This English reading on the conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521 by the conquistador Hernan Cortes. The reading also includes a short biography of both Cortes and the Aztec leader Montezuma.
Includes 10 short answer reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This beginner level French reading includes three friends talking about their pets: a dog, two cats and a parrot!
Includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 10 reading comprehension questions in English to confirm comprehension.
Includes the following vocab:
les animaux de compagnie
meilleur
sympa
impoli
l’oiseau
le perroquet
le chat
Editable word file.
Includes answer key.
This 6-page file includes:
~24 task cards with Conversation starters (6 pages x 4 cards per sheet)
!1 blank page for your ideas
These task cards provide a great way to get beginner students talking in the target language!
Example Questions:
Was ist dein Lieblingsfach in der Schule?
Wie oft gehst du ins Kino?
Wohin reist du gern?
Wie lange schläfst du?
This 3-page file includes:
~A cultural reading that explains the history and conventions around the important 15th birthday celebrations of the Quinceañera. The reading includes a short glossary of specialized vocabulary up top.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Vocabulary includes:
la quinceañera
la misa
tiara
los padrinos
el chambelán
Great for Hispanic heritage month or simply an adjunct to beginner level Spanish courses.
This 8-page file includes:
~24 task cards with ser or estar fill in the blanks (4 pages x 6 cards per sheet)
~1 Blank Sheet for your own ideas
~Recording sheet
~Answer key
These task cards provide a great way to get beginner students practicing the difference between these two verbs. Each card features a unique image to help students with context.
This reading is about a young medical student who goes to Africa to volunteer with children. We also learn about her family and daily life. This reading serves as good practice for describing people’s appearance, personality, profession etc.
This reading is accompanied by 10 true/false reading comprehension questions in German and a glossary of new vocabulary.
Activity idea: After reading, have students show pictures of friends and describe them to their classmates.
Answer key included
This worksheet is a great way to review clothing vocabulary in German!
It includes 3 parts:
Matching - students match up the English and German clothing vocabulary
Short reading-students read a short dialogue about someone buying clothes
Writing - students are required to write their own short script (this can be handed in for homework or performed for the class) based on the model script
NOTE: There are two versions of this the reading section, one includes some gap fill for adjective endings review.
This beginner Spanish reading includes three short paragraphs describing the likes dislikes and hobbies of three friends.
Great for reviewing descriptions, hobbies, languages, professions, gustar etc.
The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.
Activity idea: Have your students write a short paragraph about a friend.
In this easy German reading students are introduced of three young people all of which have different sports. The reading is followed by eight and reading comprehension questions.
Vocabulary includes:
schwimmen
Baseball spielen
Tennis spielen
Fußball spielen
Fahrrad fahren
Yoga machen
Boxen / Skifahren
laufen
This 10-page file includes:
~24 cards on hispanic leaders with information on their family, birthdate, characteristics and why they are famous.
~4 blanks cards for students to create their own hispanic leader cards.
~A 20 question game for students to use independently or in pairs to learn more about the people featured on the cards. Can be used in class or for homework.
Simply print out on card stock and enjoy them for years!
NOTE: This Resource is in SPANISH, I also offer the same cards in English in my store as well.
This resource includes the following influential Hispanic
Leaders:
Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dalí
Selena Quintanilla
Sonia Sotomayor
Eva Perón
Gary Soto
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Gloria Estefan
Isabel Allende
Ellen Ochoa
Dolores Huerta
César Chávez
Rita Moreno
Pablo Neruda
Sandra Cisneros
Shakira
Leo Messi
Roberto Clemente
Simón Bolívar
Rigoberta Menchú
Sofía Vergara
Celia Cruz
Also makes for a great Sub Activity!
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography about the life and times of the famous Cuban singer Celia Cruz. It discusses her leaving Cuba after the revolution, her career in the United States, her marriage and her performances. Reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~The second page is a worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer Key (2pgs)
This 8-page file includes:
~24 task cards focused the Ir + a + Infinitive (4 pages x 6 cards per sheet)
~1 blank sheet for your ideas
~Recording sheet
~Answer key
All 24 task cards feature sentences where students need to conjugate “ir” in the present tense to complete the sentence.
Can be used alone, in pairs or in small groups!
Example sentences:
Yo _______ a viajar a Perú
Ellos no _______ a comprar los libros
This biography on the life of Mexican artist Diego Rivera is missing all the verbs! Students need to fill in the verbs in the blanks in the imperfect or preterite tenses to complete the reading.
Also includes:
~A glossary of new vocabulary
~A true/false reading comprehension section
~Answer Key
Great for Sub Plan!
Level: Intermediate
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading for beginners in the present tense in which 4 students describe their favorite sports and after school activities. Also uses gustar expressions.
~A worksheet with 12 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing section.
~Answer key.
Great for review on sports vocabulary. Also includes many days of the week and family vocabulary.
Example vocab:
los deportes
las artes marciales
el fútbol
el voleibol
nadar
patinar
jugar
tenis
hacer yoga
esquiar
bailar
correr
andar en bicicleta
This 3-page file includes:
~A fun Spanish reading where students see prepositions of place in context!
PLOT: Ramona’s little sister, Clarita, is very naughty! When Ramona is at school during the day, her sister enters her room and plays with her things. When Ramona returns from school, she always screams, where are my things? To help her find her things, Ramona asks her friend Sandra to come help her… Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A reading comprehension page.
~Answer key.
Includes the following:
en
dentro de
debajo de
cerca de
encima de
en frente de
arriba
al lado de
This Spanish reading bundle offers my TOP 4 most popular hispanic artist biographies at 35% off!
Bundle includes one biography each on:
Diego Rivera - Mexican muralist
Frida Kahlo - Mexican painter
Pablo Picasso - Spanish Artist
Salvador Dali - Spanish Artist
All readings also include a glossary of new vocabulary and a separate page of reading comprehension questions/short writing assignments in Spanish.
Great complement to any art unit in Spanish!
Level: Uses present and past tenses
This worksheets explains the various uses of muy and mucho and bueno and bien.
The grammar explanations are followed by 10 fill in the blank exercises. (5 each)
Answer Key included.
Perfect for review or Sub Activity!
Editable word doc.
This one page worksheet features 15 practice sentences on shortened adjectives in the Spanish language including:
buen
mal
algún
ningún
primer
tercer
cien
San
cualquier
Level: Spanish 2
Editable word file
Answer key included.
This worksheet includes 15 fill in the blank exercises where students are required to put in por or para. The sentences are all in the present tense.
Includes answer key will full explanations.
Editable word file.
This 3-page file includes:
~A biography on the life of Mario Molina a Mexican-American scientist who first discovered a hole in ozone layer in the 1970s. It discusses his early life, education abroad, professorship and work with president Obama.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions based on the reading.
~Answer Key.
Level: mostly past tense