Three resources to prepare students fully to talk about the topics of technology, TV and cinema, with activities designed to match the new GCSE requirements.
A set of 24 Photo Cards covering the whole of Theme 2 (Local, national, international and global areas of interest) of the new GCSE course:
- Home, town, neighbourhood and region (8 cards)
- Social issues (charity/voluntary work; healthy, unhealthy living) (8 cards)
- Global issues (the environment; poverty/homelessness) (4 cards)
- Travel and tourism (4 cards).
Each card includes four foundation questions (in red) and four higher question (in blue), the first of which is always '¿Qué hay en la foto?.
If you like this resource, Photo Cards for themes one and thee, as well as a booklet containing all three themes, are also available.
UPDATED: I have modified this resource to better resemble the photo cards on the AQA exam: there are now five foundation and five higher questions on each card (instead of four). At foundation level one of the first three questions (what in the exam would be the printed questions) requires the use of a tense other than the present. At higher level references to three time frames are needed, with one time frame other than the present required in one of the first three questions and the remaining time frame in one of the other two questions.
A set of four resources to prepare students for the speaking test of the new GCSE speaking exam:
- Speaking test booklet, that contains a full explanation of the new speaking exam requirements, sample photo cards and role plays, mark schemes and (a lot!) of questions to prepare each of the three themes
- Theme 1 (Identity and culture) Photo cards (40 cards altogether)
- Theme 2 (Local, national, international and global areas of interests) Photo Cards (24 cards)
- Theme 3 (Current and future study and employment) Photo Cards (26 cards)
These resources can be used to cover the topic of healthy and unhealthy lifestyle.
(They follow my previous unit about food).
The the first of the two Notebook presentations (22 slides) focus on healthy and unhealthy habits, in the past and in the present. It is followed by a secure presentation (26 slides) about giving advice and the consequences of not being healthy.
The activities include revision of different tenses, negative sentences and expressions with the infinitive (hay que + infinitive).
The two presentations are supported by a variety of worksheets that can be used together with the presentations or on their own.
There are three photo cards (part of the new GCSE speaking test) and two short translations.
Booklet with key vocabulary for students to revise for their foundation listening and reading Spanish exams. It contains 15 pages of vocabulary in Spanish. Students write the English next to them and colour-code the words: green for the words they knew, yellow or amber for the ones they were not 100% sure, and red for the words they didn't know at all.
A set of resources to prepare the students to write and talk about their school and their time table.
The first notebook presentation (Mi horario - 17 slides) includes work on school subjects, opinions and a quick tense revision).
The second one (Mi colegio) is 22 slides long, and it includes information about the school premises, rules (practising "se puede" and "hay que" + infinitive), a quick revision of the conditional to talk about your ideal school and a quick revision of the future simple.
The presentations are supported by 6 worksheets.
A set of resources to support students through the first year of the new A Level Spanish course (AS). Based on the AQA specification, and following the Hodder text-book, it includes
- AS (A Level year 1) overview and lesson-by-lesson Scheme of learning
- A Level overview
- Paper 2 support booklet (based on the film El laberinto del fauno)
- Paper 3 support booklet
The fourth booklet contains a very comprehensive (118 pages) overview of the main aspects of Spanish grammar that the students are expected to be able to use on their A Level course.
A very comprehensive set of resources to study the topic of the weather in Spanish. Suitable for students of all levels, the presentation starts with simple vocabulary activities and little games (Simon says, Battleship, human dominoes) and it builds up from there (weather forecasts, leisure activities in different kinds of weather).
It also includes a range of reading activities to do with the weather and the climate in Spain. Additionally I have included several reading and writing activities about Spanish geography to provide the students with a better understanding of Spanish geographical features (and at the end of the topic they will even believe you when you say that it does indeed snow in Spain; quite a lot, actually!)
A set of resources to prepare students for the new GCSE speaking exam (AQA specification), including:
- Three booklets with role plays (at both foundation and higher level) to prepare Theme 1 (Identity and culture), Theme 2 (Local, regional, international and global areas of interest) and Theme 3 (Current and future education and work).
- Three booklets with Photo Cards, again on Higher and Foundation level and covering all three themes.
- A General Conversation booklet, with a very extensive list of questions covering every aspect of the three themes.
UPDATE: a game of Trivial Pursuit to practise the general conversation. (ADDED JULY 2019)
Three sets of foundation and higher role plays covering Theme 1 (Identity and culture), Theme 2 (local, regional, international and global areas of interest) and part of Theme 3 (Present and future education and employment).
The set currently includes 60 role plays altogether.
For other speaking resources (General conversation booklet, Photo Cards) please visit my shop.
A set of twenty-five role plays (thirteen foundation, twelve higher) covering the whole of Theme 3 (Current and future education and employment), of the new Spanish GCSE course (AQA specification).
The booklet also includes an overview of the course, an explanation of the requirements of the speaking exam and the mark scheme for the role play.
Updated with a Role Play feedback sheet.
Nine worksheets to help teachers provide their students with an overview of the new Spanish GCSE course, an overview of the speaking and the writing exams (both at foundation and higher level) and four sheets to provide the students with immediate, personalised feedback for their mock or practice speaking and writing papers.
UPDATE: the feedback sheets now include the 2018 grade boundaries, to make it easier for teachers to estimate a grade.
Two practice writing papers (one foundation, one higher) following the format of the new GCSE writing exam. The foundation paper includes four questions (describe the photo, 40 words question, translation and 90 words question) and the higher paper includes three (90 words question, 150 words question and translation). The papers focus on Theme 1 of the new spec (Identity and culture) and they cover family and relationships, technology and leisure.
I have also included two feedback sheets (one foundation, now higher) that include"check-lists" (based on the AQA mark scheme for writing) to provide quick, personalised feedback for each of the questions. The check lists provide the students with feedback on what went well (WWW) and what they need to do to improve further (TIF).
The resource also includes an explanation of the requirements of the Foundation and the Higher writing papers and a copy of the mark scheme for each question.
Also available in Spanish: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-french-gcse-practice-writing-paper-and-feedback-sheets-theme-1-identity-and-culture-11668337
A very comprehensive set of sentences (suitable for all abilities) and paragraphs (mainly higher) to translate from Spanish into English. The resource includes 95 sentences and six long paragraphs and they cover the following aspects of Theme 1 (Identity and Culture):
1.a. Me, my family and friends (35 sentences)
1.b. Technology in everyday life (20 sentences)
1.c. Free time activities (20 sentences)
1d. Customs and Festivals in Spain (10 sentences)
Finally, the six longer paragraphs include language related to all four categories.
The sentences include references to a variety of tenses (present, preterite, imperfect, present perfect, conditional, future), as well as a wide range of complex structures (negatives, comparatives, conditional clauses…).
A very comprehensive set of sentences (suitable for all abilities) and paragraphs (mainly higher) to translate from Spanish into English. The resource includes 91 sentences and six long paragraphs and they cover the following aspects of Theme 2 (Local, regional, international and global areas of interest), organised as follows:
Part 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region
Part 2: Social issues (charity/voluntary work; healthy, unhealthy living) and Global issues (the environment; poverty/homelessness)
Part 3: Travel and tourism
Finally, the six longer paragraphs include language related to all three categories.
The sentences include references to a variety of tenses (present, preterite, imperfect, present perfect, conditional, future), as well as a wide range of complex structures (negatives, comparatives, conditional clauses…)
A very comprehensive set of resources to help students revise Theme 1 (Identity and culture) of the new Spanish GCSE and prepare for the speaking test.
The pack i ncludes:
- Role plays booklet, with 14 role plays at both foundation and higher level.
- Photo cards booklet, with 40 cards (each of which includes four foundation and four higher questions).
- General conversation questions, with 45 questions altogether at both foundation and higher level.
- Foundation and higher mark schemes / feedback sheets.
A very comprehensive set of resources to help students revise Theme 3 (Current and future study and employment) of the new Spanish GCSE and prepare for the speaking test.
The pack includes:
- Role plays booklet, with 25 role plays at both foundation and higher level.
- Photo cards booklet, with 26 cards (each of which includes four foundation and four higher questions).
- General conversation questions, with 40 questions altogether at both foundation and higher level.
- Foundation and higher mark schemes / feedback sheets.