This 3-page file includes:
~A beginner level script in which four students from different parts of the world are discussing their various backgrounds, languages they speak and their motivations for learning. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~An accompanying worksheet with 8 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing section on how to common nationalities.
~Key.
Level: Beginner
This Spanish reading bundle offers my TOP 4 most popular hispanic artist biographies at 35% off!
Bundle includes one biography each on:
Diego Rivera - Mexican muralist
Frida Kahlo - Mexican painter
Pablo Picasso - Spanish Artist
Salvador Dali - Spanish Artist
All readings also include a glossary of new vocabulary and a separate page of reading comprehension questions/short writing assignments in Spanish.
Great complement to any art unit in Spanish!
Level: Uses present and past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~ A biography on the renowned Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It includes some information on his early life and formal instruction in art as well as his rise to fame. It then moves on to discuss his unique approach to art, some of his most important works including Guernica as well as his lasting legacy.
~A Worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions in Spanish and a short writing assignment.
~Answer key.
A great supplement to any unit on Spanish history dealing with the Civil War (1936-1939), art history and/or famous hispanic people.
Level: Uses past tenses
This bundle offers MY TOP 4 Spanish readings on Hispanic music and dance at 35% off!
Bundle includes:
Mexican Music ~ Mariachi
Argentine Music ~ El Tango
Spanish Music ~ El flamenco
Caribbean Music: Salsa and Son
The readings are in a combination of present and past tenses and each feature a full Spanish-English glossary of new vocabulary in addition to reading comprehension questions.
This bundle is the perfect complement to units on latin music!
Level: present and past tenses
This Spanish reading bundle offers my TOP 4 most popular singer biographies at 35% off !
Bundle includes one biography each on:
Celia Cruz - Cuba
Enrique Iglesias - Spain
Shakira - Colombia
Selena Quintanilla
All readings also include a glossary of new vocabulary and a separate page of reading comprehension questions/short writing assignments in Spanish. Also includes cloze lyric activities for all!
Great complement to any music unit in Spanish!
Level: Uses present and past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading that serves as a great introduction to Mariachi music. The reading talks about the history of this genre, the instruments and costumes used and where the name may have come from. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
~Answer key.
Level: In present and past tenses
Great as a cultural adjunct for your Spanish class or as a sub plan!
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish cultural reading on the traditional music of South America. It includes two paragraphs on Chile’s national dance la cueca and one on the traditional pan flute music, or zampoñas, of the Andean region played by the local Quechua and Aymara peoples. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions
~Answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish cultural reading that focuses on two types of music from the Caribbean: son and salsa. The reading explores the history behind these types of music, the cultural significance, the various instruments employed and their popularity abroad.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A reading comprehension page with 9 questions based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: In present and past tenses
This Spanish cultural reading is about the amazing natural wonder: the Iguazu waterfalls of South America. It talks about its history, including the indigenous legend of how it was formed, as well as its modern day importance as a tourist site.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Level: in present and past tenses
This 3-page file contains:
~A reading in which three friends are giving each other advice on their problems! The reading includes numerous uses of informal (tú) commands in context. Also included are command forms with object pronouns attached as well as negative informal command forms.
~A worksheet to be done in pairs/small groups that includes 3 sections:
A. Reading comprehension questions
B. Finding command forms in the reading
C. Guided partner practice with command forms
~Answer key
Activity idea: Have students work in groups of three to read the script. Then have them circle all the command forms they find. Finally, have them give each other ‘advice’ on ‘problems’ they have!
This Spanish reading bundle includes MY TOP 8 readings on the history, culture and people of South America at 40% off!
Includes 4 Biographies and 4 cultural readings:
Fútbol y la Copa Mundial
Iguazu Falls
El tango
Islas Galápagos
Ernesto Che Guevara
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Pablo Neruda
Simon Bolivar
Each reading includes a detailed glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Level: includes present and past tenses
This Spanish reading bundle includes MY TOP 8 readings on the history, culture and people of Spain at 40% off!
Includes 4 Biographies and 4 cultural readings:
Paella
Tapas
Flamenco
Semana Santa
Miguel de Cervantes
Francisco Goya
Antonio Gaudí + Sagrada Familia
Franco and the Spanish Civil War
Each reading includes a detailed glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Level: includes present and past tenses
This 4-page file includes:
~A humorous reading about some competitive brothers and cousins who are always comparing themselves to each other! It features numerous uses of comparisons and superlatives in context.
~A worksheet with 10 true/false comprehension questions in Spanish and a short guided writing practice using comparatives.
~2 page answer key.
Activity idea: Have students share what they have written about their families with each other in class. Great for partner work and to get students talking!
This 3-page file includes:
~A fun Spanish reading where students see prepositions of place in context!
PLOT: Ramona’s little sister, Clarita, is very naughty! When Ramona is at school during the day, her sister enters her room and plays with her things. When Ramona returns from school, she always screams, where are my things? To help her find her things, Ramona asks her friend Sandra to come help her… Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A reading comprehension page.
~Answer key.
Includes the following:
en
dentro de
debajo de
cerca de
encima de
en frente de
arriba
al lado de
This 2-page file includes Spanish language biography is on the life of Mario Vargas Llosa winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for literature. This biography discusses his early life and career, education and training, political aspirations and awards.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary as well as a reading comprehension section.
Level: Spanish 3 (various tenses)
In this script, students of English can see 20+ examples of the present perfect tense as two friends discuss what they have done recently.
The script is followed by 8 true/false comprehension questions.
Editable word file.
Includes Answer key.
Activity idea: After reading the script in pairs, have the students underline all the examples of the present perfect tense they can find. For extra difficulty, have them circle all the irregular participles!
In this reading a teenage girl introduces herself to her new neighbour. The dialog incorporates a number of question words so students may learn how to form questions with interrogatives.
Reading includes 8 true/false comprehension questions in English and a short writing assignment in French.
Activity idea: students may complete the writing assignment in class or for homework. They may then read their own dialog with a partner.
Editable file.
Answer key included.
Includes all major question words!
This Spanish biography bundle includes MY TOP 8 biographies on famous hispanic artists at 40% off !
Includes one biography each on:
Frida Kahlo: Mexican artist
Diego Rivera: Mexican muralist
El Greco: Spanish painter
Francisco Goya: Spanish painter
Fernando Botero: Colombian sculptor
Joan Miró: Spanish artist
Salvador Dalí: Spanish artist
Pablo Picasso: Spanish abstract painter
Level: mostly in past tense
Each reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section and answer keys
Great for bell work, early finishers, reading comprehension practice or complementary cultural readings!
This 3-page file includes:
~A thorough biography on the life of Francisco Goya, the most famous Spanish painter from the romantic period. This biography discusses his early life and influences, education, marriage, time at the royal court as a portraitist, his famous paintings of the peninsular war and his later life in France.
~The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 7 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Level: mostly in past tenses
This Spanish biography is on a life of the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío. He discusses his early life, the people who influenced him, his travels, his careers as both a writer and journalist.
Includes five reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
Level: Spanish intermediate mostly past tenses)
Editable word doc.