A worksheet for Día de la Hispanidad. Can be used with years 9-11.

Full booklet here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-reading-booklet-las-relaciones-los-amigos-y-la-familia-12001266 Authentic material using an article from the Huffington post. Reading comprehension exercise (gap-fill to replicate the new type of exercises seen in the Edexcel GCSE paper - 2016 spec).

Short extract of the beginning of Fortunata y Jacinta, by Benito Pérez Galdós, GCSE exam-style reading comprehension followed by an exercise focused on vocabulary and gap-fill activity about Manila shawls. All answers provided on the last page.

Text about new technologies with a focus on social networks (Instagram in particular). Three new GCSE (Edexcel) exam style of questions (gap fill) - two in English and one in Spanish. Two exercises focused on vocabulary and expressions. One true/false/not mentioned activity. One writing exercise.

This worksheet includes: 10 short paragraphs about why learning another language is important 5 follow-up exercises with instructions in Spanish to test students’ reading skills and one exercise to allow students to write their own opinion about why learning a language is important, using the vocabulary seen.

A lesson after which students will be able to describe what an ideal friend is. All exercises are explained in each slide with great detail. Writing is the main skill practised.

First page of the Spanish version of Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone is used in this resource to get students to practise different reading strategies: prediction, anticipation, skimming, scanning and decoding.

In this mindmap students can revise everything about the character of Raimunda. There are plenty of ideas to describe and analyse this character. Volver - Character Analysis: Agustina: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12600917 Volver - Character Analysis: Irene: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12608178 Volver - Character Analysis: Sole: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12670913

This is an A Level vocabulary list based on the first topic in theme 2 (Edexcel specification). It is not a long one, just a few words divided in three categories: adjectives, nouns and verbs. There are also some translations into English and into Spanish so that students can put those words into practice. In the translations, students will also revise the topic as there are a lot of cultural references. It can be used as homework or as support for less able or disorganised students. It includes answers to translations.

This lesson can be used with years 9-11 when covering the topic of work. It teaches them to recognise the main features in a common Spanish cover letter.

This worksheet was created for my Year 10 and Year 11 students to practise further their vocabulary on the topic of family, friends and relationships. It includes a list of useful vocabulary (adjectives and verbs) which they can get to use in translation exercises. It can give students some ideas of what to write on this particular topic, as well as providing them with a bit more confidence in their writing skills. Answers to both translation exercises are included.

As part of Theme 1 (La evolución de la sociedad española) in the Edexcel scheme of work, I created this two-hour lesson to discuss the role of grandparents. Plenty of authentic materials: a reading, a listening (created from a podcast seen in RTVE) and a translation (from El País).

Aimed at high ability GCSE students as it does have some challenging vocabulary and exercises but could easily be adapted. Exercises are explained in the notes box at the bottom.

This is an A Level vocabulary list based on the second topic in theme 1 (Edexcel specification). It is not a long one, just a few words divided in three categories: adjectives, nouns and verbs. There are also some translations into English and into Spanish so that students can put those words into practice. It can be used as homework or as support for less able or disorganised students.

These slides can be used with low ability GCSE groups. There is an initial translation activity followed by an exercise to find mistakes and they both lead to a writing task (GCSE style).

Topic seen in Viva 3, Module 3. In this lesson students will recognise key expressions on the topic of daily routine. I used it with a top set Year 10, but it can be used with a Year 11 group too. Skills practised: reading and writing. Every task is explained on the slides. All answers are given for students to self-assess or peer-assess.

I created this ppt to get my students to practise vocabulary on the topic of holiday. I used it with a Year 11 group, but it can be used with a high ability Year 10 as well.

This is an A Level vocabulary list based on the first topic in theme 1 (Edexcel specification). It is not a long one, just a few words divided in three categories: adjectives, nouns and verbs. Words are to do with la familia, las relaciones and el matrimonio. There are also some translations into English and into Spanish so that students can put those words into practice. It can be used as homework or as support for less able or disorganised students. *It now includes answers to translations.

This document was created for my Year 10 and Year 11 students to practise further their vocabulary on the topic of interests (hobbies, free time activities). It gave them more confidence in their writing skills. It can be followed up with some English to Spanish translations and a free writing activity in class.