Get beginner German students talking with this simple game!
Students work in pairs to fill in the information missing from their sheet by asking and answering simple questions.
This game reinforces: basic word order, possession with names, numbers (up to 99) and clothing vocabulary.
Game takes approximately 10-15 minutes to play so great for warm-up, bell-work or end of class activity.
Level: German 1
Instructions included.
This fun interactive game can be played in groups of 2-4 students.
Each student is given a number of cards from various categories in Spanish.
On each card is a category and a noun. The student must try and explain what is on their card without saying the name! For example, the category is food and the noun is apple. They may say ‘Soy/es una fruta.’ Students use their existing vocabulary to help the other student guess what they are.
This is a great way to get students talking and laughing in class and using all of their vocabulary to create short sentences.
Included:
Complete instructions with 3 variations for difficulty
Recording Sheet
24 cards (6 categories times 4 items)
Categorías: Comida, Bebidas, Deportes, Meses, Familia, Profesiones
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading about Claudia’s busy day that includes 25 irregular third person irregular verbs. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~The same reading with the verbs highlighted to see in context.
~Answer key.
Level: Intermediate
This 16-page file includes:
~24 common Spanish words for around the house. The file may be use digitally 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 pictures.
~1 blank page for your own ideas
~An English-Spanish glossary of all 24 words
~A worksheet with the English words for students to write in the Spanish equivalent for review or as a quick quiz
Includes the following vocabulary:
door = la puerta
house = la casa
pool = la piscina
chair = la silla
plant = la planta
sofa = el sofá
bed = la cama
dining room = el comedor
lamp = la lámpara
living room = la sala
bathroom = el baño
mirror = el espejo
washing machine = el lavaplatos
kitchen = la cocina
garage = el garaje
roof = el techo
garden = el jardín
bedroom = el dormitorio
window = la ventana
rug = la alfombra
stairs = las escaleras
fence= la cerca
In this Spanish worksheet students must match up five descriptions of animals with the picture. They must also write in the animal’s name.
Includes two versions of worksheet: with Spanish and English instructions.
Answer key included.
In this fun reading students can see tú command forms in context in both the negative and affirmative.
Plot: Sandra is a very bossy older sister who is telling her younger sister what to do and not to do as she prepares for friends to come over. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and six reading comprehension questions.
NOTE: The reading includes two versions of the story, with the command forms underlined for students to see in context and not.
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A fun and simple German reading that helps students to review colors and articles of clothing. Three young people describe their favourite colours and the types of clothing they wear in those colors.
~The same reading but with 10 adjective endings in the accusative and nominative cases missing for students to decline to complete the reading.
~Answer key.
Both versions includes a 7 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing section.
Answer key included
This handout explains the uses of an(s)/année(s) in English with French example sentences.
Students must them complete 10 sentences with the correct form.
Answer key included
Editable word file
This reading shows Spanish students how to use desde hace/ desde cuando when two friends get caught up after not seeing each other for over two years. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
Includes 6 reading comprehension questions.
This 4-page file includes:
~A German reading on natural disasters: flooding, forest fires and a tornado all suffered by one town in one year.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions and a short writing section.
~Answer key.
Level: Intermediate
NOTE: Includes 2 versions, one includes the verbs in the passive voice highlighted for students to see in context.
This 4-page resource includes:
~Two pages of notes on when to use the present and imperfect subjunctive in Spanish. The explanations include examples in English and Spanish.
~A worksheet with 16 short answer questions,
~Answer key.
Editable word file
This 4-page file includes:
~An English script featuring two friends out shopping for clothes. The reading incorporates numerous examples of demonstrative pronouns and clothing vocabulary.
~The same reading with the demonstratives underlined for students to see in context.
~A worksheet with 3 parts:
8 true/false questions
6 multiple choice questions on demonstrative pronouns
a short writing section
~Answer key.
Level: present tense only
This Spanish worksheet features 16 different stem-change/boot verbs in context. Students must fill in nine missing verbs to complete the dialog.
Includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
This 3-page file includes:
~An Italian script between two high school friends discussing what they and their siblings will study and do for work in the future using the future tense. Includes a short glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section of 8 true/false questions and a short writing assignment in the future tense.
~The same reading with the verbs highlighted for students to see in context.
~Answer key.
Editable word file
This 3-page file includes:
~A French reading that discusses the importance of soccer in France, some of the current most popular players and the overall history of the World Cup. It also discusses the formation of FIFA, the first World Cup and which countries have won it over the years. Updated until the 2022 World Cup. The story is accompanied by a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 short answer reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
This is a great complement to any unit on sports, soccer and the World Cup.
This file includes 3 worksheets for students to work on distinguishing between using the imperfect or preterite in the past tense in Spanish.
Worksheet #1 has 10 sentences in English with certain verbs underlined. Students must determine if they would use the imperfect or preterite to translate the sentence into Spanish.
Worksheet #2 has 10 sentences in Spanish with certain verbs underlined. Students must determine if the underlined verbs are in the imperfect or preterite tense.
Worksheet #2 has 10 sentences in Spanish with certain verbs missing. Students must choose between three options to complete the sentence.
Answer keys 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 song activity for the song ‘Las mañanitas’ is ideal for birthdays and Mother’s Day!
Includes two versions: one with a word bank and one without. Students must fill in the missing words.
Answer key included.
Link to song on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBsjiqA6Wm8&list=RDOBsjiqA6Wm8&start_radio=1
This Spanish reading includes various examples of relative pronouns in context. All the relative pronouns are underlined for students to see. In this humorous reading, two friends go hiking with a virtual stranger and find out they are not compatible!
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, six short answer reading comprehension questions and a writing exercise.
Answer key included.
Editable Word file.
This reading discusses Copán, an ancient Mayan city found in Honduras near the Guatemalan border. It discusses its unique history, its current state and the significance of stelas. This reading also briefly discusses Honduras with some basic facts to familiarize students with this lesser-known country.
Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 7 short answer reading comprehension questions.
Level: present and past tenses
Answer key included.