A series of videos about how to put together a successful piece of exam writing about a range of typical GCSE and iGCSE topics. I talk through my own model answers on topics such as School, Holidays, Family etc. of around 100-150 words and discuss tenses, adjectives and advanced vocabulary to include. The powerpoints I have used so far are attached, and these include Colegio, Familia and Vacaciones. This is also useful for KS3 challenge work. Search for Spanish Success on youtube to try the videos before downloading the accompanying powerpoints if you wish. More videos added all the time, so please subscribe to see more as I get onto them.

A lesson introducing or revising Santiago Calatrava’s work. This includes a key word recall or find out starter, a translation into English activity, pictures of Calatrava’s work to promote discussion and curiosity, and further reading in Spanish about one structure in particular. The lesson also includes a suggestion for pupils to research or revise Gaudi so that knowledge of two architects is developed.

A powerpoint with plenty of up to date and engaging discussion points, as well as exam style A Level tasks, including gapfill, translation and speaking points to develop knowledge of role models and idols from the hispanic world. Donovan Carrillo was an amazing part of the recent Juegos Olímpicos, and his skating was magical to watch. This powerpoint includes a video link too - about his life (In Spanish with English subtitles).

A whole lesson for Year 13 who are studying the role of women and/or Hispanic Politics, including the role of women in the Hispanic world, or for those students who would benefit from wider study of Hispanic issues. This lesson would take at least 1 hour, or could be spread over 2 hours. It requires the use of a computer so that students can listen to a video and also carry out further research. This lesson encourages research skills, reading skills and listening for details. It contains a link to a youtube video of a speech made on Día de la Madre by Michelle Bachelet.

A whole lesson to cover approx. 1 hour of teaching. Challenging activites suitable for Year 13. Easy to adapt to build in differentiation to ideally suit your own pupils. Includes : Simplified true/false reading activity based on recent events in Cataluña. Challenging bbc mundo listening comprehension and vocab hunt Translation sentences based on politics vocabulary, different tenses of tener, decir and poder, and also inclusion of La Casa de Bernarda Alba cultural topic sentences to recycle previous language and content. (This is only applicable for a few translation sentences to please delete or rephrase to ensure suitability for your own cultural topics).

Mixed paragraphs relating to the topic of school life. Pupils can check the meanings by using the QR code and a QR reader on their phones. Ideal for a homework.

A presentation lesson on idiomatic Spanish expressions with TENER useful across many topics.

To practise near future using different parts of -ir plus infinitives

A pretend eye test for pupils to have fun with while consolidating the alphabet in any language. Easy to make yourself if you want to focus on specific letters more often.