This 3-page file includes: ~A handout that explains the different prepositions used in English for transportation depending on the situation with sentence examples. (in/on/by/to etc.) ~A worksheet with 16 fill in the blank sentences to test the students’ knowledge. ~Answer key. Level: Beginner

This 3-page file includes: ~A short biography on the life of Barack Obama, the first African-American president. It discusses his family background, education, marriage and family, as well as the highlights of his political career. ~A worksheet with 9 comprehension questions based on the reading. ~Answer key.

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading in which a teacher asks all her students how they are feeling today, the students answer with a variety of expressions using: Ich fühle mich, mir ist, ich bin etc. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet based on the reading where students need to write down how each person in the class is feeling so students learn to talk about people in the third person. They must also identify if it is a positive or negative emotion or condition. ~Answer key. Activity idea: After reading the script together, have students discuss how they are feeling today and why. Level: present tense only

This short German reading has the descriptions of 3 people including physical appearance (eye color, height, hair) clothes and personality. Followed by 8 short answer questions and a short writing section for students to describe themselves and how they like to dress. Level: Beginner Answer key included.

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading about Claudia an 18-year-old high school student. The reading includes numerous present tense verbs for students to see in context. The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions. ~The same reading with the verb endings missing for students to fill in for practice of third person singular/plural (-t/-et-en). ~Answer key.

This 3-page file includes: ~An Italian language biography of the famous education Maria Montessori. It includes a paragraph each on: her early life, her education, feminist work, her education system, her death and legacy. ~With 6 reading comprehension questions. ~Answer Key.

This 5-page file includes: ~A handout explaining how to use da- and wo- compounds in German with examples in both languages. ~A one page handout of 35 common dative phrasal verbs ~A one page handout of 35 common accusative phrasal verbs. ~A worksheet with 22 sentences to practice. ~Answer key Level: B1/B2

This reading is in the present tense and features a family from Colorado traveling back to Bolivia to visit extended family. It describes how the family spends time at the airport and on the flight. Students are introduced to a lot of travel related vocabulary through an extensive glossary. After completion, students are required to answer 7 reading comprehension questions in Spanish. Answer Key included.

This one page worksheet reviews formal command forms and shows how to give directions in German. This is may be used as a partner activity. The worksheet includes 3 parts: Matching Reading a short dialogue Writing a short dialogue Includes answer key

This 4-page file includes: ~A funny Spanish reading using 12 common -er and -ir verbs about Paco, a perfect student and his friends, who are the opposite! Students must conjugation the missing verbs to complete the story. Includes a glossary of the new verbs and 6 true/false comprehension questions. ~The same reading but with the verbs missing in the glossary for students to fill in before reading. ~The same reading with the -er and -ir verbs highlighted to see in context. Also, the verbs are missing in the glossary for students to fill in before reading. ~Answer key.

This 8-page file includes: ~3 pages explaining how to determine gender in German, based on both word endings and word groupings - with examples of each and common exceptions! ~1 practice section on determining word gender ~2 pages explaining how to determine plurals in German ~1 practice section on determining plurals ~Answer key (2 pgs)

This Easy Spanish Reader is ideal as a reading complement to beginner Spanish classes. This complete reader contains 8 short readings. The stories follow a Mexican family now living in California. It is written from the 1st person perspective of the 14-year son and includes the following themes: Capítulo 1 – Mi familia Capítulo 2 – Mi escuela Capítulo 3 – Mi casa Capítulo 4 – De compras Capítulo 5 – La abuela visita Capítulo 6 – En el supermercado Capítulo 7 – Las vacaciones Capítulo 8 – En el restaurante The stories can be read as a class, with a partner or independently! Each chapter includes: ~a glossary of new vocabulary ~reading comprehension questions

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading in Spanish from the first-person perspective of a teenage girl living in Central America. She talks about how she and her family celebrate the Novena, Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) and Christmas Day (Navidad). The reading includes a glossary of specialized vocabulary. ~A worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing exercise in Spanish. ~Answer key. Vocabulary Includes: la época el nacimiento los regalos los villancicos los postres Niño Dios hecho a mano la misa de Gallo los fuegos artificiales Level: Mostly present tense

This 5-page file includes: ~24 premade task cards for German case review ~4 empty task cards for customization ~Recording Sheet ~Answer key Each task card is numbered for students to record their answers. Maybe used individually or in pairs.

This 4-page file includes: ~A German reading written from the perspective of a 12-year-old boy living in southern Germany. He talks about Christmas traditions in his region in general as well as how his family celebrates. It also includes a description of the history of the Christmas tree! The reading is in a mixture of present and past tenses and includes a glossary of new vocabulary. Includes reading comprehension questions. ~A worksheet with 4 parts: Matching Christmas vocabulary, short answer, translation and conversation. ~Answer keys (2 pgs)

This 4-page file is designed for beginners of Spanish and includes: ~A worksheet complete with activities done by a student named Maria. Students must answer questions such as what activities are done on what days of the week. ~A worksheet for students to complete in class or for homework where they fill in their activities in the yo-form. ~Students then tell their conversation partner which activities they enjoy doing and their partner must switch the verb form from yo to the third person singular to fill in the third page. Students may hand this in for homework or report back to the class out loud on what the person does. ~Answer key. Level: Beginnner Editable word file.

This 4-page file includes: ~A reading that features an advertisement for an apartment for rent short term in the center of Madrid. Students read the advert in Spanish and then answer 6 true or false reading comprehension questions and underline all the present subjunctive forms in the text. ~Once completed, students are given the task of writing a reply to the advert explaining: why they are the perfect person for the rental, what activities they will undertake while in Madrid and to arrange a time to meet the person renting out the apartment. They are also prompted to use three examples of the present subjunctive in their reply. ~Answer Key. (2 pgs)

This 8-page file includes: ~16 Character cards of people ages 10-22 (Includes various countries of origin) Includes age, city, country, family, hobbies, favorite foods, colors, school subjects. ~4 Character cards about adults ages 25-62 Includes age, city, country, work, family, hobbies, favorite foods, colors, films ~4 blank Character cards (adults) - two cards for each student to fill in - one card for themselves and one for a friend to use for discussion in class with pictures ~4 blank Character cards (youth) - two cards for each student to fill in - one card for themselves and one for a friend to use for discussion in class without pictures ~Worksheet: 20 questions based on the character cards using various question words: how many, who, where etc. ~Answer key Can be used alone, in pairs or in groups. Activity idea: print all 16 cards for each group and see who can answer the questions the quickest! Afterwards have students ask each other more questions based on the cards to get them talking. Have students complete the blank cards in class or for homework for further practice. They can create a card about themselves, a friend or a made-up person!

This 6-page file includes: ~A French reading written in the past tense about a wedding the narrator attended last night. This reading serves as a great example of the uses of the two past tenses in French: (imparfait / passé composé) ~A worksheet based on the reading with three sections: 8 True or false reading questions in English to ensure comprehension, a section where students underline and recognize the past tense forms in the reading and a short writing section in French. ~The same reading but with no glossary and French reading comprehension questions for differentiated learning with verbs highlighted for context. ~Answer key. (3 pgs)

This 3-page file includes: ~A beginner level reading in which Antonio, a grade 10 student from Texas, describes his typical day. He uses many reflexive verbs to describe his various sports, school and extra curricular activities. Includes reading comprehension questions. ~Answer key. ~A worksheet for students to fill in about their typical day. After completion, have students can share their own daily routine with a classmate. Verbs used include: levantarse vestirse desayunarse irse ducharse quedarse acostarse