A comprehensive knowledge organiser / topic speaking mat on the topic of holidays with translation practice based on this. The knowledge organiser could be used throughout teaching the topic, or as a plenary activity. It is extremely rich in vocabulary chunks and structures and it will allow pupils to write and speak about their holidays with ease (once familiarising themselves with all the language). It could be used for mini-white board translation, dictation or paired translations in class. It is also useful for revision. The translation practice is a good way to get pupils working on the vocabulary and getting used to its structure, with the key link words and phrases in grey below. Answers included.

Two separate resources that will allow pupils to read, write and speak about their film tastes. Resource 1: Vocabulary/ Translation/ Future Tense Sentence Builder/ Reading/ Translation & Writing Resource 2: A GCSE style text with a pre-reading vocabulary task and two comprehension questions. Answers included.

Three standalone double-sided resources on the topic of TV, introducing types of programs, frequency words, opinions, justifications and complex constructions. Resource 1: includes vocabulary exercises, a sentence builder, translation activities and adjectival agreement practice. Resource 2: retrieval activity of TV programs, classification of adjectives as positive/negative, a reading task, a grammar activity on adjectives and a short writing task. Resource 3: exercises on using ‘tengo que’ and ‘si’ to builf complex sentences on this topic. E.g. Si no tengo que estudiar, me gusta ver la tele… Answers included.

A resource to support pupils talking about their family in French. Suitable for beginners or pupils needing support. Key verbs are given with translation practice, a grammar activity on “mon”/“ma”/“mes” & extension work with personality adjectives and more challenging sentences. This can be a standalone lesson or can fit nicely with Allez 1. Answers included.

9 standalone resources on the topic of family, personal description and my home. These resources will support pupils to talk about their family, to describe themselves and their home. Resource 1: ¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia? - Family members, ser, tener and llamarse. Resource 2: Mi padre tiene ochenta años - Numbers, age and more family description Resource 3: ¿De qué color tienes los ojos? - Describing eyes and hair colour Resource 4: ¿Cómo eres? - Physical descriptions Resource 5: ¿Cómo eres? - More practice with describing family members Resource 6: ¿Cómo eres? ¡Repasamos! - Revision of key language so far in this unit Resource 7: Mi familia - Reading comprehension and translation practice Resources 8: ¿Cómo es tu casa o tu piso? - Describing where I live Resource 9: Autorretrato - plenary reading & writing tasks on this unit Format: Word document and PDF with answers.

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.

Thirteen standalone worksheets for Spanish GCSE on the topic of ‘mi familia’ all with answers. Resource 1: Introducing myself and talking about who I live with and where I live Resource 2: Members of my family and what I like to do with them (infinitive expressions) Resource 3: Describing members of my family: hair, eyes, physical description Resource 4: A reading comprehension activity (language search and multiple choice questions) recycling vocabulary in resources 1-3 Resource 5: A worksheet on adjectival agreement: retrieval of key adjectives, a reminder of the agreement rules & lots of practice Resource 6: Pets - adjective agreement review with pets description and question words/ reading comprehension Resource 7: Describing the character of my family member and using ‘me llevo bien’ Resource 8: Present tense regular verbs review & talking about activities family members do with adverbs of frequency Resource 9: GCSE style reading comprehension in Spanish - who says what? Resource 10: Immediate future worksheet - what are you going to do with your family this weekend? Resource 11: Preterite tense & activities with family members. Resource 12: Two grammar gap-fill tasks on family to practise verbs and adjectival agreement. Resource 13: A writing task on family with structures, scaffolding and translation.

A resource to help pupils increase their usage of complex subjunctive phrases in their spoken and written work. The resources introduce 20 key and recyclable subjunctive triggers, have some formation practice and also subjunctive sentences from all A Level topics which are easily transferable to any sub-theme. These resources scaffold pupils’ use of the subjunctive and will allow them to use examples confidently in their own work. Full answers are included.

Everything pupils need to fully understand how the ‘gustar’ verbs work. A six page resource, with answers, which guides pupils through the process of understanding back-to-front verbs and how they work with nouns. The resource introduces ‘me gusta’ and goes on to use gustar with singular nouns, plural nouns and infinitives. It then introduce pupils to all the indirect object pronouns and other verbs that work the same way: me interesa/ me fascina/ me chifla etc. There is a comprehensive translation plenary which will demonstrate understanding.

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 standalone worksheet on the topic of future tense holidays. It includes a reading comprehension (gap fill, true or false and vocabulary search) and translations (English gap fill and into Spanish). This resource will scaffold pupils’ own written and spoken descriptions of their future holiday plans. With answers.

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.

A standalone to study the topic of holidays in the future tense. The resource reviews the future tense formation (regular + aller/ avoir/ être/ faire) and then there are exercise to practise this in the topic of holidays including: verb match up, verb translation, searching for future tense verbs, a reading comprehension, vocabulary hunt and plenary translation - recycling vocabulary from the worksheet. Answers included.

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 scaffolded resource for GCSE on el medio ambiente including a reading comprehension with a vocabulary hunt, further vocabulary match up, sentence gap-fill, sentences to translate into Spanish and plenary paragraph to translate into Spanish (using all the language from the worksheet). Answers included.