A set of 20 writing mats/templates covering a series of different topics in Spanish. The topics include leisure activities, the weather, festivals, films, basic personal information, holidays, school subjects, healthy diet and charity work. All mats are bilingual (all the content is in English as well as Spanish), and there is an emphasis on opinions and tenses. The mats are designed for KS3 students mainly, but they can also be used for a variety of revision or starter activities at KS4. These mats are perfect to set cover work (students can use them to write sentences and paragraphs on each topic, use them to produce posters and classroom displays, or to create revision mind maps). I have also used them in lessons. Some of the activities I have used these templates for include: dictation: read a text that uses the language in the mats and ask the students to write it down. dicta-translation: read a text based on the mat in Spanish and ask the students to write it down in English, or the other way round. paired dictation and translation: same as above but the students read to each other. “great minds think alike”: ask the students to write a number of sentences and then ask them to find out, by reading their sentences to each other, if someone else wrote the exact same sentences, thus proving that they are great minds. “stand up if”: ask the students to highlight sentences in the mats. Then read a text based on it and ask the students to stand up (and then immediately sit down) every time that you read a word or phrase that they’ve highlighted. speed reading: time the students while they read from the template, see how many sentences they can read out/who is the first to read a full text etc. And of course the students can use the writing mat to write their own texts. More mats will be added shortly on topics such as health, school and relationships.

A series of reading activities about the Spanish Royal Family. Based on a text about King Felipe’s 50th birthday, this resource includes four activities (find synonyms, true, false or not mentioned, translation and summary). The resource also includes a “fact file” with key information about the evolution of the Royal Family since Franco’s death and two speaking cards based on this information.

This resource consists of a series of reading, writing and speaking activities about the vote in the Spanish Congress (in September 2018) that passed a bill to exhume Franco’s remains from El Valle de los Caídos . The main text is about the vote itself, about the construction of El Valle de los Caídos and what it represents, the reasons for moving Franco’s remains and what will happen to them in the future. The activities include exam-like questions, such as finding expressions that mean the same as the words given, changing sentences so that the information in them is correct, a 90-word summary, several questions to answer in Spanish and a paragraph to translate into English. The last three pages of the resource consist of a “fact file” providing information about Franco’s life and dictatorship, and two speaking cards (theme discussion cards) based on the information in the fact file. This reading activity is part of the sub-theme “Monarchies and dictatorships”, of the theme “Aspects of political life” of the AQA A Level course.

A series of reading, writing and translation activities to help Spanish A Level students explore the use of monsters in Guillermo del Toro’s film El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth). The resource is divided into two sections (“Monstruos, humanos y religión” and “Los monstruos y el miedo a la diferencia”), and the activities include: Spanish to English translation Read a text and correct the mistakes Explain del Toro’s quote about monsters Answer questions in Spanish on a longer text Two English into Spanish translations A Level Essay The final pages of the resource include useful vocabulary to write an essay and a check list to help the students reflect on what they have written.

This resource contains four reading and speaking activities to introduce key vocabulary and concepts about the topic sexism and feminism (El machismo y el feminismo) within the Equal rights sub theme of the AQA A Level specification. The first activity has 16 statements and the students are expected to decide to what extend they agree with them. The second activity contains 20 examples of sexist behaviour for the students to decide whether they have witnessed or engaged in that kind of behaviour themselves, followed by a speaking activity to defend/criticise those behaviours. The third activity is a discussion card based on a cartoon, and the final activity is a quiz/questionnaire for students to reflect on how sexist (or not) they are.

This resource includes a series of reading and writing activities (including two essay questions) to explore the topic of violence in Guillermo del Toro’s film Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno). The resource also includes a list of useful vocabulary and an essay-writing checklist. PLEASE NOTE: this resource is part of a much more comprehensive and more detailed resource, the Pan’s Labyrinth Student Support Guide that can be found on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-student-support-guide-12002448 The guide is over 70 pages long, and a free sample can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-work-12002490

A series of reading and writing activities to study the theme of masculinity and femininity in Guillermo del Toro’s film El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth), supported with quotes from the film and from the director. PLEASE NOTE: this resource is part of a much more comprehensive and more detailed resource, the Pan’s Labyrinth Student Support Guide that can be found on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-student-support-guide-12002448 The guide is over 70 pages long, and a free sample can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-work-12002490

A series of reading, writing and translation activities to explore the main themes of Pan’s Labyrinth: obedience, the treatment of masculinity and femininity, and the use of violence. The resource is 20 pages long and it includes short written questions, translation activities, gap-fills, true, false and not mentioned activities and several essay questions. PLEASE NOTE: this resource is part of a much more comprehensive and more detailed resource, the Pan’s Labyrinth Student Support Guide that can be found on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-student-support-guide-12002448 The guide is over 70 pages long, and a free sample can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-work-12002490

A series of reading and writing activities to support students to explore the theme of obedience in Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 film El laberinto del fauno. PLEASE NOTE: this resource is part of a much more comprehensive and more detailed resource, the Pan’s Labyrinth Student Support Guide that can be found on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-student-support-guide-12002448 The guide is over 70 pages long, and a free sample can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-work-12002490

A series of reading and writing activities to explore the historical background of Guillermo del Toro’s film El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrnth), focused specifically in the causes and course of the Spanish Civil War and the idea of “las dos Españas” and the representation of this concept in the film, a section about “los maquis” and a section about fascism. PLEASE NOTE: this resource is part of a much more comprehensive and more detailed resource, the Pan’s Labyrinth Student Support Guide that can be found on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-student-support-guide-12002448 The guide is over 70 pages long, and a free sample can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-work-12002490

Three reading and writing activities to explore the reasons behind the success of Guillermo del Toro’s film Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno). PLEASE NOTE: This resource is part of a much longer and much more exhaustive resource, my Pan’s Labyrinth Student Support Guide, which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-student-support-guide-12002448 There is a free sample of the guide on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-work-12002490

This resource contains a series of reading and writing activities to support Spanish A Level students studying El laberinto del fauno. It focuses on the different techniques used by del Toro, specifically the use of allegory, the elements of the fairy tale, the use of colour and the different kinds of shots and camera angles. It also provides the students with several essay questions, independent learning and research opportunities, as well as a checklist to self-assess their essays. There is a free sample of this activity on this link:

This worsheet will help Spanish A Level students reflect about the use of different kinds of shots and camera angles in Guillermo del Toro’s film El laberinto del fauno. This is part of a much longer, detailed resource that covers a wide range of aspects of the film. It can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-support-guide-1200244 ​

Perfect for home learning. This very exhaustive and detailed guide contains a lot of information and activities to help Spanish A Level students research reflect about Guillermo del Toro’s film El laberinto del fauno. There are a variety of reading, writing and speaking (role plays) activities, as well as multitude of quotes and shots from the film to support each topic. The booklet consists of 84 pages, and it is divided into the following sections: Introduction - a brief reading activity and a vocabulary section, and a series of warm-up activities to complete before, while and after watching the film, including an analysis of the film’s introduction, a “who said it” activity, short written questions to reflect on key scenes and a guided writing activity to help the students write a review of the film. Characters: reading, speaking and writing activities to explore the different characters and characterisation techniques used in the film. The director’s techniques: the use of allegory, the elements of the fairy tale, the use of colour and the use of different shots and camera angles (camera work). Historical background: four sections to study the historical background against which the film is set: the Civil War, a section about “las dos Españas” and how this concept is reflected in the film, a section about “los del monte” and a section about fascism. The main themes in El laberinto: obedience, masculinity and femininity and the treatment of violence. The monsters in El laberinto del fauno and in Guillermo del Toro’s career The success of El laberinto del fauno: a section that looks at how Spanish language films can struggle in the Anglophone market and the factors that made it possible for El laberinto to overcome these difficulties. A final section with further aspects of the film for the students to research, including influence of other directors, the influence of Goya’s Black Paintings, the importance of insects in del Toro’s film and the similarities and differences between Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone. The resource also includes a number of essays on the topics covered and a checklist to help the students self-asses what they write, as well as many independent learning opportunities, with suggestions for the students on topics they could research to further their knowledge and understanding of the film. A second booklet focuses on how to write an essay, the requirement of the new Spanish A Level Paper 2 exam and provides further essay questions. A free sample of this resource can be found in this link: **https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-angles-1200249 ​ UPDATE (13/06/19) - The guide now includes an extra section with an overview of the A Level Paper 2 exam, mark schemes and a variety of essay questions.

A series of activities to help students reflect about the elements of the fairy tale in Pan’s Labyrinth. The resource first explores the structure of the fairy tale and how this is reflected on Pan’s Labyrinth, it is then followed by a reading and writing activity (90-word summary) about the most common elements in fairy tales (characters, setting…). The next section includes a series of questions about how all of the above is shown in the film. Finally there an AS-type essay question. PLEASE NOTE: This resource is part of a much longer and much more exhaustive resource, my Pan’s Labyrinth Student Support Guide, which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-student-support-guide-12002448 There is a free sample of the guide on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-work-12002490