A template for the 40 word question with AQA for the GCSE spanish writing exam. Getting students to simplify their answers and not to overcomplicate!

Paired dictation template - ‘Repite, por favor’ - great for preparing for the new GCSE MFL speaking and listening elements of the exam. Student A reads out each sentence - student B has to write them out correctly. They have 3 lives - if they need to hear the sentence again, they say ‘repite, por favor’ and lose a life. Student B then reads out their sentences to student A, etc. Fully adaptable.

A template for the gameshow Catchphrase - I use it to practise Gianfranco Conti’s method of chunking - students have to remember the action behind the squares and say the answer in Spanish.

This is my take on the 5 second game - students have to describe 5 things in 5 seconds on the card. If they do, they keep the card. Student with the most cards, wins! Adaptable template.

This is an A Level Spanish synonyms game template that I have named ‘Sabelotodo’ Students give the most obvious answer to the vocab - if another student knows a better synonym/ answer they buzz in to ‘outsmart’ the others and win double points. Adaptable template!

Top Trumps Card Game - based on the top GCSE Spanish Verbs - great for revision or just a bit of fun!

Powerpoint template for a mastermind style conversation activity to better prepare students for the conversation element of the GCSE languages speaking exam. Includes embedded music and timers. :)

Template for the Skittles Conversation Practice Challenge - editable. STUDENTS CHOOSE A COLOUR ASK THEIR PARTNER A QUESTION FROM THAT THEME IF THEY ANSWER THE QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEY CAN KEEP THE SWEET! REPEAT UNTIL ALL SKITTLES ARE GONE! :)

Game 1: Blocks Using a domino set, students must conjugate a chosen verb into the person and tense required. Tense is decided by the teacher. Person is decided by the number on the side of the domino being put down. Game 2: Matador Using a domino set, students must conjugate a chosen verb into the person and tense required. Tense is decided by the teacher. Person is decided by the number on the side of the domino being put down - which must make 7 when added to the domino before it. This version is NOT currently editable.

I made this - the Periodic Table of Language Learning Apps -template and idea taken from the lovely ICTEvangelist.

x40 Spanish photocards for practise in class. I use this at KS3 but can also be used for foundation level GCSE. Apologies but there may be some accents missing as the file changed fonts when I opened it on a different computer!

Students translate each link of the chain to connect the sentence together - they write their answers inside each chain. Good for differentiation and or/low ability/foundation students.

Finger Twister Game for revision of Spanish imperfect tense. Can be used from Eng - TL or TL - Eng. Fully adaptable - you can change the tenses and/or use vocabulary if you wish! A bit of fun to grammar lessons! :)

This is my adaptable Spanish GCSE template for the card game ‘Snap!’ - using GCSE photo-card photos, students describe the photo on the card in x5 sentences. If their partner has the same card - they must repeat the exact same x5 sentences to win all the cards. Students with most cards, wins!

A first lesson intro to A Level Spanish - a trip around Spain/the different topics covered in AS Spanish.

Smarties Vocab Challenge Template - each smartie colour corresponds to a topic from the GCSE Languages topic list. Compeletely editable so you can input the vocab that your students may struggle to remember. Students must choose a colour, translate 8 items of vocab to eat a smartie! Repeat the process until all smarties are gone! :)

This powerpoint contains videos of typical French recipes - easy to follow for students learning French.

Students roll the dice x6 times and make a note of what they roll and each element they will need. Students have to think of their own words to create their own sentences.

A template with timer for 2 mins: In pairs, student A asks B a question from the conversation booklet - student B must answer the question - they then repeat this process with the same question/answer, as many times in 2 mins.

Students use the last 2 letters of each word to create the next one! Challenge: translate the words!