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 on the present tense in Spanish, suitable for KS3 and KS4 as it’s easily adaptable. This includes a full lesson presentation, plus two exercises. It covers the uses of the present tense as well as the conjugations of regular past verbs. It shows how to conjugate all AR, ER and IR verbs.
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
A worksheet + answers aimed at A level students of French, suitable for any exam board
Includes two texts that provide an insight into the current problems the French economy and leisure sector is facing, whereby students must complete vocab charts (from English to French). There is also a translation activity, as well as grammar tasks where students must conjugate the vocabulary they have found in the text accordingly" rather than what it says currently.
Can be used as the main activity for a lesson, as a starter, or as a homework activity to consolidate vocab knowledge. Could also be used as an end-of-topic vocab assessment
Tests comprehension abilities as well as how to read for gist
Students can complete this exercise with dictionaries to improve vocab, or without to practice exam technique and being in situations where they may not understand all vocab used in a text
A worksheet + answers aimed at A level students of French, suitable for any exam board
Includes two texts that provide an insight into dance and culture in France, especially relevant in today’s climate, whereby students must complete vocab charts (from English to French), as well as answer comprehension questions
Can be used as the main activity for a lesson, as a starter, or as a homework activity to consolidate vocab knowledge. Could also be used as an end-of-topic vocab assessment
Tests comprehension abilities as well as how to read for gist
Students can complete this exercise with dictionaries to improve vocab, or without to practice exam technique and being in situations where they may not understand all vocab used in a text
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
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 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 resource adapted from the L’Auberge Espagnole study pack on RoutesIntoLanguages, made for AS and A level students studying the film as part of their course. This was used specifically for those doing the AQA exam board, however it can be used for any.
Includes extensive analysis and information on the film, as well as many different vocabulary and grammar tasks. All tasks have been created differently - some include essay writing, whereas others include matching photos to names and nationalities so can be used for any ability.
It’s a good idea to work through this booklet as you introduce the film to the students as the booklet itself does go from ‘avant d’avoir vu le film’ up to when students are revising and preparing for the exams.
5 lessons designed for introduction to French. Lesson titles include:
Comment tu t’appelles?
Quelle est la date?
Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans mon sac?
Sept couleurs magiques
Tu es comment?
Topics covered: name, nationality, date and numbers, school items, colours, describing hair and eyes.
Appropriate for any curriculum or age range - beginning the language.
All lessons include a variety of games, resources for scaffolding and stretch and challenge, and are comprehensive designed to last for an hour each.
A booklet designed to help students practice their translation from French into English.
Primarily designed for AQA where at Foundation and Higher, students translate a short passage from French to English as part of the last question on the Reading exam.
This Booklet is just for Theme 3, covering:
• My studies
• Life at school
• Education post-16
• Jobs and ambitions
• Work experience
Altogether there are 10 short paragraph translations (2 per theme) 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 1 and 2, or to buy the booklet containing all three themes in.