This fun reading is between between two school friends discussing a typical week at school. They discuss exams, studying, friends, siblings and going to a party.
The reading features over 20 examples of irregular verbs in the first person form all of which for students to see them in context.
The script is followed by a true/false reading comprehension question.
Reading includes the following verbs:
estoy
soy
tengo
puedo
doy
vengo
salgo
conozco
duermo
pongo
entiendo
Level: Beginner
Includes key.
This beginner level German reading includes three friends talking about their pets: a dog, two cats and a parrot!
Includes a glossary and 6 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Includes the following vocab:
das Haustier
der Hund
neckisch
der Vogel
der Papagei
colours!
This 3-page file inclues:
~A reading entirely in the imperfect tense. The narrator is relating their experiences of taking holidays at the beach with their family as a young child. Great practice for seeing the imperfect tense in context. The reading has a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 5 short answer questions and a guided writing activity.
~Answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography is on Michelle Bachelet two-time president of Chile. It discusses her early life living both in Chile and abroad, the Pinochet take over which led to her exile, her medical training and career and finally her return to Chile and time as president. This reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary
~7 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: past tenses
Great compliment on Chilean and women’s history.
Ideal also for sub plan and early finishers!
This short reading is perfect for beginners! A 14-year old boy is talking about his extended family in Mexico and California. A full glossary of new words is featured below followed by 6 true/false questions in Spanish.
Activity idea: Have students read the story together and answer the questions. Have students create a family tree so they can talk about their own family with each other. Alternatively, students can write a short paragraph about their family for homework or to share with the class.
Answer key included.
This simple reading features a dialogue between two students meeting during the first week of school. They discuss the subjects they are taking and a little bit about their families.
Vocab include:
español
banda
historia
física
biología
matemáticas
francés
inglés
química
There is a glossary of new vocabulary before the reading and 8 true or false questions at the end of the reading. This is a great complement for students new to Spanish as it is completely in the present tense!
Activity idea: Have students read the dialogue in pairs and then answer the true false questions together. Students can then write their own dialogue based on the subjects they are taking.
Level: Beginner
Includes Answer Key.
This reading is about a family who hosts a fun summer barbecue in their yard for all of their friends and neighbours during a Saturday in July. The focus is on seeing the preterite in context. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary as well as five reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
Activity idea: after reading the story and answering the questions together, students can talk in the preterite tense to describe what happened at a barbecue, picnic or party they have recently attended.
Level: Intermediate
Includes answer key.
Editable word file.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish language reading on Costa Rica’s unique biodiversity and its ecotourism. It also includes information on the Monteverde Cloud Forest and the national park of the Arenal volcano.
~Reading comprehension page
~Answer key.
Level: mostly present but some past tense
This cultural reading talks about the Catholic celebration of carnival!
It talks about its religious significance and how it is celebrated in places like Köln and New Orleans.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Editable word file.
This Spanish reading is on the life of Puerto Rican-American actress Rita Moreno. It discusses her early life, training in dance and acting, her breakout roll in West Side Story as well as a bit about her personal life.
Reading includes of glossary of new vocabulary and a short reading comprehension section.
Level: present and past tenses
Answer key included.
Word file.
Great for Hispanic Heritage Month!
This Spanish reading bundle includes my TOP 8 readings on the indigenous cultures of Latin America at 40% off !!
Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztec)
Tikal and Copán (Mayan Ruins)
Machu Picchu (Inca)
Traditional clothing: poncho, huipil
Chocolate: food of the Americas!
Líneas de Nazca
Llamas in South American Culture
Traditional Food of South America
Level: In Present and Past Tenses
Includes answer keys.
This worksheet is perfect for students just beginning to learn the preterite!
The worksheet features two parts:
-9 multiple-choice sentences with three options each
-A short paragraph about a party where students are required to choose from eight options to complete the story.
Editable word file.
Includes answer key.
NOTE: This worksheet includes both regular and irregular verbs.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish language cultural reading about Día de las Velitas celebrated in Colombia on December 7. It discusses the history of this celebration dating back to 1854 as how it is celebrated in various regions throughout the country. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: uses mostly present with some past tenses
This worksheet features 16 fill in the blank exercises in the present tense.
ALL the verbs are irregular in some way: first-person irregular (conozco), stem-change (mueren/sirve) or totally irregular (es/tiene).
Includes answer key.
Editable Word file.
This worksheet reviews verbs with special meanings in the preterite:
conocer
saber
no querer
poder
no poder
Explanations are followed by seven fill in the blank questions in which students must conjugate the correct verb into the preterite.
Includes answer key.
Editable Word file.
This worksheet explains the uses of the five words in Spanish used to express ‘time:’
It contains two short answer exercises to practice.
hora
rato
época
tiempo
vez
Editable word file.
Includes answer key.
This 4-page file includes:
~A funny reading with a number of examples of gustar and similar verbs as well as prepositional pronouns in context. Juana is speed dating and meets four young men with different likes and dislikes! A glossary of new vocabulary is included.
~The same reading with the prepositional pronouns highlighted for students to see in context.
~A worksheet with 8 true/false reading comprehension in Spanish section and a short writing exercise.
~Answer key.
This 2-page file includes:
~A handy reference sheet of common Spanish words that change meaning with gender
~A worksheet to test students knowledge of these words
Editable word file.
Examples:
capital
cólera
coma
cometa
This 3-page file includes:
~1 page with 6 short dialogs where various people explain where they are going, at what time and who they are going with.
~1 worksheet page where students then fill in an info gap with the missing information and then answer 8 reading comprehension questions based on the dialogs. This is following by a short writing prompt.
~Answer key.
Great activity for beginners to review vocabulary of places around town, family members, telling time and question words. Can me used alone or in pairs.
Idea: print the first page on card stock to reuse!
Also works well as a sub activity, bell work or for early finishers!
This worksheet includes a total of 16 fill in the blank questions for the future perfect:
8 with regular verbs
8 with irregular verbs
Students must fill in both the auxiliary verb and the correct past participle!
Level: Advanced
Includes answer key.