A two-page help sheet for A level students needing to write essays for their exams. Focuses on the development of the structure of the essays and contains: Sentence starters for introductions, plus key words Sentence starters for main paragraphs, plus key words Sentence starters for the conclusion, plus key words Advice on verbal constructions (based on mistakes I have seen in students’ essays) Key vocab

A worksheet aimed at Years 10 and 11 students (although this can be used at A level to revise tense usage) which tests students’ knowledge of the tenses. It is structured as follows: Students have to conjugate verbs in the imperfect and then, from a list of uses for the Imperfect, decide which one fits the sentence best. Students do the same as the above, but with the preterite. The same as the above, but with the pluperfect. Students translate a set of sentences and think about the different contexts their tenses imply. Students finish sentences (si clauses) based on what tense should follow. Students translate sentences to English from French to test their knowledge of depuis, pendant and pour. comes with answers included on a separate sheet

A complete PPT aimed at A level students to explain to them how French articles are used, but can be tailored to suit lower years too. PPT (33 slides) includes explanations and uses of: Definite le/la/les Indefinite un/une/des Partitive du/de la When do du, de la, de l’ (partitive) and des (indefinite) become de? Difference between the partitive / plural indefinite and the ‘article contracté’ The ‘zero article’ (= omission of the article)

A worksheet aimed at Year 10s and 11s to revise the usage of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ in different contexts. Can also be used for Years 12s and 13s if they are needing to revise the same thing. All the questions come with answers on a separate page.

A full lesson aimed at A level students studying French that covers discrimination between genders, above all in the work place. The resource includes: A PPT with a quiz as a starter where students use what they know to guess answers to some facts about the status of women in France and in the world of work. (15 mins) A document with the answers on to these questions plus additional information. A verb test which will take around 15 minutes Answers to the verb test A reading task plus answers (30 mins) Suitable for any exam board

A lesson that can be used for a variety of different subjects, that aims to increase cultural awareness amongst students as well as helping their literacy. Can be tailored for any year group. Includes: a presentation to give to students on Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Whilst the teacher is presenting, students should complete a mini-fact file based on what’s being said. The information given is based on cuisine, public holidays and education. an article from The Guardian that has been cropped and edited so students read information on traveling through Scandinavia which raises their cultural awareness, and use it to create a leaflet. This boost students’ understanding of how pieces of prose are constructed.

End-of-term French Christmas quiz, suitable for any year group (inc. A level students) Includes: Cultural references - is the answer A,B,C etc. Translations New verb and cultural-specific vocabulary for Christmas True or false Gap fills *Answers included in a separate document, in the same folder.

A resource I created to give to A level/Year 11 students as an in-class exam which can be particularly useful for Assessment Points. It tests the following: Pronouns: exercises include re-writing sentences and replacing certain words with the correct pronouns Tenses: give the correct conjugation of the verb with the correct tense Translating questions and inverting verbs into French *Comes with answers provided on the last page of the document. ** This test normally lasts around 45 minutes so I have enough time to explain what we’re doing in the lesson and then do a short plenary or starter activity.

This resource is suitable for any year group with whom you have worked on the subjunctive and its uses. The PPT lesson will require some prior knowledge of the tense, however it is possible to adapt it so that this is not the case. The PPT has 5 different tasks: To revise, list some instances whereby you would use the subjunctive (includes answers) Give certain forms of the subjunctive of certain verbs Impersonal phrases that take the subjunctive How to use the subjunctive to translate other phrases where it’s not needed in English (although, wherever etc) Translation activities

A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘El Racismo’ topic. Aimed at AQA A2 students. Subtopics include: 2.1 Las actitudes racistas y xenófobas 2.2 Las medidas contra el racismo 2.3 La legislación anti-racista Includes Spanish and English. This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.

A lesson that can be used for a variety of different subjects, that aims to increase cultural awareness amongst students as well as helping their literacy. Can be tailored for any year group. Includes: a video on the top 10 festivals in Europe and an exercise set at 3 different tiers, students must use inference skills thereby a comprehension exercise on a festival of their choice in either Italy or Britain. They can then share the answers with their peers. a chance for the students to create their own festival, demonstrating their understanding of cultural/religious importance etc

A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘La Inmigración’ topic. Aimed at AQA A2 students. Subtopics include: 1.1 Los beneficios y los aspectos negativos 1.2 La inmigración en el mundo hispánico 1.3 Los indocumentados – problemas Includes Spanish and English. This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.

A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘La Convivencia’ topic. Aimed at AQA A level (A2) students. Subtopics include: 3.1 La convivencia de culturas 3.2 La educacion 3.3 Las religiones Includes Spanish and English. This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.

A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘Los Valores Tradicionales y Modernos’ topic. Aimed at AQA AS students. Subtopics include: 1.1 – Los cambios en la familia 1.2 Actitudes hacia el matrimonio y el divorcio 1.3 La influencia de la Iglesia Católica Includes Spanish and English. This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.

Lesson includes a PPT which covers the following topics: la homosexualidad bajo el regimen la opresion social y la tirania la sociedad perfecta de Franco - el machismo la Izquierda reforma de la ley de vagos y maleantes Includes a second PPT in English which I used to give context before teaching this in Spanish. It includes: Spanish Civil War background information Orwell’s Participation in the War Sexual freedom: Republican view vs Nationalist view Also includes a ‘mock’ IRP script prepared by myself to show students what kind of information should be included in their IRP about the topic of la vida bajo el regimen de Franco

Suitable for all years studying Spanish - from year 7 to year 13 as it can be adapted based on the tenses they need to revise or consolidate. Game works as follows: There are 20 different verbs in their own box. - Cut out each verb and place it face down on the table Ask a student/peer to pick one of the verbs, and reveal what they got Choose one tense, and one person form for them to conjugate the verb to 1 point for a correct conjugation, and 1 extra point if they can use the conjugation in a sentence adequately Teachers can make notes on weak grammar points from this The list of tenses: Present Preterite Imperfect Conditional Future Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Imperative: Affirmative Imperative: Negative Present Continuous Preterite Continuous Imperfect Continuous Conditional Continuous Future Continuous Present Perfect Preterite Perfect Past Perfect Conditional Perfect Future Perfect Perfect Subjunctive – Present Perfect Subjunctive – Past Perfect Subjunctive – Future

A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘Los jovenes de hoy, ciudadanos del manana’ topic. Aimed at AQA A level (A2) students. Subtopics include: 4.1 Los jovenes y su actitud hacia la politica: activismo o apatia 4.2 El paro entre los jovenes 4.3 Su sociedad ideal Includes Spanish and English. This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.

A full topic vocabulary list from the ‘Monarquias y Dictaduras’ topic. Aimed at AQA A level (A2) students. Subtopics include: 5.1 La dictadura de Franco 5.2 La evolucion de la monarquia en Espana 5.3 Dictadores latinoamericanos Includes Spanish and English. This can be used as a revision activity, given to students to learn at the start of the topic, or cover the English or Spanish and get students to fill the gaps as an assessment.

A full lesson (PPT) aimed at any level of GCSE Spanish (can be adapted). Includes a quiz which is the main point of the lesson - students must come up with their team name in Spanish relating to Halloween in some way. They write their answers down, then we go through them in class and cover any vocab the students are unsure of. Then, the rest of the lesson is spent on cultural aspects of Halloween in Southern America. There is a reading comprehension task (true or false) that comes with answers.

An essay-writing handbook created specifically for A level students (of any exam board) to use when practicing and revising for the ‘essay’ section of their exams. Sections include: Conventions of essay-writing: a recap of the tone, register, structure, etc. that should be used. Guidance on quoting Revision sections on the introduction, body and conclusion of the essay. Includes two ‘exemplar’ introductions and one ‘exemplar’ conclusion where students can clearly see the objectives being met Vocabulary given for the introduction, conclusion and the development of arguments. This is an extensive list.