An MFL teacher and private tutor focusing on producing high-quality, interactive resources for MFL students - primarily working with Spanish and French.
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An MFL teacher and private tutor focusing on producing high-quality, interactive resources for MFL students - primarily working with Spanish and French.
Feel free to message to organise a personalised bundle.
A 3-page French resource aimed at developing students’ translation skills. Within this document, there is one French>English translation and two English>French translations, which all incorporate a wide range of vocabulary.
Level: Medium/Advanced
Tenses used: Present Tense/Conditional Tense
Skills developed: Translation
For more information about the author, please visit: https://jessyemills.wixsite.com/languages
A 7-page French document outlining ‘complex grammar structures’ which students should employ in their writing and speaking on the topic of ‘school’. Within this document there are explanations and activities based on:
Direct Object Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns
Si clauses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Tense
Connectives
Alongside the grammar activities, there are also translations, speaking activities and writing tasks.
Level: Advanced
Tenses used: Present Tense/Imperfect Tense/Present Subjunctive Tense/Future Tense/Conditional Tense
Skills developed: Translations/Grammar/Writing/Speaking
For more information about the author, please visit: https://jessyemills.wixsite.com/languages
A 7-page French reading comprehension based on discussing the topic of ‘technology’ in France. This document is designed to consolidate students’ knowledge on different tenses, and gives detailed explanations throughout the resource. Numerous grammar activities and translation tasks also ripple throughout this document.
Level: Medium
Tenses used: Present Tense/Passé Composé Tense/Future Tense
Skills developed: Grammar/Reading/Translation
For more information about the author, please visit: https://jessyemills.wixsite.com/languages
A 2-page French reading comprehension based on discussing family members and ages. This is then followed by an outline of how to state ages (present tense conjugation of AVOIR and numbers in written form), along with various translations and writing activities. Towards the end of the document, students will also be able to develop their writing skills by describing their family.
Level: Beginners
Tenses used: Present Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Translation/Writing
A 1-page document outlining the main country and nationality vocabulary required for GCSE-level. Alongside the nationalities like “français(e)” and “anglais(e)”, this document also includes more ‘original’ vocabulary such as “islandais(e)” and “roumain(e)” to prompt the higher-achievers to incorporate more ‘unique’ words in their writing and speaking.
There are no activities within this resource, yet it is useful to use as a handout or a classroom poster.
For more information about the author, please visit: https://jessyemills.wixsite.com/languages
A 2-page French reading comprehension based on the topic ‘food and drink’. This is then followed by an opportunity for students to develop their writing skills whilst discussing French Polynesian food. This resource contains complex, niche vocabulary (eg. “les espadons” and “les dorades”), and thus would be best for Year 11 revision or for higher-achievers wanting to broaden their French knowledge.
DISCLAIMER The Present Subjunctive is used within this resource.
Level: Advanced
Tenses used: Present Tense/Present Subjunctive Tense/Passé Composé Tense/Imperfect Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Writing
For more information about the author, please visit: https://jessyemills.wixsite.com/languages
A 1-page French reading comprehension based on discussing the topic of ‘music’. This resource focuses on the séga music which is famous within the Seychelles, and incorporates some challenging grammar and phrases. Despite the content being more complicated than other reading comprehensions, the vocabulary isn’t too complicated, and is based on the GCSE suggested vocabulary lists.
Level: Medium/Advanced
Tenses used: Present Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Writing
For more information about the author, please visit: https://jessyemills.wixsite.com/languages
A 2-page Spanish reading comprehension based on the topic of 'food and drink’. This resource is based in Puerto Natales (Chile), to broaden students’ knowledge of Hispanic cultures. There are vocabulary activities, reading comprehension questions and a writing activity. This is a rather complex activity, so best suited for students wanting a challenge or higher sets.
Level: Medium
Tenses used: Present Tense/Preterite Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Writing
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A 3-page French reading comprehension focusing on the topic of ‘sports’, whilst recapping the Passé Composé Tense and days of the week. After this comprehension, emphasis is placed on Francophone cultures, in particular on Canada. This then leads into discussing horse-riding from Québec, and prompts students with two writing activities.
Level: Medium
Tenses used: Present Tense/Passé Composé Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Writing
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A 3-page resource to outline how ‘si clauses’ work in Spanish. There are numerous translation activities within this resource, as well as grammar instructions which outline how to conjugate HABER into the imperfect subjunctive.
The ‘si clauses’ covered include:
Si + present indicative
Si + imperfect subjunctive
Si + pluperfect subjunctive
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A 2-page Spanish worksheet based on the verb “Vivir”. This resource incorporates the conjugation of VIVIR into the present tense, as well as recaps key vocabulary (eg. “En el campo…”). There are four activities in total.
Level: Medium
Tenses used: Present Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Translations
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A 2-page document which should be used for higher-tier GCSE Spanish revision. This document incorporates two writing answers (based on past-paper questions on the topic of ‘school’) which should be analysed within class. There is also an opportunity for students to answer another past-paper question which has been adapted from the AQA/Edexcel exams.
A 22-page document designed for AQA French students to revise the topic of ‘Me, my family and friends’. This document contains the vocabulary, grammar points and numerous activities (reading/writing/EN>FR translations/FR>EN translations) along with answers.
Certain sections are designed for ‘higher-tier’ students, as they contain more complex grammar/vocabulary.
A page is dedicated to the DOCTOR acronym, highlighting how students can work towards a higher grade in this topic, within their writing and speaking exams.
Layout of the document includes:
Page 2 – Family members
i. Plural nouns and agreement
Page 3 – Verb s’appeler
i. Possesive adjectives
Page 5 – Adjective agreement
i. Verb avoir
ii. Verb être
iii. Describing physical appearances
Page 6 – Describing hair and eye colour
i. Verb être in the imperfect tense
ii. Comparative sentences
Page 7 – Connectives and adverbs of quantity
Page 8 – Describing personalities
Page 9 – Verb s’entendre
i. Talking about relationships with others
Page 11 – Describing friends
i. Verb être in the conditional tense
Page 14 – Marriage key terms
i. Reflexive pronouns
Page 15 – Marriage opinions
Page 18 – DOCTOR Acronym
i. Tips on how to reach top marks
DISCLAIMER Some of the resources within this document were not created by me. Rather, I have collated mine, and others’ work, to make a handy revision document for Y11 students.
A 22-page document designed for AQA Spanish students to revise the topic of ‘Technology in everyday life’. This document contains the vocabulary, grammar points and numerous activities (reading/writing/EN>ES translations/ES>EN translations) along with answers.
Certain sections are designed for ‘higher-tier’ students, as they contain more complex grammar/vocabulary.
A page is dedicated to the DOCTOR acronym, highlighting how students can work towards a higher grade in this topic, within their writing and speaking exams.
Layout of the document includes:
Page 2 – Verb usar (present and imperfect)
i. Technology vocabulary
ii. Direct object pronouns
Page 3 – What you do with technology
i. Possessive adjectives
Page 4 – Incorporating the past and future
i. Present tense irregular verbs
ii. Preterite tense irregular verbs
Page 5 – Verb hacer (future)
Page 7 – Miscellaneous technology vocabulary
i. Opinion phrases
ii. Technology adjectives
iii. Adjective agreement
Page 8 – Comparison phrases
i. Giving your opinion on technology
ii. Preterite tense with opinions
Page 10 – Verb ser (present subjunctive)
i. High-level phrases
ii. Specialist technological terms
Page 11 – Positive aspects of technology
i. Negative aspects of technology
Page 12 – Combatting risks associated with technology
Page 13 – Combatting risks associated with technology by using the subjunctive
Page 18 – DOCTOR Acronym
i. Tips on how to reach top marks
DISCLAIMER Some of the resources within this document were not created by me. Rather, I have collated mine, and others’ work, to make a handy revision document for Y11 students.
A Spanish bundle comprising of 3 powerpoints (3 individual lessons) which focus on AQA GCSE Spanish Module 6.1: Dietas del mundo.
This resource is not tailored for the new GCSE (2024 spec), and is designed for a mixed-ability group.
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Powerpoint/lesson 1:
19 slides
Body parts vocab starter activity
Recap of ‘desde hace’
Grammar activities
Recap of food vocabulary
Listening comprehension
Reading comprehension
Speaking task
‘Simon says’ plenary activity
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Powerpoint/lesson 2:
19 slides
Vocab retrieval starter activity
Bolivia cultural activity
Listening comprehension
Reading comprehension
ES>EN translations
EN>ES translations
Speaking task
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Powerpoint/lesson 3:
25 slides
Vocabulary starter activity
Introduction of ‘tener’ phrases
Vocabulary activities
Reading comprehension
EN>ES translations
Writing task
Plenary game to encourage translation skills
A Spanish bundle comprising of 3 powerpoints (3 individual lessons) which focus on Viva 1’s Module 1.4: Cuándo es tu cumpleaños. This bundle is aimed for KS3 (Year 7-8) students.
Powerpoint/lesson 1:
32 slides
Knowledge retrieval starter
Recap of number vocabulary (1-15)
Introduction of numbers 16-31
Vocabulary activities
Listening activity
Bingo plenary game to recap numbers 1-31
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Powerpoint/lesson 2:
22 slides
Number vocabulary starter
Introduction of month vocabulary
Month vocabulary activities
Introduction of 'mi cumpleaños es el __ de __ structure
Reading comprehension
ES>EN translations
Speaking task
Tic-tac-toe plenary activity
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Powerpoint/lesson 3:
21 slides
Dates vocabulary retrieval starter
Recap of 'mi cumpleaños es el __ de __ structure
Listening comprehension
Mini reading comprehension activities
EN>ES translations
Tangled translations
Writing task
Premier League plenary activity
A 4-page French reading comprehension based on the conjugations of MANGER and BOIRE in the Passé Composé Tense. This resource begins with the Present Tense, and involves numerous grammar and translation activities, before including a reading comprehension (Present Tense). After outlining a grammar point about prepositions (after using BOIRE and MANGER), the Passé Composé Tense is introduced alongside a reading comprehension and a speaking activity (this can be adapted to a writing activity).
Level: Medium
Tenses used: Present Tense/Passé Composé Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Translation/Grammar/Speaking/Writing
For more information about the author, please visit: https://jessyemills.wixsite.com/languages