This is a very thorough summary of cultural integration (convivencia de culturas) in Spain during the Middle Ages and today. It covers the coexistence of Christians, Muslims and Jews in the Middle Ages, the Spanish Inquisition, regional nationalism in the Basque Country and Catalonia, Gypsies, Moroccans, Latin Americans and British ex-pats. It is written in bullet-point format with highlights, making it easy to read and engage with. This summary will give Spanish A Level and Advanced Higher students a solid understanding of the themes and differences of the cultures present in Spain, and is a fantastic platform for further research or reading on this topic. This is a seven-page resource formatted for easy download and printing. This resource is ideal for pre-reading and revision. It can also be used alongside study on the topics and in conjunction with relevant Spanish literature and films. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This is a very thorough summary of the Spanish Civil War in Spanish. It covers the main events, the political ideologies of the Republicans and the Nationalists, the types of atrocities that took place and the aftermath of the war. This in-depth summary on the Spanish Civil War is written in bullet-point formatting under headings, making it manageable to understand. It is written in advanced Spanish, making it ideal for language development, reading comprehension and vocabulary-building. This summary will give advanced learners of Spanish a solid understanding of the themes and events of the Spanish Civil War, and is a fantastic platform for further research or reading on this topic. How can I use this resource? An overview of the Spanish Civil War Revision of the main events and themes of the Spanish Civil War Alongside the study of books or films that are set during the Spanish Civil War This resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. It is also available in English, should you prefer. The resource is also included in a bundle with other resources on the Spanish Civil War or in conjunction with resources on the Franco Dictatorship. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

Learning how to use si clauses is a great way for students to provide some interesting color to their spoken and written work. It shows the ability to use tenses in combination and to use tenses that would be difficult to fluently incorporate otherwise. They are a fantastic way for students to achieve bonus marks by providing that “wow” factor. This Spanish grammar PowerPoint Presentation helps students understand how to use si clauses/conditional sentences, also known as the first conditional, second conditional, and third conditional. Note for teachers This resource is designed for students who are already familiar with the present, conditional, imperative, future, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive (past perfect subjunctive) tenses required to create these conditional sentences. However, a brief recap is provided on how to form the imperfect subjunctive and also the pluperfect subjunctive/past perfect subjunctive. Each one of the si clauses is treated separately, so you can use one or some of the si clauses if they are not all appropriate for the level you are teaching. What does this grammar PowerPoint include? Overview of si clauses and how they work. Notes on how to use (1) si + present, present, (2) si + present, future, (3) si + present, imperative, (4) si + imperfect subjunctive, conditional, and (5) si + pluperfect subjunctive, pluperfect subjunctive. Grammar exercises for each of the five different types of si clauses. Answers for exercises. There are some exercises where students can create their own answers, so there are no set answers provided for those activities. How to use this Spanish grammar resource This PowerPoint can be used either either as a stand-alone resource or alongside the printable worksheets on Si clauses: Spanish grammar practice. The content is almost identical, but the worksheets are a perfect way for students to keep their own copy of the explanations and have a place for trying the exercises for themselves. Students should be able to use dictionaries (either paper or online) to look up any vocabulary they need as the resource is focusing on grammar practice, not vocabulary-building. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This PowerPoint Presentation covers the main events of the Spanish Civil War, the political ideologies of the Republicans and the Nationalists, the types of atrocities that took place and the aftermath of the war. This PowerPoint Presentation consists of 30 slides, beautifully designed, with in-depth content and relevant images. This resource will give Spanish learners a solid understanding of the themes and events of the Spanish Civil War, and is a fantastic platform for further research or reading on this topic. For more background, there is also a Summary of the Spanish Civil War that would accompany this resource perfectly. It is written in bullet-point form to help students easily grasp the main points. Additionally, there is a Spanish Civil War Activities resource Spanish-English glossary on the Spanish Civil War. These resources can also be purchased as part of a bundle. This PowerPoint is also available in Spanish. For resources relating to the post-Civil War era, there is a PowerPoint Presentation and accompanying Summary on the Franco Dictatorship.

This resource accompanies students through the journalistic classic Relato de un náufrago (Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The resource has a separate section for each of the fourteen chapters of the book, as well as a section for the introduction. For each chapter, there is a Preparation part, which includes a grid of useful vocabulary and a research task, which encourages students to use the internet to find out something that will help them understand the context of the story. Following this, there is an Understanding part, which consists of simple comprehension questions in English, to be answered in English. These follow the course of the text, so students can answer the questions as they read. This will help them to take in the story and understand the main points. There are also some translation exercises in this part, encouraging students to translate key elements of the text that are essential for them to understand. Next, there is an Analysis part, which includes a few analytical questions in Spanish, to be answered in Spanish, to help students reflect on what is going on. Finally, there are vocabulary exercises throughout the resource, helping students to memorize helpful words. The answers are included for the comprehension questions, translation exercises and vocabulary exercises.

This Spanish Reading Comprehension resource focuses on Spanish Festivals (fiestas españolas). It includes four Spanish reading texts, each covering a different Spanish festival, along with reading comprehension activities. The titles of the Spanish reading texts are: Los Sanfermines, una fiesta vasca La Tomatina Las Fallas Moros y Cristianos The reading texts are written for upper-intermediate / advanced level Spanish students. Each Spanish text is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary. What does the resource include? Four Spanish reading texts Comprehension exercises for each reading text Translation exercises A writing question Speaking exercise (Photo stimulus card) Answers for the comprehension, vocabulary and translation exercises The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram.

Get your students happily conversing on this fun topic with this Spanish Reading Comprehension resource focused on family, love and friendships (la familia, el amor y las amistades). It includes five reading texts, each covering a different aspect of the topic. The titles of the reading texts are: El modelo de la familia en España (The family model in Spain) ¿Cómo sería tu novio o novia ideal? (What would your ideal boyfriend or girlfriend be like?) ¿En tu opinión, cuáles son las características de un buen amigo? (In your opinion, what are the characteristics of a good friend?) Las ventajas y desventajas de tener hermanos y hermanas (The advantages and disadvantages of having brothers and sisters) Una boda real: los reyes españoles (A royal wedding: the Spanish king and queen) The reading texts are written for intermediate / upper-intermediate level Spanish students. Each text is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary. What does the resource include? Five reading texts Comprehension and vocabulary exercises for each reading text Translation exercises Two writing questions Crossword puzzle Speaking exercise (Photo card) Vocabulary sheet for memorization Answers for the comprehension, vocabulary and translation exercises The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. If you would like to purchase the full range of our Spanish Reading Comprehension resources, please click here to see the full bundle. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This engaging Spanish Reading Comprehension resource focuses on healthy living (una vida sana). It includes five reading texts, each covering a different aspect of the topic. The titles of the reading texts are: Daniel: de drogadicto a héroe (Daniel: From drug addict to hero) ¿Es importante comer sano? (Is it important to eat healthily?) Los mejores remedios caseros para cuidar tu salud (The best home remedies for looking after yourself) ¿Cómo te mantienes en forma? (How do you keep fit?) El tabaquismo entre los adolescentes (Smoking addiction in teenagers) The reading texts are written for intermediate/upper-intermediate level Spanish students. Each text is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary. What does the resource include? Five reading texts Comprehension and vocabulary exercises for each reading text Translation exercises Two writing questions Speaking exercise (Photo card) Vocabulary sheet for memorization Answers for the comprehension, vocabulary and translation exercises The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. If you would like to purchase the full range of our Spanish Reading Comprehension resources, please click here to see the full bundle. For a dominoes and bingo game on healthy and unhealthy living, click here. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

Get your students disussing this important topic with these engaging Spanish Reading Comprehension activities focused on the environment (el medio ambiente). This resource includes five Spanish reading texts, each covering a different aspect of the topic. The titles of the reading texts are: Greta Thunberg: La chica que cruzó un océano en un barco (Greta Thunberg: The girl who crossed the ocean in a boat) Residuo Cero: un estilo de vida moderno (Zero waste: a modern lifestyle) Los grandes beneficios de las energías renovables (The great benefits of renewable energy) ¿Qué haces para proteger nuestro planeta? (What do you do to protect our planet?) ¿Podemos salvar a las especies en peligro de extinción? (Can we save endangered species?) The reading texts are written for intermediate/upper-intermediate level Spanish students. Each text is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary. What does the resource include? Five reading texts Comprehension and vocabulary exercises for each reading text Translation exercises Two writing questions Speaking exercise (Photo card) Vocabulary sheet for memorization Answers for the comprehension, vocabulary and translation exercises If you would like to purchase the full range of our Reading & Vocab Practice resources, please click here to see the full bundle. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This Spanish Reading Comprehension resource focuses on gender inequality (la desigualdad y el género). It includes three reading texts, each covering a different aspect of the topic, along with relevant activities. The titles of the reading texts are: La pandemia aumenta la desigualdad de género (The pandemic is increasing gender inequality) ¿Es sexista el idioma español? (Is the Spanish language sexist?) El lado oscuro del machismo (The dark side of chauvinism) The reading texts are written for intermediate/upper-intermediate level Spanish students. Each text is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary. What does the resource include? Three reading texts Comprehension and vocabulary exercises for each reading text Translation exercises Two writing questions Speaking exercise (Photo card) Vocabulary sheet for memorization Answers for the comprehension, vocabulary and translation exercises The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. If you would like to purchase the full range of our Reading & Vocab Practice resources, please click here to see the full bundle. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

Get your students debating this exciting topic with these Spanish Reading Comprehension activities focused on influencers and social media (los influencers en las redes sociales). This resource includes five reading texts, each covering a different aspect of the topic, along with engaging activities. The titles of the reading texts are: El poder de los influencers entre los jóvenes (The power of influencers in young people) ¿Cuál es tu influencer favorito? (Which is your favorite influencer?) Las ventajas y las desventajas de las redes sociales (The advantages and disadvantages of social media) Si fueras un influencer, ¿qué sería tu tema de interés? (If you were an influencer, what would your topic of interest be?) Belle Gibson: la influencer condenada por haber fingido en las redes sociales (Belle Gibson: the influencer condemned for lying on social media) The reading texts are written for intermediate/upper-intermediate level Spanish students. Each text is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary. What does the resource include? Five reading texts Comprehension and vocabulary exercises for each reading text Translation exercises Two writing questions Crossword puzzle Speaking exercise (Photo card) Vocabulary sheet for memorization Answers for the comprehension, vocabulary and translation exercises The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. If you would like to purchase the full range of our Reading & Vocab Practice resources, please click here to see the full bundle. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of some of the most well-known pre-Columbian civilizations in Latin America. Describing the Inca, Aztec and Maya civilizations in Spanish, this PowerPoint includes 20 slides with relevant images to help students understand some core themes of the Spanish conquest. The final slide provides a brief research activity to help students grasp the past and present-day effects of the Spanish conquest. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This Spanish games resources focuses on health. It is aimed at helping students to learn vocabulary about healthy and unhealthy living in a fun and interactive way. What does the resource include? Teacher instructions Dominoes cards (16) Bingo text Bingo cards (4) Dominoes can be played individually, in pairs or in groups. This resource could be laminated if you would like to use it multiple times. Bingo is played with a text that the teacher reads aloud in Spanish. The students mark off the words on their cards until someone wins. The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. For more resources about health, click here. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This Spanish games resources focuses on the environment. It is aimed at helping students to learn vocabulary about the environment in a fun and interactive way. What does the resource include? Teacher instructions Dominoes cards (16) Bingo text Bingo cards (4) Dominoes can be played individually, in pairs or in groups. This resource could be laminated if you would like to use it multiple times. Bingo is played with a text that the teacher reads aloud in Spanish. The students mark off the words on their cards until someone wins. The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. For more resources about the environment, click here. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This resource helps students to create a complex response to the question Describe your teacher. It contains 6 different “levels” starting at the simplest and taking students to a more complex level each time. By the end, students will be able to describe their teachers using: Adjectives Direct Object Pronouns Conjunctions Comparatives Present Subjunctive All of the above This resource is not aimed at teaching these vocabulary and grammatical concepts (although guidance is provided), but at practicing them. Answers are provided for questions which have one correct answer. No answers are provided for the creative writing questions. How to use the resource The resource can be used either with or without teacher intervention. Students should be able to use dictionaries (either paper or online) to look up any vocabulary they need. The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

Inspire your students to delve into Mexican literature with this colorful and informative Spanish classroom wall poster with shows the main characters in Laura Esquivel’s well-known novel, Como agua para chocolate. This poster is** available with both a white and color background**, so you can choose whichever one suits your classroom decor needs. Can be printed onto A3, A4 or can be adapted to other sizes. Other Spanish wall posters available: Spanish Artists Classroom Decor Wall Poster 5 ways to show kindness to your Spanish teacher Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

Bring some debate into your Spanish classroom with these Spanish Reading Comprehension activities focused on jobs, professions and ambitions (ambiciones y profesiones). This resource includes five reading texts, each covering a different aspect of the topic, along with truly engaging activities. The titles of the reading texts are: ¿Cuál es tu ambición? (What is your ambition?) ¿Cómo es el día a día en tu trabajo? (What is your job like in the day-to-day?) ¿Qué es el mercado laboral? (What is the job market?) Cinco consejos de un consejero vocacional (Five tips from a careers advisor) Carta solicitud de prácticas profesionales (Application letter for an internship) The reading texts are written for intermediate/upper-intermediate level Spanish students. Each text is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary. What does the resource include? Five reading texts Comprehension and vocabulary exercises for each reading text Translation exercises Two writing questions Crossword puzzle Speaking exercise (Photo card) Vocabulary sheet for memorization Answers for the comprehension, vocabulary and translation exercises The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size. If you would like to purchase the full range of our Reading Comprehension resources, please click here to see the full bundle. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!

This Sample Spanish Reading Exercise focuses on love and relationships. The text features various Spanish young people answering the question, ¿Crees en el amor a primera vista? There are comprehension and vocabulary exercises on the text. You could then also use this as a platform for discussing/writing on this topic in class. It is written for intermediate / upper-intermediate level Spanish students, and is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary. For more reading texts on this topic, you can purchase the full La familia, el amor y las amistades: Reading & Vocab Practice resource on my store. It has five reading texts and many more useful exercises for classroom use or homework. Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram. Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to download it. Many thanks!