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 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 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 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
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.
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 new and updated full lesson for GCSE students of Spanish - any exam board. This has been updated to include the impact of recent events on the Spanish speaking world.
This is not aimed at any specific year group as there are a range of activities (red to green) varying in difficulty.
The lesson includes speaking, writing and reading comprehension activities.
Supporting material includes a printable chart for students in tackling the photo-card. The first speaking activity requires students to look at a photo and describe what they see, along with a few other questions. This is particularly useful for exam practice.
There is also a printable reading comprehension activity where students must answer questions and practice writing in full sentences.
Half of the lesson focuses on the impact of recent events on Spain. The other half focuses on racism in Latin America - what its roots are, its prevalence in old vs modern day society, etc.
There are a mix of group/pair and individual activities.
Please note, the resource included in this used for help in describing the photocards is an adaption of this: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/describing-a-photo-photocard-help-mat-for-new-gcse-spanish-11389517 and is IN NO WAY included in the total price of this lesson.
French Grammar PPT covering the following topics in-depth:
Adjective agreement
Regular/Irregular adjective conjugations/rules
Position of Adjectives and exceptions
Adjectives preceding the noun rules
Multiple nouns and adjectives
Adjective-adjective compounds
Invariable adjectives
Comparative forms
Comparative/Superlative plus irregular forms
Adverbs
Translation of the above
Suitable for AS-A level, or Year 11 but can be adapted to teach grammar concepts to younger years.
A complete lesson (or two) on the three past tenses in French (imperfect, preterite, pluperfect) that can be easily adapted to suit all abilities/year groups, although being ideal for A level.
Describes ALL uses of the tenses, examples of when/where, differences between them, and how to form them.
Includes thorough worksheet to enable students to try what they have learnt/use it for reference.
Two grammar activities aimed at Year 11/A level Spanish students to practice, consolidate or assess knowledge of grammar.
The first activity is where students have to conjugate the given verb into the appropriate tense to match with the rest of the sentence.
The second activity is where students have to complete the rest of a sentence with no more than 10 words, ensuring it’s grammatically correct and corresponds with the rest of the sentence too.
Tenses tested:
preterite
imperfect
imperfect subjunctive
past perfect
present subjunctive
imperative
conditional perfect
Can be adapted to suit any ability level.
A full Presentation on the Individual Research Project. This could be covered all in one lesson, or referred back to in different lessons based on what stage of the IRP you are at.
Includes:
A comprehensive PPT which takes you through all steps of the IRP. Includes tasks, activities for consolidation, revision and preparation. Also introduces the IRP and explains what it is and how much it counts.
An example of an IRP on women in society during the 1930s. This is a full script with questions and responses to show what the discussion should be like.
A booklet designed to help students practice their translation from Spanish into English.
Primarily designed for AQA where at Foundation and Higher, students translate a short passage from Spanish to English as part of the last question on the Reading exam.
This Booklet is just for Theme 1, covering:
• Relationships with family and friends
• Marriage
• Social media
• Technology
• Music
• Cinema and TV
• Food and eating out
• Sport
• Customs and festivals
Altogether there are 9 translations for students to complete. There is an accompanying answer booklet too that has a breakdown of how students would get the 9 marks per question, following the format of the AQA mark scheme.
Suitable for in-class work, homework and revision, or cover.
Please visit my shop to access booklets for Themes 2 and 3, or to buy the booklet containing all three themes in.
A booklet designed to help students practice their translation from Italian into English.
Primarily designed for AQA where at Foundation and Higher, students translate a short passage from Italian to English as part of the last question on the Reading exam.
This Booklet is for all three themes, covering:
• Relationships with family and friends
• Marriage
• Social media
• Technology
• Music
• Cinema and TV
• Food and eating out
• Sport
• Customs and festivals
• My home
• Local area
• Shopping
• Charity and voluntary work
• Healthy and unhealthy living
• The environment
• Poverty and homelessness
• Other social and global issues
• Travel
• Holidays and tourism
• My studies
• Life at school
• Education post-16
• Jobs and ambitions
• Work experience
Altogether there are 29 short paragraph translations for students to complete. There is an accompanying answer booklet too that has a breakdown of how students would get the 9 marks per question, following the format of the AQA mark scheme.
Suitable for in-class work, homework and revision, or cover.
Please visit my shop if you would like to purchase the French or Spanish versions.
Two in-depth PowerPoints on the use of the conditional tenses in Spanish, particulary ‘si’ clauses.
Teaches how to use the conditional tenses, particularly paired with the subjunctive. Particularly:
Presente + Presente
Presente + Imperativo
Imperfecto de subjuntivo + condicional
Pluscuamperfecto subj + condicional simple
Pluscuamperfecto subjuntivo + condicional compuesto
An exam paper created to challenge/assess A/AS level Spanish students.
The exam is not made for any particular exam board and can be used to practice/test skills required for all exam boards, including:
Comprehension: reading the extract and answering questions relating to it (multiple choice).
Explaining the meaning of certain words based on context/finding synonyms.
Gap fill.
Correcting grammatically incorrect sentences.
Summary writing.
Extended writing task (blog).
Answers are included for every section EXCEPT Section B - the writing task. This is for the teacher to mark based on the quality of the student’s writing, but it could also be an opportunity for the students to peer assess.
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 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.
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 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