One (or two) lesson focussed on the theme of fantasy versus reality in ‘El laberinto del fauno’. (22 slides)
Structure of the lesson:
Key words to use in essay.
Brief summary of the theme.
Comparison between fairytale structure and the film.
Fantasy and reality in the main characters (Ofelia, Carmen, Mercedes and Capitán Vidal).
Important quotes about fantasy and reality.
Essay question.
A Christmas lesson with a range of activities to be used at different levels from year 6 to year 8 students of Spanish. Great lesson for the end of term.
Contents:
Christmas vocabulary + Games
GCSE speaking style -qué hay en la foto
Morat -dulce navidad (gap filling and dictionary race
Christmas activities/ crafts ideas
One lesson based on Viva higher Solicitando un trabajo. Designed for a mixed ability group with differenciation.
4 skills, reading, listening, writing/speaking
Although this is not a lesson, the resources can be used for a lesson, or as part of a lesson to prepare students for task 1 (edexcel).
It includes 2 games to practice questions from all themes, using speaking questions from past papers and resources to share with students to work on fluency, complexity, spontaneity and interaction.
Escape the room lesson in French and Spanish aimed at primary school students or beginners in Secondary school. Ideal for transition days to be used with students who do any of the languages at primary. Please notice that this lesson requires a lot of prepation (mainly printing) and it’s quite interactive.
Topics cover colours, sports, numbers, opinions, adjectives and introductions.
Two writing mats to help students master opinions and reasons in Spanish. It includes:
Basic opinions and ways to spice them up + someone else’s opinions + opinions in different tenses.
Basic adjectives to give reasons in Spanish (all topics) + more complex reasons + comparative structures + idioms + reasons in different tenses.
3 lessons based on chapter 5 from Viva (higher and foundation), module 4 (holidays).
Lesson 1:
-Question/answer starter
-Treasure hunt/tripadvisor (3 hotel adds -student centered)
-Reading comprehension
-Memory game (plenary)
Lesson 2:
-Starter (order the dialogue)
-Listening activity (foundation page 15)
-Gap filling listening activity
-Role play (GCSE task)
-Memory game (plenary)
Lesson 3:
-Pronunciation match up
-Song ‘este hotel me vuelve loca’
-Complains match up
-Sentence builder/speaking activity (¿Cuál es el problema?)
-Higher listening from Viva (page 17)
-Translation activity -solutions
A monopoly board game to revise El Laberinto del Fauno.
The resource includes instructions and everything students need to play the game (board and cards), you just need to print and laminate the slides.
A great fun way to revise the book! Enjoy :)
Three lessons about summer songs in Spain, perfect for the last week of term.
Plenty of authentic resources to engage students and teach about Spanish culture in a fun and interesting way using music. Power point + booklet/worksheets
Lesson 1: reading comprehension, quiz/competition + tie breakers/ speaking activity with opinions about songs.
Lesson 2: Title translation (starter), match up chorus and title of the song, interview with Juan Magán + true or false activity, fill in the gap ‘Bailando por ahí’, speaking activity with opinions about the song.
Lesson 3: Adjectives to describe lyrics and rhythm (starter), study of 6 popular songs in Spain at the moment, election of the best summer song 2019.
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.
A bundle of 5 lessons/activities/ideas for the first week for a year 7 tutor group with games, icebreakers and activities to get to know your tutor group and create a good rapport since day one :)
Four lessons based on topic 2 from Viva (foundation and higher combination) for mixed ability groups.
Lesson 1
hay/no hay recap
tenerife (videos and cultural information)
reading and introduction of the future tense
writing: plan a weekend in Tenerife, what will you do?
Lesson 2
future recap
reading comprehension
listening
speaking game
Lesson 3
weather in the future tense (more complex expressions)
reading comprehension
listening task
design your own weather forecast
Lesson 4
verb tense revision (time line)
writing task (GCSE style + grading criteria)
5 short lessons to discover different Spanish speaking artists.
It includes information about the artist, lyrics, and work on vocabulary/expressions
L1 Rosalia (song: malamente)
L2 Aitana (song: teléfono)
L3 El canto del loco (song: una foto en blanco y negro)
L4 Alejandro Sanz (song: corazón partío)
L5 Ricky Martin (song: lo mejor de mi vida eres tu)
Resources (booklet and power point) to use with Year 7 students of Spanish.
Pack of 3-5 lessons to study the movie Coco.
The resources cover:
Before-watching discussions
Trailer
Mexican culture
Characters
Songs
A review of the movie
Project ideas