This mindmap gives students an analysis overview of the character of Irene. It includes plenty of ideas and starting points to write critical analysis in Spanish.
Volver - Character Analysis: Raimunda: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11990010
Volver - Character Analysis: Agustina: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12600917
Volver - Character Analysis: Sole: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12670913
Text about new technologies with a focus on social networks (Instagram in particular).
Three new GCSE (Edexcel) exam style of questions (gap fill) - two in English and one in Spanish.
Two exercises focused on vocabulary and expressions.
One true/false/not mentioned activity.
One writing exercise.
This worksheet includes:
10 short paragraphs about why learning another language is important
5 follow-up exercises with instructions in Spanish to test students’ reading skills and one exercise to allow students to write their own opinion about why learning a language is important, using the vocabulary seen.
Full PPT lesson providing information about the Edexcel GCSE Speaking exam, focusing on task 3 (the conversation).
It includes:
Three examples of the one minute presentation (the actual recording from former students in 2018 and the transcript). Topics used: theme 3 (school) and theme 4 (work).
An activity to focus on key language and structures in the three presentations.
An example of the follow-up questions in the conversation (the actual recording from a former student in 2018).
Assessment criteria for the conversation part of the speaking for students to understand and be able to use it.
This is mainly focused on reading and translation. Asnwers provided.
Other resources on Spain’s Civil War:
Fact Sheet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12745894
Context: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-spanish-la-guerra-civil-contexto-12291468
Reasons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12439531
It can be used with students in Years 9, 10 or 11, depending on their level.
If used with Year 11 students, Foundation classes would benefit more as it may be too easy for Higher groups (although good revision for them).
It focuses on ‘gustar’ style verbs.
Use of adjectives when giving opinions or describing: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12904841
El poder de internet y las redes sociales
3 pages: vocab match up, reading comprehension, speaking and writing practice. Answers provided on a separate page.
Remote working is what many of us are doing these days, so I thought I’d prepare a resource on this for my KS5 students.
It mainly explores the advantages through a current video I found.
Four-day work week resource here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12769160
Full booklet here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-reading-booklet-las-relaciones-los-amigos-y-la-familia-12001266
Authentic material using an article from the Huffington post.
Reading comprehension exercise (gap-fill to replicate the new type of exercises seen in the Edexcel GCSE paper - 2016 spec).
This document was created for my Year 10 and Year 11 students to practise further their vocabulary on the topic of school. It gave them more confidence in their writing skills. It can be followed up with some English to Spanish translations and a free writing activity in class.
Page 1: Exam-style question task and strip on the left providing students with ideas and vocabulary to help them structure their writing and achieve top marks.
Page 2: Sample essay using all the suggested vocabulary and structures.
GCSE Writing Structure Strip - Internet. FREE download here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12443692
GCSE Writing Structure Strip - My town: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12663443
GCSE Writing Structure Strip - School: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12667383
GCSE Writing Structure Strip - Ambitions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12668914
This mindmap gives students an analysis overview of the character of Sole. It includes plenty of ideas and starting points to write critical analysis in Spanish.
Volver - Character Analysis: Raimunda: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11990010
Volver - Character Analysis: Agustina: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12600917
Volver - Character Analysis: Irene: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12608178
This resource explores the reasons behind Spain’s Civil War. There’s information on the Second Republic (reforms), violence after the elections in 1936 and Mola’s Golpe de Estado.
Listening, reading and translation skills and some questions for students to reflect on and give their opinion in speaking.
Civil War fact sheet here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12745894
La Guerra Civil - el contexto: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-spanish-la-guerra-civil-contexto-12291468
La Guerra Civil - el golpe de Estado: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12945919
This is an A Level vocabulary list based on the first topic in theme 1 (Edexcel specification). It is not a long one, just a few words divided in three categories: adjectives, nouns and verbs. Words are to do with la familia, las relaciones and el matrimonio.
There are also some translations into English and into Spanish so that students can put those words into practice.
It can be used as homework or as support for less able or disorganised students.
*It now includes answers to translations.
This is an A Level vocabulary list based on the second topic in theme 1 (Edexcel specification). It is not a long one, just a few words divided in three categories: adjectives, nouns and verbs. There are also some translations into English and into Spanish so that students can put those words into practice.
It can be used as homework or as support for less able or disorganised students.
Short extract of the beginning of Fortunata y Jacinta, by Benito Pérez Galdós,
GCSE exam-style reading comprehension followed by an exercise focused on vocabulary and gap-fill activity about Manila shawls.
All answers provided on the last page.
First page of the Spanish version of Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone is used in this resource to get students to practise different reading strategies: prediction, anticipation, skimming, scanning and decoding.
As part of Theme 1 (La evolución de la sociedad española) in the Edexcel scheme of work, I created this two-hour lesson to discuss the role of grandparents.
Plenty of authentic materials: a reading, a listening (created from a podcast seen in RTVE) and a translation (from El País).
Two sample bullet points (not full tasks) for each GCSE theme and sample answers to analyse all the good vocabulary and structures to include. I’ve created a worksheet for students and a ppt (with answers) to deliver the lesson in class.