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.
A biography of the famous Spanish actress Penélope Cruz. 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
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This beginner level German reading is centered around two roommates who live together. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 8 reading comprehension questions.
Note: This reading is also available in my Beginner German Workbook.
Level: A1
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This German reading is a short biography on the life and times of Johannes Gutenberg. In particular it discusses his invention and how it changed the course of history.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and five reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This biography introduces Germans students to life and times of Anne Frank. It discusses her early childhood, war times, her diary and her legacy.
Includes a glossary of new vocabulary and five reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This German reading is on the life of Albert Einstein the famous physicist. It talks about his early life, education, marriage and legacy.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 5 reading comprehension questions.
Level: mostly past tenses
Includes answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout that explains the formation of regular and irregular forms of the future progressive in Spanish.
~A worksheet with 18 short answer questions with regular and irregular verbs.
~Answer key.
Examples:
Yo estaré cocinando los tacos. (cocinar)
Pedro …………… …………… mucho. (trabajar)
Editable word file.
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
Editable word doc.
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 reviews verbs with special meanings in the preterite:
conocer
saber
no querer
poder
no poder
Explanations are followed by seven fill in the blank questions in which students must conjugate the correct verb into the preterite.
Includes answer key.
Editable Word file.
Using the photos and information as a guide, students answer 2 sections of questions:
5 true and false questions
5 short answer questions
Afterwards, students are prompted to ask each other questions on what activities they enjoy to get them talking in Spanish!
Editable Word file.
Answer key included.
This 2-page file includes:
~A handy reference sheet of common Spanish words that change meaning with gender
~A worksheet to test students knowledge of these words
Editable word file.
Examples:
capital
cólera
coma
cometa
This worksheet includes a total of 16 fill in the blank questions for the future perfect:
8 with regular verbs
8 with irregular verbs
Students must fill in both the auxiliary verb and the correct past participle!
Level: Advanced
Includes answer key.
This funny German reading that includes numerous examples of relative pronouns in context. Three people go hiking, but one is a spoilsport and ruins everything!
Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This worksheet focuses on stem-changing verbs of the present tense in the German language with 16 short answer questions.
Level: A1/2
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
Includes:
helfen
sprechen
essen
laufen
sehen
lesen
fahren
geben
This 6-page file includes:
~24 task cards focused on similar words in German (6 pages x 4 cards per sheet)
Each card features two words.
~Recording sheet
~Instructions
Examples:
denn vs den
beten vs betten
Stadt vs Staat
Can be used alone, in pairs or in small groups for Pronunciation & Listening Practice!
This 6-page file includes:
~24 task cards focused on similar words in Spanish (6 pages x 4 cards per sheet)
Each card features two words.
~Recording sheet
~Instructions
Examples:
cuarto vs cuatro
nuevo vs nueve
papa vs papá
casa vs caza
Can be used alone, in pairs or in small groups for Pronunciation & Listening Practice!
This German worksheet features 22 fill in the blank sentences where students are required to complete the sentence with the correct preposition. This worksheet features numerous idiomatic expressions such as:
Angst haben vor
denken an
warten auf
Level: Upper Beginner
Editable Word file
Answer key included.
Students work alone, in pairs or in small groups to fill in the missing information about 20 famous Hispanic people. It is a great way for students to review forming nationalities and professions in Spanish while getting to know famous Hispanic leaders.
The objective is to correctly fill in the missing nationality and profession in the correct form (male/female).
NOTE: There are two versions of the game:
~One version contains hints by allowing students to know how often each profession and nationality is used as well as hints on the male/female forms.
~The second version has no hints at all.
Ideal as a sub plan or for cultural/grammar homework, or even as a competitive game between groups!
Includes answer key.
This reading discusses the life of the 5th-century bishop Saint Patrick who brought Catholicism to Ireland. It also discusses how St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world today. The reading also includes a short paragraph on the most famous Latino of Irish descent: Bernardo O’Higgins.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary as well as six short answer comprehension questions.
Level: present and past tenses
Answer key included.
Editable file.