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
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 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 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
This resource contains all lessons needed to cover the entire unit 3 for AQA GCSE Spanish. Differentiated according to Higher and Foundation tiers, there are a variety of fun games, different activities and assessment points included. Homework is also set.
This resource includes all lessons and accompanying resources for the Studio 1 Unit 2 (school topic) scheme of work. There are a range of activities, games and in-class assessment points (differentiated). Grammar points are taught also, and homework is provided.
This unit is typically taught to Year 7/8 students, although is beginner’s French and can be used accordingly.
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.
Aimed at A level French students studying ‘Un Secret’ for paper 2, the resource includes:
A revision PPT with tasks and extension tasks to cater to students of different abilities. The PPT focuses on revision mainly, with there being a brief summary, a biography on the author, a summary of main characters, a recap of the main themes, information on historical context, the relevance of time and space in the book, a comment on the structure of the book, a family tree so students can understand character relationships better, a comment on the cinema adaptation of the book.
There is a translation from French into English, from a literary critic’s blog on the film. This is also useful to the students doing the AS exam as translation will be required.
There is an example of an essay written in an exam style the students will need to copy provided, as well as a mark scheme. This will enable students to get to grips with the quality of writing they need to be producing for the exam. There are tasks set in class on this resource, but it can be adapted based on your students’ weak points.
A PPT lesson, and two task sheets included, on family life in Spain and its significance. The lesson is mainly in English, but with some Spanish vocab such as family members. The main focus of this is to improve students’ literacy abilities with particular focus on blog writing and analysing.
A lesson, ideal as an introductory one for GCSE or A level Spanish that focuses on the linguistic importance of Spanish. This lesson was made to encourage students to see the relevance of learning a language, especially during the current political climate that is telling students otherwise.
The lesson also teaches the difference between a language, a dialect and an accent. Students will encounter linguistic differences that they have perhaps not yet encountered having learnt English.
A full PPT and accompanying task to teach students about the verbs of change in Spanish.
These include:
hacerse
volverse
quedarse
ponerse
llegar a ser
convertirse en
The PPT explains what using each one of these verbs demonstrates and gives examples.
The exercise can be used to assess how well students are able to use the correct verb in a given context.
A series of activities that can be used to fill an entire Easter lesson, or to accompany a pre-prepared lesson. The activity focuses on putting different aspects of grammar into practice, along with trying to inspire the students to write creatively in Italian. The activities are as follows:
Complete the sentences by conjugating the verb into the right tense and the right person. Then ask these questions to your neighbour and answer them spontaneously. This is good revision for the spontaneous element of the GCSE oral exam.
Use the conditional tense to write/say 3 things you would do differently next Easter holiday.
Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns and circle if they are true or false for you. (Matter of opinion)
True or false speaking exercise - students are given statements and have to guess if the statement is true or false for their partner.
Comprehension task about how Easter is celebrated in Italy.
Write 80 words at least on how you celebrated Easter
A resource designed to be used as an Assessment Point/In-Class test which covers:
Reflexive verbs in the present and the passato prossimo
Gap-fills with regular verbs in the passato prossimo and imperfetto (test if the students can use these tenses in the correct situations)
Mancare, piacere and servire verbs with pronouns
Pronouns and verbs when conjugated together
Writing exercise using the conditional about holidays
Gap-fill task using the conditional about holidays
Vocab: what is the opposite to…? (
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.