A variety of resources including revision booklets, entire lessons and worksheets suitable for GCSE and A level students of Spanish and French. There are several Italian, as well as English language/literature resources available too.
A variety of resources including revision booklets, entire lessons and worksheets suitable for GCSE and A level students of Spanish and French. There are several Italian, as well as English language/literature resources available too.
A worksheet + answers aimed at A level students of French, suitable for any exam board
Includes two texts that provide an insight into drug/alcohol usage and problems in France whereby students must complete vocab charts (from English to French)
Can be used as the main activity for a lesson, as a starter, or as a homework activity to consolidate vocab knowledge. Could also be used as an end-of-topic vocab assessment
Tests comprehension abilities as well as how to read for gist
Students can complete this exercise with dictionaries to improve vocab, or without to practice exam technique and being in situations where they may not understand all vocab used in a text
An activity aimed at GCSE students of Italian
A speaking game that is done in pairs - simply cut the cards out, turn them over and each student takes it in turns to respond to one of the questions on one of the topics
Includes 10 different topics:
La moda e gli acquisti
Alimentazione e salute
Viaggi e trasporti
Sport e tempo livero
Le feste in italia
Media, informazione e comunicazione
Il mondo del lavoro
Il cinema italiano
Il mondo della musica
Italia
An exam aimed at A level students of Spanish, suitable for any exam board
Includes three separate activities that test grammar and comprehension
The exam takes one hour, so can be used for a full lesson
Includes answers on a separate document, so marking is easy for teachers or for students to peer-mark
A full lesson designed for A/AS level French students on ‘la cybersurveillance’.
Includes themes such as:
La liberté d’expression
La cybersurveillance
La sécurité numérique
Activities include individual work, whole-class debates and pair work.
Includes a homework task to be completed for the next lesson.
There is a grammar aspect taught on the various ways one can pose questions in French - particularly useful for asking the examiner a question in the oral exam.
Suitable for any exam board.
A booklet designed to help A/AS level students of Spanish with their compulsory study of film/films. This is not designed with any particular exam board in mind, and can be applied to any particular film.
Sections include:
Fill-in fact-file section at the front to help students remember key facts
Things to consider when analysing any film
An introduction to Spanish film
Spanish Cinema and Censorship during the Franco Regime
Dubbing and Propaganda Newsreels
Genres under Franco
Genres popular in the Francoist period
Auteurism
Themes in Spanish films
A comprehensive list of film language and translation into Spanish - the booklet is for the majority in English as some concepts are difficult
Elements of mise-en-scène (with terms translated)
Performance (with terms translated)
Sound (with terms translated)
This resource also comes with a ‘how to analyse film’ sentence structure document which shows students how to word their analysis of films. This provides a lot of useful film vocabulary.
Activity aimed at GCSE Italian students of any exam board.
A worksheet useful for revising/consolidating the topic of seasons/days/months and the grammar aspect of prepositions. This activity comes with 2 gap fill exercises on simple prepositions and prepositions + articles, a vocabulary section which shows the prepositions in practice and then a translation task whereby prepositions must be used correctly.
A game useful for GCSE students that enables them to practice their comprehension, understanding of grammar, speaking abilities, and, if necessary, dictionary skills. The resource is particularly useful for revising prepositions and present tense verbs.
Students should get into pairs and label themselves 1 or 2. Student 1 reads aloud and describes their scene, which student 2 then draws. Then this is swapped around.
If vocabulary is limited for students, get them to look up the ‘key words’ listed at the top of the page.
A useful worksheet for GCSE Italian students in revising verbs. This is suitable for any exam board.
The resource includes:
Examples on how to conjugate IRE, ARE, ERE verbs plus grids for students to conjugate verbs similarly.
Partially completed irregular verb grids to fill in - these are commonly featured verbs in exams.
An entire lesson suitable for introducing (or revising) the passato prossimo. This can be aimed at GCSE students of any exam board, or A level if needed.
The PowerPoint includes:
starter activity, speaking in pairs about ‘come stai oggi?’, ‘com’e’ il tempo?’ and ‘com’e’ il tuo umore?’
when to use the pp
how it’s formed: essere or avere?
exceptions
gap-fill activity on essere or avere and its conjugations in the present tense
adverbs with past tenses
translation exercise
modal verbs in the past
A printable worksheet is included on the adverbs in the past - ‘hai mai… sei mai…?’. This should be done in pairs. Firstly students must conjugate the infinitive correctly, then ask the question to their peer who must respond accordingly.
Bundle includes 4 worksheets on various different grammar topics that are key to revise for the GCSE exam (suitable for any exam board).
There are a range of speaking, writing, comprehension, gap-fill, translation and listening activities included.
Topics include:
my life/city/what’s around me
prepositions
possessive pronouns
months/days/seasons
verbs and irregular verbs
A complete lesson PPT on the verb ‘piacere’ and i vestiti, suitable for GCSE Italian students.
The lesson includes:
conjugating ‘mi piace’
how to use quantifiers to say how much you like something
interview activity in pairs
colours and how to talk about clothes’ colours
writing task
A quiz useful for an end-of-year lesson, or for revision purposes. Focuses mainly on the AQA spec for year 10. There are 6 rounds, with 10 questions in each. 5 of these are topic based, and the other 5 are still topic-related, but more focused on grammar.
The topics are:
Life at school
Travel and tourism
Social issues - healthy living
Education post-16
Marriage/partnership
Technology in everyday life
Grammar topics include:
modal verbs
quantifiers
preterite and imperfect tense
weather expressions with ‘hacer’
possessive pronouns
recap on deber/tener que/hay
que + infinitive
es mejor/sería mejor/más
vale/más valdría
negative nunca
use of ‘lo’ and ‘lo que’
future tenses
complex two-verb structures (tener ganas de…)
using ‘gracias a’/‘sin’/‘con’
subjunctive in ‘es posible que’
Some of the questions require gap-fill, others are more like the exam comprehensions and others are choosing the correct letter. There are also short translations. Most of the questions are in Spanish but some are in English.
A quiz useful for an end-of-year lesson, or for revision purposes. Focuses mainly on the AQA spec for year 10. There are 6 rounds, with 10 questions in each. 5 of these are topic based, and the other 5 are still topic-related, but more focused on grammar.
The topics are:
Me, my family and friends
Life at school
Education post-16
Healthy/unhealthy living
Free-time activities
Travel and tourism
Grammar topics include:
qui, que, dont
en + present participle
devoir/pouvoir/il faut/vouloir to school rules context
quantity words inc. with plurals
ce qui/ce que… c’est… sentence pattern
future tense
si clauses
il vaut mieux/il vaudrait mieux
negative ne…jamais
adverbs
il est possible que + subjunctive
avant de/après avoir etc/pendant que/depuis/venir de
weather expressions with faire
Some of the questions require gap-fill, others are more like the exam comprehensions and others are choosing the correct letter. There are also short translations.
A PowerPoint lesson, plus two booklets that would be perfect for an A level revision lesson (pre speaking exam). This can also be used for any revision workshops held during the holidays. Aimed at students of A level French doing the AQA exam.
The PowerPoint provides a comprehensive lesson, full of grammar activities (created specifically based on what aspects tend to be tricky for students in the exam); breakdowns and explanations of each paper plus specific top-tips, advice and tasks; shows how to plan the essay, plus structure and language tips, and also includes information and advice on the speaking exam.
This also comes with 2 booklets. One of which is for essay guidance, showing students how to plan, write the essays, and gives a comprehensive checklist on what to check over once they have finished the essay. It also provides very useful top tips, and vocabulary they could use to boost their expression in French.
The second booklet is on the speaking exam. It provides guidance on the ‘card’ part, and demonstrates what to do for the IRP, providing a list of suggested titles. There is a large collation of vocabulary to use in the speaking exam, too.
AQA A level Spanish resource
An exemplar essay written to answer the following question:
“Analiza la relacion de Clara y Esteban, hablando sobre sus similitudes y sus diferencias.”
The essay is approx. 1000 words because it was produced for students to analyse and to take ideas from.
This is marked and includes feedback plus where this would score if it were to be marked by AQA examiners.
There are several reflective questions at the end where students must look at ideas they can take from it, think about what could be improved, and more, meaning it makes a great lesson activity.
A quiz useful for an end-of-year lesson, or for revision purposes. Focuses on the AQA spec. for year 1/year 12. There are 6 rounds, with 10 questions in each.
The topics include:
Los valores tradicionales y modernos
El ciberespacio
La igualdad de los sexos
La influencia de los ídolos
La identidad regional en España
El patrimonio cultural
Some of the questions require gap-fill, others are more like the exam comprehensions and others are choosing the correct letter. There are also short translations.
AQA A level French resource
An exemplar essay written to answer the following question:
“Analysez comment les rapports entre le narrateur et ses parents changent au cours du roman."
This is marked and includes feedback plus where this would score if it were to be marked by AQA examiners.
There are several reflective questions at the end where students must look at ideas they can take from it, think about what could be improved, and more, meaning it makes a great lesson activity.
A full Presentation on the Individual Research Project. This could be covered all in one lesson, or referred back to in different lessons based on what stage of the IRP you are at.
Includes:
A comprehensive PPT which takes you through all steps of the IRP. Includes tasks, activities for consolidation, revision and preparation. Also introduces the IRP and explains what it is and how much it counts.
An example of an IRP on criminals in society in France (social issues)
A speaking guide booklet with information, speaking phrases and useful activities
A compilation of French newspapers and their political orientation
A quiz useful for an end-of-year lesson, or for revision purposes. Focuses on the AQA spec. for year 1/year 12. There are 6 rounds, with 10 questions in each.
Rounds are:
• La famille en voie de changement
• La cyber-societe
• Le role du benevolat
• Une culture fiere de son patrimoine
• La musique francophone contemporaine
• Le septieme art (le cinema)
Some of the questions require gap-fill, others are more like the exam comprehensions and others are choosing the correct letter. There are also short translations.
A full lesson on lockdown in France (featuring 2nd and 3rd, most recent, waves of Covid).
Focuses on translation, comprehension and speaking skills.
Comes with a student worksheet to accompany the tasks in the lesson.
Lesson is planned time-wise (see PPT notes).
Suitable for any exam board.