This worksheet features a dialog between two female friends, one of which is planning a birthday party for her daughter. Students are required to conjugate the infinitives given in brackets at the end of the sentence into the blanks in order to complete the script. All of the verbs are regular on this sheet.
Activity idea: Have students complete the worksheet for homework or bell work and then pair students off to read the dialog together.
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Answer key included.
This 4-page file is designed for beginners of English and includes:
~ A worksheet complete with activities done by a fictional student named Martha. Students must answer questions such as what activities are done on what days of the week.
~A worksheet for students to complete in class or for homework where they fill in their activities in the first person.
~Students then tell their conversation partner which activities they enjoy doing and their partner must switch the verb form from the first to the third person to fill in the worksheet. Students may hand this in for homework or report back to class out loud on what their partner does.
~Answer key
Level: Novice
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This 7-page file includes 10 Mini Biographies of famous German and Austrian and
Swiss People:
Hildegard von Bingen
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Anne Frank
Angela Merkel
Albert Einstein
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Brothers Grimm
Johannes Kepler
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
EXTENSION: At the end of the reading there is a matching section where students must match up the person with a description of who they are/were.
Answer key included
Ideal for students new to the German language and for those looking to get to know some famous Germanic people.
This German biography is on the life and impact of the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. It includes information on his early life, religious education, marriage and lasting impact.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and five short answer reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This 5-page file includes:
~A reading in which a 14-year-old girl interviews her parents and grandparents about what life was like for them when they were young. The reading is completely in the imperfect tense for students to see it in context.
~A worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
~Answer key.
NOTE: There are two versions of the reading, in one version the verbs are highlighted for the students to see in context. You can also have students search for and underline all the imperfect verbs they can find in the reading!
This worksheet includes 18 fill in the blanks in the past tense for students to complete the story of Michael’s trip to New York last year. The reading includes a lot of travel based vocabulary. Includes both regular and irregular verbs: bought, flew, met, packed etc.
The reading is followed by 10 true/false reading comprehension questions based on the story.
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Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the famous Catalan artist Joan Miró. It discusses his early life, time abroad and his various artistic styles and achievements. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Level: mostly past tense
This German worksheet is a great review for students on recognizing weak nouns. The worksheet features three parts:
Matching up the German weak noun with the English meaning
Declining weak nouns in sentences
Reading a short passage and circling all the weak nouns in context
Includes the following nouns:
der Architekt
der Mensch
der Student
der Kunde
der Rabe
der Name
der Herr
der Löwe
der Tourist
der Junge
der Neffe
der Held
der Schimpanse
der Nachbar
der Gedanke
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Answer key included.
German Relative Pronouns Worksheet with 16 fill in the blank sentences.
Examples:
Ich sehe den Mann, mit………… ich Tennis spiele.
Wir besuchen den Mann, ………… sehr reich ist.
Das Kind, ………… sehr intelligent ist, hat einen Preis gewonnen.
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Answer key included.
Note: This worksheet is in my Beginner German Workbook.
This Spanish biography on the singer Marc Anthony, whose parents emigrated from Puerto Rico to the United States. It talks about his childhood and his musical career as well as a bit about his personal life. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 9 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Level: in present and past tenses
Answer key included.
Great for cultural comprehension, early finishers and sub plans!
A biography of the famous Mexican actress Salma Hayek. It includes a bit about her early life, rise to fame and successful films. Includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a true/false reading comprehension section.
Level: Uses present and past tenses
Answer key included.
This worksheet includes 16 fill in the the gap sentences where students need to take the verb in brackets and put it into the imperfect subjunctive form.
Includes key.
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Example sentences:
La madre dudaba que sus hijos _____ buenas notas. (sacar)
No parecía que yo______ a tiempo. (venir)
Era raro que ella no _______ tiempo para su madre. (tener)
Era bueno que ellos _______ a Florida. (viajar)
This 3-page file includes:
~ A Spanish language biography of the famous Tex-Mex singer Selena Quintanilla. It includes a paragraph each on: her early life, her albums and awards, her marriage, her death and legacy.
~A worksheet with 10 Reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
~Answer Key.
Level: Uses present and past tenses
In this script an employee phones a travel agency to book a flight and hotel for her boss who is travelling to Morocco for one week.
The reading features a full glossary of new words and 6 true/false reading comprehension questions in English.
Editable word doc.
Answer key included.
Activity idea: Students can take turns reading the roles and then practice booking an imaginary trip!
Vocab includes:
le vol
l’arrêt (m)
le billet aller-retour
la vue
côté fenêtre
côté couloir
This French reading is a dialog between three people - two of which are interviewing another for a job. This interactive script is preceded by a full glossary of relevant vocabulary. A great way for students to see work-related vocabulary in context.
The reading is followed by 5 reading comprehension questions in English and a French writing prompt.
Activity ideas: Students can work in groups of two or three to read through the script before moving on to conduct their own interviews using a resume in French they prepare for class.
Level:Mostly present tense with some conditional
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This reading is about a birthday party for Celine who is turning 12. Her family is from Haiti and they are preparing traditional dishes for the celebration. The reading talks about what every member in the family is doing to contribute to the day: cooking, decorating, playing music etc. It also talks about all the gifts she receives.
Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Level: French I (present tense)
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This 3-page file includes:
~A reading in which students get a chance to see the future tense in context! The narrator is a 16 year old boy who lives in Colombia. He is discussing all the changes in his family’s life in the coming year, his plans for tonight including certain Colombian traditions for New Year’s Eve as well as a list of his resolutions. Reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with six reading comprehension questions, and writing practice to get students using the future tense.
~Answer key.
Level: In future tense
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello. This reading includes many uses of the preterite tense. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, 5 true/false comprehension questions and an exercise where students have to provide the 3rd person singular form of 8 irregular verbs in the preterite tense.
~The same reading with the preterite tense verbs missing. Students are required to fill in the verbs to complete the biography.
~Answer key.
Makes for great review of the preterite in context, also great as a sub plan or for early finishers!
This worksheet features 16 fill in the blank exercises in the present tense.
ALL the verbs are irregular in some way: first-person irregular (conozco), stem-change (mueren/sirve) or totally irregular (es/tiene).
Includes answer key.
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This worksheet focuses on adjective agreement. Students are required to fill in the missing words by translating it from English into the correct form in Spanish being mindful of the number and gender!
This worksheet has a total of 18 exercises including descriptive adjectives (rojo), limiting adjectives (mucho) and adjectives which shorten (primero, bueno).
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Includes answer key.