French & Spanish resources for KS3, GCSE & A Level. Questions, issues or feedback? Get in touch via email: secondarymfl@gmail.com. I hope you find my resources useful and please leave a review if you can!
French & Spanish resources for KS3, GCSE & A Level. Questions, issues or feedback? Get in touch via email: secondarymfl@gmail.com. I hope you find my resources useful and please leave a review if you can!
4 worksheets to use in any GCSE lesson(s) on household chores, including a sentence builder/ knowledge organiser.
There is worksheet with key vocabulary, time phrases & language exercises
There is a sentence builder on the topic of chores with translation practice
There is a reading comprehension task with exercises
There is a grammar gap fill activity on this topic
Answers included.
A resource for pupils to use when undertaking a writing task or for when they are preparing their speaking answers. There a range of complex structures: opinions, connectives, positive and negative viewpoints, constructions which work with infinitives in the present and past tenses and some set phrases and adverbs. There is also a list of 32 key infinitives to use. This will scaffold pupils well and allow them to widen their range of language easily.
There are also 40 sentences to translate to practise these constructions, with suggested answers.
10 separate reading exam questions in the format of the AQA gap fill task from Paper 1. The texts are on the following topics:
El racismo en España
El machismo
El divorcio en España
La inmigración ilegal
La gastronomía de España
Augusto Pinochet
La influencia de la iglesia católica en España
La convivencia en España
La influencia de los ídolos - Carlos Alcaraz
La influencia de los ídolos - Ester Expósito
Format: Word documents and PDF with answers.
Three worksheets and a quizlet (below) on the topic of ‘weather expressions’ in French to drill and perfect this key language point.
Resource 1: Introduces the ‘faire’ expressions, with exercises, and then the ‘il y a’ expressions. There is also a sentence builder, with si/quand, and a reading comprehension.
Resource 2: Reviews all weather expressions with match up , gap-fill & reordering activities followed by gapped-translation, translation into English and a mosaic translation introducing the immediate future.
Resource 3: GCSE Reading Comprehension on weather - ‘mets une lettre dans chaque case’
Answers included.
There is also a Quizlet link here with key weather vocabulary: https://quizlet.com/_8jfi3e?x=1qqt&i=2syx7b
A 3-page worksheet on past tense holidays recapping locations, transport, holiday activities, weather and opinions in the past tense. The exercises review key vocabulary and will support pupils to talk and write about where they went on holiday last year. The exercises include vocabulary review, translation and reading activities.
Format: Word Document & PDF with answers.
A 16 page GCSE Spanish verb workbook with detailed revision notes on all key tenses, with conjugation practice & answers. This can be used in class, for homework, for revision or independent study.
There is a free sample here to preview the quality: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-verb-revision-pack-free-sample-present-tense-regular-and-irregular-practice-with-answers-11913580
The grammar topics covered include:
Regular Present Tense Verbs,
Irregular Present Tense Verbs
The Gerund
Root-changing Verbs
Immediate Future Tense
The Pure Future Tense
The Conditional Tense
The Regular Preterite
The Irregular Preterite
The Imperfect Tense
Answers included.
Save 74% with this bundle of resources to support pupils to talk and write about their future plans and work experience in Spanish.
The bundle has 14 resource packs that include:
A stand alone lesson on the future tense and its formation, with practice
Key future tense verb practice
A sentence builder on this topic with key vocabulary & translation
Various worksheets on jobs & justifications with reading, translation and vocabulary
Writing scaffolds and a longer writing task
Work experience scaffolds and reading tasks
Translation practice with a range of tense on this topic
9 resources on the topic of hobbies and free time covering the past, present future tenses. Each resource contains scaffolded vocabulary, reading and translation activities. There are also sentence builders and grammar practice with the present, past and future tenses. The final resources are GCSE-style writing tasks on the topic of hobbies requiring all three tenses.
This bundle of resources includes:
Resource 1: Present tense 1 - ‘Tengo muchos pasatiempos’
Resource 2: Present tense 2 - ‘¿Qué haces en tus ratos libres?’
Resource 3: Immediate future tense 1 - ‘¿Qué vas a hacer el sábado?’
Resource 4: Immediate future tense 2 - 'Qué vas a hacer?
Resource 5: Past tense 1 - '¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pasado?
Resource 6: Past tense 2 - ‘El domingo pasado entrené con mis amigos’
Resource 7: Past tense 3 - ‘El fin de semana pasado asistí a una fiesta’
Resource 8: 3-tenses writing
Resource 9: 3-tenses writing
Format: Word and PDF documents with answers.
A standalone worksheet on the topic of describing myself and others for KS3. Can accompany Dynamo Module 1, Unit 4 too. The worksheet includes key adjectives, an overview of agreement rules for simple masculine and feminine forms, a reading comprehension and translations tasks. Answers included.
Preview the quality with these FREE worksheets:
Dynamo 1 - 1.1 Brothers & Sisters https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-dynamo-1-1-brothers-and-sisters-as-tu-des-fr-res-et-s-urs-worksheet-12454730
Dynamo 1 - 1.2 My classroom https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-dynamo-1-2-describing-my-classroom-voici-ma-salle-de-classe-worksheet-12455534
Dynamo 1 - 1.3 Likes & dislikes https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-dynamo-1-3-likes-dislikes-and-opinions-j-aime-a-ks3-worksheet-12456532
A sentence builder/ knowledge organiser on the topic of food & drink in Spanish. It includes everything pupils need to talk about what they eat & why. It also included the immediate future and preterite tenses. There is an accompanying translation sheet with exercises which pupils can use to test their knowledge of the vocabulary for this topic. Answers included.
A comprehensive booklet of 24 exam style practice passages to translate into English and French.
The texts are exam-style in terms of length and challenge and incorporate a range of grammatical structures and tenses. They span a range of topics and the contents page can be viewed on the previews. Suggested answers are also included to allow pupils to self-assess their own work or to use these for revision.
Please preview the quality, download a sample here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-french-translation-social-media-and-technology-sample-of-booklet-11991036
Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire pour protéger l’environnement ?
Resources to use in any lesson on the environment for GCSE. There is a range of activities including key vocabulary match up, translation both ways, reading comprehension and a ‘vocabulary hunt’.
Pupils can use these resources to model their own answers on ‘qu’est-ce que tu fais pour protéger l’environnement’ and the resources include lots of higher vocabulary and complex structures for them to recycle in their own work.
Answers included.
Save 82% with this bundle of 19 resources on different aspects of Spanish culture for A Level AQA (Artisitic Culture in the Spanish World) or Edexcel (la cultura artística y política en el mundo hispanohablante). It includes the following resources:
Navidad en España
Semana santa en España
Translations on ‘la quinceañera’
Revision sheet on los festivales y las costumbres
Translations on ‘la semana santa’
Translations on ‘la tomatina’ and gender violence
La gastronomía y costumbres en España
A resource on bullfighting traditions in Spain
Translations on la tauromaquía
Los gustos musicales en España
Music trends in Spain
Music tastes and festivals in Spain
Rosalía y el flamenco urbano
Translations on el flamenco y el patrimonio musical
Translations on el tango
Young people and traditional music
A revision sheet on music in the hispanic world
A worksheet on la salsa
La alhambra y patrimonio cultural
This is a standalone resource for whole lesson on holidays for GCSE. The worksheet focuses on honing reading skills and technique, recycling key vocabulary and translation on this topic. Knowledge of holidays in the present and past tense required.
Activities:
Decode the questions on which the reading comprehension will be based;
Read three short texts about holiday preferences & where the speaker went last year;
Revisit the questions decoded in (1) and decide ‘who says what?’, highlighting the evidence in the text as pupils decide;
A ‘vocabulary search’ of English words/phrases from the texts;
Decoding French sentences which recycle the vocabulary above (translation into English);
Translation into French - a reformulation task revisiting all the structures and vocabulary which have been seen in this resource.
Answers included.
A standalone worksheet to prepare pupils to talk and write about their school rules using a range of expressions of obligation.
There is also a worksheet to practise verbs and aspects of grammar on this topic.
Answers included.
8 double-sided worksheets on the the topic of School for GCSE: subjects, teachers, uniform, school description & describing my primary school. The resources build on from each other and frequently retrieve key vocabulary.
Resource 1: Subjects 1 - Giving simple justified opinions
Resource 2: Subjects 2 - Extending my opinions
Resource 3: Subjects 3 - Making comparisons
Resource 4: Teacher descriptions - giving opinions about my teachers
Resource 5: School uniform - what I have to wear & giving my opinion
Resource 6: Reading exercises on subjects, teachers, uniform
Resource 7: Describing my school
Resource 8: Using the imperfect tense to talk about my primary school
The worksheets include vocabulary building tasks, reading comprehension, lots of sentence builders on this topic and scaffolded translation into English and Spanish.
Format: Word and PDF documents with answers.
Three resources to introduce or revise the topic of daily routine.
Resource 1: introduce key verbs, recaps adverbs of time and has a succinct speaking/writing which will allow pupils to talk about their daily routine.
Resource 2: recaps key verbs in the present tense and then there is also a reading comprehension with verbs in the past tense and revision of reflexive pronouns. The plenary is a writing task with key phrases to include and vocabulary to recycle in their own work.
Resource 3: a GCSE style reading task and plenary translation.
Answers included.
A 46 page booklet containing everything your pupils need to achieve highly in the AQA Writing Exam (Higher Tier): questions, model answers, exam tips & complex structures practice.
This is perfect for classwork or homework as it includes model answers and structures translation & practice, covering all three themes. Preview the format and quality with this sample on ‘el ocio’ here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-aqa-higher-tier-writing-booklet-sample-free-time-and-hobbies-questions-and-model-answers-12199923
Contents. This 46 page booklet includes:
35+ example writing questions covering all themes and areas of the specification
A 90 word question, a 150 word question and a translation question for each sub-topic
For each question, there is a bespoke Grade 9 model answer
Top tips for the exam
Pupil-friendly markschemes
A verb summary sheet: the rules for present, preterite & future verbs with key irregulars
A definitive list of complex structures which pupils should be trying to incorporate into their own work - this is available separately here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-writing-booster-complex-language-revision-booklet-and-translation-practice-11851661
If you found this useful for your groups, I would be so grateful if you can leave a review and if you have any comments or feedback please get in touch secondarymfl@gmail.com.
Translation into French and English on the topic of social media, with answers. This is a sample of the full booklet, which is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-french-translation-exam-practice-texts-on-the-theme-of-identity-and-culture-with-answers-11990388
This is a revision sheet for the basics of the present tense to use with KS3. It is based on the vocabulary in Allez 2 and will allow pupils to practice forming -er verbs, using avoir & etre and also modal verbs.