This resource is linked to the AQA Spanish GCSE 2016 Spec. However, it can be used within any board / area in which you would like to introduce / practise the concept of sport (vocabulary) and how to use the different verbs (jugar, hacer, practicar, ir...) that go along in Spanish. The resource has several activities that can be used as a whole or individually. If used as a whole, it should cover approx. 50 to 60 minutes of teaching. The activities have been designed for a "foundation" level but higher vocabulary and expressions are used in order to cater for all pupils.

6 independent activities to revise the content in Unit 1. Each activity can be used independently or as part of a whole-lesson carousel. Topics include: Regular -RE, -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense. Shops. Money. Food and partitive article. Negatives (Il n'y a pas / plus de/d')

Useful resource to teach students about music in the 80's and 90's in Spain. This resource links well with the A-Level topics of media and culture. It is also useful to introduce students to the concept of "la movida" and its influence in the Spanish culture. Teacher may find this resource useful at GCSE level with a few simple tweaks. The resource contains information on the world-famous Mecano band and 4 activities related to their song "Un año más". Given the nature of the song, this resource could also be used during the Christmas period to talk about how New Year's Eve is celebrated in Spain.

This booklet contains the grammatical explanation and different activities to practice the following tenses in Spanish: Present tense (incl. stem-changing verbs) Preterite (incl. some irregulars) Future - incl. common irregulars Conditional - incl. common irregulars The perfect tense The imperfect You can give it to your students as a whole booklet to revise at any given time of the year or you can print it out as individual work-sheets.

Useful resource to teach A-Level Spanish students how Pedro Almodóvar uses music through his films, particularly in "Todo sobre mi madre". The document includes A-Level reading style activities as well as a writing (300 words essay).

Useful resource to teach A-Level students the basic language used in cinema production and filming (shots and camera angles and movements). This resource is free since I do not own the copyright of the images shown. Answers are included.

This sentence builder covers all aspects of PALMW (people, action, location, mood and weather) for the photo description of the Spanish GCSE exam. It work for both AQA and Edexcel. The A (action) section is divided according to the Viva GCSE text book but you can adapt it to your own needs. I hope you find it useful .

A set of 2 resources to introduce A Level students to the political history of Spain from 1898 to 1936. The PPT file shows a visual timeline - just for your and the students’ reference. The Word document describes the evolution of politics in Spain up to the civil war. It has in-class activities and a research proposal for homework on the civil war. Comments on how to improve are welcome!

A short presentation to explain to your students how the writing on the film for AS works. I have based it on Volver by Almodóvar and, at the end, you have some research topics for students to prepare a presentation in preparation to discuss his works.

This simple PPT can be used in KS3-KS4 to encourage students to be reflective and choose their own targets (WWW, EBI). I just project it on the board and they choose 1 common target, 1 for listening and 1 for reading. I also ask them to choose 1 thing that went well for reading and one for listening.

A worksheet to introduce A Level students to Pedro Almodóvar. Please comment on how helpful you found this resource and how it could be improved.

Hopefully these will save you time when marking since you can highlight in green WWW and in pink EBI or adapt to your own style! They have been done for Spanish but they are easily adaptable to other languages. I have worked on these for years and they are a combination of many grids that are out there… hope you enjoy them and do leave a comment if anything requires changing!