A grid of 96 key bits of vocabulary for GCSE for pupils to try to remember and to test themselves on, with meanings so as pupils can check them quickly.

An encuesta/ survey to use with pupils on the topic of house and home to encourage speakign in class.

A longer writing task on the topic of school aimed at KS3 / Foundation GCSE - it is present tense only. There is a question, with a model answer and structures to find within. There is also a translation in English which pupils can then retranslate for practice before writing their own. Answers included.

A revision worksheet on ‘mon école’ with three reading tasks: decode the sentences, fill in the gaps and comprehension. Answers included.

A resource to revise talking about my school day/ timetable. More resources on school subjects here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-school-subjects-les-mati-res-12050762

A standalone resource on the economic impact of coronavirus on tourism in Spain in 2020. The resource had 12 statements which need a verb to be conjugated and then pupils translate them into English. The sentences are rich in up-to-date A04 references for the speaking exam. Whole bundle on the impact of tourism in Spain here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-tourism-impact-las-vacaciones-el-impacto-del-turismo-11520266

A resource recapping all the rules for conjugating regular -ER verbs in French in the present, perfect and future tenses. Ideal for revising the tenses side by side and will hopefully allow pupils to master these.

A reading comprehension and translation activities on young people and traditional music in Spain with answers.

Six worksheets on the topic of describing my town and region. Resource 1: Introduces key vocabulary of buildings and services in the town with vocabulary exercises, translation, reading and a sentence builder. Resource 2: Reviews the key vocabulary from Resource 1 and introduces key prepositions e.g. junto a / detrás de/ delante de/ entre. Resource 3: This focuses on grammar and the correct use of ser, estar and hay with practice. Resource 4: Introduces key adjectives for description and recycles these with translation, vocabulary exercises, reading comprehension, a sentence builder and adjectival agreement practice. Resource 5: Introduces the structure of lo mejor/ lo peor de mi zona with justifications. Resource 6: This is an exam-style reading comprehension, using all the language from resources 1-5 with a vocabulary hunt and reformulation translations. Format: PDF and Word docs with answers. Quizlet of key vocabulary: https://quizlet.com/_9mo4rg?x=1jqt&i=2syx7b

A comprehensive list of oral questions written for IGCSE Edexcel but also suitable for GCSE topics. Topic A - Home and abroad Topic B - School and future plans Topic C - Home and family Topic D - The modern world Topic E - Hobbies and free time. Each topic has a full list of questions and then a they are spread out below with gaps for pupils’ answers. All five documents can be printed off and collated together as an IGCSE booklet. The list of questions for each topic ensures a full range of tenses are used.

A speaking mat worksheet to help students express opinions about hobbies they like/ don’t like to do. There is a list of hobbies to introduce the vocabulary, some key opinion phrases and key justification words. There is a general powerpoint to introduce the topic and another which contains some sentences on to translate (using the speaking mat).

A standalone resource which reviews preterite tense verbs and structures in the context of what pupils did last weekend. The resource includes: an infinitive match up, a review of the regular preterite rules, language excercise to embed and recycle key verbs and structures, a sentence builder, translation practice and short writing task. Answers included.

A comprehensive resource on the topic of ‘Why tourists go to Spain?’ for A Level. It is full of useful cultural references (A04) and language activities that will help pupils to talk about this topic in Spanish. There are lots of examples of different types of tourism in Spain, key festivals and key recent statistics. There are also three reading exercises: a translation activity, a match a title to a description of a type of tourism and a true/false activity based on statistical information. Answers included.

Two verb grids/ writing structures lists for pupils to use when writing extended pieces. These can be printed back to back and laminated and used within lessons for help. There are key verbs in the main tenses and some key infinitive constructions to extend range of language.

A stand alone lesson on the future tense. There is a PowerPoint and hand-out which work well together and will allow pupils to grasp the future tense formation and usage quickly. There are comprehensive grammar notes on the immediate future and pure future, lots of practice, a reading comprehension and two oral tasks on the PowerPoint: a clairvoyant activity to predict your partner's future and pupils will also plan their next weekend activities.

A resource on tourism in Benidorm that considers the impact of the growth of tourism in this town and the positive and negative effects. There is a reading gap-fill, a list of statements about tourism in Benidorm which pupils must evaluate as being either positive or negative, a key vocabulary hunt and exam style translation practice into Spanish and English. Suggested answers included.

A standalone resource on the the topic of new technology verbs in the past tense. This will be a good scaffold for pupils talking/writing about how they used technology yesterday/last weekend. There is quick verb match-up, a past tense grammar gap-fill activity and plenary reformulation into Spanish. Answers included. Please leave a review if you find this useful for your pupils or if you have any feedback. You can also message me directly on Twitter @mfl_secondary

A standalone worksheet for KS3 / beginners on the topic of ‘donde vivo yo’. The activities are scaffolded and introduce types of house, common adjectives, the verb ‘vivir’ and also ‘está’, compass directions and more. The are translation activities, reading gap-fill and a final paragraph to translate into Spanish using all the language from the lesson. Answers included.

A standalone resource to boost GCSE writing skills. It is based on a longer writing question on the topic of media and technology with exercises for pupils to work through, including error collection, a ‘structures search’, verb conjugation and gap-fill. The model answer can then be used to model success in writing. Following this, there is a retranslation activity in which pupils can retranslate the model answer from English to Spanish, before writing their own. Answers included.

Two resources to introduce pupils to young people's worries and concerns in French. This is aimed for use at KS3 or to introduce the topic at GCSE. There is key vocabulary, two reading comprehensions and translation activities. All the material here could support and scaffold pupils responding to the question "Quelles sont tes pressions?".