Language Resources by Nina
Full time teacher since 2003. I specialize in fun readings and worksheets.
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Full time teacher since 2003. I specialize in fun readings and worksheets.
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German Travel Bundle: Top 5 Resources @35% off!
This German bundle includes my TOP 5 resources on travel at 35% off!
Reading: Booking a flight
Reading: Eating out in restaurant
Reading: At the Hotel (checking in)
Reading: At the airport
Worksheet: Reise nach München
Great for a supplement on your travel unit!
Each reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Answer keys included.
I to Y preterite verbs in Spanish Handout / Worksheet /Reading
This 5- page file includes:
~A handout that gives examples of how to conjugate ‘i’ to ‘y’ preterite verbs as well as a list of 12 common such verbs. It includes 15 short answer questions focused on these verbs.
~A reading focused on these readings with vocabulary help and 8 true/false questions.
~The same reading with 10 verbs missing for students to conjugate.
~Answer keys (2 pgs)
César Chávez Biografía: Spanish Biography on Chicano Activist Cesar Chavez
This 3-page file includes:
~A detailed Spanish reading about the life and times of Cesar Chavez best known for his Chicano identity and trade union activism. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, 12 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment in Spanish.
~Answer Key
Level: mostly in past tense
Here is a Spanish Language Video Link on Chavez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuc9LF2HMEc
German Song Activity: Lieblingsmensch von Namika mit Biografie (SUB PLAN)
This 4-page file includes:
~The lyrics to the 2015 pop song Lieblingsmensch von Namika but with 15 key words missing that students must listen for and write in. The words appear in a word bank below.
~A short biography in German on the singer with 5 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key
Editable Word file
The video can be found on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ryohiCVq3M
Song activities are a wonderful and fun way to introduce new vocabulary to your students while they work on their listening skills!
Las mañanitas Song Activity: Para Cumpleaños y Día de la Madre
This song activity for the song ‘Las mañanitas’ is ideal for birthdays and Mother’s Day!
Includes two versions: one with a word bank and one without. Students must fill in the missing words.
Answer key included.
Link to song on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBsjiqA6Wm8&list=RDOBsjiqA6Wm8&start_radio=1
Bailes tradicionales de Colombia: Cumbia y Bambuco Lectura y Cultura
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish reading on Colombian music and dances with a particular interest on Cumbia and Bambuco. The reading discusses the special clothing used in these dances as well as how they are performed. It also discusses Colombia’s unique geography and history. The reading is preceded by a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A Reading comprehension section.
~Answer key.
Level: Spanish 2+ (in present and past tenses)
Here is a video link on cumbia (3 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN1PHJE1ZFE&t=103s
Spanish Song Cloze Activity: Celia Cruz - Guantanamera (SUB PLAN)
This 3-page file includes:
~A cloze worksheet with lyrics missing from the song “Guantanamera” as sung by Celia Cruz a famous Cuban-American singer.
~The same worksheet with a word bank.
~Answer Key.
Here is a link to a video that accompanies the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jaoXKpi7N4
Spanish Cloze Song Activity: Valió la pena por Marc Anthony (SUB PLAN)
This 3-page file includes:
~A cloze worksheet with lyrics missing from the salsa hit song “Valió la pena” by Marc Anthony.
~The same worksheet with a word bank.
~Answer Key.
Here is a link to a video that accompanies the song on the worksheet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns9YYSqLxyI
Activity idea: Translate the lyrics after completing. Discuss the history of salsa music.
Level: Spanish 2
Editable word file.
Spanish Song Cloze Activity: Juanes (Pluperfect Subjunctive | pluscaumperfecto)
This 3-page file includes:
~A cloze worksheet with lyrics missing from Juanes’ song “Hermosa Ingrata” which features examples of the pluperfect subjunctive for students to see in context!
~The same worksheet with a word bank.
~Answer Key.
Here is a link to a video that accompanies the song on the worksheet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU-HltyZBkU
El Día de la Raza Lectura y Cultura: Columbus Day - Cristobal Colón Reading
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish reading about the meaning and history of El día de la raza / Columbus Day. It discusses pre-Columbian cultures and the life and times of Christopher Columbus and how his voyages impacted the Americas. The reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet based on the reading with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions in Spanish and a short writing assignment.
~Answer key.
Here is link to a short Spanish bio (3 min) of Columbus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWGfFuNqImc
Here is a short video on Dia de la Raza 2 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76MmuDf76eM
Level: In present and past tenses
My Volunteer Work Easy English Reading (ESL / EFL / ELA )
This 6-page file includes:
~A 2-pg cloze activity on Shakira’s song “La Bicicleta”
~The same cloze activity with a word bank.
~Answer key (2pgs)
Also included are some cultural notes and translations of more difficult vocabulary!
The link for the video on YouTube can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UV0QGLmYys
Editable word file.
German Song Activity: Übermorgen von Mark Forster mit Biografie (SUB PLAN)
This 4-page file includes:
~The lyrics to the 2020 pop song Übermorgen von Mark Forster but with 12 key words missing that students must listen for and write in. The words appear in a word bank below.
~The lyrics translated into English for students to follow along.
~A short biography in both English and German on the singer.
~Answer key
Editable Word file
The video can be found on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tD41isys1o
Song activities are a wonderful and fun way to introduce new vocabulary to your students!
Simón Bolívar Biografía en Español: Spanish Biography on South American Liberator
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish language biography of Simon Bolivar, the famous military leader of the independence movement of South America and particularly Venezuela in the 1800s.
Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A reading comprehension worksheet with 10 true false questions and a short writing assignment in the preterite.
~Answer key.
Makes for a great compliment on the history of Latin America.
Here is a great video link on the life of Bolivar for students:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMAT4AjmYpU
Level: mostly in past tense
In der Stadt Text: German Reading and Activity with City Vocabulary
This 3-page file includes:
~2 pages of 8 short dialogs where various people explain where they are going, at what time and who they are with.
~1 worksheet page where students then fill in an info gap with the missing information and then answer 8 reading comprehension questions based on the dialogs.
Great activity for beginners to review vocabulary of places around town, family members, telling time and question words. Can be used alone or in pairs.
Idea: print the first 2 pages on card stock to reuse!
Also works as a sub activity, bell work or for early finishers!
Spanish Regular -ER and -IR Verbs Reading: Paco y sus amigos
This 4-page file includes:
~A funny Spanish reading using 12 common -er and -ir verbs about Paco, a perfect student and his friends, who are the opposite! Students must conjugation the missing verbs to complete the story. Includes a glossary of the new verbs and 6 true/false comprehension questions.
~The same reading but with the verbs missing in the glossary for students to fill in before reading.
~The same reading with the -er and -ir verbs highlighted to see in context. Also, the verbs are missing in the glossary for students to fill in before reading.
~Answer key.
Gabriel García Márquez Biografía - Biography of Garcia Marquez + Worksheet
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography about the life of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. It discusses his childhood, education, personal life, all of his major works and his death during the Spanish Civil War. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A page with 9 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading.
~Answer key.
This reading is a great compliment to any unit on Spanish history and writers.
Level: mostly past tenses
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Spanish Reading Bundle on South America: TOP 8 Lecturas @40% off!
This Spanish reading bundle includes MY TOP 8 readings on the history, culture and people of South America at 40% off!
Includes 4 Biographies and 4 cultural readings:
Fútbol y la Copa Mundial
Iguazu Falls
El tango
Islas Galápagos
Ernesto Che Guevara
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Pablo Neruda
Simon Bolivar
Each reading includes a detailed glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Level: includes present and past tenses
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Spanish Reading Bundle: 4 Hispanic Writers Bios @35%!
This Spanish reading bundle includes my Top 4 most popular biographies of famous Hispanic writers at 35% off!
Includes one biography each on:
Isabel Allende - Chile
Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Colombia
Cervantes - Spain
Jorge Luis Borges - Argentina
Each reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Level: Intermediate Spanish
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Spanish Biography BIG Bundle: 15 Famous Hispanics! (50% off)
This Spanish Reading Bundle includes ALL 15 of my best selling Spanish language biographies of famous Hispanic people at 50% off!
Each reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, a reading comprehension page and an answer key. The people featured here are modern and historic and from a wide range of countries and backgrounds.
Bundle includes:
Eva Perón - Argentine First Lady
Rigoberta Menchú - Guatemalan activist
Frida Kahlo - Mexican artist
Reina Isabel I - Spanish queen
Shakira - Colombian singer
Isabel Allende - Chilean writer
Fidel Castro - Cuban leader
Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Colombian writer
Pablo Picasso - Spanish Artist
Jose Martí - Cuban Poet
Diego Rivera - Mexican artist
Celia Cruz - Cuban singer
Federico Garcia Lorca - Spanish Poet
Salvador Dalí - Spanish artist
Pablo Neruda - Chilean Poet
These readings can be used on their own for a cultural component or as an addition to your individual units: art, history, literature etc.
Level: Mostly in past tenses
Answer keys included.
They are also great as Sub Activities and for Early Finishers!
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Spanish Biography Bundle: Top 8 Biografías @40% off! (Kahlo, Picasso, Rivera)
This Spanish reading bundle includes all of my Top 8 best selling Spanish language biographies of famous Hispanic people at over 40% off!
The people featured here are modern and historic and from a wide range of countries and backgrounds.
Bundle includes 1 biography each on:
Salvador Dalí - Spanish Artist
Diego Rivera - Mexican artist
Pablo Picasso -Spanish artist
Pablo Neruda -Chilean poet
Garcia Márquez - Colombian writer
Frida Kahlo - Mexican artist
Selena Quintanilla - Hispanic Singer
Leo Messi- Argentine First Lady
These readings can be used on their own for a cultural component or as an addition to your individual units: art, history, presidents etc.
Each reading includes: a glossary of new vocabulary, a reading comprehension page and an answer key.