A checklist of key language to ensure pupils hit the criteria of including a wide range of expressions and grammatical structures and a range of literature vocabulary in their essays: introductions, conclusions, introducing examples, complex structures, subjunctive structures, conditional expressions, literary terms, vocabulary and grammatical structures.

A comprehensive language mat/ knowledge organiser on the topic of ‘mi barrio’. The sentence builder includes sections on describing my town, explaining what you like the most/like, describing what my area used to be like & examples of Grade 9 constructions. There is also a translation worksheet for consolidation, recycling all the language on the writing/speaking mat. Answers included.

A writing mat to support pupils to write a structured and ambitious paragraph about their interests and hobbies. The support vocabulary is separated into key verbs, time phrases, opinion words, key adjectives and facilitating structures. There are also suggestions for introducing imperfect and conditional sentences.

A series of 15 sentences to translate into Spanish, covering a range of higher grammar points: subjunctives, conditional sentences, imperfect subjunctive & a range of tenses. There is a key vocabulary grid also to support pupils, with key words and phrases to use in the translation, without English translation for additional challenge. Possible answers are also on a separate page.

Qué hacer para mantenerse en buena forma: A comprehensive resource that will allow pupils to respond to the statement above using a range of language, tenses and structures. A complete set of language exercises on healthy living: key vocabulary, adverbs of time, facilitating A* constructions, translation into Spanish and English, a short reading task and a writing task. All the tasks recycle the same language and will allow pupils to write and to talk about healthy living in Spanish confidently. Answers included.

A comprehensive overview of immigration in Spain, in the form of an extended text with various language exercises: the target text is rich in key vocabulary and there is a language activity for each paragraph: synonym finding/ comprehension/ gap-fill and a true false activity. There is also a plenary translation activity into Spanish, recycling the language vocabulary & structures from the text. Suggested answers included.

Two individual handouts and a PowerPoint resource for a lesson introducing food types, flavours and opinions. This is aimed at KS3 level and introduces ‘gustar’ and ‘suelo’ too, for added complexity. There is also a writing mat for discussing types of food and why or why not pupils like them with translation practice. Suggested answers included.

There are two resources here for introducing key vocabulary for the topic “Tu manges bien?” and also translation practice and and a reading gap-fill activity. The reading comprehension offers some stretch for KS3 or is a good starting point for GCSE and pupils can scaffold their own answers on this model. There is also a speaking mat to use to support pupils with their speaking work. The speaking mat introduces some key impersonal structures: il faut/ il est important de/ il est essentiel de… etc. Answers to the worksheet included.

A writing mat and translation activities to introduce the subjunctive to GCSE pupils. There are key triggers divided by meaning, key verbs, useful vocabulary, formation rules and translation both ways.

A resource for pupils to use when undertaking a writing task or for when they are preparing their speaking answers. There a range of complex structures: opinions, connectives, positive and negative viewpoints, constructions which work with infinitives in the present and past tenses and some set phrases and adverbs. There is also a list of 32 key infinitives to use. This will scaffold pupils well and allow them to widen their range of language easily. There are also 40 sentences to translate to practise these constructions, with suggested answers.

An exam-style writing task on the topic of school with four bullet points to cover. There is a plan for pupils to help them scaffold their answer, with relevant complex language to include, and a model answer to reflect after completion too. There is a free example here on holidays: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-scaffolded-writing-task-on-holidays-ir-de-vacaciones-with-plan-and-model-answer-12004130

60+ sentences on the topic of family (marriage, divorce, generation gap etc.), and pupils must manipulate the verbs in different tenses to fit the context of the sentence. The exercises include present, subjunctive, imperfect, perfect and preterite and ANSWERS included. They also include lots of topic vocabulary and cultural references to Spain.

A resource to use a lesson on changes in the family structure in Spain. There is an A Level difficulty text with comprehension and vocabulary activities, with cultural information, a useful infographic and translation tasks into Spanish and English. I have also added a PowerPoint on this topic with key vocabulary and translation practice.

Two standalone resources to get pupils talking and writing about their hobbies & the weather. Resource 1: A vocabulary building worksheet with hobbies, opinion phrases and translation practice. Resource 2: A language mat with a sentence builder on weather and hobbies with si/cuando to create complex sentences. With answers.

Pupils work in pairs and they have copy of the attached resource and then use dice, or digital dice, to generate two numbers. The first number gives them the topic and the second number the type of structure. They then have to translate the given sentence into Spanish and their partner ‘marks’ their answer using the grid on the back of the resource. Pupils can also use this independently for revision and self-testing.

A translation worksheet on the topic of the environment (present tense). Six different translation exercises which recycle the same key language and introduce new linguistic items in a scaffolded way. The exercises are ramped in terms of difficulty and final activity is a plenary translation task into Spanish. Answers included.

Resources for KS3/GCSE on the school subjects. There is a reading activity with 6 different sections to read and a comprehension task. There is a vocabulary hunt and then translation of sentences into English and Spanish. The text introduces some more complex expressions (no sólo…sino también, tengo que admitir, me interesa) and also has a wide range of vocabulary. There is also a Quiz Quiz Trade template for subjects & opinions, which can be adapted for more translation too. Answers included.

A translation worksheet on the topic of weather expressions and hobbies (with the connectives ‘si’ and ‘cuando’). Six different translation exercises which recycle the same key language and introduce new linguistic items in a scaffolded way. The exercises are ramped in terms of difficulty and final activity is a plenary translation task into Spanish. Answers included.

A standalone resource on school uniform for GCSE or a strong KS3 group. The resource recaps clothes, colours and some key expressions with speaking, reading and grammar activities. With answers. If you found this useful, I have a reduced bundle of resources here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-french-writing-and-translation-support-and-revision-12-resource-packs-11872756

A translation worksheet on the topic of holidays in the future tense and future constructions (espero/ tengo la intención de/ me gustaría). Six different translation exercises which recycle the same key language and introduce new linguistic items in a scaffolded way. The exercises are ramped in terms of difficulty and final activity is a plenary translation task into Spanish. Answers included.