A variety of resources including revision booklets, entire lessons and worksheets suitable for GCSE and A level students of Spanish and French. There are several Italian, as well as English language/literature resources available too.
A variety of resources including revision booklets, entire lessons and worksheets suitable for GCSE and A level students of Spanish and French. There are several Italian, as well as English language/literature resources available too.
A complete lesson PPT on the verb ‘piacere’ and i vestiti, suitable for GCSE Italian students.
The lesson includes:
conjugating ‘mi piace’
how to use quantifiers to say how much you like something
interview activity in pairs
colours and how to talk about clothes’ colours
writing task
Two sheets to be used together for a speaking/writing/listening exercise on food and drink.
The first sheet is a comprehensive list of all common/popular foods, plus includes typical kitchen vocabulary.
The second sheet is a list of 12 questions. Students must ask each other these, using the first vocabulary sheet. They must then write down what the other person has said, using full sentences.
An entire lesson suitable for introducing (or revising) the passato prossimo. This can be aimed at GCSE students of any exam board, or A level if needed.
The PowerPoint includes:
starter activity, speaking in pairs about ‘come stai oggi?’, ‘com’e’ il tempo?’ and ‘com’e’ il tuo umore?’
when to use the pp
how it’s formed: essere or avere?
exceptions
gap-fill activity on essere or avere and its conjugations in the present tense
adverbs with past tenses
translation exercise
modal verbs in the past
A printable worksheet is included on the adverbs in the past - ‘hai mai… sei mai…?’. This should be done in pairs. Firstly students must conjugate the infinitive correctly, then ask the question to their peer who must respond accordingly.
A game useful for GCSE students that enables them to practice their comprehension, understanding of grammar, speaking abilities, and, if necessary, dictionary skills. The resource is particularly useful for revising prepositions and present tense verbs.
Students should get into pairs and label themselves 1 or 2. Student 1 reads aloud and describes their scene, which student 2 then draws. Then this is swapped around.
If vocabulary is limited for students, get them to look up the ‘key words’ listed at the top of the page.
Activity aimed at GCSE Italian students of any exam board.
A worksheet useful for revising/consolidating the topic of seasons/days/months and the grammar aspect of prepositions. This activity comes with 2 gap fill exercises on simple prepositions and prepositions + articles, a vocabulary section which shows the prepositions in practice and then a translation task whereby prepositions must be used correctly.
A useful worksheet for GCSE Italian students in revising verbs. This is suitable for any exam board.
The resource includes:
Examples on how to conjugate IRE, ARE, ERE verbs plus grids for students to conjugate verbs similarly.
Partially completed irregular verb grids to fill in - these are commonly featured verbs in exams.
A worksheet for GCSE students of Italian, from any exam board. The activity focuses on months, seasons and days vocabulary where there is a comprehension exercise. There is also a gap-fill exercise on possessive pronouns.
A comprehensive activity on ‘tempo libero’ suitable for GCSE students covering the topic, for any exam board.
The activity includes:
full-page list of activities in Italian (with conjugated verbs) with an English translation
comprehension activity
writing activity - put into practice what you have learnt
A full lesson aimed at A/AS level students studying French. This falls under the ‘le patrimoine’ topic of the AQA spec.
The lesson focuses on le patrimoine culturel immatériel, specifically the practice of ‘la Corrida’ which has huge controversy surrounding its practice in the south of France.
It comes with a vocabulary section, gives information on the practice in France and the main activity is a writing task.
The lesson also comes with homework to complete for the next lesson.
Note: the learning objectives have been kept blank.
A document useful for helping A/AS level students write the main body to essays on various topics. This is suitable for any exam board.
This can be used in conjunction with the ‘essay introduction’ sentence starters resource free on my page.
A full lesson designed for A/AS level French students on ‘la cybersurveillance’.
Includes themes such as:
La liberté d’expression
La cybersurveillance
La sécurité numérique
Activities include individual work, whole-class debates and pair work.
Includes a homework task to be completed for the next lesson.
There is a grammar aspect taught on the various ways one can pose questions in French - particularly useful for asking the examiner a question in the oral exam.
Suitable for any exam board.
A document useful for helping A/AS level students write their introductions to essays on various topics. This is suitable for any exam board.
Sections on how/what to write include:
opening sentence
introducing the context
introducing the problem/question/what you will be discussing
introducing the plan of your essay - how you will tackle the question
It also comes with a ‘useful vocabulary’ section.
A booklet designed to help A/AS level students of Spanish with their compulsory study of film/films. This is not designed with any particular exam board in mind, and can be applied to any particular film.
Sections include:
Fill-in fact-file section at the front to help students remember key facts
Things to consider when analysing any film
An introduction to Spanish film
Spanish Cinema and Censorship during the Franco Regime
Dubbing and Propaganda Newsreels
Genres under Franco
Genres popular in the Francoist period
Auteurism
Themes in Spanish films
A comprehensive list of film language and translation into Spanish - the booklet is for the majority in English as some concepts are difficult
Elements of mise-en-scène (with terms translated)
Performance (with terms translated)
Sound (with terms translated)
This resource also comes with a ‘how to analyse film’ sentence structure document which shows students how to word their analysis of films. This provides a lot of useful film vocabulary.
A document aimed at A/AS level Spanish students to help them write about the films they have been studying.
Includes Spanish and English versions of how to structure sentences, how to analyse content, and enables them to learn vocabulary necessary for discussing the films.
Suitable for any exam board and any film - easily applicable to any.
A booklet designed to help A/AS level students of Spanish with their compulsory study of film/films. This is not designed with any particular exam board in mind, and can be applied to any particular film.
Sections include:
Fill-in fact-file section at the front to help students remember key facts
Things to consider when analysing any film
An introduction to Spanish film
Spanish Cinema and Censorship during the Franco Regime
Dubbing and Propaganda Newsreels
Genres under Franco
Genres popular in the Francoist period
Auteurism
Themes in Spanish films
A comprehensive list of film language and translation into Spanish - the booklet is for the majority in English as some concepts are difficult
Elements of mise-en-scène (with terms translated)
Performance (with terms translated)
Sound (with terms translated)
A workbook suitable for French A/AS level students that helps them to consolidate and revise tricky aspects of grammar. The resource also comes with a separate answers booklet.
Includes the following topics:
General Grammar Revision
Differences between French / English
Comparatives and Superlatives
Tenses
Pronouns
Articles
Subjunctive alternatives
Adverbs
Time values
The passive voice
Negation
Modal verbs
with a variety of grammar/translation exercises for each.
The answers booklet also includes some explanations of the more difficult grammar points.
Perfect for revision or for homework that will last many different lessons.
An exam/revision activities suitable for GCSE students of Italian, of any exam board
Includes six different activities that test verb conjugations, translation, writing composition and grammar
Comes with the answers as a separate document
Can be used as a revision activity, end-of-term exam, or as a homework task. The activities can also be separated and included as part of an in-class activity
An exam aimed at A level students of Spanish, suitable for any exam board
Includes three separate activities that test grammar and comprehension
The exam takes one hour, so can be used for a full lesson
Includes answers on a separate document, so marking is easy for teachers or for students to peer-mark
A worksheet for students of GCSE Italian, suitable for any exam board
Includes four activities that focus on comprehension, translation, and learning/consolidating topic-specific (as well as idiomatic) vocabulary
Can be used as an end-of-topic assessment, or as an activity in class
An activity aimed at GCSE students of Italian
A speaking game that is done in pairs - simply cut the cards out, turn them over and each student takes it in turns to respond to one of the questions on one of the topics
Includes 10 different topics:
La moda e gli acquisti
Alimentazione e salute
Viaggi e trasporti
Sport e tempo livero
Le feste in italia
Media, informazione e comunicazione
Il mondo del lavoro
Il cinema italiano
Il mondo della musica
Italia
