A reading comprehension and translation worksheet on the topic of the Internet: opinions & usage by young people. There is a reading activity with vocabulary search, a true/false activity, comprehension questions and final plenary translations (into English & Spanish). With answers.

A comprehensive worksheet on the cooperation between Spain and Senegal to limit illegal immigration to Spain. This is a structured reading activity based on the immigration from Senegal to Spain and the measures the Spanish government are taking to solve this problem. There are reading activities: comprehension, synonym search, gap-fill and translation from and into Spanish. Suggested answers included.

A four page revision booklet of key complex phrases & structures that pupils should include in their speaking & writing to achieve Grade 9. This is a definitive list of complex and higher structures that I encourage my pupils to use in their work. The phrases are split into 22 sub-groups across four A4 pages, each with some translation practice too, so as pupils can see how easy it is to manipulate these themselves in a variety of topics. Suggested answers are included and the document can be downloaded in .doc and .pdf. **The structures are grouped in 22 mini-sections: ** Shiny phrases + infinitives Opinion phrases Structures of obligation Conditional sentences Imperfect constructions Before/ after Past tense phrases Key past tense verbs Pasar + gerund Future tense constructions Conditional constructions Past conditional constructions Subjunctive constructions Acabo de + infinitive Soñar con + infintive Desde hace + present tense Lo (adjective) es que constructions Introducing someone else’s opinion Interesting adjectives Conjunctions Adverbs Opinions A similar resource is available here in French too: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-gcse-complex-and-idiomatic-phrases-full-revision-list-with-translation-practice-12173311

A resource to practice recognising subjunctive triggers and conjugating verbs, in the context of immigration vocabulary. Pupils must read and understand the sentences, deciding whether to use the subjunctive or indicative. More immigration resources available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-spanish-immigration-el-impacto-de-la-inmigraci-n-en-la-sociedad-espa-ola-11801567

A reading and language activity with a series of facts about immigrants in Spain, and pupils must decide if they show that immigrants are marginalised or accepted. There is also a ‘language hunt’ activity and some oral questions to answer, using all the stimulus material. The statements are all based on immigration in Spain and will provide pupils with key facts and statistics for this topic.

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.

A quick revision sheet to revise key vocabulary on this topic.

A text for 6th form which focuses on the impact of immigration on Spanish schools, the problems it causes and possible solutions. The text is scaffolded in chunks with reading tasks: gap-fill, synonym search and true/ false questions. The level of challenge is high and there is translation into English and into Spanish, focusing on some key grammatical constructions. Suggested answers are included.

A bundle of resources to use to support pupils learning the past tense, in the context of 'last weekend' and hobbies/ free time. It includes regular conjugation exercises, key past tense verbs and practice, and also an assessment to test understanding. There is a mixture of reading, translation and conjugation activities and enough materials to use over a few lessons.

Key verbs for this topic & a comprehensive revision of the future and conditional tenses with translation exercises for practice.

A writing mat to introduce the concept of the subjunctive mood: its triggers, some key verb formations and examples that use these over a variety of topics.

Revisions notes on avoir phrases & idioms with examples/ exercises.

A scaffolded translation task with key vocabulary to introduce the topic of work experience, followed by a translation that recycles all this language, requiring manipulation. The translation requires use of the perfect and imperfect tenses with some other key language structures revised too. There is also a completed translation for checking. PDF & Word doc formats included.

An adjectives grid and practice, recapping key adjectives from Units 1 & 2 of Allez 1.

A short reading task to use either as a stand-alone worksheet or accompany mon monde perso unit in Allez 1 (the vocabulary is based on this).

A reading comprehension about school routine and time with questions in Spanish. There is a vocabulary match up first to give the pupils some of the key words. Further resources on school here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-my-school-mi-colegio-11520105

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.

A resource to use either stand-alone in a lesson about school subjects or to accompany the vocabulary in Allez 1. A sentence builder type worksheet, which introduces vocabulary gradually, with practice, and recycles throughout. Some extension phrases to introduce a range of connectives. Answers included.