This 4-page file includes:
~A handout on German Prefix verbs
~A reading with Prefix verbs in context
~A worksheet with 15 practice sentences.
~Answer key
This 6-page file includes:
~A 2-page reading completely in the imperfect tense where a young girl asks 5 family members what life was like when they were young! The reading is followed by a reading comprehension section and a short writing assignment.
~The same reading with the verbs highlighted for students to see them in context.
~A worksheet with 10 short answer reading comprehension questions and a writing assignment.
~Answer key.
Activity idea: Have students ‘interview’ an older family member about what life was like when they were young and have them write a paragraph about it for homework.
NOTE: This resource is 100% Spanish.
This Spanish reading includes descriptions of 4 people’s daily routines. Verbs are conjugated in the present tense in the yo, él and ellos forms. Includes many reflexive verbs and examples of time.
Includes 12 reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
Answer key included.
Ideal for reviewing reflexive verbs!
Editable word file.
Activity idea: After reading, have students underline all the reflexive verbs they find, then have them discuss their own family’s daily routines or write about it for homework.r write about it for homework.
This 3-page file includes:
~A beginner Spanish reading that includes descriptions of four young people’s likes and dislikes, hobbies and weekly routines. It includes numerous users of the verb gustar. It also includes similar verbs such as interesar and encantar.
~A worksheet based on the reading with 3 parts: 10 reading comprehension questions, an info gap and a short writing assignment.
~Answer key.
Editable word file.
Ideal for beginner learners to review basic vocabulary of hobbies, days of the week
and present tense verbs.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish reading on the life of Jennifer Lopez, a daughter of poor Puerto Rican immigrants who became a world wide sensation. Includes information on her childhood, early career and role in the movie Selena. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with nine comprehension questions to accompany the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: Uses Present and Past Tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish cultural reading on the Galapagos Islands found off the coast of Ecuador. It discusses the unique animals that live there, Charles Darwin’s journey to the island and its own unique history as part of Ecuador. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with eight reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Level: In present and past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading that includes a brief description of the Spanish Civil War and its after effects. Also included is a biography of Francisco Franco and the role he played. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A reading comprehension section based on the reading.
~Answer key
Makes for a great complement on a Spanish history unit.
Level: Spanish Upper Intermediate
This 5-page file includes:
~A reading in which a 13-year-old boy interviews his parents and grandparents about what life was like for them when they were young. The reading is completely in the imperfect tense for students to see it in context.
~A worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions in English and a short writing assignment in French for homework.
~The worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions in French and a short writing assignment in French for homework.
~Answer key. (2pgs)
Activity idea: Have students underline all the imperfect forms they find in the reading.
Editable word file.
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading with a dialog between three people - two of which are interviewing another for a job. This interactive script is preceded by a full glossary of relevant vocabulary. A great way for students to see work-related vocabulary in context.
~The second page includes a reading comprehension section and a second section in which students create their own resume in Spanish and then interview each other for a job in Spanish!
~Answer key.
Activity ideas: students can work in groups of two or three to read through the script before moving on to conduct their own interviews using their resume!
Level: Intermediate and up
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish reading featuring two separate dialogues with two patients that go to visit the doctor. One patient has the flu and the other an injury. New vocabulary is featured at the top including the verb ‘doler’. Both dialogues feature a lot of Ud. command forms as the doctor gives each patient advice.
~A Worksheet with 3 parts: 8 reading comprehension questions, 8 short answer questions where students need to find the Spanish command forms from the script and write them in and a guided conversation practice.
Extension: Have students take turns role-playing going to the doctor and explaining in Spanish what is wrong with them. The other student practices giving advice in the command form!
Level: Intermediate
This 3-page file includes:
~An easy English reading that includes descriptions of four young people’s hobbies/lifestyles.
~A reading comprehension worksheet with three parts:
10 reading comprehension questions
an info gap activity
a short writing assignment.
~Answer key.*
Ideal for beginner learners to review basic vocabulary of hobbies, days of the week and present tense verbs.
This 3-page file includes:
~An easy English reading in which four young people introduce themselves. They talk about their personality, physical characteristics, likes and dislikes and hobbies.
~An accompanying worksheet with 12 short answer questions and a short writing practice where students describe themselves.
~Answer key
Level: Beginner
Activity idea: Have students complete their paragraph in class or for homework and then share them with a partner as an icebreaker.
This 3-page file includes: (100% in German)
~An easy German reading in which four young people introduce themselves. They talk about their personality, physical characteristics, likes and dislikes and hobbies.
~An accompanying worksheet with 12 short answer questions and a short writing practice where students describe themselves.
~Answer key
Activity idea: Have students complete their paragraph in class or for homework and then share them with a partner as an icebreaker.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography about the life of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. It discusses his childhood, education, personal life, all of his major works and his death during the Spanish Civil War. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 8 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer key.
This reading is a great compliment to any unit on Spanish history and writers.
Level: mostly past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading for beginners in the present tense in which 4 students describe their favorite sports and after school activities. Also uses gustar expressions.
~A worksheet with 12 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing section.
~Answer key.
Great for review on sports vocabulary. Also includes many days of the week and family vocabulary.
Example vocab:
los deportes
las artes marciales
el fútbol
el voleibol
nadar
patinar
jugar
tenis
hacer yoga
esquiar
bailar
correr
andar en bicicleta
This 5-page resource includes:
~A Spanish language biography on Hispanic singer Bruno Mars. It talks about his childhood in Hawaii and his musical family, his dreams to become a singer in California and his eventual success and charity work. The reading features numerous examples of regular and irregular preterite verbs as well as a glossary of new vocabulary.
~The same biography but with the verbs in the preterite tense missing! In this version,
students must complete the biography by completing over 15 regular and irregular preterite conjugations.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions based on reading in Spanish.
~Answer key (2pgs)
Level: preterite tense
Can be used for review, a quick quiz, reading comprehension, early finisher activity, bell work, homework or sub plan!
This 4-page file includes:
~A reading that combines culture and grammar! This reading is on the mythical Latin American creature called the Chupacabra and it includes numerous examples of the passive voice: both the true passive and the se passive. It also discusses the history, etymology and possible scientific explanations for its existence. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A second version of the story with the two forms of passive voice highlighted for students to see in context.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Level: intermediate
This 4-page file includes:
~A 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.
~The same reading with the verbs highlighted for students to see in context.
~A worksheet with a reading comprehension section of 8 true/false questions and a short writing assignment in the future tense.
~Answer key. (2 pgs)
Activity idea: Have students underline all the future forms they find in the reading!
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography about the life and times of the famous Cuban singer Celia Cruz. It discusses her leaving Cuba after the revolution, her career in the United States, her marriage and her performances. Reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~The second page is a worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer Key (2pgs)
This 3-page file contains 3 separate worksheets/quizzes for students to practice all of the command forms in Spanish. There is one worksheet each on:
~tú commands (negative and affirmative)
~Ud. commands (negative and affirmative)
~Uds./nosotros commands
Great for review or as a pop quiz!
Includes:
hablar
comer
vivir
beber
tocar
estudiar
mirar
abrir
empezar
volver
dormir
querer
pensar
volar
buscar
ver
tener
venir
ser
estar
hacer
poner
saber