A bundle of resources to use to support pupils learning the past tense, in the context of 'last weekend' and hobbies/ free time. It includes regular conjugation exercises, key past tense verbs and practice, and also an assessment to test understanding. There is a mixture of reading, translation and conjugation activities and enough materials to use over a few lessons.

A translation worksheet on the topic of travel and modes of transport. Six different translation exercises which recycle the same key language and introduce new linguistic items in a scaffolded way. The exercises are ramped in terms of difficulty and final activity is a plenary translation task into Spanish. The activities will support pupils to talk about travel and transport with confidence. Answers included. Preview the quality of this resource with this free sample here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-mi-barrio-mi-ciudad-town-and-my-area-translation-worksheet-12398469 Consider purchasing a bundle of these resources for the reduced price of £3 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-translation-worksheets-various-topics-12392700

A comprehensive resource on the topic of ‘Why tourists go to Spain?’ for A Level. It is full of useful cultural references (A04) and language activities that will help pupils to talk about this topic in Spanish. There are lots of examples of different types of tourism in Spain, key festivals and key recent statistics. There are also three reading exercises: a translation activity, a match a title to a description of a type of tourism and a true/false activity based on statistical information. Answers included.

A resource on tourism in Benidorm that considers the impact of the growth of tourism in this town and the positive and negative effects. There is a reading gap-fill, a list of statements about tourism in Benidorm which pupils must evaluate as being either positive or negative, a key vocabulary hunt and exam style translation practice into Spanish and English. Suggested answers included.

A comprehensive overview of the issue of bullfighting in Spain with reading & translation practice. There is a set of 15 opinions about bullfighting in Spain for pupils to classify as either for or against this tradition, with a vocabulary hunt and synonym search. Then there is the translation of sentences into Spanish, using subjunctive triggers, and a text to translate into English about the banning of bullfighting in the Canary Islands and Cataluña. Answers included.

Everything pupils need to fully understand how the ‘gustar’ verbs work. A six page resource, with answers, which guides pupils through the process of understanding back-to-front verbs and how they work with nouns. The resource introduces ‘me gusta’ and goes on to use gustar with singular nouns, plural nouns and infinitives. It then introduce pupils to all the indirect object pronouns and other verbs that work the same way: me interesa/ me fascina/ me chifla etc. There is a comprehensive translation plenary which will demonstrate understanding.

These four worksheets form a pupil work booklet and contain lots of activities that can be used as part of studying the topic of home, chores, and daily routine or for revision before exams. There is a comprehensive revision of key vocabulary, scaffolded translation both ways, useful A* writing constructions, reading comprehensions and a plenary (exam) writing task.

A double-sided standalone worksheet on the topic of school uniform for GCSE or advanced KS3. It included vocabulary activities, an exercise on adjectival agreement, a reading comprehension task and a reformulation translation activity, Answers included.

A standalone resource on La Alhambra for A Level, for AQA - el patrimonio cultural and Edexcel - el impacto turístico / la influencia árabe. The resource includes a reading comprehension on the Alhambra (vocabulary search, choose the 4 correct statements and comprehension) and translation into English and Spanish. The resource is also rich in cultural references that pupils can then weave into their speaking. Format: Word document and PDF. With answers.

5 separate reading exam questions in the format of the AQA gap fill task from Paper 1. The texts are based on the following topics: La famille en voie de changement - le mariage en france La famille en voie de changement - le rôle des grands-parents La “cyber-société” - Internet en France La “cyber-société” - les dangers d’Internet Les aspects positifs d’une société diverse - les Français au Canada Format: Word documents & PDF with answers.

These standalone resource can be used to introduce or to revise the Preterite Tense with pupils. There are three different resources. A complete overview of how to form the tense with practice, including regular and irregular verbs. A regular verb drill practice for -AR/-ER/-IR verbs with answers. Another bumper sheet of regular verbs preparation with 50 sentences of gap-fill practice. 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 reading pack of ten different texts of exam style questions on KS3 topics aimed at pupils in Years 7 and 8. There is a variety of topics and question types. The question types include: comprehension, gap-fill summary, choosing the correct person, true or false and positive or negative opinion. Instructions are in English and Spanish and answers included. Perfect for end of year exam practice and to build comprehension skills. Sample of a text available to download here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-reading-comprehension-practice-family-and-hobbies-12120492 Topics: mi colegio el tiempo mi uniforme las mascotas mi vida escolar mi familia donde vivo yo mi dieta mis pasatiempos mi vida

A resource for a standalone lesson on ‘la fuga de cerebros’ in Spain. There is a pre-reading activity, a reading comprehension, a translation into English, two case-studies with gap-fill activities and plenary translation into English. This resource will give pupils the vocabulary and A04 references to talk about why qualified workers have left/are leaving Spain and why this is a problem for the Spanish economy. Answers included.

Four worksheets on the topic of Internet, communication and technology. Resource 1: Introduces vocabulary for talking about the advantages and disadvantages of different types of technology with translation practice, a sentence builder and a reading comprehension. Resource 2: This worksheet is on the risks and benefits of the Internet and staying safe online with vocabulary and translation exercises and two reading tasks. Resource 3: This resource is on the topic of technology and communication and includes some verb gap-fill tasks and a short writing question with a model answer that contains errors to find. Resource 4: This is a scaffolded longer writing question on Internet and technology with exercises to prepare for the task and revision of Grade 9 structures. Format: Word Document and PDFs with answers.

Two standalone resources on film, TV and cinema in the past tense. 1) Resource 1: Review of the formation of regular -ER verbs in the passé composé with translation and a sentence builder. 2) Resource 2: La dernière fois que je suis allé au cinéma - reading, vocabulary, translation practice and a sentence builder. Format: Word and PDF. With answers.

For AQA Spanish GCSE. Paper 4 (Writing) HT. 3 practice examination papers that I have written myself, with ‘new’ questions in the format of the exam, with mark schemes and corresponding model answers for each of the questions. Three papers: Paper 1 2022 - in the format of the Summer 2022 examination Paper 1 2020 - in the normal format Paper 2 2020 - in the normal format Useful for timed practice, revision or independent study.

Three double-sided worksheets on the topic of holidays for KS3, with infinitive phrases in the present tense and the immediate future. These will enable pupils to give opinions about where they like / don’t like to go on holiday and to say where they will go next year. They will also be able to say what activities they do in different types of weather. Resource 1: Where I like to go on holiday - present tense & opinions Resource 2: Where I am going to go on holiday - immediate future Resource 3: What I do if the weather is… (Si + weather + holiday activities) The resources include vocabulary tasks and scaffolded reading and translation exercises. Each resource contains a sentence builder. Format: Word documents and PDF with answers.

Two sets of standalone resource to introduce, or recap, clothes and colours to a KS3 group using opinion phrases such as ‘me gusta/me encanta/ prefiero llevar’ and the immediate future tense. Resource 1: Introduces key vocabulary and contains lots of practice with vocabulary tasks, reading comprehensions, translation practice and a sentence builder. Resource 2: Recaps items of clothing and types of weather and introduces ‘voy a llevar’ and conditional sentences with ‘si’. There is lots of reading, vocabulary and translation practice and sentence builder. Format: Word and PDF document with answers.

Various resources to include in any lesson on household chores. There is a PowerPoint which links to a the first resource and introduces pupils to core vocabulary and get them to conjugating the verbs and using them with key complex facilitating structures. There is translation into Spanish, some practice in the conditional tense and another reading comprehension, targeting the same vocabulary. There is also a writing activity which can be given to the pupils as a plenary.