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MFL resources you can trust! Where? Here...in Polly Glott's Shop... I have shared my eye-catching, creative resources - already made and trialled - often with built-in differentiation to make your day a little easier. I have over twenty years MFL teaching experience in the classroom, so download my ready-made worksheets, packs and presentations to even out that work-life balance!
If you're browsing the shop, try typing in "French" or "Spanish" to find resources in that language.
SPANISH HW VOCABULARY SHEETS
If you use Viva 1, this is for Module 2 Mi tiempo libre.
What does it contain?
7 weeks of vocabulary learning to print
*How should I use it? *
Give out as individual sheets or trim for each week. Week 8, well, Christmas will be upon you!
You could always push these into next half term as they are useful words for any topic.
I’m hoping to make some activities to go alongside this so watch out!
Words in italics are extra ones which will be useful and relevant but could be left out if you wanted or used as extension.
A simple, beginners’ (low ability) worksheet to help introduce some introductions vocabulary. Reading exercise to consolidate at the end. Would make a good cover lesson resource. Exercises to expand on the content could be: use the vocab’ list as a starter, but insist pupils work out pronunciation of words in French also. Carry out a speaking activity in pairs using the vocabulary and/or text given. Superlearners should include higher level vocabulary. Extend those who find this easy by asking them to create their own text like the one at the end.
Spanish
Personal Information
KS3 beginners
Basic Spanish questions and answers on a single page worksheet: reading and writing.
e.g. name/birthday/age/how are you
A couple of extension tasks shown with the “superlearner” symbol.
Spanish Writing Assessment Preparation
KS3 Year 7
This resource comprises simple preparation with a framework for the first half term writing assessment over three pages.
How could I use this?
Use the first draft by translating the text above each line.
Next use the box to write their own version, changing the underlined words. Watch out for pitfalls e.g. masc/fem adj. endings etc.
Encourage superlearners to add more detail and all pupils should use the assessment criteria at the bottom to understand what they should be doing.
Use the second sheet once you’ve marked the first to improve/correct. Take this one home to learn.
The third sheet is the actual assessment.
Spanish Dónde Vives
A booklet in Spanish, A4 2 sided - ie A4 sheet folded in half so makes A5 :) including:
brainstorm of vocabulary
listening
reading
speaking (game)
writing
Vocabulary included:
Do you live in a house? - ¿Vives en una casa?
Where do you live? - ¿Dónde vives?
I live—vivo
in—en
a house—una casa
a semi-detached house—una casa doble
a detached house—una casa individual
a terraced house—una casa adosada
a flat/apartment—un piso/un apartamento
a farm—una granja
a country house—una finca / una casa de campo
a castle—un castillo
The mountains—las montañas / la sierra
The coast—la costa
The desert—el desierto
The capital—la capital
The city—la ciudad
The countryside—el campo
The centre—el centro
The outskirts—las afueras
A village—un pueblo
Next to a river—junto a un río
*and—y
*also—también
*how brilliant!- íque bien!
*I (don’t) like to live— (no)me gusta vivir
*I’m going to live —voy a vivir
*I would(n’t) like to live— (no)me gustaría vivir
*because—porque
I think that—pienso que
*it’s (not) great/fun/interesting— (no) es fenomenal/divertido/interesante
*noisy / polluted / dirty—Ruidoso / contaminado / sucio
Transcript and ideas for development included.
If you’re looking for more resources on town/area/where I live in Spanish, have a look at my other resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-mi-ciudad-writing-frame-with-vocabulary-11509852
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mi-barrio-12349326
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/donde-vivo-11551336
Dónde Vives
KS3 Spanish
Where you live vocabulary puzzles: casa/piso/centro/afueras /vivo / norte / sur / etc.
A 27 page booklet of word puzzles. The stars represent difficulty but these are only as a guide as you will know your learners best. Answers included!
Puzzles include:
wordsearch
hidden word/phrase
bingo
sodoku
If you like this resource, take a look at other resources on the same or linked theme, and feel free to browse my shop…see below.
Happy teaching!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-d-nde-vives-12399238
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-d-nde-vives-12413731
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=232746&q=where do you live&shop=Polly_Glott
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-directions-reading-and-writing-12399502
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/la-maison-11505994
Polly Glott’s Shop:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Polly_Glott
**An introduction to Easter vocabulary in French for Year 7.
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French Easter vocabulary: This is an 8 page booklet of basic French Easter vocabulary matching, colouring and puzzles with answers. It is appropriate as a stand-alone document to introduce Easter vocabulary. Alternatively, it could supplement your learning on festivals.
You can use each of the 8 sheets independently as needed within your lessons or print as an A4 booklet ready for your learners to work through. The booklet begins with a cover page to colour in to help settle your group. In-built differentiation or challenge working through the Easter booklet means that all children should be able to access the learning independently, allowing you to help those who most need it. It would therefore also work well as a **cover lesson. **
Vocabulary: BASIC Joyeuses Pâques, C’est Pâques, un lapin, une cloche, un (grand) œuf, un panier, des chocolats, une croix, un agneau, des tulipes, un poussin, une église, des jonquilles,
CHALLENGE un caneton, le soleil, l’herbe, les fleurs, les petits poussins, leurs vêtements, à votre choix, les coccinnelles, le champignon vénéneux, l’oiseau, le ciel, les feuilles.
This booklet is intended for Year 7 learners and helps them develop basic knowledge of Easter vocabulary in French. For extension and challenge, you could:
• Ask learners to write a paragraph about why they like or dislike Easter
• Say what they receive at Easter, what they do and where they go
• Prepare an Easter card for a friend, teacher or relative using their new vocabulary
• Make an Easter board game
• Write about why Easter is an important festival
• Research the differences between Easter in their country and France and write a summary in English or the TL.
If you find this resource useful, look for the whole pack of booklets with many more varieties of activities for Year 7 through to Year 11. Each booklet is different, so you’ll never need to look for Easter resources again.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/p-ques-12079791
I also have other Easter resources in French and Spanish you might like to look at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pascua-12103413
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/semana-santa-12104731
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-and-year-7-basics-lesson-resources-11840423
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/semana-santa-juego-y-actividades-11847281
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/semana-santa-y-informaci-n-personal-juego-y-m-s-11847286
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-easter-lesson-with-a-twist-11840429
The answer booklet needs updating but does have everything you need to know what’s what. Joyeuses Pâques!
An aide-mémoire! Lists of food and drink to use with any year or ability. Plenty of space to add more vocab’ as pupils come across it. Print double-sided to make a booklet. NOTE: my PC has corrected the French “vanille” to the English, “vanilla”. Can’t yet find a way to change it back: please get your students to correct it! I might do this by asking them to find the deliberate mistake… :)
French
j’ai mal à + article rule.
A powerpoint to use to introduce the j’ai mal à + article rule.
Consolidates body parts:
pied/dos/nez/genou/tête/jambe/main/épaule/estomac/dents
The final slide goes over the rule.
A booklet aimed at Edexcel GCSE French speaking. Topic: cinema. After initial teacher input, use this booklet to build confidence in understanding current grades and how to improve speaking. Pupils will be working towards creating a conversation around arranging to go to the cinema. Contains Edexcel mark scheme (most of it!) highlighted plus activities including possible "surprise" questions and a mock stimulus. Credits: Have included "grade changers" from Rachel Hawkes which I found online.
French Directions (basic)
A simple worksheet - but still including some extension - to consolidate basic directions in French. If learners have already looked at basic directions, this would make a suitable worksheet for cover.
What’s included?
Slide 1: Reading with a simple map and sentences to work out where each place is. Instructions in French and English.
Slide 2: As slide 1 but with the English instructions removed.
Slide 3: Answer sheet.
Prior language needed:
pour aller au/à la/au/aux
prenez
allez
tout droit
tournez
à droite
à gauche
première
deuxième
troisième
traversez le pont
poste
piscine
cinéma
pharmacie
gare
gare routière
la maison de M. Hughes
If you like this, have a look at my shop for more. Happy teaching!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Polly_Glott
Now you’ve got something different every Easter for every KS3 Spanish group looking at Semana Santa vocabulary:
Individual learning booklets for Years 7 to 9. All covering increasing levels of vocabulary/activity difficulty.
Comprehensive bilingual vocabulary list included in each one.
activities include reading, writing, word puzzles
Answer booklets included.
B&W versions included.
Also have a look at the KS4 bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/semana-santa-easter-spanish-ks4-bundle-12509241
and I’ve bundled both Key Stages also.
Happy teaching!
Year 7 French
KS3 French
This 4 page resource can be helpful during the first week of the first term to settle and get to know your groups, especially where they are from different feeder primaries and you’re not sure what level of MFL they are coming in at.
It could also be useful for when groupings/sets are still changing in the second or third week of the first term…yes this does happen…
For lower ability pupils offer a choice of which page to start first as the first is a bit wordy! Space to add the name of your school. For differentiation ideas, try putting French words jumbled up on the board (bonjour/au revoir etc.) or famous French people. Ask higher ability children to write a mini paragraph about themselves using personal information and so on.
Here is the Spanish version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-first-spanish-lesson-11976564
Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Dd3ZeDVL0 for the song. Fold song lyrics under or cover first couple of times through. Promotes discussion of French studying English and stereotypes!
*Note* the preview doesn’t show some symbols/text correctly!
A self-contained lesson covering reading/writing/speaking/listening (if you want to do all four skills in one lesson!) for the first page of this unit. It can be used on its own as an introduction to the unit, or as consolidation if you’ve already introduced the vocabulary and structures. Built-in differentiation and instructions on how you could use each slide.
If you are technically minded, you can make the powerpoint automatically change date in Spanish each time you open it. Type “How to Insert the Current Date/Time in Microsoft PowerPoint” to find out how to do it. (Not allowed exernal links on here.)
*Note* the preview doesn’t show some symbols/text correctly!
A full lesson of speaking, reading and writing tasks. Differentiation built in. Follows on from lesson 1 and can be used to present Viva 1 M3 or consolidate.
If you are technically minded, you can make the powerpoint automatically change date in Spanish each time you open it. Try typing “How to Insert the Current Date/Time in Microsoft PowerPoint” into Google which should show you places to find out how to do it. (Not allowed external links here.)
Numbers/places in town/character adjectives: French basics revision.
Harking back to the FCSE. This was a handy sheet for level 4 revision… Now it would serve well as a good cover sheet if groups have covered the vocab’ I’ve put in the title. Even if they haven’t it would be a good dictionary worksheet for cover. Year 8 and possibly lower ability year 9.
Simple introduction to basic food stuffs. Includes vocab’ and pictures, a noughts and crosses and an activity you could use to match pictures and words if the pictures were cut out and mixed up. Suits Year 7 or low ability.