A simple, beginners’ (low ability) worksheet to help introduce some introductions vocabulary. Reading exercise to consolidate at the end. Would make a good cover lesson resource. Exercises to expand on the content could be: use the vocab’ list as a starter, but insist pupils work out pronunciation of words in French also. Carry out a speaking activity in pairs using the vocabulary and/or text given. Superlearners should include higher level vocabulary. Extend those who find this easy by asking them to create their own text like the one at the end.

Spanish Personal Information KS3 beginners Basic Spanish questions and answers on a single page worksheet: reading and writing. e.g. name/birthday/age/how are you A couple of extension tasks shown with the “superlearner” symbol.

Spanish Writing Assessment Preparation KS3 Year 7 This resource comprises simple preparation with a framework for the first half term writing assessment over three pages. How could I use this? Use the first draft by translating the text above each line. Next use the box to write their own version, changing the underlined words. Watch out for pitfalls e.g. masc/fem adj. endings etc. Encourage superlearners to add more detail and all pupils should use the assessment criteria at the bottom to understand what they should be doing. Use the second sheet once you’ve marked the first to improve/correct. Take this one home to learn. The third sheet is the actual assessment.

Spanish Dónde Vives A booklet in Spanish, A4 2 sided - ie A4 sheet folded in half so makes A5 :) including: brainstorm of vocabulary listening reading speaking (game) writing Vocabulary included: Do you live in a house? - ¿Vives en una casa? Where do you live? - ¿Dónde vives? I live—vivo in—en a house—una casa a semi-detached house—una casa doble a detached house—una casa individual a terraced house—una casa adosada a flat/apartment—un piso/un apartamento a farm—una granja a country house—una finca / una casa de campo a castle—un castillo The mountains—las montañas / la sierra The coast—la costa The desert—el desierto The capital—la capital The city—la ciudad The countryside—el campo The centre—el centro The outskirts—las afueras A village—un pueblo Next to a river—junto a un río *and—y *also—también *how brilliant!- íque bien! *I (don’t) like to live— (no)me gusta vivir *I’m going to live —voy a vivir *I would(n’t) like to live— (no)me gustaría vivir *because—porque I think that—pienso que *it’s (not) great/fun/interesting— (no) es fenomenal/divertido/interesante *noisy / polluted / dirty—Ruidoso / contaminado / sucio Transcript and ideas for development included. If you’re looking for more resources on town/area/where I live in Spanish, have a look at my other resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-mi-ciudad-writing-frame-with-vocabulary-11509852 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mi-barrio-12349326 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/donde-vivo-11551336

Dónde Vives KS3 Spanish Where you live vocabulary puzzles: casa/piso/centro/afueras /vivo / norte / sur / etc. A 27 page booklet of word puzzles. The stars represent difficulty but these are only as a guide as you will know your learners best. Answers included! Puzzles include: wordsearch hidden word/phrase bingo sodoku If you like this resource, take a look at other resources on the same or linked theme, and feel free to browse my shop…see below. Happy teaching! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-d-nde-vives-12399238 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-d-nde-vives-12413731 https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=232746&q=where do you live&shop=Polly_Glott https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-directions-reading-and-writing-12399502 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/la-maison-11505994 Polly Glott’s Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Polly_Glott

**An introduction to Easter vocabulary in French for Year 7. ** French Easter vocabulary: This is an 8 page booklet of basic French Easter vocabulary matching, colouring and puzzles with answers. It is appropriate as a stand-alone document to introduce Easter vocabulary. Alternatively, it could supplement your learning on festivals. You can use each of the 8 sheets independently as needed within your lessons or print as an A4 booklet ready for your learners to work through. The booklet begins with a cover page to colour in to help settle your group. In-built differentiation or challenge working through the Easter booklet means that all children should be able to access the learning independently, allowing you to help those who most need it. It would therefore also work well as a **cover lesson. ** Vocabulary: BASIC Joyeuses Pâques, C’est Pâques, un lapin, une cloche, un (grand) œuf, un panier, des chocolats, une croix, un agneau, des tulipes, un poussin, une église, des jonquilles, CHALLENGE un caneton, le soleil, l’herbe, les fleurs, les petits poussins, leurs vêtements, à votre choix, les coccinnelles, le champignon vénéneux, l’oiseau, le ciel, les feuilles. This booklet is intended for Year 7 learners and helps them develop basic knowledge of Easter vocabulary in French. For extension and challenge, you could: • Ask learners to write a paragraph about why they like or dislike Easter • Say what they receive at Easter, what they do and where they go • Prepare an Easter card for a friend, teacher or relative using their new vocabulary • Make an Easter board game • Write about why Easter is an important festival • Research the differences between Easter in their country and France and write a summary in English or the TL. If you find this resource useful, look for the whole pack of booklets with many more varieties of activities for Year 7 through to Year 11. Each booklet is different, so you’ll never need to look for Easter resources again. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/p-ques-12079791 I also have other Easter resources in French and Spanish you might like to look at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pascua-12103413 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/semana-santa-12104731 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-and-year-7-basics-lesson-resources-11840423 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/semana-santa-juego-y-actividades-11847281 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/semana-santa-y-informaci-n-personal-juego-y-m-s-11847286 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-easter-lesson-with-a-twist-11840429 The answer booklet needs updating but does have everything you need to know what’s what. Joyeuses Pâques!

An aide-mémoire! Lists of food and drink to use with any year or ability. Plenty of space to add more vocab’ as pupils come across it. Print double-sided to make a booklet. NOTE: my PC has corrected the French “vanille” to the English, “vanilla”. Can’t yet find a way to change it back: please get your students to correct it! I might do this by asking them to find the deliberate mistake… :)

A powerpoint to use to introduce the j'ai mal à + article rule. Consolidates body parts which have probably already been covered.

A booklet aimed at Edexcel GCSE French speaking. Topic: cinema. After initial teacher input, use this booklet to build confidence in understanding current grades and how to improve speaking. Pupils will be working towards creating a conversation around arranging to go to the cinema. Contains Edexcel mark scheme (most of it!) highlighted plus activities including possible "surprise" questions and a mock stimulus. Credits: Have included "grade changers" from Rachel Hawkes which I found online.

A very simple card with French words to create, colour and fold.

Word search on Spanish words around Christmas. Also translate them into English.

French Directions (basic) A simple worksheet - but still including some extension - to consolidate basic directions in French. If learners have already looked at basic directions, this would make a suitable worksheet for cover. What’s included? Slide 1: Reading with a simple map and sentences to work out where each place is. Instructions in French and English. Slide 2: As slide 1 but with the English instructions removed. Slide 3: Answer sheet. Prior language needed: pour aller au/à la/au/aux prenez allez tout droit tournez à droite à gauche première deuxième troisième traversez le pont poste piscine cinéma pharmacie gare gare routière la maison de M. Hughes If you like this, have a look at my shop for more. Happy teaching! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Polly_Glott

A few sheets put together for Year 7s to learn Spanish vocabulary about Christmas. Matching/wordsearch/puzzle. Should last at least a whole lesson. They can always make their own puzzles or Christmas cards when they’ve done all these. Lots of colouring, too ;)

Year 7 French KS3 French This 4 page resource can be helpful during the first week of the first term to settle and get to know your groups, especially where they are from different feeder primaries and you’re not sure what level of MFL they are coming in at. It could also be useful for when groupings/sets are still changing in the second or third week of the first term…yes this does happen… For lower ability pupils offer a choice of which page to start first as the first is a bit wordy! Space to add the name of your school. For differentiation ideas, try putting French words jumbled up on the board (bonjour/au revoir etc.) or famous French people. Ask higher ability children to write a mini paragraph about themselves using personal information and so on. Here is the Spanish version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-first-spanish-lesson-11976564

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Dd3ZeDVL0 for the song. Fold song lyrics under or cover first couple of times through. Promotes discussion of French studying English and stereotypes!

*Note* the preview doesn’t show some symbols/text correctly! A self-contained lesson covering reading/writing/speaking/listening (if you want to do all four skills in one lesson!) for the first page of this unit. It can be used on its own as an introduction to the unit, or as consolidation if you’ve already introduced the vocabulary and structures. Built-in differentiation and instructions on how you could use each slide. If you are technically minded, you can make the powerpoint automatically change date in Spanish each time you open it. Type “How to Insert the Current Date/Time in Microsoft PowerPoint” to find out how to do it. (Not allowed exernal links on here.)

*Note* the preview doesn’t show some symbols/text correctly! A full lesson of speaking, reading and writing tasks. Differentiation built in. Follows on from lesson 1 and can be used to present Viva 1 M3 or consolidate. If you are technically minded, you can make the powerpoint automatically change date in Spanish each time you open it. Try typing “How to Insert the Current Date/Time in Microsoft PowerPoint” into Google which should show you places to find out how to do it. (Not allowed external links here.)

Numbers/places in town/character adjectives: French basics revision. Harking back to the FCSE. This was a handy sheet for level 4 revision… Now it would serve well as a good cover sheet if groups have covered the vocab’ I’ve put in the title. Even if they haven’t it would be a good dictionary worksheet for cover. Year 8 and possibly lower ability year 9.

Simple introduction to basic food stuffs. Includes vocab’ and pictures, a noughts and crosses and an activity you could use to match pictures and words if the pictures were cut out and mixed up. Suits Year 7 or low ability.