6 standalone resources on the topic of pets for beginners/ KS3 pupils. There are enough materials here for a few lessons: Resource 1: A 4 page mini-booklet introducing key vocabulary, adjective agreement with reading and translation practice. Resource 2: A sentence builder to allow pupils to talk about the pets they have, had and would like. Resource 3: Wrong translation - pupils read the English translation and spot the 10 errors. Resource 4: Quiz Quiz Trade sheet - ready to print to give to pupils who walk around the room and quiz each other and swap their statement. Resource 5: Mini-white board translations. A PowerPoint of 12 sentences for pupils to translate. Resource 6: A knowledge organiser containing all the language above for pupils to revise from. Here is also a link to a Quizlet of all key vocabulary: https://quizlet.com/_8wpnzb?x=1jqt&i=2syx7b

A free sample of my Spanish GCSE AQA Higher Tier Writing Exam Revision Booklet: Practice Questions & Model Answers available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-aqa-higher-tier-writing-exam-preparation-booklet-practice-questions-and-model-answers-12199868 For each sub-topic there is a 90 word, 150 word and translation question with model answers, as with this resource.

A 46 page booklet containing everything your pupils need to achieve highly in the AQA Writing Exam (Higher Tier): questions, model answers, exam tips & complex structures practice. This is perfect for classwork or homework as it includes model answers and structures translation & practice, covering all three themes. Preview the format and quality with this sample on ‘el ocio’ here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-aqa-higher-tier-writing-booklet-sample-free-time-and-hobbies-questions-and-model-answers-12199923 Contents. This 46 page booklet includes: 35+ example writing questions covering all themes and areas of the specification A 90 word question, a 150 word question and a translation question for each sub-topic For each question, there is a bespoke Grade 9 model answer Top tips for the exam Pupil-friendly markschemes A verb summary sheet: the rules for present, preterite & future verbs with key irregulars A definitive list of complex structures which pupils should be trying to incorporate into their own work - this is available separately here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-writing-booster-complex-language-revision-booklet-and-translation-practice-11851661 If you found this useful for your groups, I would be so grateful if you can leave a review and if you have any comments or feedback please get in touch secondarymfl@gmail.com.

Consider purchasing the full A Level Translation Bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-spanish-translation-practice-bundle-range-of-topics-into-english-and-spanish-12050364 This is an exam style text on ‘la tauromaquia" in Spanish culture to translate into English followed by translation into Spanish, recycling the same vocabulary. Suggested answers are also included and the text provides key cultural references that can be used in the Speaking exam. There is a free example here on the topic of paternity leave, to preview the quality: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-permiso-de-paternidad-translations-on-el-mercado-laboral-and-paternity-leave-with-answers-12043678

A comprehensive overview of the issue of bullfighting in Spain with reading & translation practice. There is a set of 15 opinions about bullfighting in Spain for pupils to classify as either for or against this tradition, with a vocabulary hunt and synonym search. Then there is the translation of sentences into Spanish, using subjunctive triggers, and a text to translate into English about the banning of bullfighting in the Canary Islands and Cataluña. Answers included.

For AQA Spanish GCSE. Paper 4 (Writing) HT. 3 practice examination papers that I have written myself, with ‘new’ questions in the format of the exam, with mark schemes and corresponding model answers for each of the questions. Three papers: Paper 1 2022 - in the format of the Summer 2022 examination Paper 1 2020 - in the normal format Paper 2 2020 - in the normal format Useful for timed practice, revision or independent study.

A GCSE resource introducing the celebration of el Día de los Muertos (festivals & traditions). There are pre-reading activities (vocabulary match-up and translation into English) followed by a gap-fill task, a GCSE reading comprehension and an exam-style translation into Spanish as a plenary. Answers included.

Two resources to introduce or revise the immediate future to GCSE pupils with practice and translation. Answers included.

A comprehensive writing & speaking mat on Festivals & Customs: Navidad, Pascua, la noche de brujas, la noche de Guy Fawkes and translation practice. The mat is rich in thematic vocabulary and higher, complex structures that will allow pupils to write and talk about all festivals in different tenses. The translation resource will allow them to recycle and practise using them before producing their own ideas. Answers included.

The impact of Agrotourism/ Ecotourism in Spain. A comprehensive resource on the topic of green tourism in Spain, Agrotourism, and its impact: reading, vocabulary hunts, a synonym search, advantages/ disadvantages and a plenary translation. This resource will allow pupils to consider other types of tourism in Spain, not just ‘sol y playa’ and to recognise the advantages of green tourism. Answers included.

A reading comprehension on ‘the basics’ for pupils doing beginner’s Spanish. There is ‘match up’ activity of key questions and then a reading comprehension with a gap-fill activity and comprehension questions. More KS3 reading practice here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-ks3-reading-booklet-reading-comprehension-questions-on-a-variety-of-topics-and-answers-12120483

Three separate worksheets on the topic of ‘talking about my school day’. The resources recycle key language and expressions for describing the school day and telling the time with -ER verbs conjugation practice, vocabulary searches, reading comprehensions and translation practice. Answers included.

A two-sided revision sheet revising the conjugation patterns with regular verbs and also 10 important irregular verbs. There is also conjugation practice for the regular verbs. If you need more verb revision, there is some here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-spanish-grammar-revision-booklet-all-key-verb-tenses-and-targeted-exercises-with-answers-11907654

A reading comprehension, vocabulary hunt and plenary translation on topic of school subjects & opinions. More on subjects here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-school-subjects-worksheets-les-mati-res-12050762

A resource to support pupils to produce Grade 9 written answers to questions on the topic of the environment. There is a model Grade 9 answer, which a gap-fill and complex vocabulary hunt, a translation of a grade 9 answer to a different question from English to Spanish (recycling the same structures) and a scaffold for a third question which pupils can use to produce their own work. These resource will help pupils aim for mastery when writing on this topic. Answers included.

A worksheet with reading and translation practice for GCSE. There is a pre-reading task, a challenging reading comprehension (an exam-style question), a synonym search and a final translation task as a plenary activity, recycling vocabulary from all the tasks. The language and structures will also scaffold pupils’ own spoken and written answers to this question. Suggested answers included.

A resource which introduces pupils to the economic impact of tourism in Spain, both positive & negative. There are up-to-date cultural references (A04) and language activities: vocabulary hunt, synonym task, comprehension question and translation into Spanish. Suggested answers included.

A scaffolded resource which will allow beginners to talk about and describe their family in Spanish. It includes vocabulary exercises, translation, language activities and some grammar. The tasks are scaffolded and suggested answers included. I have also uploaded a KS3 Family Knowledge Organiser

Standalone resources for a whole first lesson, or lessons, in Spanish to introduce the basics, including a knowledge organiser of key vocabulary. There is also a handout to use in lesson that goes together with a 14 slide PowerPoint and includes activities to introduce pupils to: greetings, saying how they are, giving their name and saying where they are from, numbers, age and the alphabet. There are lots of language activities and recap and retrieval grids. There is also a reading comprehension which recycles all the language above.

Là où j’habite. A whole lesson resource to allow pupils to introduce themselves and to say where they live & what kind of home they have. There is a reading comprehension, vocabulary hunt, speaking mat, translation activity and an extension task with conditional sentences e.g. ‘Si j’étais riche…’ This resource will scaffold pupils’ own answers and allow them to talk about where they live and would like to live. Answers included.