This Spanish reading is on the life of Puerto Rican-American actress Rita Moreno. It discusses her early life, training in dance and acting, her breakout roll in West Side Story as well as a bit about her personal life.
Reading includes of glossary of new vocabulary and a short reading comprehension section.
Level: present and past tenses
Answer key included.
Word file.
Great for Hispanic Heritage Month!
This 5-page file includes:
~A humorous reading where a 15-year-old girl from Mexico talks about her smartphone addiction and then what happened when her phone broke and she had to live without it for two days!
~The same version but as a worksheet with the object pronouns missing - students must fill them in to complete the reading.
~A worksheet with five reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment for students to talk about their own smartphone habits.
~Answer key (2 pgs)
Editable word file
Can be used to review object pronouns, for early finishers, bell work or as a sub plan!
This cultural reading talks about the Catholic celebration of carnival!
It talks about its religious significance and how it is celebrated in places like Köln and New Orleans.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Editable word file.
This 3-page file includes:
~A 2-page reading that discusses the culture and history of five Latin dance styles: Mariachi, Salsa, Flamenco, Tango and Cueca. The reading also includes some Spanish vocabulary and 15 true/false readings comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Note this reading is in English and is ideal for beginner level students, as a Sub Plan or for hispanic heritage! I also offer similar reading in Spanish.
This 3-page file includes:
~A cultural reading on the history of the Mexican flag. It talks about Mexican independence and what the three colors on the flag represent. The reading also includes a paragraph on the Aztec legend on the founding of Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico city) which is represented by the eagle which appears as an emblem on the flag. The final paragraph talks about the Aztec language of náhuatl, and the words that have been borrowed into English such as: coyote, guacamole, chocolate, chia y tomate.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish for students to answer based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: present and past tenses
Editable Word file.
Makes for a great accompaniment to units on Mexican history and Mesoamerican cultures alike!
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish language cultural reading about Día de las Velitas celebrated in Colombia on December 7. It discusses the history of this celebration dating back to 1854 as how it is celebrated in various regions throughout the country. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: uses mostly present with some past tenses
This worksheet features 16 fill in the blank exercises in the preterite tense.
ALL the verbs are irregular in some way: third person irregular preterite (sirvió), first-person irregular (busqué) or totally irregular (fue).
Includes answer key.
Editable Word file.
This worksheet features a biography on the Guatemalan activist and Nobel prize winner Rigoberta Menchú. It is written from the first person perspective for students to practice regular and irregular yo forms of the preterite and imperfect verb conjugations.
Worksheet includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A biography that discusses the life of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how she came to be the youngest woman ever to win a seat in Congress. This biography discusses: her early life, education, work with the National Hispanic Institute, time at university and how she came to be involved in politics. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~10 reading comprehension questions based on the biography.
~Answer key.
Level: in present and past tenses
Can be used as a sub plan, for early finishers, or as an adjunct to political units.
Vocabulary includes:
sin fines de lucro
de alto rendimiento
la beca
el/la pasante
el congreso
el titular
This file contains two similar versions of the same worksheet:
-In the first version students fill in the missing present tense form of ser or estar in the present tense.
-The second version is more difficult as students must also fill in some blanks with hay.
This worksheet features two paragraphs: one describing a pilot and his family in general, and the second one describing the vacation they take in Costa Rica.
Editable word file.
Includes answer key.
These readings are the perfect for beginners to review and offered here at 35% off!
Each reading is about three different young people talking about:
My avorite school subjects
Where I live: city, suburbs, farm
My favorite sports
My friends
My family
Great for reviewing descriptions of people, hobbies, languages, professions, gustar, house vocabulary, school subjects. Ideal for Sub Plans, Early Finishers, Bell work and reading assessments.
Each reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.
Editable word files.
Answer keys included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the current president of Bolivia since 2006, Evo Morales. It talks about his early life, his indigenous background, his agricultural career and his presidency. The reading also includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~Worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
~Answer key.
Editable Word file
Answer key included.
This beginner German worksheet/quiz includes four separate sections for students to review subject pronouns:
Fill in the blank to complete the subject pronouns chart
Matching section between English and German
Identifying pronouns as singular or plural or both
Short answer
Editable Word file
Answer key included.
This reading discusses Copán, an ancient Mayan city found in Honduras near the Guatemalan border. It discusses its unique history, its current state and the significance of stelas. This reading also briefly discusses Honduras with some basic facts to familiarize students with this lesser-known country.
Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 7 short answer reading comprehension questions.
Level: present and past tenses
Answer key included.
This handout introduces German students to the most common affirmative and negatives. The explanation is followed by 10 fill in the blank sentences to complete.
Editable Word file.
Answer key included.
Includes the following:
ja
nein
immer
nie, niemals
jemand(en)
niemand(en)
etwas
nichts
irgendwo
nirgendwo
auch
entweder… oder
weder……noch
einige
kein
This worksheet has students matching up 14 places around town with the person who is doing an activity in that place. Students must also practice the correct dative declension to complete the sentence.
Great for reviewing vocabulary, gender and dative declensions!
Editable Word file.
Includes answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A cultural reading on the ancient Incan method of communication of quipus. The reading includes a detailed explanation of the role of the messengers and the cultural significance within indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica of this form of communication.
~A worksheet with 9 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key
This reading may be used as a cultural adjunct to a beginner Spanish class, as a Sub plan or as a standalone reading on Mesoamerican cultures.
NOTE: This reading is in English, I offer a similar version in Spanish and my store.
In this fun reading, four friends are discussing the existence of mythical creatures such as extraterrestrials and Bigfoot! There are numerous examples of the use of subjunctive with doubt and denial for students to see in context. There are examples of present subjunctive, past subjunctive and present perfect subjunctive in this reading.
Activity idea: After reading, have students circle all the subjunctive forms they find. Afterwards have students discuss their own views on the existence of unknown creatures.
Answer key included.
Includes the following expressions:
Dudo que…
No creo que…
No pienso que…
No estoy seguro que…
Es posible que…
Es probable que…
A biography of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara with information on his childhood and early life, his travels, his medical studies and marriage, his political ideology and death. The reading is followed by 8 short answer reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
NOTE: This reading is in English, I also offer a similar reading in Spanish in my store.
This 3-page file includes:
~A biography on the life of Julia Alvarez a Dominican-American writer best known for her novels How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. It discusses her early childhood, the dictatorship in the Dominican Republic of Raphael Trujillo and how this affected her literature. It also discusses her charity work and the common themes found in her literature. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~7 Reading comprehension questions based on the reading
~Answer key.
Ideal as an adjunct if you teaching any poetry or books by Julia Alvarez or for a brief summary on the history of the Dominican Republic.