This reading is about a young medical student who goes to Africa to volunteer with children. We also learn about her family and daily life. This reading serves as good practice for describing people’s appearance, personality, profession etc. This reading is accompanied by 10 true/false reading comprehension questions and a glossary of new vocabulary. Activity idea: After reading, have students show pictures of friends and describe them to their classmates. Level: Beginner Answer key included.

This Spanish reading includes many examples of the past perfect tense. Two friends are talking about what had happened the day before to cause Dina to forget which chapter to study in her book! The reading is followed by 7 short answer comprehension questions and includes a glossary of new vocabulary. NOTE: There are two versions of the reading, in one version the verbs are highlighted for students to see in context. Activity idea: Have students circle all the examples of the past perfect tense they find in the reading. Afterwards have them discuss what had happened recently before something else to cause them to have problems or funny situations. Answer key included.

This beginner level German reading includes three friends talking about their pets: a dog, two cats and a parrot! Includes a glossary and 6 reading comprehension questions. Answer key included. Includes the following vocab: das Haustier der Hund neckisch der Vogel der Papagei colours!

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.

This worksheet teaches students how to determine Spanish gender and how to form plurals. Explanations are followed by 12 short answer questions. Level: Beginner Includes answer key.

This worksheet has students matching up 14 places around town with the person who is doing an activity in that place. Students must also practice the correct dative declension to complete the sentence. Great for reviewing vocabulary, gender and dative declensions! Editable Word file. Includes answer key.

This reading is a funny dialog between two friends, one of which is trying to get the other to be more environmentally friendly! There are 2 versions of the reading for differentiated learning: ~One reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, 8 reading comprehension questions in English and a French writing prompt. ~One reading is 100% in French with no glossary and 8 reading comprehension questions in French and a French writing prompt. Answer key included. Activity idea: Have students read the script in pairs and then translate. Afterwards, using the new vocabulary students can do pair or group debates on the benefits of recycling, transit vs.car use etc. This reading is also great for Earth Day!

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 8 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. Editable Word file. Answer key included. Level: Beginner

This 3-page file includes: -one reading that includes a full description of a home. -one worksheet with six short answer questions based on the reading and a short writing section -answer key Activity idea: Have students draw a floor plan of their home, labeling all the rooms for homework. Students then take turns describing their home to their partner in class. Vocab includes: la casa el piso el sótano la pantalla cómodo/a la cocina el comedor la sala arriba el dormitorio azul amarillo verde la ventana el jardín

This easy French reading is a script between three friends that run into each other doing errands around town. They discuss where they are going and where they have been and their plans for that night. Students can see prepositions in context regarding places around town. (à la/au etc.) Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. Includes 2 versions of the reading, with 10 true/false questions in English OR French for differentiated learning. Answer key included. Activity idea: Put students in groups of three to read the script and then have them talk about where around town they are headed this week. Vocab includes: la rue le coiffeur le rendez-vous la banque le parc la bibliothèque le cinéma l’aéroport

This worksheet features a dialog between two female friends, one of which is planning a birthday party for her daughter. Students are required to conjugate the infinitives given in brackets at the end of the sentence into the blanks in order to complete the script. All of the verbs are regular on this sheet. Activity idea: Have students complete the worksheet for homework or bell work and then pair students off to read the dialog together. Editable word file. Answer key included.

This German reading features 12 examples of subordinating conjunctions in context! A teenager living in Berlin discusses her cell phone habits and what happened when she broke her phone! The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and six comprehension questions. Level: Intermediate: present and past tenses Answer key included. Vocab includes: weil, dass, da, damit, wenn, um… zu, als

This worksheet is perfect for students just beginning to learn the preterite! The worksheet features two parts: -9 multiple-choice sentences with three options each -A short paragraph about a party where students are required to choose from eight options to complete the story. Editable word file. Includes answer key. NOTE: This worksheet includes both regular and irregular verbs.

This 3-page file includes: ~A short biography on the life and times of the famous civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. It discusses his early life, marriage, university studies, civil rights activism as well as his death and legacy. ~The second page includes 9 reading comprehension questions in Spanish based on the reading. ~Answer Key. Ideal for Black History month, and MLK Day! Editable word file.

In this Spanish reading three young people are talking about what they plan to study at university and what careers they will have in the future. There are over 20 examples of ir + a + infinitive! Reading is followed by 8 Reading comprehension questions. Answer key included.

This easy Spanish reading includes descriptions of three young people’s pets: two cats a dog and a parrot. Includes 8 reading comprehension questions. Answer key included. Ideal for novice learners to review basic vocabulary! Editable word file. Activity idea: After reading, have students discuss their own pets in class or write about it for homework.

A biography of Greta Thunberg, the teenage Climate Activist from Sweden. It talks about her early life, activism and travels. Includes a lot of environmental vocabulary. Includes six comprehension questions based on the biography. Answer key included. Ideal for Earth Day and Women’s history month!

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 Spanish language reading introduces students to talking about recurring past events by using imperfect tense. It talks about the childhoods of three different people and the activities they used to enjoy. The reading includes 8 reading comprehension questions. Answer key included Activity idea: Have the students underline all the imperfect verbs they find in the reading and then have them talk about their own early childhood habits using the imperfect tense.

This worksheet focuses on using the present subjunctive after specific impersonal expressions such as: es necesario que es probable que es dudoso que es importante que es malo que es posible que The expressions are introduced in a full glossary up top and are followed by 10 practice sentences where students are required to fill in the missing subjunctive form to complete the sentence. Activity Idea: after completing the worksheet have students create their own sentences using the new expressions! Answer key included. Editable word file.