This is a standalone resource for whole lesson on holidays for GCSE. The worksheet focuses on honing reading skills and technique, recycling key vocabulary and translation on this topic. Knowledge of holidays in the present and past tense required. Activities: Decode the questions on which the reading comprehension will be based; Read three short texts about holiday preferences & where the speaker went last year; Revisit the questions decoded in (1) and decide ‘who says what?’, highlighting the evidence in the text as pupils decide; A ‘vocabulary search’ of English words/phrases from the texts; Decoding French sentences which recycle the vocabulary above (translation into English); Translation into French - a reformulation task revisiting all the structures and vocabulary which have been seen in this resource. Answers included.

A standalone resource on which to base a lesson to improve writing skills for GCSE on the topic of transport. The worksheet has four parts: Translating the question into English Matching up 20 Grade 8/9 Structures for your written work Translation activity based on these structures A writing scaffold with structures to use and a model answer Answers included.

A standalone resource to begin the topic of holidays with GCSE pupils and to support pupils to write and talk about their holidays likes & dislikes in the present tense. There are various activities within this resources: A reading activity to introduce cognates & key thematic vocabulary Revision of countries and using à/ en/ au for ‘in’ A speaking / writing mat to answer the question ‘tu préfères quelle sorte de vacances?’ Translation practice into French using the language mart A plenary short writing task: to write a paragraph on holidays (with a model answer) Answers included.

A standalone resource on the topic of music and music-listening trends in Spain. It consists of a text to study, with a vocabulary search and synonym match up, a reading comprehension task and plenary translation tasks which recycle the key vocabulary from the first tasks. Answers included.

An exam style text on ‘les familles recomposées’ in France to translate into English followed by reformulation translations into French, recycling the same vocabulary. Suggested answers are also included and the text provides useful cultural references that can be used in the Speaking exam too.

A standalone GCSE level reading, vocabulary and translation resource on the topic of technology and Internet. The resource begins with a pre-reading vocabulary match-up, a reading comprehension task, a vocabulary ‘hunt’ and a plenary reformulation translation task, based on the text. Answers included. Please leave a review if you find this useful for your pupils or if you have any feedback. You can also message me directly on Twitter @mfl_secondary

A standalone resource to recap ‘faire expressions’ on the topic of free time and holidays for GCSE pupils. This resource recaps ‘faire’ conjugation in the present, past, immediate future and pure future tenses and includes practice with 18 key expressions on this topic. There are lots of activities to embed these including gap-fill and translation. Answers included.

A standalone whole lesson (or more) resource on the university system in Spain and preparing young people for the world of work. It is rich in cultural references for the speaking exam (AO4). The language is challenging but the activities are scaffolded: Vocabulary match up Reading & gap-fill Reading & vocabulary ‘hunt’ Reading & comprehension questions Translation into English An example oral card on this topic Translation into Spanish Answers included.

Resources for a standalone lesson on ‘la música en España’. The resource has three parts: Para que sirve la música - introduction with vocabulary & translation La música en España - reading & vocabulary Los festivales españoles - translation into English There is also a plenary translation activity with sentences to translate into Spanish recapping all the vocabulary in the first resource. Answers included.

A resource to review, revise and embed the idiomatic expressions with Tener, for which pupils often want to use ‘to be’. Answers included. Please leave a review if you find this useful for your pupils or if you have any feedback. You can also message me directly on Twitter** @mfl_secondary**

A set of independent study / revision worksheets for KS3. These contain tasks that pupils can do independently, checking their answers after each stage. The tasks all link together and will allow pupils to make progress. Topics: Mi familia Mis mascotas Mi casa

A resource recapping all the rules for conjugating regular -ER verbs in French in the present, perfect and future tenses. Ideal for revising the tenses side by side and will hopefully allow pupils to master these.

A resource for a standalone lesson on healthy living for pupils to express what they do to keep fit and healthy. There is a PPT with the ‘flow’ of a whole lesson with a resource that includes a language mat, reading task and plenary writing activity. Answers included. Whole bundle on health here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/la-vida-sana-spanish-healthy-living-bundle-5-resource-packs-11872785

A resource to help pupils to practise and master the regular past (preterite) tense in the topic of healthy living. There are translation exercises, a gap-fill task, a review of the regular conjugation patterns with practice and a translation puzzle. (Answers included)

A set of four standalone resources on the topic of free time and hobbies - mes passe-temps. Resource 1: Introduction to hobbies: vocabulary, writing/speaking mat & translation to embed vocabulary Resource 2: Reading: a GCSE style reading comprehension with key vocabulary search and reformulation translation tasks. Resource 3: Grammar practice, reading and further translation practice Resource 4: A GCSE style reading comprehension - a multiple-choice style question recycling vocabulary in the previous resources. Format: Word document and PDF with answers.

A resource on the linguistic abilities of Spanish young people and its link to unemployment in Spain. There are reading tasks with true/false, sentence match up and synonym finding exercises and translations into Spanish and English. The translations into Spanish all require the subjunctive. Answers included.

A resource to review the past tense in the context of household chores. The resource will allow pupils to talk about what they did to help at home last weekend. It includes perfect tense revision, a recap of perfect tense complex structures, a verb practice game and a plenary translation. Answers included.

A standalone resource on the wearing of the niqab and burka in Spain. It includes reading, vocabulary and translation into English and Spanish. There are also useful cultural references (A04) for the pupils to extract. Answers included.

A comprehensive stand-alone resource to introduce household chores with infinitive expressions. The activities include: finding errors in a translation, speaking/writing mat, translation both ways and two reading comprehensions. Answers included. There is also a translation game resource with vocabulary based on household chores, daily routine and hobbies. (Pupils roll the dice in and have to translate the square they land on. One pupil is the referee and confirms if they are correct). Please leave a review if you find this useful for your pupils or if you have any feedback. You can also message me directly on Twitter @mfl_secondary

Three resources to help pupils to talk about illness, health and body parts in Spanish. There is a reading comprehension, vocabulary activities, practice with me duele/ me duelen and a grammar gap fill task. There is also a speaking/writing mat on illnesses and needs with translation practice and answers. A reading comprehension on the topic of body parts, accidents and injuries in the past tense (preterite) with a scaffolded text: tuve un accidente de esqui Answers included.