In this reading a teenage girl introduces herself to her new neighbor. The dialogue incorporates a number of question words so students may learn how to form questions with interrogatives. The reading includes 6 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
Activity idea: students may complete the writing assignment in class or for homework. They may then read their own dialogue with a partner.
Level: present tense only
Answer key included.
In this easy German reading students are introduced of three young people all of which have different sports. The reading is followed by eight and reading comprehension questions.
Vocabulary includes:
schwimmen
Baseball spielen
Tennis spielen
Fußball spielen
Fahrrad fahren
Yoga machen
Boxen / Skifahren
laufen
This one page worksheet features 15 practice sentences on shortened adjectives in the Spanish language including:
buen
mal
algún
ningún
primer
tercer
cien
San
cualquier
Level: Spanish 2
Editable word file
Answer key included.
This short biography makes for a great introduction to the famed German writer Goethe. It discusses his childhood, education and his most famous works.
Includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 5 reading comprehension questions
Answer key included.
This Spanish biography on the singer Marc Anthony, whose parents emigrated from Puerto Rico to the United States. It talks about his childhood and his musical career as well as a bit about his personal life. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 9 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Level: in present and past tenses
Answer key included.
Great for cultural comprehension, early finishers and sub plans!
A biography of the famous Mexican actress Salma Hayek. It includes a bit about her early life, rise to fame and successful films. Includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a true/false reading comprehension section.
Level: Uses present and past tenses
Answer key included.
A biography of the famous Spanish actress Penélope Cruz. It includes a bit about her early life, rise to fame and successful films.
Includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a true/false reading comprehension section.
Level: Uses present and past tenses
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This beginner level German reading is centered around two roommates who live together. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 8 reading comprehension questions.
Note: This reading is also available in my Beginner German Workbook.
Level: A1
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This German reading is a short biography on the life and times of Johannes Gutenberg. In particular it discusses his invention and how it changed the course of history.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and five reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This biography introduces Germans students to life and times of Anne Frank. It discusses her early childhood, war times, her diary and her legacy.
Includes a glossary of new vocabulary and five reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This German reading is on the life of Albert Einstein the famous physicist. It talks about his early life, education, marriage and legacy.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 5 reading comprehension questions.
Level: mostly past tenses
Includes answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout that explains the formation of regular and irregular forms of the future progressive in Spanish.
~A worksheet with 18 short answer questions with regular and irregular verbs.
~Answer key.
Examples:
Yo estaré cocinando los tacos. (cocinar)
Pedro …………… …………… mucho. (trabajar)
Editable word file.
This French reading is a dialog between three people - two of which are interviewing another for a job. This interactive script is preceded by a full glossary of relevant vocabulary. A great way for students to see work-related vocabulary in context.
The reading is followed by 5 reading comprehension questions in English and a French writing prompt.
Activity ideas: Students can work in groups of two or three to read through the script before moving on to conduct their own interviews using a resume in French they prepare for class.
Level:Mostly present tense with some conditional
Editable word doc.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello. This reading includes many uses of the preterite tense. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, 5 true/false comprehension questions and an exercise where students have to provide the 3rd person singular form of 8 irregular verbs in the preterite tense.
~The same reading with the preterite tense verbs missing. Students are required to fill in the verbs to complete the biography.
~Answer key.
Makes for great review of the preterite in context, also great as a sub plan or for early finishers!
This worksheet reviews verbs with special meanings in the preterite:
conocer
saber
no querer
poder
no poder
Explanations are followed by seven fill in the blank questions in which students must conjugate the correct verb into the preterite.
Includes answer key.
Editable Word file.
Using the photos and information as a guide, students answer 2 sections of questions:
5 true and false questions
5 short answer questions
Afterwards, students are prompted to ask each other questions on what activities they enjoy to get them talking in Spanish!
Editable Word file.
Answer key included.
This 2-page file includes:
~A handy reference sheet of common Spanish words that change meaning with gender
~A worksheet to test students knowledge of these words
Editable word file.
Examples:
capital
cólera
coma
cometa
This 3-page file includes:
~A beginner level reading in which a 15-year-old high school student describes his daily routine with exact times including all of his extracurricular activities. The reading includes six comprehension questions.
~Answer key
~A worksheet for students to complete about their own schedule to finish in class or for homework.
Editable word file.
This worksheet includes a total of 16 fill in the blank questions for the future perfect:
8 with regular verbs
8 with irregular verbs
Students must fill in both the auxiliary verb and the correct past participle!
Level: Advanced
Includes answer key.
This funny German reading that includes numerous examples of relative pronouns in context. Three people go hiking, but one is a spoilsport and ruins everything!
Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 comprehension questions.
Answer key included.