A translation maze inspired on the language from pages 104 and 105 on the Viva 2 textbook, topic ‘que tipo de casa prefieres?’ (module 5.1). All instructions are on the resource, and should be displayed and explained to students before starting to play. Aim: to find your way out of the maze by shading a path of correct answers. You get out when your path connects the entrance with the exit boxes. If you don’t know this activity it has, in essence, the same principle as a bingo. It takes quite some time to run, as there are 18 different questions/rounds and children get very excited by shading the boxes and counting how many left they need to shade before they get out of the maze! The teacher should then check the answers (all included) of any child claiming to have got out of the maze: note they should be perfect or close to perfect translations to be able to call a winner. If you were to get through the 18 rounds and no one has managed to get out of the maze (unlikely), go back to question 1 and get them to translate the opposite sentence until someone can win. This activity tends to work wonders with any age group and is a nice alternative to bingo. It’s also easily editable - you might find the sentences I’ve used are too challenging for your class. On my profile you can find the same activity for Viva 1 - module 4.4 como es tu casa o piso? with vocabulary related to pages 86-87.

A competitive reading activity called question trails to make reading more fun. This question trails exercise is based on a text on Afroperuvian music (AQA AS Spanish - El patrimonio musical topic). Activity took 2 hours to create but it was well worth it - students worked in pairs and had fun trying to complete the activity first. Rewards can be given for extra motivation to the pair finishing first. As students will have to read the text carefully, the whole activity will easily take around 20-30 minutes to carry out, depending on ability. All instructions and handouts required are inside of the pack. Answers included too. Could stretch the activity even further by having students write a summary on the text once the competition is over. A different and fun way to get students reading for detail without complaining!

Vocab to practise module 5 in stimmt 1 textbook: in der stadt in a fun way. This card game includes 18 items of vocabulary and consists of 36 cards that include a place in town image and its name below. But careful! Some are labelled wrong - Students must grab one card and name the place they see before putting it down on a pile in the centre. If the place is labelled wrong and they read it without correcting it, they will have to get all cards from the pile. The winner is the person who runs out of cards. Perfect to review places in town vocabulary and key sounds pronunciation in class.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 2.1 Hotel catastrofe from the Viva 3 Rojo textbook. You will find vocabulary that goes beyond the textbook for students to be able to talk about professions, workplaces and describing jobs and personality applied to jobs. There is an opportunity for a small project (poster) and to practise the 4 skills with a range of extended vocabulary lists to stretch the highest attainers. Check out the notes pane on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks and links to online games. If you want the follow-up topic (Module 2.2 ¿En que te gustaria trabajar?), you can find it on my shop.

A ppt which will help you compliment the to teach the topic of a special birthday from the Viva 3 rojo textbook. The preterite tense is very quickly recapped here and there is an activity to put the 3 tenses in practice. A few vocab items are introduced with the game que falta, but using the textbook would be ideal to introduce them all. Listening activities are ready with answers; also manipulated to make them most of them and include variety. Opportunities for writing and creative writing are included; also speaking in tenses and discussing presents. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 4.1 Te gustaria ir al cine? from the Viva 2 textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to: talk about what places there are/aren’t in their city/town. describe them using relevant adjectives suggesting a plan and responding by accepting / rejecting using prepositions and times (time is introduced from scratch) to specify where to meet. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; a vocab test and ideas to put all skills into practice, as well as a number of starter activities at the end of the ppt presentation. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A 54-slide ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 2.1 Que te gusta hacer? from the Viva 1 textbook. Ppt contains plenty of vocabulary to give opinions and talk about free time activities in their infinitive forms at length. It also includes a wide range of adjectives to describe these activities and frequency, always going beyond what the textbook offers. It does not get into verb conjugations at this stage, however it does highlight the 3 different types of infinitives to slowly raise awareness for the next sub-topic. 2 different vocab tests also included. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks and links to kahoots.

A very simple lesson containing 5 mini-activities to do in pairs based around 2 TV guides to exploit this type of authentic text. It’s highly based on the textbook but extending it. It also includes a British TV guide example to work on speaking. As this is done towards the end of the module, I’ve included 2 noughts and crosses sheets for students to do in pairs and thus review vocabulary from module 2.3 Prefiero las comedias. PPT contains a total of 8 slides (1 of them being the answer sheet to the noughts and crosses game).

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.3 Cartelera de cine from the Viva 3 rojo textbook. You will find relevant vocabulary for students to be able to talk about types of movies and give an opinion on them using a range of adjectives the textbook doesn’t provide. The near future tense is recapped with a few activities and there are opportunities to use it verbally and in writing in the wrap-up paragraph at the end of the unit. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; vocab tests and activities to put all skills into practice, as well as a generous range of starter activities / plenaries. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

This megabundle for Kapitel 2 “Familie und Tiere” includes all units 1 to 5 (pages 30-39 stimmt 1 textbook) covering the topic of family and pets. An extensive (162 slides) powerpoint, containing plenty of activities both from the textbook and created by me, including a lot of extension tasks to stretch high attainers. Check out the notes pane (not in presentation mode) for instructions on what to do in each activity.

A 53-slide ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.5 Tienes mascotas? from the Viva 1 textbook. Ppt contains plenty of vocabulary to describe pets at length, including: a wide range of animals, colours and recycling and adding words to describe their personality and appearance. Opportunities to work on adjectival agreement. You get vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; vocab tests, a wide range of starter activities and ideas for listening, speaking, reading and writing, away from the boring content that the textbook provides. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

Ppt presentation I created to collate some fun tried and tested activities to teach the perfect tense to KS4 students. It can be easily adapted to any ability group due to the nature of the activities. It provides an explanation of what it is (uses), time indicators, formation (endings) and main irregular forms. It then includes 4 different activities: a basic sentence translation activity, a never have I ever task to get your students standing up and down depending on whether they’ve done a number of things (18 in total), a differentiated die activity to do in pairs to conjugate verbs in the perfect tense or take it a bit further and ask each other questions based on the given verbs, and finally a list of 26 things students might have or might have not done before they finish school, to practise “ya” and “aun no”. For more grammar resources, visit my shop.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 2.3 Prefiero las comedias from the Viva 2 textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to talk about TV programmes at length, including how often, and giving opinions on why they like and dislike these. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; vocab tests and activities to put all skills into practice. There are a good amount of starter/plenary ideas included, reinforcement activities (comparatives, opinions…) and a variety of vocab test that can be easily adapted. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks / links to relevant blookets.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 2.2 Que tipo de musica te gusta? from the Viva 2 textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to talk about what music they listen to, how often, and what music they like and dislike. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; two different vocab tests, a lot of starter activities and ideas to put all skills into practice. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks / links to relevant blookets.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 2.1 Mi vida, mi movil from the Viva 2 textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to talk about what they do on the internet / phone and how often, which goes beyond the textbook vocab list. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; a vocab test and ideas to put all skills into practice. It covers the present tense regular as well, so you will find some activities to practise it. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.2 Mi semana from the Viva 3 rojo textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to talk about what they do each day of the week and when exactly. Ppt contains vocab sheets if you print these for your ss; a verbs test and ideas to put all skills into practice in a creative way. It covers the present tense regular and main irregulars, and contains slides to practise all these. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A lesson planned to celebrate Earth Day with my EAL learners (advanced level). 10 slides which contain opportunities to work on vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension (videos), speaking and even 2 projects for students to choose from. This material has provided enough stuff for a minimum of 2 50’ lessons, depending on how long you want your students to work on the project. The slide notes pane has been populated with explanations on each activity.

A lesson planned for English File Advanced textbook, level C1. Topic corresponds to the first topic of module 1, ‘We are family’. Activities created to compliment and extend the textbook, but really it can be used as a standalone lesson on the topic of family. A lesson focused on developing the learning of family idioms, with practice across the skills of speaking, reading and writing. The slide notes pane has been populated with explanations on each activity.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.1 Tienes hermanos? from the Viva 1 textbook. Ppt contains a vocab sheet if you print these for your ss; vocab tests, a wide range of starter activities and ideas for listening, speaking, reading and writing. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.

A ppt which covers the relevant language to teach Module 1.1 Que tipo de persona eres? from the Viva 1 textbook. You will find plenty of vocabulary for students to be able to describe themselves, including the introduction of personal pronouns, connectives and quantifiers. Ppt also focuses on adjective endings, plural forms and the introduction and practice of ‘ser’. Ppt contains a vocab sheet if you print these for your ss; vocab tests and ideas for speaking and writing. Check out the bottom notes on each slide - often you will find instructions to tasks.