This reading has two paragraphs. The first one is written from the first-person perspective of a teenage girl living in Sevilla, Spain during Holy Week and discusses how she and her family are celebrating.
The second paragraph discusses the various holidays around this period including Ash Wednesday, Lent, Easter Sunday etc.
The reading includes a glossary of specialized Easter vocabulary and 6 reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
Level: Upper Beginner
Includes answer key.
This easy Spanish reading includes descriptions of three young people’s favourite sports activities.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Ideal for beginner learners to review basic vocabulary of sports, days of the week
and present tense verbs.
Activity idea: After reading, have students discuss their own sports activities in class or for homework.
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading about a couple celebrating Valentine’s Day together in a romantic restaurant. The reading includes a glossary of specialized Valentine’s vocabulary as well as a number of qué phrases.
~The same reading with the qué phrases highlighted for students to see in context.
~10 true/false reading comprehension questions
~Answer key
Activity ideas: Students can read the story in pairs and underline all the qué phrases they find. They can then discuss how they plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
This reading is a script between two friends who are out enjoying a meal at arestaurant. Students are introduced to the conditional form of verbs as used for polite requests. (eg. Je voudrais …) The reading includes a short glossary of new vocabulary and seven true/false reading comprehension questions in English OR French to confirm comprehension.
Also includes the same reading with no glossary and the reading comprehension section in French for differentiated learning.
Activity idea: after reading the script in groups of three, have students write their own script to perform for the class where they role-play going out to eat.
Includes answer key.
In this funny reading two teenage friends are discussing how hard it is to be young as their parents, teachers and coaches want them to behave! There are numerous examples of the present subjunctive all of which have been underlined for students to see in context.
The reading is followed by a true false reading comprehension section. Students are also required to complete two sentences using the subjective based on what their parents and teachers expect of them!
Key included
Editable file
Example sentences:
¡Mi madre prohibe que yo use maquillaje!
Mi madre quiere que la ayude en la casa, porque soy la mayor. Ella insiste en que yo limpie mi habitación todos los días y que haga mi cama todas las mañanas.
This worksheet has 16 fill in the blanks on using the present subjunctive with WEIRDO
wishes and wants: quiero que…
emotions: temo que…
impersonal expressions: es dudoso que
doubts and denials: no creo que…
ojalá
Includes MANY IRREGULAR verbs: haya, vaya, sepa, tenga, sea, esté, dé, llegue, etc.
Answer key included.
Editable word file.
This reading is in the present tense and features a family from Colorado traveling back to Bolivia to visit extended family. It describes how the family spends time at the airport and on the flight.
Students are introduced to a lot of travel related vocabulary through an extensive glossary. After completion, students are required to answer 7 reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
Answer Key included.
This worksheet includes three parts to help your students get comfortable with weather expressions in Spanish:
matching 14 expressions (English to Spanish)
placing expressions on a chart choosing between Hace/Está/Hay
a short translation including the seasons and types of weather within the seasons.
Editable Word file
Answer key included.
This short German reading has the descriptions of 3 people including physical appearance (eye color, height, hair) clothes and personality.
Followed by 8 short answer questions and a short writing section for students to describe themselves and how they like to dress.
Level: Beginner
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading about Claudia an 18-year-old high school student. The reading includes numerous present tense verbs for students to see in context. The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.
~The same reading with the verb endings missing for students to fill in for practice of third person singular/plural (-t/-et-en).
~Answer key.
This reading describes three young peoples experience with various accidents, illnesses and pain. One person has a virus, one person had an accident skateboarding and broke his arm and one person has a headache.
Ideal for students to review health vocabulary and how to use the verb doler.
The reading is followed by 8 comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Level:in present and preterite tenses
Vocabulary includes:
fiebre
virus
accidente
le duele la cabeza
me duele la garganta
brazo
roto
romper
me resfrío
me caí
This worksheet features two parts: 18 Matching and 8 Short Answer questions with vocabulary on greetings and basic expressions.
Activity Idea: After completing the worksheet, have students write a short script with a partner in class using the new phrases!
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading in which a teacher asks all her students how they are feeling today, the students answer with a variety of expressions using: Ich fühle mich, mir ist, ich bin etc. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet based on the reading where students need to write down how each person in the class is feeling so students learn to talk about people in the third person. They must also identify if it is a positive or negative emotion or condition.
~Answer key.
Activity idea: After reading the script together, have students discuss how they are feeling today and why.
Level: present tense only
This biography on the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is missing all the verbs! Students need to fill in the verbs in the blanks in the preterite or preterite tenses.
Also includes:
~A glossary of new vocabulary
~A true/false reading comprehension section
~Answer Key
Great for Sub Plan!
Level: Intermediate
This worksheet on German modal verbs in the present tense includes:
*10 fill in the blank questions
*5 questions where students make their own sentences using the correct word order
Editable word file.
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.
Editable word file.
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 handout on common German conjunctions including coordinating and subordinating conjunctions along with example sentences
~A worksheet with 11 sentences students need to put in the correct order
~Answer key
This 3-page file includes:
~1 beginner level French reading about a family that goes shopping together to the local mall and buys various articles of clothing for each member of the family. Great way for students to see clothing vocabulary in context and also review adjective placement/agreement.
~The same reading with 11 adjectives missing for students to fill in for practice in the correct form!
~Answer key.
This reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and five reading comprehension questions in English to ensure comprehension.
Editable Word doc.
Vocabulary includes:
les vêtements
la cravate
le maillot de bain
les soldes
le pantalon
les chaussures
la veste
les chaussettes
la jupe
le magasin
rouge
bleu
blanches
noir
nouveaux/nouvelle
grand
This reading is in the present tense and features a family from Colorado traveling back to France to visit family. It describes how the family spends time at the airport and on the flight.
Students are introduced to a lot of travel related vocabulary through an extensive glossary. After completion, students are required to answer 7 questions in English to ensure reading comprehension.
Editable word doc.
Answer key included.
Vocabulary includes:
vol direct
l’escale (f)
la douane
le décollage
la porte
l’hôtesse (f)
le retard
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading with the descriptions of four people including physical appearance (eye color, height, hair) clothes and personality.
~A worksheet with 8 short answer questions and a section where students must write the descriptions of two people.
~Answer key.
Level: Beginner