A scaffolded worksheet that focuses on providing the key vocabulary for asking and giving directions in Spanish. Exercise 1: Match up the Spanish with the English Exercise 2: Imperatives - complete the table with the “tú” and “vosotros” imperative forms of the key verbs. Exercise 3: Translation into English using the vocabulary and table from exercise 2 to help. Exercise 4: Translation into Spanish using the vocabulary and previous exercises to manipulate the language. Challenge: Create their own sentences using the vocabulary and key verbs from the lesson.

A double-sided scaffolded worksheet on the topic of directions and reinforcing the **grammar topic of imperatives **with ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate the language and make language their own. Exercise 1 - Vocabulary (matching-up the French with the English) Exercise 2 - Les impératifs completing the table. Exercise 3 - Translating into English. Exercise 4 - Translating into French Challenge: Creating their own sentences using the vocabulary from the worksheet.

PPT with a wide range of activities introducing different cities and towns in Spain. Some activities include: True or false - students will be provided with facts about Spain and they are to use their true or false cards to select their responses. (This could also be done on their mini whiteboards). Challenge: Students are to correct the false statements. Choral repetition with visuals provides ample opportunity for students to meet the language. Vocabulary games - ideas – have a pronunciation competition between the two sides; splat; beat the teacher; guess the correct image; listen and write down how students think it might be spelt before presenting the words etc. Match-up: students are to match the Spanish with the English equivalent. Geography - students will be given a copy of a blank map with a list of different regions of Spain. They are to have a go at inserting the correct regions in the right place on the map. La Tomatina - Students are to watch the video about Buñol’s Tomatina festival and answer the questions in English. Places of interest - Students are to copy the table and match the photo with its Spanish city and place of interest. Plenary: quiz to consolidate knowledge

Wordsearch on the topic of pets/animals can be used as a Do Now/Starter activity to get students settled. Scaffolded worksheet on the topic of animals with ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate it and make language your own. Part 1: Vocabulary - Match up the two halves. Part 2: Reading comprehension activities Part 3: Translation (i) Spanish to English (ii) English to Spanish Extension: Write 5 sentences using the vocabulary from today’s lesson.

A scaffolded worksheet on the topic of transport with the main focus on the key grammar: avant de plus an infinitive. Exercises include: Part 1: Vocabulary - matching-up the French with the English Part 2: Matching-up the two halves to form completed sentences. Part 3: Translating the matched-up sentences into English. Part 4: Writing four sentences using the vocabulary and grammar avant de plus an infinitive. Then, translating them into English.

Powerpoint introducing some famous Chinese dishes and beverages. A variety of games can be played such as: 1.Splat 2.Beat the Teacher 3.Pronunciation competition. Then, there is a dialogue that I have created that students can practise and rehearse in pairs. There are two versions: one with the pinyin and the other with the characters for differentiation.

A bundle of well-designed scaffolded worksheets for beginners Spanish students on a wide-range of topics including: -Los saludos -Me presento -El tiempo -En el supermercado -En la farmacia -Introducción a América Latina -Métodos de transporte -Vacaciones -El Día de los Muertos

PPT that explains and simplifies well what the near future tense is, why we use it and how to form it. A wide variety of well-scaffolded activities have been designed to aid students with using the structure: present tense of verb “ir” + a + infinitive. E.g. Esta tarde, voy a hacer mis deberes

A scaffolded worksheet with students being introduced to the present perfect tense and being able to meet new language, manipulate it and make language their own through a wide range of activites. Ejercicio 1: Empareja el español con el inglés. Ejercicio 2: Traduce al inglés. Ejercicio 3: Traduce al español. Ejercicio 4: Haz cinco frases utilizando los verbos en el pretérito perfecto (Make five sentences using the verbs in the present perfect).

Worksheet designed for students to insert the correct definite article (el/la/los/las) with some nouns included in the list that are exceptions to the rule. Extension: Translate the words into English using a dictionary (when necessary). Answers are also included.

Scaffolded worksheet to build on student’s understanding of the Spanish present perfect tense through a wide range of activities. Ejercicio 1: Llena la tabla (fill-in the table) Tip: Check the infinitive ending to decide on the correct past participle. Ejercicio 2: Elige la opción correcta con el verbo “haber” según el pronombre. (Choose the correct option with the verb “haber” according to the pronoun). Ejercicio 3: Completa las frases utilizando la forma correcta del verbo auxiliar “haber” con el participio. (complete the sentences using the correct form of the auxilary verb “haber” with the past participle) - (e.g. yo he terminado) Ejercicio 4: Traduce las frases en ejercicio 3 al inglés (Translate the sentences in exercise 3 into English).

Scaffolded worksheet that is split into different parts using the present simple: Part 1: Match the two halves (the Spanish with the English). Part 2: Translate the sentences into English using the vocabulary from part 1 to help them. Translate the sentences into Spanish using the previous exercises to help them. Part 3: Write 5 sentences saying what they are doing on their holidays.

Powerpoint to work through on what the preterite tense is, the usage and conjugations with examples for each form clearly indicated and lots of practice embedded for students to conjugate each of the verbs correctly for the different pronouns. It’s broken down into very small stages which gives learners ample opportunity to meet the new language and practise it. A scaffolded worksheet gives students ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate the language using the summary document to help them to complete the worksheet as well as make language their own. Note: Sample answers are included as a separate document.

Complete lesson on ordering food and drinks at a Spanish restaurant. PPT with a range of activities. Wordsearch for the Do Now Scaffolded worksheet with ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate the language and to make language their own. Answers included on the PPT.

A scaffolded worksheet giving students the opportunity to meet the new language, manipulate it and make language their own. The key grammar in this lesson is definite articles and students need to be able to know the gender of family members in Spanish. This worksheet also focuses on developing student’s reading and writing skills. Exercise 1: Sort the members of the family into masculine, feminine and plural. Exercise 2: Translate the family members above into English. Exercise 3: Read the text and answer the questions in English. Exercise 4: Write a paragraph about your familia. Include some of the vocabulary and connectives from today’s lesson. You can use the text as a model from exercise 3 to help you.

PPT with a wide range of activities, wordsearch and worksheet based on the topic of “the weather”. By the end of the lesson, students are to be able to confidently describe the weather. Do Now: Unscramble the Spanish cities. Vocabulary games - choral repetition with ample opportunity to meet the new language. Fill-in the gaps with the correct letters to see what they can remember from the choral repetition games. More choral repetition games and then a match-up task for students to manipulate the language. Speaking exercise: Question and answer related to the topic of the weather. Listening exercise: Students are to listen and write down the correct letter. To stretch the more able, they are to also write down the city and the temperature. Reading exercise: Read the texts and answer the questions in Spanish. Worksheet split into 4 parts: Part 1: Put the names of the correct Spanish cities on the map. Part 2: True or false statements. Correcting the false statements using the map for support. Part 3: Translate sentences into English. Part 4: Write four sentences about the weather in their area. Plenary: Translation dictation exercise (teacher to say some in Spanish and students write the English and vice-versa).

A comprehensive list of some useful sentence structures and phrases with different ways of expressing the same thing and avoiding repetition. This resource will help students to develop their vocabulary and further enhance the quality and authenticity of their speaking and writing.

Wordsearch on the weather to get students settled and introduced to some key vocabulary on the topic of the weather. As an extension, students can have a go at translating the words into English.

Attached are self-evaluation templates that I’ve created aimed to help students fully prepare for their listening, reading and writing mock exams in Modern Foreign Languages.