A variety of resources including revision booklets, entire lessons and worksheets suitable for GCSE and A level students of Spanish and French. There are several Italian, as well as English language/literature resources available too.
A variety of resources including revision booklets, entire lessons and worksheets suitable for GCSE and A level students of Spanish and French. There are several Italian, as well as English language/literature resources available too.
A booklet designed to help A/AS level students of Spanish with their compulsory study of film/films. This is not designed with any particular exam board in mind, and can be applied to any particular film.
Sections include:
Fill-in fact-file section at the front to help students remember key facts
Things to consider when analysing any film
An introduction to Spanish film
Spanish Cinema and Censorship during the Franco Regime
Dubbing and Propaganda Newsreels
Genres under Franco
Genres popular in the Francoist period
Auteurism
Themes in Spanish films
A comprehensive list of film language and translation into Spanish - the booklet is for the majority in English as some concepts are difficult
Elements of mise-en-scène (with terms translated)
Performance (with terms translated)
Sound (with terms translated)
A workbook suitable for French A/AS level students that helps them to consolidate and revise tricky aspects of grammar. The resource also comes with a separate answers booklet.
Includes the following topics:
General Grammar Revision
Differences between French / English
Comparatives and Superlatives
Tenses
Pronouns
Articles
Subjunctive alternatives
Adverbs
Time values
The passive voice
Negation
Modal verbs
with a variety of grammar/translation exercises for each.
The answers booklet also includes some explanations of the more difficult grammar points.
Perfect for revision or for homework that will last many different lessons.
An exam/revision activities suitable for GCSE students of Italian, of any exam board
Includes six different activities that test verb conjugations, translation, writing composition and grammar
Comes with the answers as a separate document
Can be used as a revision activity, end-of-term exam, or as a homework task. The activities can also be separated and included as part of an in-class activity
An exam aimed at A level students of Spanish, suitable for any exam board
Includes three separate activities that test grammar and comprehension
The exam takes one hour, so can be used for a full lesson
Includes answers on a separate document, so marking is easy for teachers or for students to peer-mark
A worksheet for students of GCSE Italian, suitable for any exam board
Includes four activities that focus on comprehension, translation, and learning/consolidating topic-specific (as well as idiomatic) vocabulary
Can be used as an end-of-topic assessment, or as an activity in class
An activity aimed at GCSE students of Italian
A speaking game that is done in pairs - simply cut the cards out, turn them over and each student takes it in turns to respond to one of the questions on one of the topics
Includes 10 different topics:
La moda e gli acquisti
Alimentazione e salute
Viaggi e trasporti
Sport e tempo livero
Le feste in italia
Media, informazione e comunicazione
Il mondo del lavoro
Il cinema italiano
Il mondo della musica
Italia
A worksheet + answers aimed at A level students of French, suitable for any exam board
Includes two texts that provide an insight into dance and culture in France, especially relevant in today’s climate, whereby students must complete vocab charts (from English to French), as well as answer comprehension questions
Can be used as the main activity for a lesson, as a starter, or as a homework activity to consolidate vocab knowledge. Could also be used as an end-of-topic vocab assessment
Tests comprehension abilities as well as how to read for gist
Students can complete this exercise with dictionaries to improve vocab, or without to practice exam technique and being in situations where they may not understand all vocab used in a text
A worksheet + answers aimed at A level students of French, suitable for any exam board
Includes two texts that provide an insight into the current problems the French economy and leisure sector is facing, whereby students must complete vocab charts (from English to French). There is also a translation activity, as well as grammar tasks where students must conjugate the vocabulary they have found in the text accordingly" rather than what it says currently.
Can be used as the main activity for a lesson, as a starter, or as a homework activity to consolidate vocab knowledge. Could also be used as an end-of-topic vocab assessment
Tests comprehension abilities as well as how to read for gist
Students can complete this exercise with dictionaries to improve vocab, or without to practice exam technique and being in situations where they may not understand all vocab used in a text
A worksheet + answers aimed at A level students of French, suitable for any exam board
Includes two texts that provide an insight into drug/alcohol usage and problems in France whereby students must complete vocab charts (from English to French)
Can be used as the main activity for a lesson, as a starter, or as a homework activity to consolidate vocab knowledge. Could also be used as an end-of-topic vocab assessment
Tests comprehension abilities as well as how to read for gist
Students can complete this exercise with dictionaries to improve vocab, or without to practice exam technique and being in situations where they may not understand all vocab used in a text
An essay-writing handbook created specifically for A level students (of any exam board) to use when practicing and revising for the ‘essay’ section of their exams.
Sections include:
Conventions of essay-writing: a recap of the tone, register, structure, etc. that should be used.
Guidance on quoting
Revision sections on the introduction, body and conclusion of the essay. Includes two ‘exemplar’ introductions and one ‘exemplar’ conclusion where students can clearly see the objectives being met
Vocabulary given for the introduction, conclusion and the development of arguments. This is an extensive list.
A full lesson (PPT) aimed at any level of GCSE Spanish (can be adapted). Includes a quiz which is the main point of the lesson - students must come up with their team name in Spanish relating to Halloween in some way. They write their answers down, then we go through them in class and cover any vocab the students are unsure of.
Then, the rest of the lesson is spent on cultural aspects of Halloween in Southern America. There is a reading comprehension task (true or false) that comes with answers.
A series of activities that can be used to fill an entire Easter lesson, or to accompany a pre-prepared lesson. The activity focuses on putting different aspects of grammar into practice, along with trying to inspire the students to write creatively in Italian. The activities are as follows:
Complete the sentences by conjugating the verb into the right tense and the right person. Then ask these questions to your neighbour and answer them spontaneously. This is good revision for the spontaneous element of the GCSE oral exam.
Use the conditional tense to write/say 3 things you would do differently next Easter holiday.
Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns and circle if they are true or false for you. (Matter of opinion)
True or false speaking exercise - students are given statements and have to guess if the statement is true or false for their partner.
Comprehension task about how Easter is celebrated in Italy.
Write 80 words at least on how you celebrated Easter
A resource designed to be used as an Assessment Point/In-Class test which covers:
Reflexive verbs in the present and the passato prossimo
Gap-fills with regular verbs in the passato prossimo and imperfetto (test if the students can use these tenses in the correct situations)
Mancare, piacere and servire verbs with pronouns
Pronouns and verbs when conjugated together
Writing exercise using the conditional about holidays
Gap-fill task using the conditional about holidays
Vocab: what is the opposite to…? (
A complete lesson on the present tense in Spanish, suitable for KS3 and KS4 as it’s easily adaptable. This includes a full lesson presentation, plus two exercises. It covers the uses of the present tense as well as the conjugations of regular past verbs. It shows how to conjugate all AR, ER and IR verbs.
A full PPT and accompanying task to teach students about the verbs of change in Spanish.
These include:
hacerse
volverse
quedarse
ponerse
llegar a ser
convertirse en
The PPT explains what using each one of these verbs demonstrates and gives examples.
The exercise can be used to assess how well students are able to use the correct verb in a given context.
Two grammar activities aimed at Year 11/A level Spanish students to practice, consolidate or assess knowledge of grammar.
The first activity is where students have to conjugate the given verb into the appropriate tense to match with the rest of the sentence.
The second activity is where students have to complete the rest of a sentence with no more than 10 words, ensuring it’s grammatically correct and corresponds with the rest of the sentence too.
Tenses tested:
preterite
imperfect
imperfect subjunctive
past perfect
present subjunctive
imperative
conditional perfect
Can be adapted to suit any ability level.
A full topic vocabulary list from the following topics:
La inmigracion
El racismo
La convivencia
Jovenes de hoy, ciudadanos del manana
Monarquias y dictaduras
Los movimientos populares
Includes Spanish and English vocab.
This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.
A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘Los Movimientos Populares’ topic. Aimed at AQA A level (A2) students.
Subtopics include:
6.1 La efectividad de las manifestaciones y las huelgas
6.2 El poder de los sindicatos
6.3 Ejemplos de protestas sociales
Includes Spanish and English.
This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.
A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘Monarquias y Dictaduras’ topic. Aimed at AQA A level (A2) students.
Subtopics include:
5.1 La dictadura de Franco
5.2 La evolucion de la monarquia en Espana
5.3 Dictadores latinoamericanos
Includes Spanish and English.
This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.
A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘Los jovenes de hoy, ciudadanos del manana’ topic. Aimed at AQA A level (A2) students.
Subtopics include:
4.1 Los jovenes y su actitud hacia la politica: activismo o apatia
4.2 El paro entre los jovenes
4.3 Su sociedad ideal
Includes Spanish and English.
This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.