This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography of Diego Rivera, the famous Mexican muralist and husband of Frida Kahlo. It talks about his early life, European training, professional accomplishments in Mexico and the US, marriage to Frida and his legacy. The reading is accompanied by a full Spanish-English glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 Spanish true/false reading comprehension questions and five questions prompting students to write Spanish sentences in the preterite tense on what major life events occurred in specific years of Rivera's life based on the reading.
~Answer Key
Level: Uses past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A biography of the famous and fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It includes a short paragraph each on: her early life, accident at the age of 18, her artistic style, her relationship with Diego Rivera and finally her death and legacy. The reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 9 reading comprehension questions and a short writing section.
~Answer Key.
Level: Mostly in past tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading that covers the highlights of the life and times of Fidel Castro. It covers a bit about his childhood, university education, marriages and his takeover of Cuba. This reading is up-to-date mentioning the relaxing of restrictions in 2015 and his death in 2016. This biography includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~The second page consist of a worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short guided writing exercise in the preterite tense.
~Answer Key.
Level: Mostly past tenses
This 98-page file is a complete beginner textbook and workbook that I've completed over my last 15 years of teaching/tutoring German! This book is designed for grades 8+. I'm offering it here at 40% off!
It includes careful explanations and exercises on all the topics covered in a first year German course. It also includes a detailed description of grammar terms and a full appendix with all the most important charts for studying the German language. This book also includes 15 short readings, 30 worksheets and 5 partner acitivites to help students incorporate the new grammar concepts. Answer key included.
This book can be used on its own or as a complement to any beginner German language course of study. You can use it in its entirety or simply print out pages as needed.
Course Outline (It is thematic)
Unit 1: The Basics
Alphabet, pronunciation, greetings
Unit 2: Talking about Family
Family vocab, gender and plurals, haben
Unit 3: Describing People
Verb conjugations, sein
Unit 4: Numbers and Time Phrases
Numbers, Telling Time
Unit 5: My House
Word order
Unit 6: Common Irregular Verbs
Haben, sein, werden, Nationalities, The Weather
Unit 7: Asking Questions
Question Words, Stem-change Verbs
Unit 8: Talking about Hobbies
Months, Days of the Week, Modals
Unit 9: At a Restaurant
Nominative and Accusative, Possessives
Unit 10: Dative Case
Unit 11: Two-way prepositions, Places around Town, Expressing ‘to’
Unit 12: Genitive Case/ Case Review
Expressing ‘to’
Unit 13: Soccer Vocabulary
Comparatives and Superlatives
Unit 14: New Year’s Eve
Future tense
Unit 15: Taking a Trip
Separable prefix verbs
Unit 16: At the Movies
The Conversational Past
Unit 17: Grocery shopping
Food and shopping vocabulary
Unit 18: A Postcard
Conjunctions
Unit 18: Reflexive Verbs
Unit 20: Renting an Apartment, Adjective endings
Common Adjectives
Unit 21: Simple Past (Imperfekt)
Appendix: Useful Charts for Cases, Verbs and Grammar
Appendices A-G (Verb Tables, Case Charts and Grammar Terms Explained)
Editable word file
Level: Beginner to upper beginner
This 10-page file includes:
~24 task cards focused on the present subjunctive (6 pages x 4 cards per sheet) Each card features a different verb and photo. Includes MANY irregular forms: vaya, pueda,esté, sea, tenga, venga, pague etc.
~Blank page for your own ideas
~Recording sheet
~Answer key
These task cards provide a perfect cumulative review of the WEIRDO acronym as they include a mixture of:
Verbal expressions:
quiero que…
espero que…
Impersonal expressions:
Es bueno que…
Es raro que…
Emotions:
Me alegra de que…
Temo que…
Conjunctions:
Estudia para que…
Other expressions:
Ojalá que…
Regular and irregular verbs are featured! Just print out on card stock or laminate and enjoy!
This 3-page file includes:
~ A reading in which four people described their weekly chores around the house.
~ A worksheet based on the reading with ten short answer questions, a gap fill exercise and a short writing section.
~Answer key
Includes the following vocabulary:
cortar el césped
lavar la ropa
preparar la comida
sacudir el polvo
limpiar el baño
planchar
pasar la aspiradora
hacer la cama
poner la mesa
ir al supermercado
lavar a los perros
This reading is a postcard from a girl halfway through her vacation with her family in Mexico. It features numerous examples of the present perfect tense.
The reading has an English-Spanish glossary of new words, 5 reading comprehension questions and a written assignment for homework or in class.
Activity idea: have students read the story in pairs. For homework, have students write a postcard as if they were halfway through their trip incorporating at least three sentences in the present perfect tense. They can then read their ‘postcards’ to a classmate, the class or hand them in for marking.
This worksheet includes two parts to help your students get comfortable with professions in Spanish:
matching 20 professions (English to Spanish)
completing a chart with the missing male/female/English forms of 8 professions
Answer key included.
German Gap Fill Game to help students with talking about activities and when they occur to review telling time.
Students must conjugate verbs into the present tense and ask each other at what time a certain person does a specific activity.
Great to get students talking!
This Spanish Reading bundle includes all four of my readings on the present subjunctive at 35% off!
My ideal boyfriend
The desires of others
My perfect home + Bonus Worksheet
An advert for a short stay apartment
Each reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Answer keys included!
This easy reading is entirely in the present tense. It’s written from the fist person perspective of two young people talking about what fruits, vegetables and other food they like as well as their grocery shopping habits.
Reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary and 5 reading comprehension questions.
A great complement to any unit including food vocabulary.
Editable word file.
Level: Beginner Spanish
Answer key included
Includes:
los alimentos
las verduras
las manzanas
las naranjas
las fresas
el brécol
la lechuga
el pescado
el arroz
los huevos
el desayuno
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading in which four young people are discussing their hobbies such as sports, tv shows, books etc. The reading includes a full vocabulary of new words and is in the present tense.
~A worksheet based the reading with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions, a short writing section and guided conversation practice in Spanish.
~Answer Key.
This simple reading features a dialogue between two students meeting during the first week of school. They discuss the subjects they are taking and a little bit about their families.
Vocab include:
español
banda
historia
física
biología
matemáticas
francés
inglés
química
There is a glossary of new vocabulary before the reading and 8 true or false questions at the end of the reading. This is a great complement for students new to Spanish as it is completely in the present tense!
Activity idea: Have students read the dialogue in pairs and then answer the true false questions together. Students can then write their own dialogue based on the subjects they are taking.
Level: Beginner
Includes Answer Key.
This 5-page file includes:
~A fun reading about twin brothers who to get up to lots of mischief!
The reading includes over 20 examples of stem-changing / boot verbs! The reading also contains a glossary of new vocabulary.
~The same reading as a worksheet with blanks in place of the boot verbs for students to conjugate.
~A separate page with six reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment where students write about what the twins are doing tomorrow using the new verbs!
~Answer key.
Extension: Have students underline all the stem-changing verbs in the reading.
Level: present tense only
Includes the following stem-changing verbs:
jugar, preferir, querer, soler, cerrar, dormir, doler, entender, poder, pensar, servir
This easy Spanish reading includes descriptions of three young people discussing where they live: one lives in the suburbs, one lives in the city and one in the countryside.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Ideal for novice learners to review basic vocabulary!
Level: Beginner
Activity idea: After reading, have students discuss their own experiences of living in different places or have them write it down for homework/ to hand in for marking.
In this beginner level Spanish reading, three students discuss their favorite classes and subjects and why they like them.
The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
Activity idea: have students write a short paragraph about their own favorite classes and why they like them.
Vocab includes:
escuela
biblioteca
historia
literatura
inglés
español
asignaturas
drama
maestro
ciencias
matemáticas
química
biología
música
In this beginner level reading three people describe their personal style both at work and in their personal time. It includes a lot of clothing vocabulary for students to review.
The reading is followed by eight reading comprehension questions.
Level: Beginner
Answer key included.
This 5-page file includes:
~A Spanish language reading that has 15 examples of ordinal numbers (1-10). It is a dialogue between two people who are on a blind date getting to know each other. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~The same reading with the ordinal numbers highlighted for students to see in context.
~The same reading with the ordinal numbers missing. Students must use prompts to fill in the correct form (primer, primer, primera etc.)
~A comprehension page with 10 reading questions based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: mostly present tense)
This 3-page file includes: (100% in Spanish)
~A fun Spanish reading in which five young people talk about their favorite TV shows and movie genres.
~An accompanying worksheet with eight reading comprehension questions and a short writing section where students talk about their own viewing habits.
~Answer key.
Level: Beginnner
This 5-page file includes:
~A humorous reading in which students must choose the best man for Maria to go on a date with based on their short introductions!
~A worksheet in English based on the reading with: 10 true or false questions for reading comprehension, a short answer section and a writing section where students
write in German who is the best candidate and why.
~A worksheet in German based on the reading with: 10 true or false questions for reading comprehension, a short answer section and a writing section where students
~Answer key. (2 pgs)
Reinforces present tense verbs, word order and vocabulary on hobbies and professions.