A whole set of resources to teach the GCSE topic relationships within the family. The presentation consists of 62 slides (please note that the presentation was made using Smartboard Notebook, not Powerpoint; I have included a Powerpoint copy, but a lot of the features do not work or work worse on Powerpoint, so I advice using Notebook to open it) includes the following vocabulary areas: - family members - physical descriptions - character - “me llevo bien” and reasons for getting on (or not) with people. The presentation covers the following grammar points: - ser and tener - the conditional - comparatives - negatives - asking questions It also includes several speaking activities (role plays and photo cards), as well as a variety of games (naughts and crosses, connect 4, walk around the room finding information). The presentation is supported by 7 worksheets, a writing mat and an overview of the new GCSE course

I find this the single more useful worksheet I have written. It is a simple template to write an extended sentence about how opinons havechanged (When I was little I liked... because it was..., but now...). I have been using it with all my Spanish groups (7-11) in the last couple of years, insisting that they always use the structure in their written and oral work, and by doing this they automatically include two tenses, a variety of connectives and adjectives and opinions in all their work. I have also included two further resources as examples of how I've been using it.

A (very large) set of resources to cover all aspects of the topic of jobs and careers, guiding the students towards beign able to write and speak about the topic using a variety of tenses (preterite, imperfect, the expression "tenía que" + infinitive and future simple), as well as the relative and other complex structures. The set also includes an introduction to the subjunctive (with expressions such as "No creo que" + subjuntive). All supported by 15 corresponding worksheets that also include reading activities.

A set of twenty-five role plays (thirteen foundation, twelve higher) covering the whole of Theme 3 (Current and future education and employment), of the new Spanish GCSE course (AQA specification). The booklet also includes an overview of the course, an explanation of the requirements of the speaking exam and the mark scheme for the role play. Updated with a Role Play feedback sheet.

Two practice writing papers (one foundation, one higher) following the format of the new GCSE writing exam. The foundation paper includes four questions (describe the photo, 40 words question, translation and 90 words question) and the higher paper includes three (90 words question, 150 words question and translation). The papers focus on Theme 1 of the new spec (Identity and culture) and they cover family and relationships, technology and leisure. I have also included two feedback sheets (one foundation, now higher) that include"check-lists" (based on the AQA mark scheme for writing) to provide quick, personalised feedback for each of the questions. The check lists provide the students with feedback on what went well (WWW) and what they need to do to improve further (TIF). The resource also includes an explanation of the requirements of the Foundation and the Higher writing papers and a copy of the mark scheme for each question. Also available in French: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-french-gcse-practice-writing-paper-and-feedback-sheets-theme-1-identity-and-culture-11668337

A very comprehensive set of resources to help students revise Theme 2 (local, national, global, international areas of interest) of the new Spanish GCSE and prepare for the speaking test. The pack includes: - Role plays booklet, with 20 role plays at both foundation and higher level. - Photo cards booklet, with 24 cards (each of which includes four foundation and four higher questions). - General conversation questions, with 49 questions altogether at both foundation and higher level. - Foundation and higher mark schemes / feedback sheets.

Two practice writing papers (one foundation, one higher) following the format of the new GCSE writing exam, and focusing on the topics covered in Theme 2. The foundation paper includes four questions (describe the photo, 40 words question, translation and 90 words question) and the higher paper includes three (90 words question, 150 words question and translation). I have also included two feedback sheets (one foundation, one higher) that include"check-lists" (based on the AQA mark scheme for writing) to provide quick, personalised feedback for each of the questions. The check lists provide the students with feedback on what went well (WWW) and what they need to do to improve further (TIF). Also available in Spanish: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-spanish-gcse-theme-2-writing-exam-and-feedback-sheets-11587008

This booklet contains 36 speaking cards based on Theme 1 ans Theme 2 of the new AQA Spanish A Level course (Aspects of Hispanic society and Artistic culture in the Hispanic world). In other words, the themes covered in the AS course (Year one of the A Level course). The cards contain (quite a lot) of factual information about the theme (a lot more than the sample cards from AQA) and three questions, the first one always being "How do you react to the information on this card). The aim of presenting the cards like this is to provide the students with a lot of ideas on what to say about the theme, as well as making them more aware that they always have to discuss the information printed on the card (AO2 and AO4). Each section is followed by around 20 questions for the students to research / discuss the topic further. Finally, there are two alternative versions of the booklet, one with the overview and mark schemes for paper 3 in the AS course and another one with the overview and mark schemes for the whole A Level course.

A worksheet that I have used with the younger students to practice descriptions in Spanish. It includes a writing frame to describe people’s physical appearance and a list of adjectives to describe personality. The worksheet is based on the film “Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica”.

A three-page file with a lot actual information about Spanish culture and society, focusing on the topic of Equal Rights, part of the theme Aspects of Hispanic culture of the new Spanish A Level. It provides students with facts and statistics, which should be very helpful in preparation for Paper 3 (the speaking exam). The information contained in the resource can also be easily adapted and used in a variety of reading and translation activities.

This 12-page resource contains three pages full of facts, statistics and figures about immigration in Spain and other Hispanic countries. Each of those pages is then followed by three activities that exploit the information in them: a discussion card (for paper 3), a translation and summary question (paper 1).

This is a resource to practise the use of the preterite tense to talk about holidays activities. It is ideal for the first lesson after the summer break for GCSE students. There are eight activities: verbs revision: find how to say in Spanish twelve verbs in the first person singular of the preterite tense. during the holidays: students read a series of sentences (all in the preterite and using the verbs from activity one) and decide how often they did them during the holidays. opinions: decide whether the opinions are positive, negative or neutral. write five sentences using the language from activities 1, 2 and 3. verb practice: change the verbs in activity one into the second person singular. questions: using the vebs in activity 5, write five questions for a partner about their holiday activities. speaking: interview a partner to find how often the partner did those activities during the holidays. extension: write five sentences about the partner’s holidays activities. Finally, the last page of the resource includes a reminder of how to conjugate the preterite tense.

This file consists of six discussion cards based on the sub theme “Monarchies and dictatorships” of the New Spanish A Level theme Aspects of political life. The cards cover a variety of aspects of the sub-theme: Franco’s dictatorship, The Spanish Monarchy and Latin American dictators. Each card contains a lot of factual information and three questions to discuss the sub theme. FInally, the six cards are followed by a list of twenty questions to enable the students to study the sub theme further, as well as a list of useful language for the speaking test.

This worksheet includes an explanation of how to use ser and estar, one of the biggest headaches for Spanish learners, with several examples and two activities. It is a free sample of a much more comprehensive premium resource, my Spanish GCSE grammar booklet, which can be found on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-grammar-booklet-cuaderno-the-gram-tica-11939611 I have included a screen shot of the contents page of the grammar booklet.