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 fun and interactive full lesson aimed at pre-GCSE or GCSE students of Spanish to teach them about Earth Day (22 April).
Structure of lesson is as follows:
video introducing main concepts of Earth Day followed by audio comprehension questions (with ext. task for higher ability students)
quiz (main activity) plus answers
introduction to environmental problems in Latin America
writing exercise on what has been learnt in the lesson
A full lesson on lockdown in France (featuring 2nd and 3rd, most recent, waves of Covid).
Focuses on translation, comprehension and speaking skills.
Comes with a student worksheet to accompany the tasks in the lesson.
Lesson is planned time-wise (see PPT notes).
Suitable for any exam board.
A quiz useful for an end-of-year lesson, or for revision purposes. Focuses on the AQA spec. for year 1/year 12. There are 6 rounds, with 10 questions in each.
Rounds are:
• La famille en voie de changement
• La cyber-societe
• Le role du benevolat
• Une culture fiere de son patrimoine
• La musique francophone contemporaine
• Le septieme art (le cinema)
Some of the questions require gap-fill, others are more like the exam comprehensions and others are choosing the correct letter. There are also short translations.
A Spanish mock exam paper designed to assess students’ use of grammar in particular areas.
The paper can be used for any exam board and is most suited to Year 12 and 13 students as some topics are complex. The topics assessed are as follows:
In Activity 1 (pictured)
The use of estar/ser
The use of different tenses in different circumstances
The use of estar/haber
Pronouns
In Activity 2
The use of tenses and conjugations
In Activity 3
Using the imperative: afirmativo and negativo
In Activity 4
Using the passive
A mark scheme is included in a separate document.
A full lesson covering las asignaturas. Includes:
Revision of all the school subjects students should know, done orally via recap
A listening task - 5 subjects are mentioned and students have to recognise what they are plus why they are being spoken about. You are able to differentiate between abilities here by getting lower abilities to recognise the subject, and then higher abilities are tested on recognising certain phrases like ‘vale la pena’. Answers are included
A writing task which recaps main verbs and grammar points like me encanta + sing. or me encantan + plural noun
Homework set at the end
Useful as a revision lesson or introduction lesson to the topic.
A useful sheet that provides students with key information on the historical, political and social context of Khaled Hosseini’s ‘The Kite Runner’. Also gives insights into key themes in the collection.
Useful as part of an introduction lesson, or a revision tool.
Used as part of A level AQA Lit B spec. but can be useful for any exam board studying the novel.
A large collection of images collated on USSR propaganda, in modern day popular culture, and more. Useful for source work or displays, or for sprucing up your PPT slides with!
An assembly suited for whole year group or whole school contexts.
Includes:
hands-up quiz which educates students on extinct species, or ones whose populations are decreasing
Intro to Earth Week
clip as to what Earth Week is
how long can we survive if we continue polluting the way we are?
what you can do to get involved - staff + students
Useful revision lesson for AQA A level students for the cinema topic. Lesson includes:
key info. on Les Freres Lumiere
Synonym / vocab-finding task
FR --> EN translation activities
EN --> FR translation activities
Useful sentences for giving information and facts about the history of cinema
Key words and phrases for the topic
Practicing writing reviews of certain films
Reviews of many different French films with useful vocabulary included
A useful sheet that provides students with key information on the historical, political and social context of Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Also gives insights into key themes in the collection.
Useful as part of an introduction lesson, or a revision tool.
Used as part of A level AQA Lit B spec. but can be useful for any exam board studying the text.
A useful sheet that provides students with key information on the historical, political and social context of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience. Also gives insights into key themes in the collection.
Useful as part of an introduction lesson, or a revision tool.
Used as part of A level AQA Lit B spec. but can be useful for any exam board studying the collection.
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.
An assembly for International Women’s Day
Focuses on:
why we celebrate it
how it’s celebrated in different countries
a history
statistics
societal problems women face
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 criminals in society in France (social issues)
A speaking guide booklet with information, speaking phrases and useful activities
A compilation of French newspapers and their political orientation
A document aimed at A/AS level French students to help them write about the films they have been studying.
Includes French 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 fun and interactive Who Wants to be a Millionaire quiz - French Revolution style.
I found this quiz online and have converted it to PPT format for easy use. I take no credit for this work.
Great for revision or end of term!
Enjoy :)
AQA A level French resource
An exemplar essay written to answer the following question:
“Analysez comment les rapports entre le narrateur et ses parents changent au cours du roman."
This is marked and includes feedback plus where this would score if it were to be marked by AQA examiners.
There are several reflective questions at the end where students must look at ideas they can take from it, think about what could be improved, and more, meaning it makes a great lesson activity.
AQA A level Spanish resource
An exemplar essay written to answer the following question:
“Analiza la relacion de Clara y Esteban, hablando sobre sus similitudes y sus diferencias.”
The essay is approx. 1000 words because it was produced for students to analyse and to take ideas from.
This is marked and includes feedback plus where this would score if it were to be marked by AQA examiners.
There are several reflective questions at the end where students must look at ideas they can take from it, think about what could be improved, and more, meaning it makes a great lesson activity.
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.
A quiz useful for an end-of-year lesson, or for revision purposes. Focuses on the AQA spec. for year 1/year 12. There are 6 rounds, with 10 questions in each.
The topics include:
Los valores tradicionales y modernos
El ciberespacio
La igualdad de los sexos
La influencia de los ídolos
La identidad regional en España
El patrimonio cultural
Some of the questions require gap-fill, others are more like the exam comprehensions and others are choosing the correct letter. There are also short translations.