A whole lesson resource to introduce vocabulary and structures for describing where you live for GCSE. It includes a reading activity, key vocabulary, exercises on using ‘desde hace’ and some extension phrases. There are also translation activities both ways. There is a PPT for class and answers. If you need more resources, there is a bundle on ‘mi barrio’ and local area here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-spanish-bumper-bundle-on-describing-my-area-12-resource-packs-including-reading-translation-writing-support-and-grammar-12101733

A resources to use at KS4 to talk about family and to try to introduce some higher phrases that go beyond KS3. I have used this text as a model for pupils producing something similar about their own family.

A reading activity to introduce the conditional tense, with "would you rather" type questions in Spanish to lead to discussion in groups. The challenging vocabulary is in a match-up activity first.

A resource to quickly recap days of the week, months, numbers 1-100, how to write the date and how to talk about age and birthday in Spanish.

A longer GCSE writing question about school and future plans. There is a clear rubric and also a list of key complex structures to try to include, which are differentiated by level (bronze, silver, gold). Pupils can be given this question and encouraged to include as many as possible in their work to enhance quality of language. There is also a model answer using some of the structures (150 words) with a ‘structures search’ which pupils could look at before writing their own response.

A standalone worksheet with practice on adjectival agreement for KS3/ GCSE revision. The work sheet introduces 20 key adjectives and then recycles them in various activities which focus on agreement too. Answers included.

A quick starter activity to use and recognise the gerund with Estar - both present and past.

A support sheet for pupils who are describing a photo in French. There are lots of useful phrases to help with describing the photo itself, as well as lots of complex language and A* constructions for pupils to include. The structures and language are in groups: phrases to introduce a photo, past tense expressions, weather phrases, A* constructions to include, useful connectives, opinion phrases etc. My own pupils have found this very useful and it provides an excellent scaffold for them producing high quality work.

A speaking mat and support sheets for pupils when describing a photo in Spanish. There are lots of useful phrases to help with describing the photo itself, as well as lots of complex language and Grade 8 constructions for pupils to include. There is a speaking mat for revision and a support sheets with: phrases to introduce a photo, past tense expressions, weather phrases, using the gerund, complex constructions to include, useful connectives, opinion phrases etc. My own pupils have found this very useful and it provides an excellent scaffold for them producing high quality work.

A 'stock take' grid of key verbs to talk about future plans in the immediate future and future tense. This is followed by a short translation which uses these key verbs and a Memrise link with key vocabulary for revision.

Two standalone activity worksheets on the topic of holidays in the future tense, with answers and model answers. Resource 1: recaps the pure future conjugation form, has a reading comprehension with lots of examples of the pure future, plenary translation recycling all of the structures/ vocabulary from the worksheet. Resource 2: this introduces some more challenging vocabulary and then embeds it through a reading comprehension with gap-fill and vocabulary hunt. There is a plenary writing task with a model answers. Answers included, so useful for independent study.

A stand alone lesson on future plans & jobs, revising the immediate future and pure future tenses. The two page worksheet has vocabulary task, matching up activities, reading practice and plenary translation. There is also a PowerPoint recapping the immediate and pure future tenses and pupils can use all of these resources to scaffold their own answers to the question “qué vas a hacer cuando seas mayor”. Answers included.

Pupils use this sheet to walk around the room and find someone who fits each description, using the target language.

Me presento: A lesson to bridge the gap from KS3 to KS4, recapping basic questions, answers and introducing yourself. I often use this in my first lesson of the GCSE course. The resource revises dates & numbers in Spanish, a key-question match up with translation, a review of key interrogatives, a short reading activity and some translation work with a sentence builder. The final exercise is a short writing question in which pupils introduce themselves and their family in Spanish (90 words). Format: Word document and PDF with answers.

I used these resources to make a GCSE display to encourage pupils to recycle key complex constructions that pupils should be using in their speaking and writing.

A stand-alone resource with vocabulary and structures to help pupils answer the question: 'les vacances c'est pour quoi faire'. There are key infinitives, a reading task and a translation task which then recycles the key structures. There is also a holidays question & answer match-up activity.

Resource for lesson 1 with a KS3 group starting Spanish. The material is based on Zoom 1 Vamos but can stand alone without the textbook. The PowerPoint begins with some geographical and cultural stimulus, followed by introducing yourself in Spanish and then some key classroom instructions. There is fun YouTube video linked to the vocabulary and a Memrise for use with BYOD group or for homework.

A worksheet with activities to support pupils reading Act 1 Scene 1 of Bodas de Sangre. Key drama terms, a match-up activity with vocabulary from the scene, a synopsis match-up, key questions for pair work and a quotation search.

A worksheet to be incorporated into any lesson on describing your bedroom in detail and/or using prepositions. The worksheet introduces key vocabulary and prepositions which then are recycled in two reading exercises.

12 different grammar manipulation tasks for pupils studying GCSE & IGCSE to hone their knowledge of Spanish grammar with answers. In each task, the pupils must manipulate 10 verbs or adjectives so as they fit within the grammatical context of the text. The resources cover the present, past, imperfect, future and conditional tenses. These are all examples of Question 8 on the IGCSE Edexcel Specification, but will be useful for all pupils to revise grammar.