This is a card game I created for my shyest Y11. I simply used one card once a week and it worked miracles. Most of them feared having that blank page feeling and with these cards they were able to focus on a target (which they found quite helpful) and of course they also love a bit of competition. TOPICS INCLUDED: 3.1.1 Theme 1: Identity and culture Topic 1: Me, my family and friends Topic 2: Technology in everyday life Topic 3: Free-time activities Topic 4: Customs and festivals in Spanish-speaking countries/communities 3.1.2 Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region Topic 2: Social issues Topic 3: Global issues Topic 4: Travel and tourism 3.1.3 Theme 3: Current and future study and employment Topic 1: My studies Topic 2: Life at school/college Topic 3: Education post-16 Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Great for either Speaking or Writing practice and especially for some grammar revision. Although it took me ages to make them my students love them and I hope yours love them too.

After spending endless hours compiling a collection of free to use and share photos I’ve created this presentation in order to help students with the Spanish speaking exam. I hope this presentation saves you up some precious time and is helpful for your students! The PowerPoint includes an interactive menu so you can easily access the photos (48 speaking cards) and the vocabulary section (both foundation and higher). In the photo cards, you will find a photo to be described + questions + a short alternative description of what’s in the photo and in the vocabulary section a list of the vocab needed for each level divided into the different topics. The themes included are those required for AQA’s Spanish GCSE (8698): 3.1.1 Theme 1: Identity and culture Topic 1: Me, my family and friends Topic 2: Technology in everyday life Topic 3: Free-time activities Topic 4: Customs and festivals in Spanish-speaking countries/communities 3.1.2 Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region Topic 2: Social issues Topic 3: Global issues Topic 4: Travel and tourism 3.1.3 Theme 3: Current and future study and employment Topic 1: My studies Topic 2: Life at school/college Topic 3: Education post-16 Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Last but not least, I would like to thank the people who share this sort of images free of charge and that therefore make possible that we can create valuable resources for our students and also the people who nicely takes a couple of seconds to rate and review the resources we share. THANKS A BUNCH!!!

Because one never has enough gap fill exercises here you have a complete selection of slightly adapted articles (one piece of news for each subtopic) ready to be projected and printed for your students. You have also an interactive menu to take you directly to the piece of news of your choice and also a button on the texts (upper right margin) to take you back to the main menu. Your feedback is highly appreciated it! Just pressing some stars will do :) . Thanks!!! Examination board: AQA > Spanish (2695)

A PowerPoint with all the theme-based vocabulary included in AQA's new specification. It has an interactive menu so you can jump to a specific level (foundation/higher) or different topics. TOPICS: 1: Identity and culture 1: Me, my family and friends 2: Technology in everyday life 3: Free-time activities 4: Customs and festivals in Spanish-speaking countries/communities 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region 2: Social issues 3: Global issues 4: Travel and tourism 3: Current and future study and employment 1: My studies 2: Life at school/college 3: Education post-16 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Source for the vocab list: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/spanish/specifications/AQA-8698-SP-2016.PDF

This is a 1 page document created with the aim of helping students revising for the cultural topic that we were studying this year: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba. A brief list of questions, some important quotes and a list of the characters.

A PowerPoint with all the theme-based vocabulary included in AQA's new specification. It has an interactive menu so you can jump to a specific level (foundation/higher) or different topics. TOPICS: 1: Identity and culture 1: Me, my family and friends 2: Technology in everyday life 3: Free-time activities 4: Customs and festivals in French-speaking countries/communities 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region 2: Social issues 3: Global issues 4: Travel and tourism 3: Current and future study and employment 1: My studies 2: Life at school/college 3: Education post-16 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Source for the vocab list: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/french/specifications/AQA-8658-SP-2016.PDF

A very simple activity for the students to practice their speaking about what can one do in a city/village. There are 4 text messages with different types of visitors with different preferences and the students have to come up with a suitable plan for them. In my case my students live in Bath so they know the area pretty well but any students can use this activity since Bath is such a touristic place and they can even use this website in Spanish (http://es.visitbath.co.uk/) to help them decide what sort of activities they can offer in reply to the people who text them. A very practical activity all in all. Grammar: Se puede + inf. / Hay... Reviews are highly appreciated!!! :)

A fun PowerPoint for practising the topic of music with the AS Spanish class. *All songs provided are only short fragments that I use for educational purposes only and the emojis are referenced (brilliant Brazilian artist) so please let me know if there is any issue with the copyright since I am no expert. I hope you find it useful.

A simple page with lots of interesting facts about the film that will help the students to understand it a bit better. This will probably be the last resource I share so... hasta la vista baby!

This is a PowerPoint presentation created to revise Part 1 of the Spanish Speaking exam with my A2 class based on the rapper Kanye West. Students have to decide if they want to defend happy Kanye's side or sad Kanye's side. You will find a speaking card for each topic and I added two blank templates so you can add your questions if you feel like adding some more. Examination board: AQA > Spanish (2695)

A simple set of speaking cards to practice the IGCSE speaking paper. The photos chosen present different levels of difficulty in order to challenge the students to come up with ideas so as what to do when there is not much in the photo.

A PowerPoint with all the theme-based vocabulary included in AQA's new specification (8668). It has an interactive menu so you can jump to a specific level (foundation/higher) or different topics. TOPICS: 1: Identity and culture 1: Me, my family and friends 2: Technology in everyday life 3: Free-time activities 4: Customs and festivals in German-speaking countries/communities 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region 2: Social issues 3: Global issues 4: Travel and tourism 3: Current and future study and employment 1: My studies 2: Life at school/college 3: Education post-16 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Source for the vocab list: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/german/specifications/AQA-8668-SP-2016.PDF

A simple PDF about clothing to get the conversation going.

A pdf with pictures of adorable animals wearing different garments with the purpose of revising the vocabulary of clothing and animals.

A whole lesson for the year 11 on the topic of food. Help and solutions included in the notes within the PPT.

A wonderful cultural project is the foundation for this lesson where students can practice their listening and speaking skills, do some translation, debate… and all this while working on the topics of the environment, immigration and the multicultural society. I love starting this lesson with… Today, we are going to a fancy restaurant in the middle of Paris. I hope your students engage with this lesson at least as much as my students did.

Sometimes while I am creating activities my brain is so exhausted that I can’t think of more than 5 proper names so that’s when I tend to have a variety of names by using this list that includes the top 100 popular Spanish names and Surnames. It really helped me so that’s why I decided to share it. I hope it helps!

3 speaking activities based on the topic of fashion and clothing. The instructions for each activity are included as notes on the PowerPoint (Menu>View>Notes).

This is the latest Christmas activity I designed for a Spanish B2 lesson. It consists of an article about a gigantic nativity scene that has been built in Alicante not only as part of the Christmas decorations but also as a way to brake a record Guinness and as a touristic attraction. It is a topic perfect for a debate since there are divided opinions about the money spent on this masterpiece. In such difficult time is it a good idea to spend so much money on it or is it a clever touristic strategy that will generate consumption in the area? This is the way I proceed with the activity but this is just a guide so please feel free to use this resource in the best way it fits your students. First, we read the article and then we work on the vocab they find trickier. There is only one tiny thing I do not explain or translate which is the expression of the headline since is part of activity one. After they get the gist of this piece of news, we move on to activity one. The students look for the meaning of this expression on the Internet so they do a bit of independent learning. Here you will find more info on its meaning: Armarse el belén: This expression is used to say that, in a certain situation, there is a mess, chaos, confusion… Source. We can also add as teachers that this expression is not limited to the festive period and it can be commonly heard all year long. Then, you can proceed with the rest of the questions either by doing some speaking or writing with them. The last ones are especially great to practice the conditional tense and you can even add some subjunctive forms if they feel brave enough. Lastly, you can divide the class in groups and organise a debate on the pros and cons of the massive nativity figures. It could be a great opportunity to teach them some expression in order to express their arguments: Me parece que… ¿Cómo es que…? Si fuera tú… Creo que sería Bueno que… Tienes razón, pero… No digo que no, pero…

This project is one of my favourite creations. Over the last year, I have been gathering several pieces of news on Spain’s current affairs that were connected to the topics my students have to prepare for their A2 Spanish exam. Once I had read each article I did redact a short text (150 words approx.) in my own words with the most relevant info. The result: 36 colourful texts (one for each subtopic) that can be used in many ways. These gap-fill exercises are primarily used as reading material but the students can also practice their speaking skills by debating each piece of news. Most of them are quite controversial and students tend to have strong opinions about these issues which is great! Furthermore, the exercises can also be sent as homework (if you have students who ask for some extra prep to practice at home these are really convenient). I particularly like how easy these are to set as cover material. The cover teachers can easily identify the task and see what it is to be achieved by the students. You can even ask them to translate specific sentences or paragraphs from the texts. The amount of time it took me to prepare this resource is going to be worth it since it can be used for various purposes. All in all great to review grammar and vocabulary. Files included: • Colourful PowerPoint presentation (Keys included) with an interactive menu • Printable Student’s handout • Printable Teacher’s copy with answers All the topics included (see the menu’s image) are those required for AQA’s Spanish (7692). More info: https://mflandbeyond.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/🇪🇸-fill-in-the-gaps-✍🏼/