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Spanish A Level Grammar Booklet
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Spanish A Level Grammar Booklet

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Spanish A Level Grammar Booklet. This booklet (120 pages) provides a very comprehensive study of the main grammar points needed at A level (sections of the booklet can also be used at GCSE level). Each section includes an explanation of a grammar point and a variety of activities to consolidate knowledge and understanding. The booklet is divided into the following sections: 1. Nouns 1a. gender 1b. number 2. Articles 3. Adjectives 4. Comparatives and superlatives 5. “Por” and “para” 6. Contractions 7. Negatives 8. Questions 9. Personal a 10. Relative pronouns 11. Possessive adjectives and pronouns 12. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns 13. Direct object pronouns 14. Indirect object pronouns 15. Direct and indirect object pronouns used together 16. Apocopation 17. “Ser” and “estar” 18. Conjugating verbs 19. Present tense 19 a. regular verbs 19 b. irregular verbs 19 c. stem-changing (or radical-changing) verbs 19 d. reflexive verbs 19 e. “gustar” 19 f. back to front verbs 20. Preterite tense 21. Imperfect tense 22. Preterite vs imperfect 23. Present perfect 24. Past perfect (or “pluperfect”) 25. Future simple 26. Conditional 27. Commands (the imperative) 28. Present progressive (or “present continuous”) 29. Present subjunctive 30. Passive voice (and how to avoid it) 31. Conditional clauses Verb tables
Spanish Cover Worksheets
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Spanish Cover Worksheets

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A set of 13 time-saving worksheets to set quick, simple cover work. Suitable for younger students. Each worksheet includes bilingual vocabulary lists and simple activities (with instructions in English) for the students to complete at their own pace.
New Spanish GCSE - Paper 2 (Speaking exam) booklet: general conversation with model answers
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New Spanish GCSE - Paper 2 (Speaking exam) booklet: general conversation with model answers

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This 30-page booklet contains an overview of the new Spanish GCSE speaking exam, a copy of the mark schemes and examples of role plays and photo cards at both higher and foundation level. The bulk of the booklet, however, focuses on the general discussion, and it contains a large number of questions for each of the three new themes (Identity and culture, Local, national and global areas of interest and Current and future study and employment). There are altogether 122 questions, covering each aspect of the themes, and prompting the students to refer to present, past and future events, and to include opinions. Each of the questions includes a model answer, typically offering the student the key language (verbs, time phrases, connectives) that they need to answer the question and providing them with options to choose from in order to write a full answer (e.g. “El año pasado fui de vacaciones a España / a Francia / a Florida con mis padres / mis amigos”). The model answers are meant to help the weaker students ensure that they can cover all topics, whereas stronger candidates can use them as a starting point to elaborate and develop their own.
New Spanish GCSE - Spanish to English translations (Foundation + Higher). Perfect for home learning.
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New Spanish GCSE - Spanish to English translations (Foundation + Higher). Perfect for home learning.

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This resource contains two versions of the same booklet (at foundation and higher level). Each of the booklet contains extensive translation practice (from Spanish into English) covering all themes and topics of the new Spanish GCSE course (based on the AQA specification). The translations include references to a variety of tenses (present, preterite, imperfect, present perfect, conditional, future), as well as a wide range of complex structures (negatives, comparatives, conditional clauses…). The booklets can also be found separately on these links: Foundation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-spanish-gcse-spanish-to-english-translations-foundation-11958634 Higher: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-spanish-gcse-spanish-to-english-translations-higher-11958629
New Spanish A Level Paper 2 (Writing) Support booklet : Ocho apellidos vascos.
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New Spanish A Level Paper 2 (Writing) Support booklet : Ocho apellidos vascos.

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A twelve page booklet to prepare Spanish A Level students for paper 2 of the new specification (2018 examination), specifically focused on Emilio Gutiérrez-Lázaro's film Ocho apellidos vascos. The booklet includes: - a summary of the requirements of the paper - the assessment objectives and mark scheme - two initial activities to "get the students thinking" (20 questions about key aspects of the film, and lines from the film for the students to discuss) - the four essay questions from the AQA sample materials - a further 15 essay questions (some of them adapted from past exam questions from the outgoing specification). - four pages of useful language to write an essay -a self-assessment check-list for the students to use to reflect on their own work. Please note that both Word and PDF versions of the booklet are included, as sometimes the Word version of files uploaded to TES appear distorted in previews.
Spanish A Level - El laberinto del fauno: Los personajes (Pan's labyrinth: Characters) - UPDATED
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Spanish A Level - El laberinto del fauno: Los personajes (Pan's labyrinth: Characters) - UPDATED

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This file contains a series of activities to study the characters of the film El laberinto del fauno: Adjectives: match a series of adjectives to the main characters, then write a paragraph about each character using those adjectives. What’s in a name. Match the names of the main characters to their etymological origin and the characteristics traditionally associated to the name. Then reflect about the importance of this (if at all) in El laberinto del fauno. Independent research: research Hamlet’s Ophelia and see if any parallelisms can be established with El laberinto’s Ofelia. Translation practice: translate a paragraph that contains language and ideas form the previous two activities from Spanish into English. Extension: write a similar paragraph about a different character. Independent research: find out whether any parallelisms can be established between Ofelia and Don Quijote, another famous character in Spanish narrative renown for his obsession with books. Characters and quotes. Find a quote (from the list provided) that summarises each character’s personality and/or attitude. Justify your choice. Role plays: three role plays based on the film. Relationships: reflect about the relationships amongst the different characters. A list of useful nouns is provided. Essays: two AS and two A Level essay questions about the characters in El laberinto del fauno. Checklist: A very extensive checklist for the students to reflect on AO3 and AO4 of their essays. UPDATE (12/02/19): This resource now includes a presentation (Powerpoint and Notebook) to support the students, as well as a grammar workheet (five pages) to introduce the use of the subjunctive with verbs of desire). PLEASE NOTE: this resource is part of a much more comprehensive and more detailed resource, the Pan’s Labyrinth Student Support Guide that can be found on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-a-level-el-laberinto-del-fauno-gu-a-de-estudio-pan-s-labyrinth-student-support-guide-12002448 The guide is over 70 pages long, and a free sample can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-work-12002490
Spanish GCSE. Identity and culture: Customs and festivals. Writing mat.
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Spanish GCSE. Identity and culture: Customs and festivals. Writing mat.

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This double-sided mat provides the students of all abilities with a lot of useful language to support them when writing about Customs and festivals. Page one contains a lot of vocabulary (nouns, adjectives, conjunctions, time phrases and intensifiers) as well as a series of scaffolding structures (“sentence starters”). The second page contains twelve key verbs conjugated in the first person singular (yo) in six different tenses (the preterite, the imperfect, the present, the future, the conditional and the present subjunctive). Finally, there is also a section on complex structures on the second page, with examples of comparatives and superlatives, idiomatic expressions, conditional sentences (“si fuera…”), the present perfect and negative sentences.
Spanish A Level Paper 3 (speaking test) support booklet - UPDATED
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Spanish A Level Paper 3 (speaking test) support booklet - UPDATED

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A 37-page booklet to help prepare Spanish A Level students for Paper 3 (speaking test). The booklet covers the four themes and twelve sub-themes studied in the two-year course, as well as guidelines on how to approach the Individual research project. It also includes a student-friendly overview of the new specification, an explanation of the requirements of Paper 3, the assessment objectives and the mark scheme for both part one (discussion if a sub-theme) and part two (presentation and discussion of the individual research project) of the paper. Each sub-theme in part one is illustrated with one of the sample photo cards from AQA, followed by a list of 20 to 30 questions that the students could be expected to be able to answer when discussing the sub-theme. There are 285 questions altogether, providing the students with opportunities to study each sub-theme in quite a lot of detail (and the teachers with plenty of homework opportunities!) The booklet also explains what the individual research project consists of, what the teacher’s role is and suggested titles. Finally, the booklet also contain three pages of useful language for the test. UPDATE (13/06/19) - I have updated the booklet to get rid of the more “general” questions and focus it more on Spanish speaking countries.
Spanish A Level: El laberinto del fauno: Guía de estudio (Pan's Labyrinth: student guide).
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Spanish A Level: El laberinto del fauno: Guía de estudio (Pan's Labyrinth: student guide).

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Perfect for home learning. This very exhaustive and detailed guide contains a lot of information and activities to help Spanish A Level students research reflect about Guillermo del Toro’s film El laberinto del fauno. There are a variety of reading, writing and speaking (role plays) activities, as well as multitude of quotes and shots from the film to support each topic. The booklet consists of 84 pages, and it is divided into the following sections: Introduction - a brief reading activity and a vocabulary section, and a series of warm-up activities to complete before, while and after watching the film, including an analysis of the film’s introduction, a “who said it” activity, short written questions to reflect on key scenes and a guided writing activity to help the students write a review of the film. Characters: reading, speaking and writing activities to explore the different characters and characterisation techniques used in the film. The director’s techniques: the use of allegory, the elements of the fairy tale, the use of colour and the use of different shots and camera angles (camera work). Historical background: four sections to study the historical background against which the film is set: the Civil War, a section about “las dos Españas” and how this concept is reflected in the film, a section about “los del monte” and a section about fascism. The main themes in El laberinto: obedience, masculinity and femininity and the treatment of violence. The monsters in El laberinto del fauno and in Guillermo del Toro’s career The success of El laberinto del fauno: a section that looks at how Spanish language films can struggle in the Anglophone market and the factors that made it possible for El laberinto to overcome these difficulties. A final section with further aspects of the film for the students to research, including influence of other directors, the influence of Goya’s Black Paintings, the importance of insects in del Toro’s film and the similarities and differences between Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone. The resource also includes a number of essays on the topics covered and a checklist to help the students self-asses what they write, as well as many independent learning opportunities, with suggestions for the students on topics they could research to further their knowledge and understanding of the film. A second booklet focuses on how to write an essay, the requirement of the new Spanish A Level Paper 2 exam and provides further essay questions. A free sample of this resource can be found in this link: **https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/el-laberinto-del-fauno-planos-y-ngulos-de-c-mara-pan-s-labyrinth-shots-and-camera-angles-1200249 ​ UPDATE (13/06/19) - The guide now includes an extra section with an overview of the A Level Paper 2 exam, mark schemes and a variety of essay questions.
Spanish A Level: Equal rights - El machismo y el feminismo. Reading and speaking
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Spanish A Level: Equal rights - El machismo y el feminismo. Reading and speaking

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This resource contains four reading and speaking activities to introduce key vocabulary and concepts about the topic sexism and feminism (El machismo y el feminismo) within the Equal rights sub theme of the AQA A Level specification. The first activity has 16 statements and the students are expected to decide to what extend they agree with them. The second activity contains 20 examples of sexist behaviour for the students to decide whether they have witnessed or engaged in that kind of behaviour themselves, followed by a speaking activity to defend/criticise those behaviours. The third activity is a discussion card based on a cartoon, and the final activity is a quiz/questionnaire for students to reflect on how sexist (or not) they are.
New Spanish A Level Paper 2 (writing) Support Booklet - La casa de Bernarda Alba
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New Spanish A Level Paper 2 (writing) Support Booklet - La casa de Bernarda Alba

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A twelve page booklet to prepare students for paper 2 (writing) of the new A Level Spanish specification (2018 onwards), specifically focused on La casa de Bernarda Alba. The booklet includes: - a summary of the requirements of the paper - the assessment objectives and mark scheme - two initial activities to "get the students thinking" (27 questions about key aspects of the film, and a variety quotations from the play for the students to discuss) - the four essay questions from the AQA sample materials - a further 16 essay questions (some of them adapted from past exam questions from the outgoing specification), covering a wide range of aspects, to provide the students with plenty of practice opportunities - four pages of useful language to write an essay - a self-assessment check-list for the students to use to reflect on their own work.
Spanish GCSE Grammar Booklet - Cuaderno de gramática. Perfect for home learning.
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Spanish GCSE Grammar Booklet - Cuaderno de gramática. Perfect for home learning.

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This 62-page long booklet contains a very comprehensive overview of the grammar required to succeed in the new GCSE course. It is divided in three sections, one for each theme of the new GCSE, and within each of those there are two parts, one dedicated to verbs and one dedicated to all the other lexical categories. Each entry of the booklet focuses on one aspect of grammar, with a brief explanation of how to use the structure that is being covered, the rules and exceptions that need to be taken into account, and a variety of examples. This is always followed by an “Ahora practica” section with activities for the students to complete. Whenever possible, the examples and activities match the theme that the specific structure has been included under (e.g., the majority of examples and activities used to study the present tense will be related to the topics from theme 1 - relationships, technology, leisure and festivals). A free sample of this resource (the section on ser and estar) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-grammar-ser-and-estar-11939670 And the final pages of the booklet, with the verb tables: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-spanish-gcse-verb-tables-11940354 THEME 1 Part 1 – Articles, nouns, adjectives, prepositions, adverbs and pronouns Nouns Articles Contractions Adjectives Comparatives and superlatives Por and para Negatives Questions Possessive adjectives Direct object pronouns Part 2 – Verbs Ser and estar Conjugating verbs The present tense 13a. Regular verbs 13b. Irregular verbs 13c. Reflexive verbs 13d. Gustar The Preterite The Imperfect Opinions in different tenses THEME 2 Part 1 – Adjectives and pronouns Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns Possessive Pronouns Part 2 – Verbs The Future Simple The Conditional The Preterite v. The Imperfect The Present Subjunctive Uses of the Subjunctive The Imperative (Commands) The Infinitive THEME 3 Part 1 – Adverbs and prepositions 26. Personal a 27. Quantifiers Part 2 – Verbs 28. Present continuous 29. Present Perfect 30. If clauses 31. The Subjunctive – Further practice 32. Verb tables
New Spanish A Level: Paper 3 (speaking) cards (Themes 1, 2, 3, 4). Perfect for home learning.
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New Spanish A Level: Paper 3 (speaking) cards (Themes 1, 2, 3, 4). Perfect for home learning.

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This booklet contains 72 speaking cards based on Theme 1, Theme 2, Theme 3 and Theme 4 of the new Spanish A Level course (Aspects of Hispanic society, Artistic culture in the Hispanic world, Multiculturalism in the Hispanic World and Aspects of political life in the Hispanic world). The cards contain (quite a lot) of factual information about the theme (a lot more than the sample cards from AQA) and three questions, the first one always being “How do you react to the information on this card?” or similar). The aim of presenting the cards like this is to provide the students with a lot of ideas on what to say about the theme, as well as making them more aware that they always have to discuss the information printed on the card (AO2 and AO4). There are eighteen cards for each theme (six cards for each sub theme), and each section is followed by a minimum of 20 questions to encourage the students to explore and discuss the topic further. The booklet ends with a list of vocabulary useful for the speaking test, and it also includes an overview of the A Level course, of Paper 3 and of the assessment criteria. A free sample of this resource can be found on this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-spanish-a-level-discussion-cards-paper-3-speaking-11960474?theme=0 UPDATE (13/06/19) - The booklet has been adapted to replace some of the more general questions and with other questions focused on Spanish speaking countries.
New Spanish A Level: Los movimientos populares (Popular movements): Fact file
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New Spanish A Level: Los movimientos populares (Popular movements): Fact file

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This four-page file includes a lot factual information about Spanish and Latin American culture and society, focusing on the sub theme of Popular movements, part of the theme Aspects of Political Life in the Hispanic World of the new Spanish A Level. It provides students with wide range of facts and statistics about the topic, which should be very helpful in preparation for Paper 3 (the speaking exam). The information in the file can also be easily adapted to reading or translation activities.
New Spanish A Level: Fact file. Perfect for home learning.
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New Spanish A Level: Fact file. Perfect for home learning.

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This document includes a lot of factual information about Spain and other Spanish speaking countries, covering all the themes and sub themes of the new Spanish A level course (AQA specification). The 48-page file (I’ve uploaded a PDF and a Word version) includes three or more pages per sub theme with a lot of figures, statistics, data and examples relevant to that sub theme. Most of the information refers to Spain, as it is the country I know best, but other Spanish speaking countries are also referred to. I first started writing this resource in the weeks leading to the year 13 speaking exam with the objective of providing the students with a single document where they could find a lot of relevant information that they could refer to when discussing the topics in the first part of their exam. I believe that they found it very useful. The information here can also be easily adapted and used in other activities, such as reading activities or translations.
El futuro simple (The future simple)
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El futuro simple (The future simple)

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Lesson on how to conjugate and use the future simple in Spanish. Suitable to GCSE students of all abilities. The lesson includes differentiated good and better WILFs, several writing activities of different levels of difficulty, a game of battleships and an extension with an in-depth explanation on how to use the tense and further activities for higher ability students. Please note that the presentation was created on Notebook and then converted to PowerPoint, which loses some of the features and changed the layout of some slides.
Technology in everyday life: La tecnología (UPDATED WITH POWERPOINT)
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Technology in everyday life: La tecnología (UPDATED WITH POWERPOINT)

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Two lessons on the topic of technology, focusing on being able to express opinions about technology in different tenses and talking about what the students use technology for in different tenses. The second lesson includes a series of GCSE exam-like activities, including photo cards, translation and 90 word question. Finally, a writing mat has been added to this resource to support students of all abilities with their written work. Update: I have now included a PowerPoint version of the main file, converted from the original Notebook file. I recommend whenever possible to use the original version, as the file conversion has changed the layout of some slides and some features work less effectively on Power Point.
New French GCSE - Writing exam: 90-word questions. Perfect for home learning.
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New French GCSE - Writing exam: 90-word questions. Perfect for home learning.

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This booklet contains twenty four questions that follow the format of the 90-word questions in the new French GCSE writing exam. They cover all three themes of the AQA specification, but can be easily adapted to other exam boards. There are eight questions for each theme, and they can be used in lessons, as well as as an easy way to set useful homework activities for the students. All questions include four bullet points that the students are prompted to cover, and they explicitly require them to include references to three time frames and opinions (as per the AQA mark scheme).
New French GCSE - Writing Exam: 90 word questions: Theme 2 (Local, national... areas of interest)
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New French GCSE - Writing Exam: 90 word questions: Theme 2 (Local, national... areas of interest)

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This booklet contains eight questions that follow the format of the 90-word questions in the new French GCSE writing exam. They cover all aspects of Theme 2 (Local, national, international and global areas of interest), and they can be used in lessons, but also as an easy way to set useful homework activities for the students. All questions include four bullet points that the students are prompted to cover, and they explicitly require them to include references to three time frames and opinions (as per the AQA mark scheme). A booklet with 24 questions covering all three themes can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-french-gcse-writing-exam-90-word-questions-11822119
New Spanish GCSE: Photo cards (free sample)
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New Spanish GCSE: Photo cards (free sample)

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This is a free sample of this resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-spanish-gcse-speaking-test-photo-cards-11959939 The full resource consists of a booklet with ninety photo cards covering in a lot of detail all three themes of the new Spanish GCSE course: Identity and culture (40 cards), Local, national, international and global areas of interest (24 cards) and Current and future study and employment ( 26 cards). Each of the cards contains five foundation and five higher questions (colour-coded, using red for foundation and blue for higher), the firsts of which is always “¿Qué hay en la foto?”. One of the first three questions in the foundation set always requires the use of a tense other than the present (past, future or conditional), whereas the others elicit opinions and additional information from the students. In the higher set, all three time frames are covered, with one of the first three questions requiring the use of a tense other than the present and one of the final two questions requiring references to the other time frame. The booklet also includes a student-friendly explanation of the requirements of the new speaking exam and a copy of the mark scheme for the photo card. The photo cards can also be found split into the different themes in my shop. They can also be found as part of a more comprehensive resource (a book with a multitude of role plays and questions for the general conversation) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-spanish-gcse-speaking-test-booklet-role-plays-photo-cards-and-general-conversation-11959963