Las vacaciones This is a Spanish translation resource pack on the topic of holidays with answers and will help pupils prepare for the translation part of the exam. There are 40 sentences in total, 20 different sentences to translate into each language, which recycle key holidays/tourism vocabulary, complex and idiomatic structures and specific grammar points. The sentences include: past, present & future tenses lo que más me gusta/ lo mejor imperfect & past description Conditional sentences (si tuviera mi elección/ si fuera rico) Verbs which are followed by an infinitive (suelo, prefiero, evito etc.) ‘gustar’ verbs the use of para + infinitive perfect tense (siempre he soñado con…)

Statements and opinions about holidays in Spanish ready to cut up and use in class as a card sort. Half are positive and half are negative. There are two levels of difficulty. The green cards are aimed at B/A candidates and the yellow cards are A* and beyond so that the pupils can use the colours to differentiate.

A reading comprehension and worksheet giving an overview of tourism in Spain: why tourists go, where they come from and where they visit. There are language activities (gap-fill, vocabulary hunt, synonym search) and infographics. The text is full of references to use for A04 in the speaking exam too. Answers included.

Consider purchasing the full A Level Translation Bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-spanish-translation-practice-bundle-range-of-topics-into-english-and-spanish-12050364 An exam style text on ‘el teletrabajo’ in Spain to translate into English followed by translation into Spanish, recycling the same vocabulary. Suggested answers are also included and the text provides key cultural references that can be used in the Speaking exam. There is a free example here on the topic of paternity leave, to preview the quality: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-permiso-de-paternidad-translations-on-el-mercado-laboral-and-paternity-leave-with-answers-12043678

A list of 25 key infinitive constructions in Spanish for GCSE which pupils can use in their own speaking and writing to make their language more complex. The resource includes a reference list of the structures and their meanings go use in class or for revision and translation practice. Suggested answers are included.

An exam-style writing task on household chores with four bullet points to cover. There is a plan for pupils to help them scaffold their answer and a model answer to reflect after completion too. There is a free example here on holidays: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-scaffolded-writing-task-on-holidays-ir-de-vacaciones-with-plan-and-model-answer-12004130

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.

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.

El colegio. This is a Spanish translation resource pack on the topic of school life and school routine with answers and will help pupils prepare for the translation part of the exam. There are 40 sentences in total, 20 different sentences to translate into each language, which recycle key school vocabulary, complex and idiomatic structures and specific grammar points. The sentences include: past, present & future tenses lo que más me gusta/ lo que no me gusta acabo de + infinitive desde hace + present tense imperfect & past description Conditional sentences (si tuviera mi elección/ si fuera director) Verbs which are followed by an infinitive (suelo, prefiero, evito etc.) ‘gustar’ verbs perfect tense (siempre he soñado con…)

A revision sheet to recap some of the key vocabulary for the environment and protecting the planet. There are four activities: key vocabulary, translation into English, key verbs and deciding which preposition follows them and translation into French. The key focus is on translation exam skills, both ways. The translations into French use all the vocabulary and verbs also on the sheet.

A four page KS3/Beginner’s lesson to introduce TENGO, SOY, JUEGO, VIVO & ME GUSTA in the context of talking about myself. Pupils will learn & practise these five verbs in different contexts, using the verbs and a wide range of cognates to talk about themselves and to introduce themselves. Pupils will be able to recognise lots of different vocabulary after using this resource and will understand how negation works in Spanish too. The resource includes: cognate recognition, negation practice, translation and reading exercises. Suggested answers included and the resource is in PDF and a word document.

A speaking and writing mat on the topic of House and Home in the future tense: en el futuro voy a vivir… The resources combine the immediate future tense with core vocabulary for talking about ‘mi casa’. There is a worksheet of translation practice based on the speaking and writing mat with answers.

A reading comprehension with activities on school on which to base a whole lesson. There is a pre-reading vocabulary match up, the text, comprehension questions (answers in Spanish), true/false question and reformulation translation into Spanish. This is aimed at KS3 (the text only uses the present tense) but would also work well with a weaker GCSE group. Answers included.

This is a battleships game for practising the subjunctive with an A Level group or G&T GCSE group. Pupils play battleships by marking 5 ships of different lengths (5 squares, 4 squares, 3 squares, 2 squares, 1 square) on their own grid. They must then use the subjunctive with the set grids to guess where their partner's ships are. Pupils can either just use the subjunctive trigger and conjugate a verb or they could create sentences which uses the verb, for example creating sentences on the environment or pollution. You can adopt this worksheet to include different infinitives and constructions, perhaps to revise key topics.

A Level translation practice on the topic of ‘el impacto turístico en España’. There are two sections: one paragraph about el turismo sostenible to translate into English and then sentences to translate into Spanish that target specific aspects of grammar: tenses, time frames, thematic vocabulary and structures. Answers included.

This resource recaps key adjectives from KS3 and requires pupils to manipulate them and to practise using correct adjectival agreement. There are 30 adjectives to revise and define, a grammar activity changing adjectives to fit the context and a final translation task.

A stand-alone resource with vocabulary and structures to help pupils answer the question: 'les vacances c'est pour quoi faire'. There are key infinitives, a reading task and a translation task which then recycles the key structures. There is also a holidays question & answer match-up activity.

A comprehensive resource to introduce key holiday vocabulary, key opinion constructions which require an infinitive and lots of translation both ways. These resources will are stand-alone and can be used in any lesson introducing this topic. There is also a very language mat which pupils can use to help themselves create extended answers on the topic of holidays.

A resource to review some of the key vocabulary for the topic of the environment and to practice using talking/writing about this topic in the past and future tenses. There is a brief overview of the past and future tenses, a key verbs list with space to form the verbs in different tenses and translation activities into English and French.

Two comprehensive resources to be included in any lesson on positive impact of immigration in Spain or the impact of Arab immigration through the ages. The reading comprehension involves verb conjugation activities, gap-fill comprehension and translation both ways. There is a paragraph to be translated into English and sentences to translate into Spanish based on the text. There is a separate key vocabulary list with a translation into Spanish recycling lots of this vocabulary.