A selection of links where I have compiled lists of key verbs in the main tenses for GCSE Spanish, particularly useful for giving to students for GCSE revision. Download the document for details on how each link can be used by students and teachers. Printable Quizlet PDFs of each list are also included. I have created the same for French here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12967521?fbclid=IwY2xjawGQqoRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaM3M7dweWPdf0vlWkhEXHgK0TzsSutWBpvEtLNtVTowwUlLborAe-ckBg_aem_-jWF5c7W1Dw1u8H_iigr6g

Worksheets with activities and teacher notes for pupils to be introduced to indirect verbs in Spanish for giving opinions on hobbies, followed by some revision activities on free time verbs hacer and jugar and how they work with different sports.

Narrow reading worksheet to practise expressions for talking about the future, as well as vocab on hobbies and time phrases. This reading could be done once pupils are familiar with some hobbies vocab and time phrases, and are ready to be introduced to some future phrases. Suggestions for further activities included in document as well as answers.

For students studying Julieta by Almodovar - 8 questions. You could get each student to choose 1 question to discuss in pairs and develop during a lesson after watching the film, or set it as a homework task to complete whilst watching the film. Students can develop some bullet point notes in Spanish in response. The idea is to get them to explore the questions in as much detail and depth as possible and to consider some of the main themes of the film that these questions elicit.

See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180 A mini sentence builder on topic of parler des professeurs, including vocab to describe people’s hair and eyes as well as opinion phrases and school subjects. French school topic, with some translations, list of possible teaching ideas, and mosaic translations à la Conti! Answers included, of course. Enough work for 1-2 lessons depending on ability.

A good introductory task to the characters of Julieta, getting students to match description to name and add their own observations. Can then be followed by a more in-depth analysis eg. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/los-personajes-principales-de-julieta-almod-var-worksheet-12168483

Qué personaje es quiz on the characters of Julieta by Almodovar - can be done as a listening comprehension activity where you say the sentences, students listen and write the answer, or as reading / oral discussion in pairs. Follows on well from an activity that has introduced the main characters, or after watching the film eg. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/los-personajes-principales-de-julieta-almod-var-worksheet-12168483

A worksheet with several long reading comprehension texts and variety of activities for students to develop an understanding of the main characters of Julieta by Almodovar. The texts are in Spanish to equip students to discuss the characters in the TL. Answers for activities are included. You could then set students some translations based on the language used in the texts, or ask them to summarise the main points of the text in written Spanish.

A sentence builder on the topic of what subjects you study and giving opinions on them. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A sentence builder to learn to describe lo mejor y lo peor about your school in Spanish. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

2 sentence builders on the topic of describing a true friend and describing good parents / un vrai ami / les bons parents / family relationships / friendships. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A lesson of various activities based on a French cover of ‘sorry’ by Justin Bieber. Activities include vocab-matching (high frequency verbs in the infinitive), listening and filling in the blanks, vocab-finding, and translation both into L1 and L2 with a focus on certain aspects of grammar. Answers included. If you prefer an easier version, here is a KS3 lesson I made on the same song: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/d-sol-e-sorry-justin-bieber-french-version-ks3-lesson-12284272

A listening gap-fill exercise using the song ‘je me tire’ followed by several mini grammar exercises - short grammar tasks based on some of the grammatical aspects of the transcript.

A worksheet to accompany a YouTube clip containing a dialogue from Ice Age 4 -a short listening gap-fill exercise followed by some mini grammar - a few short grammar tasks based on some aspects of the transcript.

A variety of lesson activities to learn to say what you do / what you can do to protect the environment / ecology - including matching activity to introduce the vocab, vocab hunt, listening gap-fill with follow-up activity and guided writing task (complete the sentences)

More French sentence builders containing high frequency classroom language for both teacher and students to use, encouraging target language and reinforcing key structures. See this link for a free list of activities you can do with a sentence builder: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-ideas-for-using-sentence-builders-12281180

A set of different activities on irregular adjectives to be projected on the board and for pupils to complete orally with partner

A sentence builder in French teaching students to give compliments to describe other people’s character, including an idea for a positivity-spreading / kindness-spreading activity! Thanks to Gianfranco Conti for giving me the idea for this.

A variety of lesson activities on the topic of ecology (ce que je fais pour aider l’environnement) / environment and practising using negatives - ne pas, ne jamais and ne que. Exercises include a grammar recap, match-up of sentences, narrow reading with vocab hunt and comprehension, listening comprehension, quiz quiz trade and sentence unjumbling. Table of all vocab used in lesson is included for if you want to upload it to your own Quizlet / spreadsheet. Enough activities for 1-3 lessons depending on ability of group.