This unit of work contains 18 lessons to prepare your students for the general conversation on theme 1, Identity and culture. It’s based on Module 4 from Viva (higher and foundation), Free time activities(music, cinema, TV and sport). It covers topics on free time and tenses (present perfect, imperfect, preterite and present tense).

Display for Spanish tenses using flowers (present, preterite, imperfect, present perfect, future will, conditional, pronouns and present subjunctive)

Lesson / half a lesson on the song ‘me quedo’ by Aitana and Lola Indigo. Worksheet + powerpoint with biography/ reading comprehension, gap fill activity and idioms and expressions from the song.

End of unit 1 assessment -los cambios en la estructura familiar (reading, grammar, translation and vocabulary) Edexcell

Two lessons based on Viva 3, rojo. Module 1, un cumpleaños muy especial.

Two lessons aimed at GCSE students on future and conditional tenses around the topic of holidays. Well differenciated for mixed ability classes.

A lesson on subjunctive in Spanish designed for mixed ability groups. Student centered with AFL activities differenciated by tiers and a sentence builder for weaker students.

Two lessons based on module 2 viva 3 ‘cómo va a ser tu futuro’

Lesson on ‘precariedad laboral’

Two games/resources to practise role plays based on role play questions from the 2019 exams. The board game has slides with model questions to go through as a class after the students work on their own.

A lesson on the different attitudes of Spanish people towards religious festivals (edexcell A level book)

A lesson to teach A level students about turismofobia

Two lessons based on ciudades, punto de partida 1 (Viva) aimed at a bottom set class using sentence builders.

A lesson with comprehension activities to be used before watching episode 1 of the Spanish show Paquita Salas (available on netflix and 28-20 mins episodes). Perfect for A level students of Spanish or introducing very able groups to Spanish netflix shows.

Two lessons based on VIVA higher and foundation -all abilities, well differenciated lessons.

Two lessons based on MIRA 1 to introduced gender in Spanish. Contents: Vocabulary (in my pencilcase) Un/una Hay/no hay different games

4 lessons based on Viva (foundation and higher) to revise the topic ‘Me, my family and friends; technology in everyday life’ from Theme 1: Identity and culture. It includes conversation questions. Ideal for mixed ability groups.

Speaking practise worksheet perfect for cover lessons/homework/speaking prep. Topic: jobs

A very challenging lesson on christmas for your GCSE spanish groups. Tell your students all about Christmas in Spain and use the powerpoint and the visual clues to support understanding (all the information is written on the notes just in case you need help with the target language). Keep using TL until the very last day :) The lesson includes a Christmas quiz for a different lesson as well. (I normally ask my students to make notes and share what they understood after I give them information for each day)

Christmas quiz with questions and answers in Spanish -aimed at your GCSE groups or top sets