Attached are self-evaluation templates that I’ve created aimed to help students fully prepare for their listening, reading and writing mock exams in Modern Foreign Languages.
Wordsearch on the weather to get students settled and introduced to some key vocabulary on the topic of the weather.
As an extension, students can have a go at translating the words into English.
A comprehensive list of some useful sentence structures and phrases with different ways of expressing the same thing and avoiding repetition. This resource will help students to develop their vocabulary and further enhance the quality and authenticity of their speaking and writing.
Students are to complete the wordsearch based on the topic of towns and what there is and isn’t in their region. Then, they are to translate the French words into English.
Worksheet meeting the verb, manipulating the language through a wide-range of exercises such as a gap-fill and translating the sentences into English; and making it own by writing some sentences using the verb “pouvoir”.
A scaffolded worksheet with ample opportunity for students to meet, manipulate and make language their own.
Exercises include:
A) Complete the table with the correct conjugation of the verb ‘faire’.
B) Irregular verb: faire (‘to do’)
(i) Fill-in the gaps.
(ii) Translate the sentences into English.
C) du/de la/ de l’ / des
(i) Fill-in the gaps with the correct partitive article.
(ii) Translate the sentences into English.
D) Write 5 sentences using the verb ‘faire’.
A scaffolded worksheet on the grammar of “reflexive” verbs with ample opportunity for students to manipulate the language and apply their understanding of reflexive pronouns and verbs in French.
Exercises include:
1: Remplis le tableau pour le verbe réfléchi “se laver” (Fill-in the grid for the reflexive verb “se laver”).
2: Corrige les erreurs (correct the errors).
3: Traduis les phrases en anglais (translate the sentences into English).
4: Traduis les phrases en français (translate the sentences into French).
Extension: Ecris cinq phrases en utilisant les verbes réfléchis les plus courants. (Write 5 sentences using the most common reflexive verbs).
A scaffolded worksheet that focuses on providing the key vocabulary for asking and giving directions in Spanish.
Exercise 1: Match up the Spanish with the English
Exercise 2: Imperatives - complete the table with the “tú” and “vosotros” imperative forms of the key verbs.
Exercise 3: Translation into English using the vocabulary and table from exercise 2 to help.
Exercise 4: Translation into Spanish using the vocabulary and previous exercises to manipulate the language.
Challenge: Create their own sentences using the vocabulary and key verbs from the lesson.
A scaffolded worksheet on the topic of likes and dislikes of different activities.
Includes:
Part 1: Vocabulary - matching up the French with the English equivalent
Part 2: Grammar: (i) filling in the grid with the correct conjugation of the verb “aimer”.
(ii) Filling in the gaps with the correct infinitve.
Part 3: Translation: translate the sentences into English.
PPT with activities that explains and shows how to form the present tense in Spanish and gives students many opportunities to conjugate the regular verbs.
There is a separate part on the presentation about irregular verbs with activities to conjugate into the 1st person irregular form.
Worksheet with answers included to practise the present simple tense.
Quiz included with answers to test students knowledge on the present simple tense.
Translation task - students are to translate the key vocabulary and sentence structures into English related to the topic of asking and giving directions.
Extension: Use the vocabulary to form complete sentences.
Answers are included.
Scaffolded worksheet on the topic of describing your character/personality using adjectives in Spanish.
Exercises:
Exercise 1: Find the nine adjectives in the wordsearch.
Exercise 2: Write the nine adjectives.
Exercise 3: Translate the nine adjectives into English.
Exercise 4: Re-order to form complete sentences.
Answers included.
Wordsearch on the topic of pets/animals can be used as a Do Now/Starter activity to get students settled.
Scaffolded worksheet on the topic of animals with ample opportunity to meet new language, manipulate it and make language your own.
Part 1: Vocabulary - Match up the two halves.
Part 2: Reading comprehension activities
Part 3: Translation
(i) Spanish to English
(ii) English to Spanish
Extension: Write 5 sentences using the vocabulary from today’s lesson.
A bundle of well-designed scaffolded worksheets for beginners Spanish students on a wide-range of topics including:
-Los saludos
-Me presento
-El tiempo
-En el supermercado
-En la farmacia
-Introducción a América Latina
-Métodos de transporte
-Vacaciones
-El Día de los Muertos
Attached is a PowerPoint to learn about Christmas in Spain and Latin America with a wide range of activities and exercises to build and consolidate knowledge on this important festival.
A scaffolded high-level worksheet consolidating all the different tenses in Spanish through reading comprehension about David’s holiday experience in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A wide range of activities have been designed increasing in difficulty to stretch and challenge the students.
Answers are included on the PPT.
Exercise 1: Translating the underlined selected words into English from the text.
Exercise 2: Find examples of the following:
a) Sequencers (x3) d) Adjectives (x4)
b) Preterite tense verbs (x3) e) Negative sentence structures (x2) c) Imperfect tense verbs (x3) f) Imperfect subjunctive (x1)
Exercise 3: True or false? Correct the false sentences.
Exercise 4: Answer the questions in Spanish
Exercise 5: Answer the questions in English
Exercise 6: Fill-in the gaps with the correct words from the box
Extension: With your partner, practise the following oral questions:
• ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
• ¿Cómo fueron tus vacaciones?
• ¿Dónde te quedaste?
• ¿Te gustó tu alojamiento?
• ¿Adónde irás de vacaciones el año que viene?