This German 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 beginner learners to review basic vocabulary!
Editable word file.
Activity idea: Have students discuss their own volunteer work with each other in class or write about it for homework.
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading that serves as both a biography on the life of Miguel de Cervantes as well as a description of his most famous book Don Quijote. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and a true/false reading comprehension section.
~Answer key.
A wonderful cultural reading as well as an adjunct on Hispanic literature for upper level Spanish students.
Level: various tenses
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the fascinating life of Queen Isabel I of Spain who lived at the end of the 15th and beginning of early 16th century. With her husband Ferdinand she formed present day Spain and funded the voyage of discovery of Christopher Columbus. This reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension section and a short writing assignment.
~Answer Key.
Level: Mostly Past Tenses
This Spanish worksheet includes three parts:
A. Matching section for hobbies vocabulary
B. Short writing section where students need to fill in the conjugated form of the verb to complete the sentence in the present tense
C. Directed conversation practice
Level: Beginner
Editable Word file.
Includes answer key.
Vocab includes:
jugar al fútbol
tocar la batería
pintar
nadar
correr
dibujar
esquíar
sacar fotos
pasear al perro
mirar videos
hacer yoga
montar en bicicleta
cantar en un coro
escuchar música
This Spanish worksheet focuses on the pluperfect subjunctive. It features 16 fill in the blank sentences with both regular and irregular verbs.
Example sentences:
Yo no habría conocido a mi esposo si …hubiera… …ido… a Perú. (ir)
Yo no …hubiera… …visto… el mensaje de texto sin las gafas. (ver)
Ideal for upper level courses.
Includes answer key.
Editable word file.
This 4-page file includes:
~A reading in the present tense that makes use of numerous reflexive verbs to show how opposite a married couple is! The husband is an early riser while his wife likes to sleep in. It also discusses their son’s morning routine. The reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
~Answer Key. (2pgs)
Activity idea: Have students mime out their actions and have their partner say what they are doing using reflexive verbs!
Includes:
me levanto
me ducho
me afeito
me visto
me pongo
se despierta
se baña
se seca
se maquilla
se peina
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish cultural reading on Isla de Pascua /Easter Island which belongs to Chile. The reading discusses its long history, indigenous population and mysterious sculptures is called Maoi. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with eight reading comprehension questions in Spanish
~Answer key.
Level: Present and past tenses
This worksheet includes three parts to help your students get comfortable with colours in Spanish:
matching 14 expressions (English to Spanish)
placing colors on a chart in the female and plural forms
a short writing section where students need to fill in the colours in the correct form to finish the paragraph (also includes school supplies)
Editable Word file
Answer key included.
This beginner level German reading is all about music! First paragraph is about a teenager who is in a rock band loves to play various instruments, the second paragraph is about a music teacher and the third paragraph is about a singer.
Includes eight short answer reading comprehension questions.
Great way for beginner level students to see music vocabulary in context.
Level: German 1 (present tense only)
Answer key included
A simple and fun German beginner reading where Paula, 14 years old, describes 3 members of her family: her younger sister, an uncle and a cousin. The reading includes examples of descriptions of people, hobbies, professions.
Includes 10 short answer reading comprehension questions.
This Reading is 100% in German with no English glossary
Level: present tense only
Answer key included
This German reading includes the descriptions of three young people and their social media habits and attitudes towards it. The reading includes a lot of technology/social media vocabulary.
The reading is followed by eight reading comprehension questions.
Level: intermediate
Answer key included
This 4-page file includes: (16 questions total-8 per page)
~Level 1 multiple choice quiz on Germanic culture and geography
~Level 2 multiple choice quiz on Germanic culture and geography with harder questions.
~Answer keys.
NOTE: This resource is in English.
Ideal as a sub plan or bell ringer for beginner German students. May be completed independently or in small groups or teams as a competition! You can do both quizzes at once or on different days.
This 4-page file includes:
~A beginner German reading in which Kurt phones his friend Ramona to make plans to go out to a movie. The reading includes a lot of vocabulary with telling time. It also includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 true/false comprehension questions in English.
~The same reading with the comprehension questions in German.
~Answer key (2 pgs)
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
Activity idea: have students read this script in pairs and then come up with their own script to perform for the classwork to hand in whereby they made plans with a friend to go out somewhere.
This 5-page file includes:
~A reading in which a Lucía visits her cousin Victoria in Mexico and they go to a traditional marketplace to buy food and clothes. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet based on the reading with 10 comprehension questions in ENGLISH.
~A worksheet based on the reading with 10 comprehension questions in SPANISH.
~Answer keys.(2 pgs)
Activity idea: After reading the script together, have students discuss what they would buy at a similar market.
A beginner German reading on hobbies where four people talk about the sports they like, the instrument they play and other pastimes. The reading includes a glossary of hobby vocabulary and 5 reading comprehension questions.
Level: Beginner
Answer key included.
Editable word file
Note: A version of this reading is also found in my Beginner German Workbook.
This French worksheet features 16 missing forms of the verb avoir in the present tense with special avoir expressions. Students must conjugate the verbs correctly to complete the sentences while reviewing these idiomatic expressions.
Includes answer key.
Editable word file.
In this reading three friends are asking each other various questions on what experiences they have had in their life. The focus is on the present perfect tense with irregular participles: leído, caído, visto, ido, escrito, dicho, hecho, roto etc.
NOTE: There are two versions of the story, with and without the verbs underlined for students to see in context.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and seven short reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included
This French script includes numerous regular and irregular verbs as well as avoir and être verbs in the past tense (passé composé) on the theme: How did you spend your weekend?
With 8 multiple choice reading comprehension questions to reinforce the grammar.
Answer key included.
Editable word file
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish reading on Merengue dancing from the Dominican Republic. It discusses its emergence in the 19th century, the various instruments used from Africa, Europe and the indigenous Taino populations. It also discusses how it became popular in the 20th century and how it is danced. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A separate page with 10 reading comprehension questions based on the reading.
~Answer key.