quick interactive activity we can give our students to do individually to consolidate the difference between the preterite and the imperfect tenses in Spanish. The reason for this activity to be done individually is because it has explanations (formation, uses…) on the slides that students can click on if they’re stuck. See preview for options.

A competitive reading activity called question trails to make reading more fun. This question trails exercise is based on a text on Afroperuvian music (AQA AS Spanish - El patrimonio musical topic). Activity took 2 hours to create but it was well worth it - students worked in pairs and had fun trying to complete the activity first. Rewards can be given for extra motivation to the pair finishing first. As students will have to read the text carefully, the whole activity will easily take around 20-30 minutes to carry out, depending on ability. All instructions and handouts required are inside of the pack. Answers included too. Could stretch the activity even further by having students write a summary on the text once the competition is over. A different and fun way to get students reading for detail without complaining!

Vocab to practise module 5 in stimmt 1 textbook: in der stadt in a fun way. This card game includes 18 items of vocabulary and consists of 36 cards that include a place in town image and its name below. But careful! Some are labelled wrong - Students must grab one card and name the place they see before putting it down on a pile in the centre. If the place is labelled wrong and they read it without correcting it, they will have to get all cards from the pile. The winner is the person who runs out of cards. Perfect to review places in town vocabulary and key sounds pronunciation in class.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.3 ‘El ultimo dia’ from the Viva 2 textbook. You will find vocabulary for students to be able to talk about what they did in their holiday (focusing on -er and -ir verbs, including practice with these). Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; as well as a number of starter activities practising the 3 tenses, among others. Check out the notes pane - often you will find instructions to tasks and extension ideas. You can get Module 1.2 Que hiciste on my profile, as this sub-topic continues from and builds up on -ar verbs and the relevant preterite tense activities needed to talk about a past holiday. Bundle on the whole module also available on my profile.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.2 Mi semana from the Viva 3 rojo textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to talk about what they do each day of the week and when exactly. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; a verbs test and ideas to put all skills into practice in a creative way. It covers the present tense regular and main irregulars, and contains slides to practise all these. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

This baseline test is suitable to quickly get information of the proficiency level of a potential EAL student to inform your teaching. It consists of 100 multiple choice (3) questions. The number of correct answers will inform about your student’s proficiency level (new to English / early acquisition / developing competence / competent / fluent). The test is divided in 3 sections. Section A tests the general understanding of English, e.g. interactions with a question and having to choose the best answer (conventionalisms). Section B purely tests the learners’ grammatical knowledge (verbs (participles, passive voice, collocations, etc) Resource includes: baseline test (100 questions) answer key proficiency bands

A powerpoint I created to help my year 8 and year 9 groups practise verb tenses before the summer exams. Year 8 (second year): present, preterite and near future year 9 (third year): present, preterite, near and simple future. this resource does not include verb endings, but tables for students to fill in and practise verb conjugations in their 6 forms (there are some common irregulars). Answers included for them to work independently and check their own answers. Ppt includes a thinking quilts activity where students will be identifying these tenses in use, as well as typical time markers to go with each tense.

This bundle includes units 1 to 5 from Module 2 “En el instituto" in Mira 1. There are a range of activities to do in the classroom, worksheets, vocab tests some homework ideas, and also grammar worksheets. Look at the bottom of each slide to see any notes that might be relevant to understand what to do in a certain activity or where to locate it on the textbook.

Unit 3.2 from Mira express 2

A 53-slide ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.5 Tienes mascotas? from the Viva 1 textbook. Ppt contains plenty of vocabulary to describe pets at length, including: a wide range of animals, colours and recycling and adding words to describe their personality and appearance. Opportunities to work on adjectival agreement. You get vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; vocab tests, a wide range of starter activities and ideas for listening, speaking, reading and writing, away from the boring content that the textbook provides. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A 54-slide ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 2.1 Que te gusta hacer? from the Viva 1 textbook. Ppt contains plenty of vocabulary to give opinions and talk about free time activities in their infinitive forms at length. It also includes a wide range of adjectives to describe these activities and frequency, always going beyond what the textbook offers. It does not get into verb conjugations at this stage, however it does highlight the 3 different types of infinitives to slowly raise awareness for the next sub-topic. 2 different vocab tests also included. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks and links to kahoots.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.1 Que tipo de persona eres? from the Viva 1 textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to describe themselves, including the introduction of personal pronouns, connectives and quantifiers. Ppt also focuses on adjective endings, plural forms and the introduction and practice of ‘ser’. Ppt contains a vocab sheet if you print these for your ss; vocab tests and ideas for speaking and writing. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.1 Tienes hermanos? from the Viva 1 textbook. Ppt contains a vocab sheet if you print these for your ss; vocab tests, a wide range of starter activities and ideas for listening, speaking, reading and writing. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A whole lesson based on the Mira 3 textbook, En que trabajas topic. Materials included: a powerpoint presentation with a few extended and extra activities I have made up based on the textbook, and a worksheet on professions (to work on definitions and basic grammar based on genders)

A whole lesson based on the Mira 3 textbook, Que te gustaria hacer topic. 25 slides.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.1 Como te llamas? from the Viva 1 textbook. You will find stuff for introducing yourself and a sub-unit I’ve created to teach numbers 0-15 so that you can also teach your students how to tell their age before you move on to the next topic. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; 2 vocab tests and ideas for speaking and writing. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.4 Cuantos anos tienes? from the Viva 1 textbook. You will find materials to teach the months, numbers up to 31 and a sub-unit I’ve created to teach the alphabet. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; vocab tests and plenty of ideas for starters. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

One document includes questions from units 1 to 3 based on mira 2 express, and the other one (summer term assessment) includes a wider range of topics and roleplays to be prepared. Mark-scheme also included to help you grade these on the spot.

A resource that can be used as display in the classroom for students to be familiar with the most common moods in Spanish.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.2 ‘De vacaciones’ from the Viva 2 textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to talk about what they did in their holiday, sequencing each activity properly (list of extended sequencing phrases included) and understanding the preterite tense of -ar verbs, with practice included. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; a vocab test on verbs and ideas to put all skills into practice, as well as a few starter activities. Check out the notes pane - often you will find instructions to tasks and extension ideas. Bundle on the whole module also available on my profile.