This activity is less about the 12 words themselves, and more about understanding some common French structures and sentence frames. It’s a reading comprehension masquerading as a vocabulary unit!
It’s aimed at Key Stage 3 students who already have a good grasp of basic sentence structure, but would make for a good transitional activity for Key Stage 4 too. It’s a fun extension task when you’ve gone through the usual pets vocab, too. Additionally, the multi-task format makes it an ideal homework or cover lesson activity.
There is an answer key page included, so the worksheet can be used by non-specialists .
A gapfill exercise that encourages students of Spanish to engage with new vocabulary in a familiar context, and learn new words and phrases for the discussion of ecological topics in the language. Completely in the target language including instructions.
Used as part of our wider conservation project block in Spanish, of which the larger booklet “Primates and Humans” is also a part.
A gapfill exercise that encourages students of French to engage with new vocabulary in a familiar context, and learn new words and phrases for the discussion of ecological topics in the language. Completely in the target language including instructions.
Used as part of our wider conservation project block in French, of which the larger booklet “Primates and Humans” is also a part.
A set of six multi-page French vocabulary / activity worksheets relating to history and culture topics:
Charlemagne
Versailles
Marie Antoinette
The French Revolution
Bastille Day
Napoléon Bonaparte
Aimed at challenging proficient Key Stage 3/4 groups with reading for gist and context. All include an answer sheet.
Two-page Spanish activity worksheet on Black History Month, presenting and drilling vocabulary and phrases useful to discussion of the topic in Spanish. As well as a vocabulary section, there is a short introductory reading passage and three comprehension activities designed to drill the vocabulary in both the present and past (preterite) tense; all aim to activate general reading and context / gist skills beyond the listed vocab.
The level is appropriate for KS4 pre-GCSE groups (Years 9-11, ages 14-16), but would also be useful for proficient KS3 groups covering society-based topics in class.
Great as homework or as a cover lesson worksheet. An answer key is included, so the worksheet can be used by non-subject specialist educators as well.