I am a native Spanish speaker, teaching in a secondary school. This is a great research-based cultural project where students can learn about Mexico and use their Spanish throughout the different weeks and topics. It is planned for 8 weeks but can be easily adaptable to be made longer or shorter. Each week focuses on a different topic or focus. I made it for Year 8 but depending on the students’ level, it can be used and adapted for Year 7 and also for older years (Year 9, 10). It includes vocabulary banks and sentence builders for every topic so that students can complete the activities easily and make this vocabulary their own. Great for remote learning! Fun, engaging, interactive and packed with Spanish language and culture!

I am a native Spanish speaker teaching in a secondary school in England. This set includes 5 lessons that could be modified and turned into a longer Scheme of Learning, Module or Unit. The lessons introduce the topic of food in Spanish and can be used for KS2 and KS3 – I used them with Year 7. The lessons are: En el mercado En el restaurante Las tapas Como y bebo Comemos y bebemos Every lesson has a starter activity, objectives and outcomes, main activities and a plenary, and all of them are explained on the Notes section. They also include vocabulary lists, explanations of key grammar points and engaging activities, all designed to develop students’ cultural knowledge as well as their listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation skills. Examples of what’s inside: Menus, bingo, mini whiteboard activities, the story of the ‘tapa’, speaking activities (role plays), team work activities, etc. The lessons can be adapted for the ability and skills of your students. The activities are scaffolded and include extensions to stretch the high ability students.

Hi, I’m a Spanish native speaker and I have been an MFL teacher in the UK for 5 years. We started using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI approach in my school and I made this unit using his MARS EARS method. This unit is ideal for KS3. It has 16 lessons and it includes 4 sub-units on talking about the future in 3 different contexts: school and studies, jobs and holidays. The sentence builders cover: Qué te gustaría estudiar en el futuro? Quiero/Me gustaría/ Voy a estudiar + range of subjects and opinions Qué te gustaría ser en el futuro? Quiero/Me gustaría/ Voy a ser + range of jobs and professions Dónde te gustaría ir de vacaciones? Quiero/Me gustaría/ Voy a ir + range of countries, people and transports Qué vas a hacer en tus vacaciones en el futuro? Voy/Vamos a + range of infinitive phrases, places and opinons (va a ser + adjectives) The lessons are differentiated for higher and lower ability. Each sub-unit applies the full MARS EARS sequence and develops fluency in the 4 skills (with an emphasis in phonics) and go from introducing the vocabulary and grammar to testing the skills. They also include regular homework. Each lesson includes a variety of engaging activities and are ready to go (from starter activity to plenary/game) or be adapted to your classes. Some activities include: mini white board translations, faulty echo, jumbled up sentences, gapped translation, narrow reading and Listening), bad translation, delayed dictation, etc. At the end of the unit there is a speaking challenge and a writing challenge that combine the 4 sub-units and can be used as assessments, as well as revision materials. I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a review!

Hi, I’m a Spanish native speaker and I have been an MFL teacher in the UK for 5 years. We started using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI approach in my school and I made this unit using his MARS EARS method. This unit is ideal for KS3. It has 23 lessons and it includes 4 sub-units about describing where you live in the present tense. The 4 sentence builders cover: Vivo en + a range of countries Vivo en + un piso/un pueblo/una casa/una ciudad + a range of adjectives En mi ___ hay + a range of places in the city and rooms in the house En mi ___ se puede + a range of infinitive phrases Each sub-unit applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and develops fluency in the 4 skills (with an emphasis in phonics) and go from introducing the vocabulary and grammar to testing the skills. They also include regular homework and a longer piece of homework that could be great for a half term holiday. Each lesson includes a variety of engaging activities and are ready to go (from starter activity to plenary/game) or be adapted to your classes. Some activities include: mini white board translations, faulty echo, jumbled up sentences, gapped translation, narrow reading and Listening) (no Audio - teacher to read), bad translation, delayed dictation, etc. At the end of the unit there are 3 speaking challenges and a writing challenge that combine the 4 sub-units and can be used as assessments, as well as revision materials. I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a review!

I am a native Spanish speaker teaching in a secondary school in England. These two engaging lessons are designed for KS3 students to start familiarising themselves with Photo Cards and the type of questions and answers that are a part of the GCSE Speaking exam, so they can start practising and building their confidence for future years. Both lessons have starter activities, objectives and outcomes, main activities and plenaries, and all of them are explained on the Notes section. The PowerPoint also includes a Chatty Matt for students to use that can be adapted for the vocabulary they know and can also be adapted for different topics and year groups. The lessons can be adapted for the ability and skills of your students. The activities are scaffolded and include extensions for the high ability students. The vocabulary used here is based on the Pearson ¡Viva! books for KS3. You could use the end of the second lesson as a Mini Exam to test their Speaking skills and what they have learned, or have a third lesson for this test.

Hi, I’m a Spanish native speaker and I have been an MFL teacher in the UK for 5 years. We started using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI approach in my school and I made this unit using his MARS EARS method. This unit is ideal for KS3. It has 23 lessons and it includes 3 sub-units on asking and answering questions in 3 different scenarios: asking for directions in the city, restaurant role play and shop role play. The sentence builders cover: Dónde está + places in the city + directions Qué le gustaría tomar? Me gustaría/Quiero + food and drink items En qué le puedo ayudar? Quiero/Busco + clothing items + colour + sizes Cuánto cuesta? Numbers (Differentiated for lower and higher ability) This unit is perfect to prepare for Speaking questions such as Role Play and General Conversation. Each sub-unit applies the Full MARS EARS sequence and develops fluency in the 4 skills (with an emphasis in phonics) and go from introducing the vocabulary and grammar to testing the skills. They also include regular homework. Each lesson includes a variety of engaging activities and are ready to go (from starter activity to plenary/game) or be adapted to your classes. Some activities include: mini white board translations, faulty echo, jumbled up sentences, gapped translation, narrow reading and Listening), bad translation, delayed dictation, etc. At the end of the unit there are speaking challenges and a writing challenge that combine the 4 sub-units and can be used as assessments, as well as revision materials. I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a review!

Hi, I’m a Spanish native speaker and I have been an MFL teacher in the UK for 6 years. We started using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI approach in my school and I made this unit using his MARS EARS method, which my students really enjoy. This unit is ideal for KS4 (Year 9 or Year 10). It has 16 lessons and it includes 5 sub-units about school, which are roughly based around the VIVA book for AQA GCSE. The sentence builders cover: Qué hay en tu intituto? Hay/No hay + range of facilities and adjectives, as well as an extension with more higher level language (un director, cien alumnos…) Qué reglas hay en tu instituto? With a range of modal verbs and opinions Qué es lo mejor/peor de tus asignaturas? Lo mejor de __ (subject) es/son + range of opinions Profesores and superlative: Mi profesor(a) de ___ es el/la más/menos + range of adjectives Qué el lo que más/menos te gusta hacer? With a range of higher-level infinitive phrases to do with school in general Each sub-unit applies the full MARS EARS sequence and develops fluency in the 4 skills (with an emphasis in phonics) and go from introducing the vocabulary and grammar to testing the skills. They also include regular homework. Each lesson includes a variety of engaging activities and are ready to go (from starter activity to plenary/game) or be adapted to your classes. Some activities include: mini white board translations, faulty echo, jumbled up sentences, gapped translation, narrow reading and listening, bad translation, delayed dictation, etc. At the end of the unit there is a writing assessment for students to write a 90-word question by putting into practice what they have learnt, as well as a writing challenge where students can be more creative and develop fluency. There are also revision materials and a feedback lesson included in the pack. I have also made a full unit aimed at Foundation-tier students, which you can find in my shop! I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a review!

Hi, I’m a Spanish native speaker and I have been an MFL teacher in the UK for 6 years. We started using Gianfranco Conti’s EPI approach in my school and I made this unit using his MARS EARS method, which my students really enjoy. This unit is ideal for KS4 (Year 9 or Year 10). It has 16 lessons and it includes 3 sub-units about school, which are roughly based around the VIVA book for AQA GCSE. The sentence builders cover: Qué hay en tu intituto? Hay + range of facilities and adjectives, as well as an extension with more higher level language (un director, cien alumnos…) Qué reglas hay en tu instituto? With a range of modal verbs and opinions Qué es lo mejor/peor de tus asignaturas? Lo mejor de __ (subject) es/son + range of opinions Each sub-unit applies the full MARS EARS sequence and develops fluency in the 4 skills (with an emphasis in phonics) and go from introducing the vocabulary and grammar to testing the skills. They also include regular homework. Each lesson includes a variety of engaging activities and are ready to go (from starter activity to plenary/game) or be adapted to your classes. Some activities include: mini white board translations, faulty echo, jumbled up sentences, gapped translation, narrow reading and listening, bad translation, delayed dictation, etc. At the end of the unit there is a writing assessment for students to write a 90-word question by putting into practice what they have learnt, as well as a writing challenge where students can be more creative. There are also revision materials and a feedback lesson included in the pack. I have also made a full unit aimed at Higher-tier students, which you can find in my shop! I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a review!