Bank of sentences divided by theme and topic (foundation and higher) with key language structures to be used in new GCSE lessons.
Theme 1 People and lifestyle
Education and work
Healthy living and lifestyle
Identity and relationships with others
Theme 2 Popular culture
Celebrity culture
Customs, festivals and celebrations
Free time activities
Theme 3 Communication and the world around us
Media and technology
The environment and where people live
Travel and tourism, including places of interest
3 lessons to introduce unit 7: el impacto positivo de la inmigración.
L1- España como destino migratorio -reasons why they choose Spain
L2- principales nacionalidades -main nationalities/ groups of immigrants arriving
L3- son bien recibidos? -are inmmigrants welcome in Spain?
Theme 2, unit 4: la música.
Two lessons to be used to introduce this music unit.
Content:
Context slides (listening/note taking)
Reading comprehension (los artistas españoles con más influencia)
Alejandro Sanz: un ejemplo de su influencia en la historia de la música española
Mini presentaciones (speaking)
La historia de la música; una breve panorámica
Speaking-pair dictation-gap filling
Hitster, music game
This bundle will give you a wide range of activities to celebrate European day of languages for an entire week with different activities designed to be delivered during tutor time (20 min).
Focus on oracy and celebrating diversity.
European languages quiz
2.Guess how many languages the celebrity speaks
Find Wally in Europe
4.Find someone who
5.Identity day
6.European Dictionary quest
7.Assembly
It includes an assembly.
Five lessons based on VIVA module 4 ‘punto de partida a and punto de partida 2 (intereses e influencias’ and ¿qué sueles hacer?) (mixture foundation and higher).
Grammar focus (present tense, preterite tense).
Tv programs, free time activities and sports.
Unit of work on the Spanish Civil War. Power point + student booklet for all the lessons.
L1 -introduction
L2- causes of the war
L3- measures taken by the republican governenment
L4- constitution and reaction
L5- beginning of the war
L6 -two sides
L7- main battles and role of the women
L8- main battles and the beginning of the end
L9- the end of the war
L10- the end of the war
L11- Grammar, tense revision, pluperfect tense and complex structures
7 lessons based on Module 1 from VIVA (foundation/higher).
Contents :
GCSE writing tasks
Present tense irregular verbs
Opinions with a focus on third person
weather in the present tense
how to improve sentences
questions and answers about ideal holidays
consolidation games
Three lessons based only on understanding the story, designed to be used before and while students are reading each act, with main quotes, main vocabulary, reading comprehension activities, summaries and mini essay writing questions.
Aimed for students to work independently with the booklet but it can also be used to teach a lesson. All answers are provided on the power point.
5 lessons to introduce preterite tense and imperfect based on Module 4 Viva higher and foundation.
Grammar focus. Sports and preterite/imperfect tense (regular and irregular verbs) formation (with practice).
Whole unit of work ‘El mundo laboral’
L1- introduction to the topic /context/ glossary of important terms/ reading comprehension/ translation
L2 and 3 -la precariedad laboral y los mileuristas /context /reading/ listening /translation
L4 -grammar focus, preterite tense and all its irregulars
L5- La generación nini /speaking
L6 - tipos de contrato /recap lesson/ listening and translation
L7 - Contratos basura /speaking focus
L8- grammar focus passive voice
L9- El día de la mujer trabajadora
L10- Mujeres que hacen malabarismos /reading /listening/ translation
L11 -Mini IRP assessment preparation lesson
Series of lessons on La Tomatina.
L1- introduction to the festival (basic vocabulary) and rules
L2- what do people do at La Tomatina festival -revision of present tense
L3- what did you do at the festival? revision of past tense
L4- GCSE listening practice on the topic of La tomatina
L5- did you have a good time? consolidation of opinions in the past tense
+Extra activity, murder mystery
Three to five lessons on the theme of the Euros 24, aimed at years 7,8 and 9.
Ppt + student booklet
L1 Language covered includes colours and countries. Skills covered are listening and speaking (optional reading), using sentence builders as support. The sentence builder covers basic opinions and reasons. Please go through the slides to choose the activities that best fit your classes. There are comments and further instructions on the notes section.
L2, Language covered includes numbers (places), agreement/disagreement and opinions. Skills covered are reading, speaking and writing.
L3, Language covered includes hair, eye colour descriptions, basic personal information and animals. Skills covered are reading comprehension, translation, listening and writing. For the final project, students design a mascot and write a description in Spanish using the sentence builder.
6 lessons to teach the movie Pan’s labyrinth. You can use each lesson after watching each scene. Plenty of activities based on each scene (reading comprehensions, translations, vocabulary, grammar, speaking). It includes booklets for each lesson.
Bundle to teach unit of work (unit 4, la música).
L1 introduction to pop music in Spain and mini analysis of an artist (Alejandro Sanz)
L2 historia de la música. Music through history.
L3 the importante of flamenco music.
L4 exam skills practice, importance of flamenco music part 2.
L5 positive impact of music (economic impact, festivals and social movement)
L6 negative impact of music, el reggeton
L7 negative impact of music, el reggeton part 2
L8 la importancia del baile
Save WEEKS of work with this resource!
A whole unit of work (11 lessons + assessment) to teach Unidad 1: Los cambios en la estructura familiar. I follow Edexcell exam board.
Readings have been adapted from Spanish newspaper articles so it includes plenty of authentic resources and updated (2023) facts.
Overview:
First lesson, expectations and ice breakers (adaptable)
L1 Tipos de familia. Introduction to different family models.
Skills: note taking (listening) and reading. Includes further reading articles.
L2 Tipos de familia 2 (new family models)
How to complete the fact file (la hoja de datos).
Skills: reading and grammar (stem changing verbs
L3 present subjunctive
Skills: Grammar
L4 Traditional family vs modern family
Skills: note taking (listening) and speaking (debate)
L5 Gay marriage
Skills; Note taking, reading and grammar (apocopation)
L6 The role of grandparents
Skills: note taking (listening) reading and grammar (reflexive verbs)
L7 The influence of the church, brief history
Skills: reading
L8 the influence of the church in family models
Skills: listening, reading, translation
L9 domestic violence
Skills: note taking (listening) reading and speaking
L10 Speaking questions preparation
Save hours and hours and hours of preparation with this Scheme of work for La casa de Bernarda Alba. (10-16 lessons + student booklets).
Very user friendly, you can use the lessons to teach yourself if you have never taught the book before.
Scheme of work overview:
L1 Federico García Lorca An introduction on the life of Lorca and his main works.
L2 Historical context. Pre-civil war Spain Understand the importance of the historical context for the play
L3 Act 1 Analysis of Act 1
L4 Act 2 Analysis of Act 2
L5 Act 3 Analysis of act 3
L6 Character analysis 1 Analysis and comprehension of the main characters
L7 Character analysis 2 Analysis and comprehension of the main characters
L8 Themes Analysis of the main themes in the play
L9 Technique Analyse and learn about the main techniques used by the writer
L10 Essay writing workshop: Explore the structure of the essay (introduction, development and conclusion)
L11 Essay writing workshop: Explore the language used in the essay and the mark scheme (A level)
L12 Essay workshop: Writing practice
L13 Essay consolidation: Quote revision
L13 Essay consolidation: Revision lesson
Extra Explore sessions: Trivial pursuit
Extra Explore sessions: Monopoly
Extra Explore sessions: Tinder profiles for characters
Extra Explore sessions: Quote game