A pack of resources (5 worksheets) on the topic of New Technology for KS3/ GCSE. Resource 1: A sentence builder on New Technology with translation practice. Resource 2: Translations on this topic into English Resource 3: A resource on ‘tu es accro à la technologie’ Resource 4: A worksheet about the dos and don’ts of using technology Resource 5: A reading comprehension and vocabulary hunt on this topic Answers included.

Three speaking board games for preparing for GCSE/IGCSE speaking exams. One has 34 speaking questions and is of medium challenge, the second has 40 questions and has more challenging questions (targeting grades 7,8.9). The third has 60 + questions in range of tenses and are more challenging to push grade 8/9 pupils. Pupils roll a dice and move around the board answering as they land on the questions. If they can give two sentences in response to the question to their partner, they can stay on the square they have moved to.

A standalone resource to support KS3 pupils to talk about their family relations using ‘me llevo bien/mal con…/’ . The resource requires some familiarity with family members vocabulary and some basic adjectives. It is pitched at KS3 with vocabulary, reading and translation activities and a sentence builder. Format: Word document and PDF with answers.

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.

9 standalone resources on the topic of family, personal description and my home. These resources will support pupils to talk about their family, to describe themselves and their home. Resource 1: ¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia? - Family members, ser, tener and llamarse. Resource 2: Mi padre tiene ochenta años - Numbers, age and more family description Resource 3: ¿De qué color tienes los ojos? - Describing eyes and hair colour Resource 4: ¿Cómo eres? - Physical descriptions Resource 5: ¿Cómo eres? - More practice with describing family members Resource 6: ¿Cómo eres? ¡Repasamos! - Revision of key language so far in this unit Resource 7: Mi familia - Reading comprehension and translation practice Resources 8: ¿Cómo es tu casa o tu piso? - Describing where I live Resource 9: Autorretrato - plenary reading & writing tasks on this unit Format: Word document and PDF with answers.

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 5 page Independent Study / Revision Booklet on the topic of School. The booklet contains 5 worksheets with scaffolded language activities, all with answers. ¿Cómo es tu colegio? : unjumble the sentences, reading comprehension, plenary translation ¿Cuál es tu asignatura preferida? : sentence match up, vocabulary revision, translation into Spanish using the vocabulary, reading comprehension Describe tu rutina escolar: key verbs match up, translation into English, gap-fill reading task, reading comprehension ¿Qué vas a hacer en tu colegio mañana?: unjumble the sentences, sentence builder, translation into Spanish and reading comprehension A 90 words writing task on school with bullet points on all the areas above. There is a model answer to translate, recycling language from the previous worksheets.

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.

Qu’est-ce que tu fais pour aider à la maison? A whole-lesson resource to incorporate into any lesson on the topic of helping at home and chores. It includes key vocabulary, a reading comprehension, translation into French & English. There is also a grammar task rewriting sentences in the present tense into the past tense. There is also a shorter writing plenary task. Answers included.

A double-sided worksheet to introduce pupils to arguments in favour of or against new technology. The exercises scaffold progression: vocabulary match up, classifying advantages/ disadvantages, translation into English, a reading puzzle, a reading comprehension and a plenary translation into French with gloss. Answers included.

A sentence builder/ knowledge organiser on the topic of food & drink in Spanish. It includes everything pupils need to talk about what they eat & why. It also included the immediate future and preterite tenses. There is an accompanying translation sheet with exercises which pupils can use to test their knowledge of the vocabulary for this topic. Answers included.

A standalone resource on immigration in Spain and its impact on the population in recent years. It includes an A Level text with reading exercises (vocabulary hunt, synonyms hunt, true/false task & comprehension questions), translation activities and a vocabulary recap. With answers.

Two standalone resources on the topic of clothes and uniform for a lesson (or two) on clothes. Resource 1: Introduces clothes items vocabulary, practises numbers and prices and adjectival agreement on clothes. Resource 2: A reading comprehension on the topic of school uniform with gap-fill and questions, followed by a reformulation translation task. Answers included. Please leave a review if you find this useful for your pupils or if you have any feedback. You can also message me directly on Twitter @mfl_secondary

An 11 page resource with a comprehensive list with over 200 different examples of complex & idiomatic language that pupils can use in their spoken and written work. This can be referred to and used actively in lessons, as well as being a great resource for revision. The structures are divided in 20 separate sections and, in each section, every construction has its meaning and an example for pupils to practise using it correctly. Answers also included. Sections: Complex structures requiring an infinitive Opinion phrases Adverbs & negation Connectives Before, after & the gerund Use a past tense Use a past tense construction Say what you ‘used’ to do Use a conditional sentence Say what you must do Use a future tense Use a conditional tense Say what you would have liked to have done Use an expression of dreaming/wanting Use a subjunctive expression Use a comparative Say what other people think and feel Use an idiomatic AVOIR expression Use some interesting averages Say how long you have been doing something (‘depuis’) There (‘y’) Spanish version available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-key-complex-structures-revision-booklet-with-translation-practice-11851661

A resource to help pupils increase their usage of complex subjunctive phrases in their spoken and written work. The resources introduce 20 key and recyclable subjunctive triggers, have some formation practice and also subjunctive sentences from all A Level topics which are easily transferable to any sub-theme. These resources scaffold pupils’ use of the subjunctive and will allow them to use examples confidently in their own work. Full answers are included.