Timeline of the current Spanish Monarchy, both Juan Carlos I and Felipe VI, to support the Spanish AQA A’Level Unit 11 “Monarquias y Dictaduras”.

ppt on “El matrimonio y el divorcio” to go with the AQA AS Spanish course, Theme 1 Aspects of Hispanic Society, Unit 1 Los Valores Tradicionales y Modernos. This ppt is intended to prompt research and conversation on the topic through the use of links to videos and articles and different questions. We look at marriage and cohabitation, civil and religious marriages, divorce and homosexual marriage.

ppt to aid the teaching and study of the historical aspects of the content of AQA Spanish A’Level Y13 Theme 3 Unit 3 “La Convivencia”. In this ppt we look at how Muslims, Christians and Jews lived together during the Middle Ages, why is important to learn about this period in the history of Spain and how it all came to an end (end of the Reconquista, the expulsion of Jews and the Spanish Inquisition). This ppt contains questions to encourage discussion of the topic.

ppt to aid the teaching and study of the social aspects of the content of AQA Spanish A’Level Y13 Theme 3 Unit 3 “La Convivencia””. In this ppt we look at different measures to combat reacismo: what does the law tells us, campaigning and education. We also learn about the activist Rigoberta Menchú. We do this through questions to encourage discussion of the topic, and links to videos and articles, both in English and Spanish.

ppt to support the study of the content of AQA Y13 Theme 4 Unit 5 “Monarquías y Dictaduras”. It contains several links to videos and documentaries, both in Spanish and in English, to aid the understanding of historical events and protagonists such as Juan Carlos I, Felipe VI, Franco, Fidel Castro, Augusto Pinochet and Nicolás Maduro. It also contains briefing of the main points and a set of questions to encourage discussion of the topic.

Updated and improved ppt on La Comunidad Gitana española to go with the AQA A´Level Spanish course, Y13 Theme 3 Unit 2 “El Racismo”. It includes links to videos and articles, both in Spanish and English, to aid the study of the social content of this topic. This ppt is intended to prompt research and conversation on the topic, by presenting a statement and posing the questión “¿estás de acuerdo?”

ppt to aid the teaching and study of the social aspects of the AQA Theme 3 Unit 1 “La Inmigración”. This ppt explores inmigration in the Hispanic world through links to videos and articles, and focuses its attention on current inmigration affairs such as the ship “Open Arms”, the jumping of the border fence in Ceuta and Melilla, the journey of “La caravana” and Trump’s Mexican wall.

A ppt to help revise the social aspects of the content of the AQA Y12 Theme 1 Unit 1 “Los Valores Tradicionales”. It includes links to videos and articles to help with the research on this topic, as well as questions that can be used for writing or for encouraging discussion. It also contains a listening exercise.

A ppt to help revise the cultural and social content of the AQA Y12 Theme 2 Unit 5 “La Identidad Regional en España”. It explores the subtopics of Semana Santa, gastronomy, bullfighting and regional languages through questions that encourage research and discussion and through links to videos and articles, both in English and Spanish.

A ppt to help revise the social content of AQA Y12 Unit 3 “La Igualdad de los Derechos”. It includes links to articles to help with the research on this Unit, plus questions that can be used for writing or for encouraging discussion of the topic. It also contains a Verdader o Falso Exercise. It explores la comunidad LGBT en Cuba.

ppt to aid the teaching and study of the AQA Y13 Theme 3 Unit 1 “La inmigración”. The ppt explores types of inmigration, reasons to emigrate and the effect that migration has both in the economy and the people. It contains links to articles and videos to support the research of this topic, and questions to encourage discussion.

ppt to support the teaching and studying of the AQA Theme 4 Unit 6 “Los Movimientos Sociales”. It explores 5 current social movements, ranging from Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo to the Greta Thunberg movement against climate change. It does this with the help of links to videos and articles, brief explanations and a set of questions to encourage discussion.

ppt on Las lenguas Regionales, part of year 12 A’level Spanish, Theme 2 Unit 5 “La identidad regional en España”. This ppt can aid the teaching and learning of the social and cultural content of this unit, as well as prompt discussion through the set of questions attached. It contains links to videos and articles to support the understanding of the constitutional and historical aspects of the topic.

ppt to aid the teaching and study of the social aspects of the content of AQA Spanish A’Level Y12 Theme 1 Unit 1 “Los Valores Tradicionales y Modernos”. In this ppt we look at general aspects of Spanish fiestas, and then we learn about a variety of Spanish and Latin-American festivities, both of Christian and pagan origins, through text, video links (in English and Spanish) and questions posed to encourage further research and conversation.

This ppt is aimed at those learning Spanish phonics. It can be used as a teaching resource or it can also be used by the students to help themselves on the learning of Spanish pronunciation. It contains recorded examples of every sound.

A set of 2 Christmas quiz, one more challenging, for advanced students, and an easier version. A quiz with a twist. We all know Spain celebrates Christmas a bit differently to the UK, but, did you know these more obscure facts? The important part of this activity is the discussion of the answers, as not many will be able to get them right. You might want them to do a bit of research first, but make sure you allow time to watch the videos and learn about these more unknown Christmas traditions.

ppt to support the teaching and study of the topic “La Tauromaquia”, from the AQA Spanish A’Level Y12 Theme 2 Unit 5 “La Identidad Regional”. In this ppt we look at the history of tauromaquia, the different varieties of tauromaquia, such as corridas de toros, encierros, rejoneos and recortadores and we end by exploring both sides of the bullfighting debate. We do all this with the aid of links to articles and videos both in English and in Spanish. It does not contain any graphic video. Please notice that this ppt does not contain excercises, but instead a set of questions to prompt thought and debate.