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~A simple Italian reading including over 30 cognates for beginner students to learn to recognize them. The story talks about Miranda, a teenage girl. It describes her daily routine, her part-time job, her favourite subjects and foods, as well as those of her brother and best friend. The reading includes a glossary of more difficult vocabulary
~The same reading but with the cognates highlighted for context.
~Also includes eight true/false reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
Level: Total beginners
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In this Italian script two friends are talking about their upcoming summer plans in the future tense. One of them will be visiting their grandparents and the other will be going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip. The reading includes 8 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
Includes two versions of the reading: one with a glossary and one with no glossary for differentiated learning.
Activity idea: Have students underline all the future tense verbs they find in the reading. In class or for homework, have students write their own short paragraph about what they will be doing during their upcoming summer using the future tense.
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~An easy Italian reading in which four young people introduce themselves. They talk about their personality, physical characteristics, likes and dislikes and hobbies.
~An accompanying worksheet with 8 short answer questions and a 10 complete the sentences short writing practice where students describe themselves.
~Answer key
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Activity idea: Have students complete their paragraph in class or for homework and then share them with a partner as an icebreaker.
This 4-page file is designed for beginners of Spanish and includes:
~A worksheet complete with activities done by a student named Maria. Students must answer questions such as what activities are done on what days of the week.
~A worksheet for students to complete in class or for homework where they fill in their activities in the yo-form.
~Students then tell their conversation partner which activities they enjoy doing and their partner must switch the verb form from yo to the third person singular to fill in the third page. Students may hand this in for homework or report back to the class out loud on what the person does.
~Answer key.
Level: Beginnner
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This worksheet requires students to read a timetable in German and then answer 8 reading comprehension questions. Students must review how to talk about the time. This activity may be done alone, in pairs or for homework.
Key included.
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Files includes: a game board, instructions and answer sheets. Needed: 2 dice
Objective: Students attempt to be the first to correctly complete each of the 11 sentences by completing the verb conjugations!
Instructions: Students take turns rolling both dice. Students write the sentences they have correctly completed by completing it on the answer sheet. Once the first student has correctly completed all the sentences they have won! At that point the game may end or the remaining students can continue to compete for second, third and fourth place.
Variations: Set a time limit, use various tenses, have people compete in ‘teams!’
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~A fun reading whereby teenager Julia is out back-to-school shopping with her mom but they don’t always agree on what they should buy! Includes 11 examples of demonstrative pronouns for students to see in context. Also includes a glossary of new vocabulary and seven true/false reading comprehension questions.
~The same reading with the demonstratives highlighted for students to see in context.
~Answer key.
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A fun French reading, in which four high school students are asked how they think life will be in 200 years. The answers are very different! Includes many examples of regular and irregular future tense verbs. Reading includes five comprehension questions in French and and a short writing assignment in the French future tense.
NOTE: There are two versions of the reading one with the future tense verbs highlighted for students to see in context.
Level: French 3
Answer key included.
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Activity idea: have students share their ideas for how the future will look.
Have the students underline all the verbs they see in the reading in the future tense.
This easy French reading includes descriptions of three different young people and the type of volunteer work they do: one works with seniors, one helps children and one is going abroad to build schools.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Ideal for novice learners to review basic vocabulary!
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100% in French
Activity idea: have students discuss their own volunteer work with each other in class.
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~A handout that explains how commas are used in German with sentence examples.
~A worksheet with 10 sentences with missing commas students must fill in to review.
~Answer key.
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~A humorous reading where a 15-year-old girl talks about her smartphone addiction and then what happened when her phone broke and she had to live without it for two days! Includes 11 examples of direct and indirect object pronouns for students to see in context. Reading includes 6 comprehension questions.
~The same version with the object pronouns highlighted for students to see in context.
~Answer key.
Level: French 2 (includes present and past tenses)
100% in French
This easy French reading includes descriptions of three people’s careers: teacher, artist and lawyer. They talk about their work in the ‘je’ form present tense. Also includes examples of present tense with the expression depuis.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Ideal for beginner learners to review basic work vocabulary.
Level: Beginner
This resource is 100% in French.
Activity idea: After reading, have students discuss their own career ideas in class or for homework.
This reading is a dialogue between for school friends talking on Monday morning about how they spent the weekend. It includes numerous irregular preterite verbs including: dar, ir, saber, hacer, ser, estar, conducir, ver, tener
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and eight reading comprehension questions.
NOTE: Includes two versions of the reading, one with verbs underlined for students to see in context and one without underlining.
Answer key included
Extension idea: Have students write a short paragraph on how they spent their weekend to share with a classmate or the class making sure to incorporate irregular verbs.
In this beginner script an employee phones a travel agency to book a flight and hotel for her boss who is travelling from Berlin to Rome.
The reading features a full glossary of new words and a true/false reading comprehension section.
Activity idea: Students can take turns reading the roles and then practice booking an imaginary trip!
die Zwischenlandung
der Gangplatz
der Fensterplatz
die Reihe
die Aussicht
der Flughafen
die Einzelheiten
das Hotel
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~A reading with an emphasis on the the various verbs used to express to become in Spanish. In this short script Carmela calls her best friend to explain what happened when she broke curfew last night! Reading includes a short glossary of new vocabulary and 5 short answer questions.
~The same reading but with all of the to become verb forms underlined for students to see in context.
~Answer key.
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~A funny reading with an emphasis on the the various adjectives that change meaning with placement in Spanish. In this short script two 90 year old friends go out to a modern restaurant and have nothing but complaints! Reading includes 8 short answer questions.
~The same reading but with all of the adjectives that change meaning highlighted for students to see in context.
~Answer key.
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This German biography is on the life of Johannes Kepler, a famous astronomer of the 16th century. It talks about his early interest in science, education and scientific legacy.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 short answer reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This worksheet includes 17 fill in the gap sentences for students to practice the passive voice.
Includes both regular and irregular past participles.
Answer key included.
This 2-page file includes:
~A handout that includes Ud. Command Forms in 4 categories:
regular forms
stem changing forms
irregular ‘yo’ forms
irregular forms
~A blank sheet for students to fill in the command forms and the English translations for practice.
This worksheet contains 16 fill in the blank questions where students are required to fill in regular and irregular command forms of Ud.
Includes both negatives and affirmatives of both irregular and regular verbs:
salga, tenga, escriba, no vaya, compre, organice, sepa etc.
Great cumulative review worksheet on Ud command forms!
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