This 3-page file includes: ~A reading that covers the highlights of the life and times of Fidel Castro. It covers a bit about his childhood, university education, marriages and his takeover of Cuba. This reading is up-to-date mentioning the relaxing of restrictions in 2015 and his death in 2016. This biography includes a full glossary of new vocabulary. ~The second page consist of a worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short guided writing exercise in the preterite tense. ~Answer Key. Level: Mostly past tenses

This 98-page file is a complete beginner textbook and workbook that I've completed over my last 15 years of teaching/tutoring German! This book is designed for grades 8+. I'm offering it here at 40% off! It includes careful explanations and exercises on all the topics covered in a first year German course. It also includes a detailed description of grammar terms and a full appendix with all the most important charts for studying the German language. This book also includes 15 short readings, 30 worksheets and 5 partner acitivites to help students incorporate the new grammar concepts. Answer key included. This book can be used on its own or as a complement to any beginner German language course of study. You can use it in its entirety or simply print out pages as needed. Course Outline (It is thematic) Unit 1: The Basics Alphabet, pronunciation, greetings Unit 2: Talking about Family Family vocab, gender and plurals, haben Unit 3: Describing People Verb conjugations, sein Unit 4: Numbers and Time Phrases Numbers, Telling Time Unit 5: My House Word order Unit 6: Common Irregular Verbs Haben, sein, werden, Nationalities, The Weather Unit 7: Asking Questions Question Words, Stem-change Verbs Unit 8: Talking about Hobbies Months, Days of the Week, Modals Unit 9: At a Restaurant Nominative and Accusative, Possessives Unit 10: Dative Case Unit 11: Two-way prepositions, Places around Town, Expressing ‘to’ Unit 12: Genitive Case/ Case Review Expressing ‘to’ Unit 13: Soccer Vocabulary Comparatives and Superlatives Unit 14: New Year’s Eve Future tense Unit 15: Taking a Trip Separable prefix verbs Unit 16: At the Movies The Conversational Past Unit 17: Grocery shopping Food and shopping vocabulary Unit 18: A Postcard Conjunctions Unit 18: Reflexive Verbs Unit 20: Renting an Apartment, Adjective endings Common Adjectives Unit 21: Simple Past (Imperfekt) Appendix: Useful Charts for Cases, Verbs and Grammar Appendices A-G (Verb Tables, Case Charts and Grammar Terms Explained) Editable word file Level: Beginner to upper beginner

This 10-page file includes: ~24 task cards focused on the present subjunctive (6 pages x 4 cards per sheet) Each card features a different verb and photo. Includes MANY irregular forms: vaya, pueda,esté, sea, tenga, venga, pague etc. ~Blank page for your own ideas ~Recording sheet ~Answer key These task cards provide a perfect cumulative review of the WEIRDO acronym as they include a mixture of: Verbal expressions: quiero que… espero que… Impersonal expressions: Es bueno que… Es raro que… Emotions: Me alegra de que… Temo que… Conjunctions: Estudia para que… Other expressions: Ojalá que… Regular and irregular verbs are featured! Just print out on card stock or laminate and enjoy!

This 3-page file includes: ~A biography of the famous and fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It includes a short paragraph each on: her early life, accident at the age of 18, her artistic style, her relationship with Diego Rivera and finally her death and legacy. The reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet with 9 reading comprehension questions and a short writing section. ~Answer Key. Level: Mostly in past tenses

This 3-page file includes: ~A Spanish biography of Diego Rivera, the famous Mexican muralist and husband of Frida Kahlo. It talks about his early life, European training, professional accomplishments in Mexico and the US, marriage to Frida and his legacy. The reading is accompanied by a full Spanish-English glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet with 10 Spanish true/false reading comprehension questions and five questions prompting students to write Spanish sentences in the preterite tense on what major life events occurred in specific years of Rivera's life based on the reading. ~Answer Key Level: Uses past tenses

This 3-page file includes: ~ A reading in which four people described their weekly chores around the house. ~ A worksheet based on the reading with ten short answer questions, a gap fill exercise and a short writing section. ~Answer key Includes the following vocabulary: cortar el césped lavar la ropa preparar la comida sacudir el polvo limpiar el baño planchar pasar la aspiradora hacer la cama poner la mesa ir al supermercado lavar a los perros

This reading is a postcard from a girl halfway through her vacation with her family in Mexico. It features numerous examples of the present perfect tense. The reading has an English-Spanish glossary of new words, 5 reading comprehension questions and a written assignment for homework or in class. Activity idea: have students read the story in pairs. For homework, have students write a postcard as if they were halfway through their trip incorporating at least three sentences in the present perfect tense. They can then read their ‘postcards’ to a classmate, the class or hand them in for marking.

This worksheet includes two parts to help your students get comfortable with professions in Spanish: matching 20 professions (English to Spanish) completing a chart with the missing male/female/English forms of 8 professions Answer key included.

German Gap Fill Game to help students with talking about activities and when they occur to review telling time. Students must conjugate verbs into the present tense and ask each other at what time a certain person does a specific activity. Great to get students talking!

In this funny reading two teenage friends are discussing how hard it is to be young as their parents, teachers and coaches want them to behave! There are numerous examples of the present subjunctive all of which have been underlined for students to see in context. The reading is followed by a true false reading comprehension section. Students are also required to complete two sentences using the subjective based on what their parents and teachers expect of them! Key included Editable file Example sentences: ¡Mi madre prohibe que yo use maquillaje! Mi madre quiere que la ayude en la casa, porque soy la mayor. Ella insiste en que yo limpie mi habitación todos los días y que haga mi cama todas las mañanas.

This 3-page file incudes: ~A reading about the true history of Cinco de Mayo, a celebration that commemorates the battle of Puebla of 1862. It includes information on the back story that led up to this famous event as well as a paragraph about how it is celebrated today both in Mexico and abroad. Reading includes a full glossary of new vocabulary ~A worksheet with 12 true/false reading comprehension questions in Spanish and short writing assignment. ~Answer key. Level: In present and past tenses

This 3-page file includes: ~A biography on the life of the famous Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi and his masterwork La sagrada familia. This enormous cathedral is located in Barcelona and is a UNESCO heritage site. This reading includes a Spanish-English glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet with 7 reading incomprehension questions in Spanish and a short writing section. ~Answer Key. Activity ideas: As the majority of this reading is in the preterite tense students could underline all the preterite tense forms they find for contextual review. Level: Uses mostly past tenses

This 6-page file includes: ~A reading that’s perfect for students to see the present subjunctive in context! It is a dialogue between two best friends who are university students looking for an apartment together. They use various subjunctive constructions including verbs and conjunctions to express what they and their parents wish for themselves. The verbs are highlighted for students to see in context. ~A worksheet based on the reading with 8 true/false reading comprehension questions in Spanish a writing exercise for students to create 6 sentences in the subjunctive expressing what they would like in a dream home! ~The same reading without the verbs highlighted and a worksheet with short answer questions for differentiated learning. ~Answer Key. (3 pgs) Activity idea: Have students underline all the subjunctive forms they find in the reading and/or have students share with each other what they would like in a dream home!

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading about the wonderful and colourful traditional clothing of Latin America. It includes one paragraph each on: the sombrero, the poncho, the panama hat as well as the lesser-known huipil. Also included are colorful pictures of these items as well as a full glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet with 10 true/false reading comprehension questions in Spanish as well as a short writing assignment. ~Answer key. This reading is in the present tense but has a bit more complicated vocabulary than for total beginners. A great complement to the cultural study of indigenous people and the culture of Latin America. Vocab includes: los rayos ala ancha de lana el portador un agujero tejer la paja huipil el sombrero

This 10-page file includes: (NOTE: These are 100% in Spanish) ~24 ready made Character cards to be printed on card stock and cut out ~4 empty Character cards for students to create their own ~1 Worksheet with 20 questions based on the characters ~Answer key Includes kids, teenagers and adults. Each task card includes: A photo Name Age City and country (includes 12 Hispanic Countries, 6 International Countries and 6 U.S) Family Work (adult cards) Favorite class (kid cards) Favorite food (including regional foods) Characteristic Hobbies Activity idea: Put students in groups of 2-4 and give each student 2-4 cards. Have them describe themselves in the first person for one card and in the third person for the other card. Once completed, have students create a card for themselves and a friend (either in class or for homework) to practice with.

This 3-page file includes: ~A beginner level reading in the first person about a quinceañera on her 15th birthday describing her party. Also covered is the religious and cultural significance of this event. ~A glossary of new vocabulary ~A worksheet with 8 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short exercise where students create an invitation to their own birthday party! ~Answer key Editable file.

This reading has two paragraphs. The first one is written from the first-person perspective of a teenage girl living in Sevilla, Spain during Holy Week and discusses how she and her family are celebrating. The second paragraph discusses the various holidays around this period including Ash Wednesday, Lent, Easter Sunday etc. The reading includes a glossary of specialized Easter vocabulary and 6 reading comprehension questions in Spanish. Level: Upper Beginner Includes answer key.

This reading is a script between two friends who are out enjoying a meal at arestaurant. Students are introduced to the conditional form of verbs as used for polite requests. (eg. Je voudrais …) The reading includes a short glossary of new vocabulary and seven true/false reading comprehension questions in English OR French to confirm comprehension. Also includes the same reading with no glossary and the reading comprehension section in French for differentiated learning. Activity idea: after reading the script in groups of three, have students write their own script to perform for the class where they role-play going out to eat. Includes answer key.

This 8-page file includes: (NOTE: These are 100% in German) *16 ready made Character cards to be printed on card stock and cut out *4 empty Character cards with pictures for students to create their own *4 empty Character cards without pictures for students to create their own There are various character cards: 7 featuring tweens/teenagers, 5 featuring young adults and 4 older adults Level: German 1 Each task card includes in German: A photo Name Age City and country Family Favorite food Favorite color Favorite school subject or film Hobbies Activity idea: Put students in groups of 2-4 and give each student 2-4 cards. Have them describe themselves in the first person for one card and in the third person for the other card. Once completed, have students create a card about themselves and abo