This easy Spanish reading includes descriptions of three young people’s favourite sports activities.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Ideal for beginner learners to review basic vocabulary of sports, days of the week
and present tense verbs.
Activity idea: After reading, have students discuss their own sports activities in class or for homework.
This 3-page file includes:
~A beginner level reading in the first person about a quinceañera on her 15th birthday describing her party. Also covered is the religious and cultural significance of this event.
~A glossary of new vocabulary
~A worksheet with 8 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short exercise where students create an invitation to their own birthday party!
~Answer key
Editable file.
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 handout includes 2 parts: a matching section on vocabulary for Easter and a reading section describing Easter celebrations in Germanic countries. Reading includes five reading comprehension questions.
Level: present tense
Editable word file.
With answer key
Vocab includes:
Frohe Ostern
der Fasching
der Osterbaum
die Ostereier
der Osterhase
suchen
bemalen
der Karfreitag
fasten
verstecken
This easy German reading includes descriptions of three young people’s eating habits: cooking with family, eating out and being a vegetarian.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Ideal for beginner learners to review basic vocabulary!
Activity idea: After reading, have students discuss their own eating and cooking habits in class or write about it for homework.
This worksheet on German modal verbs in the present tense includes:
*10 fill in the blank questions
*5 questions where students make their own sentences using the correct word order
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This 4-page file includes: (100% in German)
~A fun reading where four young people discuss what they did yesterday using the perfect tense. Includes lots of vocabulary for: family, hobbies, school subjects etc.
~The same page with the verbs highlighted to see in context.
~A worksheet based on the reading with 3 parts: short answer questions, an info gap section and a short writing assignment.
Answer key included
This 3-page file includes:
~A biography on the life of the famous Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi and his masterwork La sagrada familia. This enormous cathedral is located in Barcelona and is a UNESCO heritage site. This reading includes a Spanish-English glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 7 reading incomprehension questions in Spanish and a short writing section.
~Answer Key.
Activity ideas: As the majority of this reading is in the preterite tense students could underline all the preterite tense forms they find for contextual review.
Level: Uses mostly past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout explaining the uses of direct and indirect object pronouns along with example sentences
~A worksheet with 20 exercises (10 direct object/ 10 indirect object) where students need to complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun.
~Answer key.
Editable Word file.
This 4-page file includes:
~A fun French reading where four young people discuss what they did yesterday using over 30 examples of the passe composé. Includes also étre verbs and reflexive verbs as well as lots of vocabulary for: family, hobbies, school subjects etc.
~A worksheet in English based on the reading with short answer questions, an info gap section and a short writing assignment in French.
~Answer key.
NOTE: There are two versions of the reading, one with the verbs highlighted and one without.
Editable word file.
This 3-page file includes:
~1 reading that features a dialogue between three people: two female friends who are out for dinner and their waiter. A glossary of food vocabulary appears at the top.
~1 page of 10 true/false reading comprehension questions in Spanish and a short writing section.
~Answer Key.
Activity idea: after reading the skit with a partner, students can be split off in pairs to write their own scripts about eating in a restaurant to perform for the class or hand in for working.
Vocab includes:
el mesero
el pescado
el bistec
los mariscos
el arroz
de postre
el flan
la cuenta
el café
la langosta
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 3-page file includes: (100% in Spanish)
~A fun Spanish reading in which five young people talk about their favorite TV shows and movie genres.
~An accompanying worksheet with eight reading comprehension questions and a short writing section where students talk about their own viewing habits.
~Answer key.
Level: Beginnner
This French language reading introduces students to talking about recurring past events by using imperfect tense. It talks about the childhoods of three different people and the activities they used to enjoy.
The reading includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included
Activity idea: Have the students underline all the imperfect verbs they find in the reading and then have them talk about their own early childhood habits using the imperfect tense.
This worksheet includes four parts to help your students get comfortable with sports expressions in Spanish:
matching 10 expressions (English to Spanish)
7 translations
placing expressions on a chart choosing between sports they like/don’t like/would like to try
a short translation about an active young person
Editable Word file
Answer key included.
In this easy French reading students are introduced of three young people all of which have different sports. The reading is followed by eight and reading comprehension questions in English OR French.
Vocabulary includes:
patiner
courir
nager
jouer au baseball
jouer au tennis
jouer au football
faire du vélo
faire du yoga
la boxe/ski
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~ A Spanish biography of the fascinating and enigmatic Spanish artist Salvador Dalí. The reading includes a bit about his childhood, artistic influences and other interests. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
~Answer Key.
Level: Uses past tenses
This beginner French 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), Medellin (hot + sunny), New York City (cold + snowy).
The reading includes 8 reading comprehension questions in English OR French
Answer key included.
This 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 arm and one person has a headache.
Ideal for students to review health vocabulary and how to use the verb doler.
The reading is followed by 8 comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Level:in present and preterite tenses
Vocabulary includes:
fiebre
virus
accidente
le duele la cabeza
me duele la garganta
brazo
roto
romper
me resfrío
me caí
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography of the famous Colombian singer Shakira. It covers her family background, early career and what made her famous as well as her relationships, family life and and charitable work.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Activity ideas: after reading about the life of Shakira, students can write a short biography on another famous Hispanic artist for homework or to present to the class.