French & Spanish resources for KS3, GCSE & A Level. Questions, issues or feedback? Get in touch via email: secondarymfl@gmail.com. I hope you find my resources useful and please leave a review if you can!
French & Spanish resources for KS3, GCSE & A Level. Questions, issues or feedback? Get in touch via email: secondarymfl@gmail.com. I hope you find my resources useful and please leave a review if you can!
A 25 page GCSE French verb workbook with detailed revision notes on all key tenses, with conjugation practice & answers. This can be used in class, for homework, for revision or independent study.
The booklet covers:
regular present tense
reflexive verbs
modal verbs
key irregular verbs
‘faire’ expressions
irregular present tense verbs
immediate future tense,
pure future tense
conditional tense
conditional phrases
past tense verbs
past tense verbs with ‘être’
reflexive verbs in the past tense
irregular past past participles
the imperfect tense
the gerund
Format: word document and PDF with answers.
A whole unit including Fifteen standalone resources for GCSE on the topic of my town/region and where I live. There are enough tasks and worksheets here for a full unit of work.
Resource 1: Describing what there is in my town (il y a/ negatives/ des installations en ville)
Resource 2: Describing my town (adjectives, opinions, a sentence builder & reading task)
Resource 3: What I am going to do in my town next weekend (a future tense review, a sentence builder, translation practice and a writing question).
Resource 4: A revision/ retrieval worksheet on the vocabulary and structures in Resources 1 & 2.
Resource 5: The imperfect tense - a worksheet comparing my town in the past with my town now.
Resource 6: Consolidation & wider practice on the imperfect tense on this topic.
Resource 7: More practice on talking about where I used to live - the imperfect tense translation & sentence builder
Resource 8: Improving my writing skills - a writing question with a model answer and complex structures translation
Resource 9: An exam style reading comprehension in French on ‘ma ville’ - coche la bonne case
Resource 10: A resource for comparing life in the town and countryside.
Resource 11: A GCSE writing question (4 bullet points) on my town with model answer gap-fill and complex structures to find.
Resource 12: A conditional tense sentence builder with translation practice. Si j’étais riche, je voudrais…
Resource 13: A revision sheet on Ma ville with a short writing task & support.
Resource 14: A reading comprehension on my town (Text with answers in French).
Resource 15: A knowledge organiser of key vocabulary on this topic.
Format: PDF and word documents with answers.
I have also made a Quizlet to review key vocabulary from these resources: https://quizlet.com/_8g1o5j?x=1qqt&i=2syx7b
Resources to use on the topic of school subjects, teachers and opinions for GCSE and advanced KS3. There are also two PowerPoints with ready to use sequenced lessons which accompany Resource 1 and Resource 3 below.
Resource 1: An introduction to key vocabulary and building simple justified opinions & a sentence builder. (PowerPoint 1 accompanies this resource).
Resource 2: An advanced writing mat with scaffolded exercises to build confidence with the core vocabulary and to practise giving justified opinions on this topic.
Resource 3: Quelle est ta matière préférée? What is your favourite subject worksheet & saying I am good/bad at. (PowerPoint 2 accompanies this resource).
Resource 4: a translation plenary activity, into English and French, to test understanding of this topic.
Resource 5: a reading comprehension task on subjects and teachers.
A bundle of 9 worksheets on the topic of Food for French GCSE/KS3 which will support pupils to talk about the food they like and eat in the present, past & future tenses.
Resource 1: Introducing types of food and the partitive article
Resource 2: Food routine and adverbs of frequency
Resource 3: Food and the immediate future tense
Resource 4: Types of food & cuisine and preferences
Resource 5: Adjectives and describing food
Resource 6: Food and le passé composé
Resource 7: A scaffolded writing task and model answer on food (past, present and future)
Resource 8: A revision worksheet on all aspects of this topic.
Resource 9: 4 pages of writing activities on food and fast food and a longer GCSE writing question with a model answer.
Format: Word and PDF documents with answers.
Two revision documents for A Level Spanish pupils to support them when speaking and writing. There is a revision grid with connectives and useful phrases to help pupils to sequence their ideas, to structure their work and to vary their range of language. There is also a list of 50 complex structures to use in their speaking exam to target the top band for range of language.
A pack of resources (5 worksheets) on the topic of New Technology for KS3/ GCSE.
Resource 1: A sentence builder on New Technology with translation practice.
Resource 2: Translations on this topic into English
Resource 3: A resource on ‘tu es accro à la technologie’
Resource 4: A worksheet about the dos and don’ts of using technology
Resource 5: A reading comprehension and vocabulary hunt on this topic
Answers included.
Three resources to help pupils to talk about illness, health and body parts in Spanish.
There is a reading comprehension, vocabulary activities, practice with me duele/ me duelen and a grammar gap fill task.
There is also a speaking/writing mat on illnesses and needs with translation practice and answers.
A reading comprehension on the topic of body parts, accidents and injuries in the past tense (preterite) with a scaffolded text: tuve un accidente de esqui
Answers included.
Two standalone resources for GCSE to introduce key language to enable pupils to talk and write about social media, apps and technology.
Resource 1: This double-sided resource focuses on infinitive expressions to talk about social networks we like to use with vocabulary, translation both ways, reading comprehension and a topic sentence builder.
Resource 2: Introduces ‘lo bueno/lo malo es que’ in the context of talking about technology and different apps.
Format: Word document and PDF with answers.
8 double-sided worksheets on the the topic of School for GCSE: subjects, teachers, uniform, school description & describing my primary school. The resources build on from each other and frequently retrieve key vocabulary.
Resource 1: Subjects 1 - Giving simple justified opinions
Resource 2: Subjects 2 - Extending my opinions
Resource 3: Subjects 3 - Making comparisons
Resource 4: Teacher descriptions - giving opinions about my teachers
Resource 5: School uniform - what I have to wear & giving my opinion
Resource 6: Reading exercises on subjects, teachers, uniform
Resource 7: Describing my school
Resource 8: Using the imperfect tense to talk about my primary school
The worksheets include vocabulary building tasks, reading comprehension, lots of sentence builders on this topic and scaffolded translation into English and Spanish.
Format: Word and PDF documents with answers.
6 worksheets on the topic of daily routine including vocabulary building, sentence builders, reflexive verbs, reading activities and translation. Answers included.
Resource 1: An introduction to the topic of daily routine: key vocabulary, reading, translation and a sentence builder.
Resource 2: A comprehensive sentence builder on this topic.
Resource 3: A resource to practise using the sentence builder - gap fill, translation, language activities and dictation.
Resource 4: Reflexive verbs - how they work and grammar drills
Resource 5: A GCSE reading task
Resource 6: A scaffolded GCSE writing task on this topic & model answer.
Eight standalone resources on the topic of past holidays. These resources will support pupils to talk about where they went on their holiday, who they went with, how they got their, simple activities and opinions.
Resource 1: Worksheet to introduce ‘fui’ with countries, people and transport and fue with opinion adjectives.
Resource 2: This worksheet reviews the language in worksheet 1 and introduces holiday activities.
Resource 3: A translation recall game reviewing all the language above.
Resource 4: A worksheet to learn and practise the -AR verb endings in the preterite tense.
Resource 5: A worksheet to introduce -IR verbs in the past: vi, conocí, salí, comí, bebí etc.
Resource 6: A scaffolded writing task with model answers, based on resources 1-5
Resource 7: ¿Cómo te fue? Ir and Ser in the past tense and opinions.
Resource 8: A reading comprehension with questions in English on a text which recycles all the language in the previous resources.
Format: Word document and PDF with answers.
A 46 page booklet containing everything your pupils need to achieve highly in the AQA Writing Exam (Higher Tier): questions, model answers, exam tips & complex structures practice.
This is perfect for classwork or homework as it includes model answers and structures translation & practice, covering all three themes. Preview the format and quality with this sample on ‘el ocio’ here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-aqa-higher-tier-writing-booklet-sample-free-time-and-hobbies-questions-and-model-answers-12199923
Contents. This 46 page booklet includes:
35+ example writing questions covering all themes and areas of the specification
A 90 word question, a 150 word question and a translation question for each sub-topic
For each question, there is a bespoke Grade 9 model answer
Top tips for the exam
Pupil-friendly markschemes
A verb summary sheet: the rules for present, preterite & future verbs with key irregulars
A definitive list of complex structures which pupils should be trying to incorporate into their own work - this is available separately here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-gcse-writing-booster-complex-language-revision-booklet-and-translation-practice-11851661
If you found this useful for your groups, I would be so grateful if you can leave a review and if you have any comments or feedback please get in touch secondarymfl@gmail.com.
Save 78% with this bundle of 20 of GCSE resource packs, with answers, on a range of topics costing over £53 individually. Ideal for classwork, homework or independent study.
Bundle contents:
Complete verb practice booklet - 25 page booklet
Translation booklet of exam practice
Writing and speaking resources with useful structures
Resource on the environment
Resources on school subjects (5 worksheets)
Resource bundle on my town/area (15 worksheets)
Resource on holidays
Resource on daily routine
Resources on the weather
Resource on describing my house
Resource on health & illness
Resource on daily routine
Resources on family (4 worksheets)
Resource on TV & Media
Resource on film & cinema
Resource on healthy eating
Resource bundle on food (9 worksheets)
Resources on future plans
Resource on new technology
Resource on technology and the Internet
Please leave a review if you find this useful for your pupils or if you have any feedback. You can also message me directly on Twitter @mfl_secondary
Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire pour protéger l’environnement ?
Resources to use in any lesson on the environment for GCSE. There is a range of activities including key vocabulary match up, translation both ways, reading comprehension and a ‘vocabulary hunt’.
Pupils can use these resources to model their own answers on ‘qu’est-ce que tu fais pour protéger l’environnement’ and the resources include lots of higher vocabulary and complex structures for them to recycle in their own work.
Answers included.
Save 75% with this bundle of 6 resources on the topic of the environment for GCSE. It includes:
A worksheet on environmental problems
How to help the environment- present tense
A worksheet on Grade 9 (A*) constructions on this topic
Grammar practice: the environment with the past and future tenses
Helping the environment - vocabulary and reading
A worksheet on the problems that worry me and how I can help, with translation practice
11 standalone resources comprising a whole unit on the topic of technology, music, TV and free time activities. These resources will support pupils to talk about what they use their phone/tablet for, music and TV preferences and what they did in their free time yesterday.
These are standalone resources which could also accompany Unit 2 (Todo sobre mi vida) in Viva.
Resource 1: ¿Qué haces con tu móvil?
Resource 2: Mi vida, mi móvil
Resource 3: ¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?
Resource 4: A mi amigo le gusta el rap
Resource 5: Worksheet revising technology & music preferences
Resource 6: Prefiero las comedias
Resource 7: Me gustan los realitys
Resource 8: TV programmes - opinions and comparisons
Resource 9: ¿Qué hiciste ayer? - past tense verb
Resource 10: Revision of this unit: technology, music & TV opinions, past tense
Resource 11: A translation speaking game to revise this topic
Format: Word document and PDF with answers.
A four-page resource to support pupils to describe their house, the rooms inside and the activities they do in each room. The resources include four pages of scaffolded activities, with vocabulary, reading and translation tasks.
Format: Word and PDF documents with answers.
A set of sentence builders in a PowerPoint on a range of topics: school, home, hobbies, health, media, family, holidays & more. Lots more GCSE French resources available here in a discounted bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-french-writing-and-translation-support-and-revision-12-resource-packs-11872756
A revision resource for KS3 to recap days of the week, months of the year, numbers 1-31 and how express the date, your age and your birthday.
A resource to keep the pupils working actively and to revise these basic concepts.
Also available in Spanish here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-ks3-days-of-the-week-months-numbers-age-and-birthday-repaso-resource-11728862