This 8-page file includes:
~24 task cards focused the Ir + a + Infinitive (4 pages x 6 cards per sheet)
~1 blank sheet for your ideas
~Recording sheet
~Answer key
All 24 task cards feature sentences where students need to conjugate “ir” in the present tense to complete the sentence.
Can be used alone, in pairs or in small groups!
Example sentences:
Yo _______ a viajar a Perú
Ellos no _______ a comprar los libros
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the life of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic woman to serve as judge in the Supreme Court of the United States. This reading talks about her difficult childhood, education, marriage and legal career. The file includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 8 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer Key.
Level: Uses present and past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the fascinating life of Queen Isabel I of Spain who lived at the end of the 15th and beginning of early 16th century. With her husband Ferdinand she formed present day Spain and funded the voyage of discovery of Christopher Columbus. This reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension section and a short writing assignment.
~Answer Key.
Level: Mostly Past Tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~ A Spanish language biography of the famous Tex-Mex singer Selena Quintanilla. It includes a paragraph each on: her early life, her albums and awards, her marriage, her death and legacy.
~A worksheet with 10 Reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
~Answer Key.
Level: Uses present and past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A detailed biography of Che Guevara with information on his childhood and early life, his travels, his medical studies and marriage, his political ideology and death. The reading is prefaced by a Spanish/English glossary of new vocabulary and followed by ten true/false reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Level: mostly past tenses
This 3-page includes:
~A biography on the life and times of the Cuban soldier poet José Martí who fought for independence against Spain at the end of the 19th-century. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Level: Uses present and past tenses
Includes Answer Key.
This 2-page file includes:
-A biography on the life of former Mexican president Benito Juarez. The biography includes information on his childhood, legal studies, marriage, political reforms and presidency.
-An accompanying worksheet with a reading comprehension section and a short writing assignment.
This 3-page file includes:
~A fun and simple reading with many uses of gustar/weather expressions in which 2 young people are asked to describe their favourite season: Ramón loves winter and Carolina loves summer!
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment where students write about the activities they enjoy doing in the different seasons.
~Answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on Roberto Clemente. The reading includes a paragraph on the Caribbean and its historical significance within the hispanic world and the life and career of Clemente. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~Worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
~Answer key.
This readings is a great complement to any sports vocabulary, Hispanic culture and Afro-Latino Heritage units!
Level: Uses present and past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~This Spanish reading discusses some of the causes and results of the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. This reading also includes a short a biography on the life of the Revolutionary Pancho Villa. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~Reading comprehension page with 8 questions
~Answer key
Level: mostly in past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A detailed Spanish reading about the life and times of Cesar Chavez best known for his Chicano identity and trade union activism. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, 12 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment in Spanish.
~Answer Key
Level: mostly in past tense
Here is a Spanish Language Video Link on Chavez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuc9LF2HMEc
This 10-page file includes:
~24 cards on hispanic leaders with information on their family, birthdate, characteristics and why they are famous.
~4 blanks cards for students to create their own hispanic leader cards.
~A 20 question game for students to use independently or in pairs to learn more about the people featured on the cards. Can be used in class or for homework.
Simply print out on card stock and enjoy them for years!
NOTE: This Resource is in SPANISH, I also offer the same cards in English in my store as well.
This resource includes the following influential Hispanic
Leaders:
Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dalí
Selena Quintanilla
Sonia Sotomayor
Eva Perón
Gary Soto
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Gloria Estefan
Isabel Allende
Ellen Ochoa
Dolores Huerta
César Chávez
Rita Moreno
Pablo Neruda
Sandra Cisneros
Shakira
Leo Messi
Roberto Clemente
Simón Bolívar
Rigoberta Menchú
Sofía Vergara
Celia Cruz
Also makes for a great Sub Activity!
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography about the life and times of the famous Cuban singer Celia Cruz. It discusses her leaving Cuba after the revolution, her career in the United States, her marriage and her performances. Reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~The second page is a worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer Key (2pgs)
This 3-page file includes:
~A biography of the life of Augusto Pinochet, the president of Chile from 1973-1990. This reading includes a bit about his childhood and family life, as well as his time in and after power. There is also a paragraph about President Allende whom he overthrew to come into power.
~A worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions as well as a short writing exercise in the preterite tense.
~Answer key
Level: Intermediate
This 3-pages file includes:
~A Spanish biography of Eva Perón in Spanish. It includes a bit on her early life, career, marriage and untimely death. Also included is a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 8 true/false reading comprehension questions as well as a writing exercise where students need to write in complete sentences in the preterite tense what major event occurred in each of the years given in the life of Eva.
~Answer key
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography about the life of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. It discusses his childhood, education, personal life, all of his major works and his death during the Spanish Civil War. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A page with 9 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer key.
This reading is a great compliment to any unit on Spanish history and writers.
Level: mostly past tenses
This worksheet includes 16 fill in the the gap sentences where students need to take the verb in brackets and put it into the imperfect subjunctive form.
Includes key.
Editable word file.
Example sentences:
La madre dudaba que sus hijos _____ buenas notas. (sacar)
No parecía que yo______ a tiempo. (venir)
Era raro que ella no _______ tiempo para su madre. (tener)
Era bueno que ellos _______ a Florida. (viajar)
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish language biography on the life of the famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. It includes information about his childhood, early publication of works, political views and his achievement of the Nobel Prize for literature.
~A worksheet that contains 10 true/false reading comprehension questions in Spanish and a short writing activity in the preterite tense.
~Answer key.
Level: mostly past tense
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography of the famous Colombian singer Shakira. It covers her family background, early career and what made her famous as well as her relationships, family life and and charitable work.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Activity ideas: after reading about the life of Shakira, students can write a short biography on another famous Hispanic artist for homework or to present to the class.
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading that serves as both a biography on the life of Miguel de Cervantes as well as a description of his most famous book Don Quijote. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a true/false reading comprehension section.
~Answer key.
A wonderful cultural reading as well as an adjunct on Hispanic literature for upper level Spanish students.
Level: various tenses