To revise for a reading assessment towards the end of Expo 2 Module 3 (Les sorties), testing knowledge from Modules 1, 2 and 3. Includes free time activities, perfect tense, modal verbs. Print p.1 on plain paper and give a sheet to each group to highlight key words, etc. Print p.2 on different colours of card and cut into strips (each question on a different strip). Give each group Q1 - when they have written their answer on the strip of card, they bring it to you and you give them Q2. It's a race to finish first (or get the most questions answered within the time limit). My pupils loved this and asked if we could do it again soon.

Cover lesson for a low ability Y7 group. Various puzzles to consolidate vocabulary for rooms of the house and furniture. Tasks increase in difficulty across a double-sided worksheet - wordsearch is accessible for the weakest students, cryptogram is a challenge for more able.

A sheet for pupils to revise a range of time phrases (and have all in one place on a sheet) as preparation for a written assessment about what they eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Not very exciting, but hopefully useful.

Lesson to introduce the preterite tense to Y8 set 3. Bell work - translate present tense extended sentences (revision from previous lesson) Brief explanation of -ar verbs in yo, él/ella and nosotros form, followed by mini-whiteboard practice. Brief explanation of how -er and -ir verbs. Pupils rate their understanding Bronze/Silver/Gold then choose a differentiated worksheet (just print the ppt slides) which leads into a writing task. Give or keep the points game to finish.

Disclaimer: The conjugation board game is NOT mine, it was sent to me by a colleague who found it online. But as it links into the lessons I felt it made sense to include it here. Let me know if it's yours so I can credit you! \n\nA series of lessons aimed at high ability KS4 (Y9 or 10) to equip them with skills to include a range of tenses (including ones they haven&'t been taught yet) in their work. \n\nFocuses on recognising when to use 6 main tenses and on using the verb table in the middle of the dictionary to conjugate so pupils can be more independent in future.

A lesson I have prepared for induction with Y6. Would also be suitable for a first Y7 lesson in September. \n\n1) Asking and saying what your name is.\n2) Quiz in groups - knowledge about Spain/Spanish-speaking countries.\n3) Video clip to introduce greetings.\n4) Que tal? + various responses\n\nQuiz is adapted from a resource a colleague sent me, so may have come from TES before.

Text to introduce a class who are already familiar with the perfect tense of regular and irregular verbs with avoir to the idea of verbs which use etre as the auxiliary. Used as a challenging lesson for top set Y8 but would be suitable for KS4. 1) Reading for gist - give each paragraph a title (EXT: Come up with your own title for the last line as this doesn't have one provided). 2) Categorise verbs into avoir aux and etre verb (EXT: Identify the 2 types of verb that use etre - movement and reflexives) 3) True or false Qs.

Resources for a Year 9 low/middle ability group roughly following Expo 3, Module 3 (en bonne sante).\n\nCovers:\n-body parts/illness/symptoms\n-food and drink - opinions, food groups, nutrients\n-exercise, frequency\n-il faut + infinitives\n-near future\n-imperfect tense as vocab (key verbs - je mangeais/buvais/jouais/faisais)

Resources for 2 lessons for Year 9. \n\nIntroduces key vocabulary (positive and negative statements about a town) with lo bueno / lo malo / lo mejor / lo peor. \n\nPractise by:\n-translating sentences\n-reading comprehension\n-writing (adapting a model text)

Used with Y9 bottom set beginners Spanish - equally suitable for Y7 Spanish. \n\nTrue or false to recap colours.\nGive out sheet and pupils use prior knowledge to complete as much as possible. Can use dictionaries or just do a bit then go through answers and fill in gaps for corto/largo/liso/rizado etc. \n\nReading task - understand the sentences and draw pictures based on them.

Practice translation activities in the style of the new GCSE. Worksheet includes a short version of the AQA mark scheme. I go through the correct translation on the board then get pupils to make corrections and peer assess before I mark their work. Using these every 2-3 weeks as a 10-15 minute activity, to assess pupils regularly and keep exam skills ticking over, rather than doing a massive exam at the end of each topic.

Approximately 8-week unit of work on the topic of holidays produced/adapted for Year 8 Set 3. Focus on recognition and use of 3 tenses. Leads up to an unseen writing assessment task (aiming to prepare pupils more for the requirements of the new GCSE as opposed to memorising for controlled assessment).Some powerpoints are 1 lesson, some are 2 or 3. A few slides are taken from other TES resources so many thanks if you recognise your work.

French Christmas traditions activity for the end of term.\n\nTo be done as a treasure hunt / kind of running dictation activity.\n\nPowerpoint slides printed 2 per sheet, cut up and stuck around classroom walls.\n\nGrid between 2-3 pupils. I pupil at a time per team can get up and look at the pictures, bringing back information (the French caption) to fill in the grid.

Resources designed to accompany the film (watching the film over the course of 3-4 lessons) in addition to the worksheets added to TES by other teachers. Includes photo card task, understanding a synopsis, P/N/P+N question based on authentic reviews (from allocine), and students writing their own review.

Powerpoint and worksheet to introduce TV genres to mid/low ability Y8. -Vocab -Opinions (inc. recognising plural me gustan) -Vocab recap (MWBs or chant answers) -Listening (Mira 2 Express, p.24) -Write sentences about favourite programme then do a survey -Guessing game - sentences giving opinions in the plural

Lesson to introduce personality adjectives with Y7 (they've already done loads of work on agreements for colours and physical description, so not that much time spent on it here).\n\nGoes with Expo 1 and does refer to reading and listening activities from it, but hopefully some of the slides will be useful even if you don&'t use this textbook.

Expo 2, Module 3 - Rouge and Vert\n\nA couple of powerpoints and worksheets on replying to invitations and making excuses for different Year 8 groups.

For a beginners Spanish Y9 class. \n\nIntroduces animals vocab (pets) and includes a sheet for pupils to match up and record vocab.\n\nSpeaking and writing including adjectives.

Lesson to prepare a bottom set Y9 group for writing about future plans. \n\nSettling starter (wordsearch) followed by team activity to practise using a word mat to write developed sentences.\n\nPupils work in small groups with a mini-whiteboard and a word mat. A sentence appears on the board in English and they have to translate it (most of what they need is in the word mat). \n\nThe team with the most complete answer when the time stops gets a point.

Lesson aimed at developing dictionary skills prior to writing Controlled Assessment. \n\nThe aim is for pupils to know what type of words they are looking up, and to be able to use verb tables correctly to avoid handing in work peppered with infinitives.\n\nAll examples are the Oxford School French Dictionary as this is what our pupils use in exams. \n\nThe conjugation game on the last slide was sent to me by a colleague who found it on TES - you may need to search for it to get a clearer copy than my screeshot.