This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish language biography on the life of the famous Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges . It includes information about his childhood, early publication of works, his blindness and his achievements.
~A worksheet that contains reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
~Key.
This worksheet allows students to review the most common German prepositions in the Accusative, Dative and Genitive. The worksheet is comprised of four sections:
Matching section plus recognizing if the preposition is accusative or dative
Fill in the blank sentences with the correct preposition
Matching genitive prepositions with the English meaning
Fill in the blank to complete sentences with a genitive preposition
Serves as a great general review of German prepositions.
Word file.
This French reading is about a young man named George who is visiting cousins and friends that live in France. It talks about what he will do while in Paris and Montpellier. The activities he will undertake include: visiting the Louvre, Notre Dame, Carnival parades, restaurants and cafés.
There are numerous examples of the aller + infinitive construction to see the conversational future in context.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 7 short answer questions in English to ensure comprehension.
Level: Present tense and near future
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
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 3-page file includes:
~A reading for beginners in the present tense in which 4 students describe their favorite sports and after school activities. Also uses gustar expressions.
~A worksheet with 12 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing section.
~Answer key.
Great for review on sports vocabulary. Also includes many days of the week and family vocabulary.
Example vocab:
los deportes
las artes marciales
el fútbol
el voleibol
nadar
patinar
jugar
tenis
hacer yoga
esquiar
bailar
correr
andar en bicicleta
This biography on the life of Mexican artist Diego Rivera is missing all the verbs! Students need to fill in the verbs in the blanks in the imperfect or preterite tenses to complete the reading.
Also includes:
~A glossary of new vocabulary
~A true/false reading comprehension section
~Answer Key
Great for Sub Plan!
Level: Intermediate
This 2-page file includes:
~A handout that explains the formation of regular and irregular forms of the conditional progressive in Spanish.
~A worksheet with 17 short answer questions with regular and irregular verbs.
Examples:
Yo estaría estudiando mucho. (estudiar)
Nosotros …………… ……………… el libro. (leer)
Editable word file.
Level: upper intermediate
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
This Spanish reading bundle includes MY TOP 8 readings on the history, culture and people of Spain at 40% off!
Includes 4 Biographies and 4 cultural readings:
Paella
Tapas
Flamenco
Semana Santa
Miguel de Cervantes
Francisco Goya
Antonio Gaudí + Sagrada Familia
Franco and the Spanish Civil War
Each reading includes a detailed glossary of new vocabulary and a reading comprehension section.
Level: includes present and past tenses
This Spanish reading bundle includes MY TOP 8 Readings on famous hispanic attractions at 40% off!
Includes one reading each on:
Nazca Lines (Peru)
Machu Picchu (Peru)
Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
Iguazú Falls (Argentina)
Tikal Maya Ruins (Guatemala)
Canal de Panamá (Panama)
Easter Island (Chile)
Amazon Jungle (various)
Each reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, reading comprehension questions and answer keys.
Level: Spanish Present and Past Tenses
This reading is about a family who hosts a fun summer barbecue in their yard for all of their friends and neighbours during a Saturday in July. The focus is on seeing the preterite in context. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary as well as five reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
Activity idea: after reading the story and answering the questions together, students can talk in the preterite tense to describe what happened at a barbecue, picnic or party they have recently attended.
Level: Intermediate
Includes answer key.
Editable word file.
This 3-page file includes:
~A script between two friends making plans over the phone. Incorporated into the reading is a lot of practice with talking about what time things are happening. The reading is preceded by a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 true/false questions in Spanish and a short writing section where students write a short script on their own or with a classmate in which they make plans to go out.
~Answer key.
Level: beginner
This 3-page file includes:
~ A script in which a father goes grocery shopping at his local market for his daughter’s birthday party. In the script he orders various items. This reading is suitable for beginners as it is all in the present tense. A complete glossary of new food words is featured at the top.
~A worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment where students create their own shopping list!
~Answer key.
Activity ideas: After reading, students can take turns ordering grocery items from each other. Similarly, students can write their own dialogue of going grocery shopping to perform for the class.
Level: In present tense
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading in which students get a chance to see the future tense in context! The narrator is a 16 year old boy who lives in Colombia. He is discussing all the changes in his family’s life in the coming year, his plans for tonight including certain Colombian traditions for New Year’s Eve as well as a list of his resolutions. Reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with six reading comprehension questions, and writing practice to get students using the future tense.
~Answer key.
Level: In future tense
This cultural reading talks about the Catholic celebration of carnival!
It talks about its religious significance and how it is celebrated in places like Köln and New Orleans.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Editable word file.
In this reading, a young man is discussing his plans for celebrating New Year’s Eve in Germany with his friends. He also talks about his New Year’s resolutions. A lot of this reading is in the future tense using werden + infinitive.
This reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, five short answer questions and a guided conversation practice.
Activity idea: Have students read together and then answer the questions. They can then discuss their plans for the coming year in the future tense!
Level: A2/B1 (future tense)
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A biography that discusses the life of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how she came to be the youngest woman ever to win a seat in Congress. This biography discusses: her early life, education, work with the National Hispanic Institute, time at university and how she came to be involved in politics. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~10 reading comprehension questions based on the biography.
~Answer key.
Level: in present and past tenses
Can be used as a sub plan, for early finishers, or as an adjunct to political units.
Vocabulary includes:
sin fines de lucro
de alto rendimiento
la beca
el/la pasante
el congreso
el titular
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.
This worksheet features a biography on the Guatemalan activist and Nobel prize winner Rigoberta Menchú. It is written from the first person perspective for students to practice regular and irregular yo forms of the preterite and imperfect verb conjugations.
Worksheet includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This worksheet features 16 fill in the blank exercises in the preterite tense.
ALL the verbs are irregular in some way: third person irregular preterite (sirvió), first-person irregular (busqué) or totally irregular (fue).
Includes answer key.
Editable Word file.