PPT that explains and simplifies well what the near future tense is, why we use it and how to form it. A wide variety of well-scaffolded activities have been designed to aid students with using the structure: present tense of verb “ir” + a + infinitive.
E.g. Esta tarde, voy a hacer mis deberes
Complete lesson on ordering food and drinks at a Spanish restaurant.
PPT with a range of activities.
Wordsearch for the Do Now
Scaffolded worksheet with ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate the language and to make language their own.
Answers included on the PPT.
PPT, wordsearch and scaffolded worksheet with ample opportunity for students to meet, manipulate and make language their own.
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to know some Spanish different greetings that they can have a basic conversation with other speakers of Spanish.
Lots of choral repetition with visuals providing opportunities to play vocabulary games such as: Beat the Teacher; pronunciation competition between both sides; splat; guess the correct image etc.
The scaffolded worksheet is split into four parts:
Part 1: Vocabulary - fill-in the gaps with the correct words.
Part 2: Reading Comprehension - Read the texts and answer the questions in English.
Part 3: Translation - translate sentences from Spanish into English.
**Part 4: Writing - **Write a short description about themselves using the vocabulary from today’s lesson. They may use the texts in exercise 2 to help them with the structure of their text.
Wordsearch, PPT with activities and a scaffolded worksheet with answers on the topic of going to the pharmacy.
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to say what is wrong, and know how to ask for advice at the pharmacy.
PPT with activities and a scaffolded worksheet with answers on the topic of transport methods.
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to recall the different methods of transport using the preposition “en”.
PPT with a wide range of activities, wordsearch and worksheet based on the topic of “the weather”.
By the end of the lesson, students are to be able to confidently describe the weather.
Do Now: Unscramble the Spanish cities.
Vocabulary games - choral repetition with ample opportunity to meet the new language.
Fill-in the gaps with the correct letters to see what they can remember from the choral repetition games.
More choral repetition games and then a match-up task for students to manipulate the language.
Speaking exercise: Question and answer related to the topic of the weather.
Listening exercise: Students are to listen and write down the correct letter. To stretch the more able, they are to also write down the city and the temperature.
Reading exercise: Read the texts and answer the questions in Spanish.
Worksheet split into 4 parts:
Part 1: Put the names of the correct Spanish cities on the map.
Part 2: True or false statements. Correcting the false statements using the map for support.
Part 3: Translate sentences into English.
Part 4: Write four sentences about the weather in their area.
Plenary: Translation dictation exercise (teacher to say some in Spanish and students write the English and vice-versa).
PPT with activities, wordsearch and scaffolded worksheet with ample opportunity for students to meet the new language, manipulate, and make language their own.
Do Now:
Learners are to find the words in the wordsearch. Then, they are to translate the words that they know and predict the ones they don’t know using their knowledge of cognates.
Choral repetition games: Splat, Beat the Teacher, Guess the correct image, have a pronunication competition between both sides of the classroom.
Matching-up task: Students are to match the Spanish with the English.
Video: Students are to watch the video on the Day of the Dead traditions and customs and are to answer the questions in English.
Students will then have a copy of the transcript for their reference.
Independent Work:
Exercise 1: Students are to match the words (Spanish with the English).
Exercise 2: Students are to translate the sentences into English.
Exericse 3: Students are to translate the sentences into Spanish.
Exercise 4: Students are to write four sentences in Spanish using the vocabulary from this lesson.
Plenary: Quiz!
Scaffolded worksheet that is split into different parts using the present simple:
Part 1: Match the two halves (the Spanish with the English).
Part 2: Translate the sentences into English using the vocabulary from part 1 to help them.
Translate the sentences into Spanish using the previous exercises to help them.
Part 3: Write 5 sentences saying what they are doing on their holidays.
Powerpoint introducing some famous Chinese dishes and beverages.
A variety of games can be played such as:
1.Splat
2.Beat the Teacher
3.Pronunciation competition.
Then, there is a dialogue that I have created that students can practise and rehearse in pairs. There are two versions: one with the pinyin and the other with the characters for differentiation.
A scaffolded worksheet on the topic of transport with the main focus on the key grammar: antes plus an infinitive.
Exercises include:
Part 1: Vocabulary - matching-up the Spanish with the English
Part 2: Matching-up the two halves to form completed sentences.
Part 3: Translating the matched-up sentences into English.
Part 4: Writing four sentences using the vocabulary and grammar antes de plus an infinitive. Then, translating them into English.
A scaffolded two-sided worksheet that revises the use of gender agreements/definite articles, time expressions of frequency and the usages of “jugar” and “hacer”.
Ejercicio 1: ¿Masculino o feminino? él o la? Luego, tradúcelas al inglés. (masculine or feminine? Put él or la. Then, translate them into English).
Ejercicio 2: Empareja las expresiones de frecuencia. (Match the time expressions of frequency).
Ejercicio 3: Escucha a las cinco personas hablando sobre los deportes y completa la tabla en inglés.
(Listen to the five people talking about sports and complete the table in English).
COPY OF THE TRANSCRIPT IS AVAILABLE FOR EXERCISE 3 subject to copyright - may only be used once purchased.
Exercise 4: Ejercicio 4: Lee los texto y haz las actividades (Read the texts and do the activities).
A: ¿Qué significan……? (what do the following mean in the text?)
Tip: Look at the context from the underlined words.
B: ¿A quién se refiere? David (D), Jaime (J), Lucía (L) o Manuel (M). Corrige las frases falsas. (Who does each sentence refer to – David (D), Jaime (J), Lucía (L) or Manuel (M)?).
C: Lee los textos otra vez y contesta a las preguntas en español (read the texts again and answer the questions in Spanish).
Ejercicio 5: Crea cinco phrases utilizando el vocabulario de la lección de hoy (Create five sentences using the vocabulary from today’s lesson).
PPT with a wide range of activities introducing different cities and towns in Spain.
Some activities include:
True or false - students will be provided with facts about Spain and they are to use their true or false cards to select their responses. (This could also be done on their mini whiteboards).
Challenge: Students are to correct the false statements.
Choral repetition with visuals provides ample opportunity for students to meet the language.
Vocabulary games - ideas – have a pronunciation competition between the two sides; splat; beat the teacher; guess the correct image; listen and write down how students think it might be spelt before presenting the words etc.
Match-up: students are to match the Spanish with the English equivalent.
Geography - students will be given a copy of a blank map with a list of different regions of Spain. They are to have a go at inserting the correct regions in the right place on the map.
La Tomatina - Students are to watch the video about Buñol’s Tomatina festival and answer the questions in English.
Places of interest - Students are to copy the table and match the photo with its Spanish city and place of interest.
Plenary: quiz to consolidate knowledge
PowerPoint introduces some simple Chinese words and greetings with visuals to show some different aspects of Chinese history and culture. Teacher can do a competition to split the class into two teams and the team that pronounces each word/phrase the best will get a point. The team with the most points, wins and gets a special prize.
To practise, there is a role play with the pinyin for learners to do with their partner and take it in turns to be A and B. If learners are feeling confident, they can do it without the pinyin too.
Materials available: Vocabulary sheet, role play (with Pinyin), role play (without pinyin).
PPT and scaffolded worksheet suitable for all levels with a main focus on using the vocabulary and manipulating the language on the topic of accommodation in Spanish-speaking countries.
Answers to the wordsearch and worksheet are on the PPT.
Sections:
Part 1: Vocabulary
Part 2: Translation (Spanish-English and English-Spanish)
Part 3: Reading Comprehension
Part 4: Writing
Attached is a PowerPoint on an important French event - July 14th Bastille Day with a wide range of activities and exercises to build and consolidate knowledge on this important historical tradition.
PPT and worksheets (with answers) that covers some French Easter vocabulary and traditions and customs in different French-speaking countries. Fun and engaging activities on the PPT and resources to use in the classroom for KS3 students to learn about Easter in the Francophone world.
A bundle of wordsearches based on the topic vocabulary covered in Dynamo 1 and Dynamo 2 textbooks.
Topics include:
-Sports and Freetime Activites
-Describing your Home Town or Region
-Pets
-Describing my family
-Household Chores
-The Weather
-Likes and Dislikes