This beginner German reading is written as a postcard from one friend on vacation in Spain with his family to another friend back home in Germany. The reading includes numerous uses of the present perfect tense.
The reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary and five comprehension questions.
Activity idea: have students write a ‘postcard’ for homework as a writing exercise.
They can pretend they are in a German-speaking destination and research the local attractions there and talk about what have done so ‘so far’ using the perfect tense.
Includes answer key.
Editable word file.
This beginner Italian reading includes three short paragraphs describing the likes, dislikes, careers and hobbies of three friends.
Great for reviewing descriptions, hobbies, languages, professions etc.
The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.
This resource is 100% in Italian .
Answer key included.
Activity idea: Have your students write a short paragraph about a friend in class or for homework.
In this Italian script two friends are talking about their upcoming summer plans in the future tense. One of them will be visiting their grandparents and the other will be going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip. The reading includes 8 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
Includes two versions of the reading: one with a glossary and one with no glossary for differentiated learning.
Activity idea: Have students underline all the future tense verbs they find in the reading. In class or for homework, have students write their own short paragraph about what they will be doing during their upcoming summer using the future tense.
Editable word doc.
Answer key included.
This beginner Italian reading is great for students to review vocabulary around weather, seasons and clothing. It talks about three young people in different cities at different times of the year: London (raining), Rome (hot + sunny), New York City (cold + snowy).
The reading includes 6 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This beginner Italian reading talks all about the life of a 23-year-old university student in Italy. It includes details about himself, his roommate his parents and his sister including physical descriptions, ages, jobs and where they live. This reading serves as a great review at the end of Italian I or beginning of Italian II for basic vocabulary and sentence structure in the present tense. Includes a short glossary of new vocabulary.
Also includes a separate worksheet with 12 short answer questions and a short writing section.
Answer key included
Editable word file
This Italian reading describes three young peoples experience with various accidents, illnesses and pain. One person has a virus, one person had an accident skateboarding and broke his leg and one person has a headache.
Ideal for students to review health, illness and body parts vocabulary.
The reading is followed by 8 comprehension questions in Italian.
Answer key included.
Editable word file.
This 3-page file includes:
~This French reading shows a humorous scene from a fictitious soap opera titled “Mon amour est infini” in which an attractive firefighter loses all his luxurious long hair in a fire! This reading includes 10 examples of French Possessive Pronouns (mon/ma/ton/notre etc)
~The same reading with the possessive pronouns highlighted for students to see in context.
All the characters are introduced by name and character. The script includes parts for four people and can be performed/read aloud in groups.
Includes 8 true/false reading comprehension questions and a writing section where students write a continuation of the scene!
~Answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout on the formation and use of past participles in Spanish plus a list of common irregular participles and how to use them with the verb estar to create adjectives.
~A worksheet that contains 15 fill in the blanks sentences for students to practice creating 8 regular and 7 irregular past participles.
~Answer key.
Example sentences:
Las novelas … … . (escribir)
La comida … … . (preparar)
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A fun French reading, in which four high school students are asked how they think life will be in 200 years. The answers are very different! Includes many examples of regular and irregular future tense verbs. Reading includes five comprehension questions in French and and a short writing assignment in the French future tense.
NOTE: There are two versions of the reading one with the future tense verbs highlighted for students to see in context.
Level: French 3
Answer key included.
Editable word file
Activity idea: have students share their ideas for how the future will look.
Have the students underline all the verbs they see in the reading in the future tense.
This 4-page file includes:
~A German worksheet that features three short paragraphs in which people talk about what they did recently. There are over 20 uses of simple past verbs to see in context. Includes regular and irregular forms: brachte, ging, trank, war, machte
~A comprehension page with 10 short answer questions based on the reading plus a short writing assignment.
~Answer key (2 pgs)
This 16-page file includes:
~22 common body parts in Spanish. The file may be use digitally for students to study body parts or you can print out on card stock and have students play go fish, or a memory game where they match the word with the body part.
~1 blank page for your own ideas
~An English-Spanish glossary of body parts.
This quiz/worksheet features 16 irregular first-person (yo-form) present tense Spanish verbs.
Students are required to fill in the yo form and the English meaning.
Answer key included.
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This simple German reading features three young people talking about their favorite school subjects in high school and university.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Activity idea: Have students write about or discuss their favorite subjects in class.
This German Reading is in the future tense about three young people talking about their dreams for university and future careers.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Editable word file
This file includes 1 worksheet each on word order with
~present tense
~future tense
Students are required to rewrite the sentences into the correct word order.
Editable File.
Level: A1-A2 Beginner
Note: A version of these worksheets is also available in my Beginner German Workbook.
This French reading features three young people talking about what they plan to do for their future careers. It features numerous examples of the conversational future (aller + infinitive) for students to see this tense in context.
The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions in French
NOTE: Includes 2 versions of the reading, one of which has the (aller + infinitive) verbs highlighted for students to see in context.
Editable Word file.
Answer key included.
This 5-page file includes:
~A German reading in which the narrator talks about a strange day he had recently. It is written in the past tense and includes numerous examples of verbs requiring sein.
The reading is followed by seven short answer reading comprehension questions in English and is preceded by a glossary of new vocabulary.
~The same reading followed by seven short answer reading comprehension questions in German.
NOTE: Their are two copies of this reading, one in which the auxiliary verbs are missing for students to fill in 20 blanks with Haben oder sein?
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading in which the narrator is flying to Hamburg. Once he arrives at the hotel there is a script between himself and the receptionist. The reading includes a full glossary of travel vocabulary in English and German. This reading is entirely in the present tense.
~A second page with 8 reading comprehension questions in German.
~Answer key.
Editable word doc.
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout on Spanish pronunciation
~A worksheet that serves as an excellent review of Spanish pronunciation. It features seven questions focusing on the specific pronunciation of individual letters and an eighth question that tests word stress of 9 words.
~Answer key.
Students can work alone, in pairs or in small groups to fill in the missing information about 20 famous Hispanic people. It is a great way for students to get to know or review famous Hispanic leaders.
NOTE: There are two versions of the worksheet:
~One version contains hints by allowing students to know how often each profession and nationality is used.
~The second version has no hints at all.
Ideal as a sub plan or for cultural/grammar homework, or even as a competitive game between groups!
Includes answer key.
NOTE: This resource is in English, I also offer a similar resource in Spanish in my store.