French & Spanish resources for KS3, GCSE & A Level. Questions, issues or feedback? Get in touch via email: secondarymfl@gmail.com. I hope you find my resources useful and please leave a review if you can!
French & Spanish resources for KS3, GCSE & A Level. Questions, issues or feedback? Get in touch via email: secondarymfl@gmail.com. I hope you find my resources useful and please leave a review if you can!
An A Level reading text on combating youth unemployment in Spain through young people learning to code. The text is of a good level of challenge for A Level.
The resource includes:
reading comprehension,
a gap-fill reading task,
translation into English,
translation into Spanish.
Suggested answers are included.
Two standalone resources for GCSE to introduce key language to enable pupils to talk and write about social media, apps and technology.
Resource 1: This double-sided resource focuses on infinitive expressions to talk about social networks we like to use with vocabulary, translation both ways, reading comprehension and a topic sentence builder.
Resource 2: Introduces ‘lo bueno/lo malo es que’ in the context of talking about technology and different apps.
Format: Word document and PDF 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 pack of resources (5 worksheets) on the topic of New Technology for KS3/ GCSE.
Resource 1: A sentence builder on New Technology with translation practice.
Resource 2: Translations on this topic into English
Resource 3: A resource on ‘tu es accro à la technologie’
Resource 4: A worksheet about the dos and don’ts of using technology
Resource 5: A reading comprehension and vocabulary hunt on this topic
Answers included.
A 6 page comprehensive topic booklet on ‘la vida sana’ to introduce this topic to pupils in a stand-alone lesson or lessons. It includes essential topic vocabulary, key structures, translation practice, reading practice, writing and more.
Answers included.
Me gusta viajar en coche. A pack of resources to incorporate into teaching the topic of transport for two or three lessons. It included:
A speaking/writing mat targeting grade8/9 phrases with some subjunctive construction with translation
An extension worksheet with comparatives, infinitive phrases, conditional sentences & translation
A GCSE style reading question
A PPT slide with a sentence construction
Suggested answers included.
A topic revision sheet on the topic of the impact of tourism in Spain to support pupils with concrete examples and cultural references when talking about this topic. This will help pupils to achieve a high mark for A04 (show knowledge & understanding of culture).
7 worksheets of GCSE translation practice on 7 topics with over 200 practice sentences to translate - with answers. Each worksheet contains 15 sentences to translate into English and 15 sentences to translate into Spanish.
The worksheets cover the following topics:
House and home
School
Food and drink
Health
TV and film
Family and friends
Daily routine and helping at home
Format: Word document and PDF with answers.
Three resources to help pupils to talk about illness, health and body parts in Spanish.
There is a reading comprehension, vocabulary activities, practice with me duele/ me duelen and a grammar gap fill task.
There is also a speaking/writing mat on illnesses and needs with translation practice and answers.
A reading comprehension on the topic of body parts, accidents and injuries in the past tense (preterite) with a scaffolded text: tuve un accidente de esqui
Answers included.
Je vais décrire où j’habite. A resource on which to base a whole lesson on the topic of house and home. There is a reading comprehension which uses key vocabulary, a range of tenses and some complex structures. There is then some reformulation translation using the text and an extended writing task. Pupils will be able to recycle structures and vocabulary from the previous tasks in their response. Answers included.
Two standalone resources on the topic of celebrating my birthday for GCSE.
Resource 1: including a review of dates, key vocabulary, a sentence builder, translation and a reading comprehension.
Resource 2: mi próximo cumpleaños - immediate future and pure future review with a reading comprehension and translation practice.
Answers included.
Los jóvenes españoles no consiguen emanciparse
A whole lesson resource on the topic of the difficulties young Spanish people face when leaving home and becoming independent. There is a reading comprehension with questions and vocabulary activities and translation work too in English & Spanish. The texts are also a good starting point for discussion and will provide pupils with cultural references (A04) for the speaking exam.
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.
A four-page worksheet reviewing formation of the past tense in the context of hobbies and free time activities. ¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pasado?
The exercises include vocabulary tasks, verb formation activities, translation tasks and a reading exercise that will support pupils to talk and write about what they did last weekend. The worksheet reviews regular and irregular verbs in the past tense and some complex structures in the past tense e.g., ‘tuve la oportunidade de…’, ‘me hubiera gustado…’, ‘evité hacer…’, ‘decidí…’.
Format: Word Document & PDF with answers. Each worksheet page is published separately so you can preview the whole resource.
A 3-page worksheet on past tense holidays recapping locations, transport, holiday activities, weather and opinions in the past tense. The exercises review key vocabulary and will support pupils to talk and write about where they went on holiday last year. The exercises include vocabulary review, translation and reading activities.
Format: Word Document & PDF with answers.
4 worksheets to use in any GCSE lesson(s) on household chores, including a sentence builder/ knowledge organiser.
There is worksheet with key vocabulary, time phrases & language exercises
There is a sentence builder on the topic of chores with translation practice
There is a reading comprehension task with exercises
There is a grammar gap fill activity on this topic
Answers included.
A standalone worksheet on the topic of the environment for GCSE French. It will support pupils to talk about the environmental problems which worry them and the actions they can take to protect the planet.
The exercises include recognising key verbs, deciding if actions are good or bad for the planet, sentence builders/ vocabulary lists with tasks to recycle the language, translation into French and an exercise on using the gerund.
Answers included.
An 11 page resource with a comprehensive list with over 200 different examples of complex & idiomatic language that pupils can use in their spoken and written work. This can be referred to and used actively in lessons, as well as being a great resource for revision.
The structures are divided in 20 separate sections and, in each section, every construction has its meaning and an example for pupils to practise using it correctly. Answers also included.
Sections:
Complex structures requiring an infinitive
Opinion phrases
Adverbs & negation
Connectives
Before, after & the gerund
Use a past tense
Use a past tense construction
Say what you ‘used’ to do
Use a conditional sentence
Say what you must do
Use a future tense
Use a conditional tense
Say what you would have liked to have done
Use an expression of dreaming/wanting
Use a subjunctive expression
Use a comparative
Say what other people think and feel
Use an idiomatic AVOIR expression
Use some interesting averages
Say how long you have been doing something (‘depuis’)
There (‘y’)
Spanish version available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-key-complex-structures-revision-booklet-with-translation-practice-11851661
A resource pack on the topic of ir de compras: shops and shopping. There is a PowerPoint and handout to introduce key language and vocabulary, reading comprehensions, translation & writing tasks and a grammar focus on ‘esto’ and ‘eso’.
A reading comprehension and worksheet giving an overview of tourism in Spain: why tourists go, where they come from and where they visit. There are language activities (gap-fill, vocabulary hunt, synonym search) and infographics. The text is full of references to use for A04 in the speaking exam too.
Answers included.