This Spanish reading includes descriptions of 3 people’s morning routine in the preterite tense. One woke up early, one late and one has the day off. Includes many reflexive verbs and examples of time.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Activity idea: After reading, have students underline all the reflexive verbs they find, then have them discuss their own routine that morning or write about it for homework.
This German worksheet/quiz includes 3 separate sections for students to review object pronouns:
Complete the object pronouns chart
Matching section between English and German
Identifying pronouns as accusative, dative or both
Answer key included.
In this French reading three people discuss how they get around: plane, taxi, bus, subway, train, bike and on foot!
Includes 8 short answer reading comprehension questions in English OR French to ensure comprehension.
Level: Beginner
Answer key included.
Editable word file
In this script, students of English can see 20+ examples of the present perfect tense as two friends discuss what they have done recently.
The script is followed by 8 true/false comprehension questions.
Editable word file.
Includes Answer key.
Activity idea: After reading the script in pairs, have the students underline all the examples of the present perfect tense they can find. For extra difficulty, have them circle all the irregular participles!
This 5-page file includes:
~A fun reading about twin brothers who to get up to lots of mischief!
The reading includes over 20 examples of stem-changing / boot verbs! The reading also contains a glossary of new vocabulary.
~The same reading as a worksheet with blanks in place of the boot verbs for students to conjugate.
~A separate page with six reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment where students write about what the twins are doing tomorrow using the new verbs!
~Answer key.
Extension: Have students underline all the stem-changing verbs in the reading.
Level: present tense only
Includes the following stem-changing verbs:
jugar, preferir, querer, soler, cerrar, dormir, doler, entender, poder, pensar, servir
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello. This reading includes many uses of the preterite tense. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, 5 true/false comprehension questions and an exercise where students have to provide the 3rd person singular form of 8 irregular verbs in the preterite tense.
~The same reading with the preterite tense verbs missing. Students are required to fill in the verbs to complete the biography.
~Answer key.
Makes for great review of the preterite in context, also great as a sub plan or for early finishers!
This easy Spanish reading includes descriptions of three young people’s favourite sports activities.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Ideal for beginner learners to review basic vocabulary of sports, days of the week
and present tense verbs.
Activity idea: After reading, have students discuss their own sports activities in class or for homework.
This 3-page file includes:
~ A reading in which four people described their weekly chores around the house.
~ A worksheet based on the reading with ten short answer questions, a gap fill exercise and a short writing section.
~Answer key
Includes the following vocabulary:
cortar el césped
lavar la ropa
preparar la comida
sacudir el polvo
limpiar el baño
planchar
pasar la aspiradora
hacer la cama
poner la mesa
ir al supermercado
lavar a los perros
This Spanish worksheet features a reading about a young boy who loses and eventually find his dog. There are over 16 fill in the blank missing por or para prepositions for students to fill in to complete the reading.
Level: Intermediate
Answer key included.
This 72-page file is a complete beginner textbook and workbook that I’ve completed over my last 15 years of teaching/tutoring Spanish. It’s designed for grades 8+. I’m offering it here at 40% off!
This book includes 20 worksheets, 12 readings and 5 partner activities! It has explanations on all the topics covered in a first year course. You can use this resource in its entirety or simply page by page as needed for extra materials.
Unit 1: The Basics
Greetings, alphabet, pronunciation
Unit 2: Family
Family vocab, gender and plurals, tener
Unit 3: Talking about Yourself
Nationalities, Professions
Unit 4: Regular Present Tense Verbs
Verb conjugations
Unit 5: Making Plans
Numbers, Telling Time, Yo-form Irregular
Unit 6: My House
Adjective agreement, possessives
Unit 7: Asking Questions
Question Words, estar
Unit 8: Talking about Hobbies
Months, Days of the Week
Unit 9: At a Restaurant
Stem-changing Verbs
Unit 10: Tener Expressions
Tener Expressions
Unit 11: Around Town
Prepositions
Unit 12: Ir and Tener Conjugations
Conversational Future Tense
Unit 13: Ser vs. Estar
Unit 14: Describing People
present continuous
Unit 15: Object Pronouns
Object Pronouns, Personal a
Unit 16: Expressing Likes and dislikes
Gustar and similar verbs
Unit 17: Reflexive Verbs
Daily Routines
Unit 18: Simple past tense
Regular Preterite Forms
Editable word file.
Answer keys included.
This Spanish reading includes descriptions of how four young people spent last night. It is in the present tense and regular preterite -AR verbs.
Includes 6 multiple choice reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
Answer key included.
This resource is 100% in Spanish.
NOTE: There are two versions of the reading, one version has the preterite verbs highlighted to help with contextualization.
Ideal to review basic daily vocabulary and regular preterite tense verbs.
This 4-page file includes
~A 2-page handout on all uses of the genitive case:
• to show possession
• with nonspecific time expressions
• with certain prepositions
• after collective nouns or nouns showing proportion
• with certain adjectives
• with certain verbs
• with certain idioms
~12 translation sentences to practice this case.
~Answer key.
Level: Advanced
This 4-page file includes:
~A biography on the singer Prince Royce, whose parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States. It talks about his childhood and his musical career as well as a bit about his personal life. Reading also includes a short history of Bachata music. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 8 true/false reading comprehension questions.
~A worksheet with some of the lyrics missing from the song “Corazón sin cara”. You can play the song for students to fill in the missing words.
~2 pg answer key
Level: in present and past tenses
This worksheet includes four parts to help your students get comfortable with sports expressions in Spanish:
matching 10 expressions (English to Spanish)
7 translations
placing expressions on a chart choosing between sports they like/don’t like/would like to try
a short translation about an active young person
Editable Word file
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A beginner level reading in the first person about a quinceañera on her 15th birthday describing her party. Also covered is the religious and cultural significance of this event.
~A glossary of new vocabulary
~A worksheet with 8 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short exercise where students create an invitation to their own birthday party!
~Answer key
Editable file.
This handout includes 2 parts: a matching section on vocabulary for Easter and a reading section describing Easter celebrations in Germanic countries. Reading includes five reading comprehension questions.
Level: present tense
Editable word file.
With answer key
Vocab includes:
Frohe Ostern
der Fasching
der Osterbaum
die Ostereier
der Osterhase
suchen
bemalen
der Karfreitag
fasten
verstecken
This easy German reading includes descriptions of three young people’s eating habits: cooking with family, eating out and being a vegetarian.
Includes 8 reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
Ideal for beginner learners to review basic vocabulary!
Activity idea: After reading, have students discuss their own eating and cooking habits in class or write about it for homework.
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout explaining the uses of direct and indirect object pronouns along with example sentences
~A worksheet with 20 exercises (10 direct object/ 10 indirect object) where students need to complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun.
~Answer key.
Editable Word file.
This 5-page file includes:
~A reading with three short paragraphs in which people talk about what they did recently. There are over 20 uses of preterite tense verbs to see in context. Includes regular, irregular and reflexive verbs.
~A worksheet with 10 questions based on the reading and a short writing section.
~The same reading with blanks that students must complete with the correct conjugation of the verbs to complete the reading.
~Answer key (2 pgs)
Answer key included
Activity idea: Have students translate the paragraphs alone or in small groups and then have them write a short paragraph about what they did recently using at least 5 preterite tense verbs
This worksheet is a great way to review clothing vocabulary in Spanish!
It includes 3 parts:
1. Matching - students match up 15 English and Spanish clothing vocabulary items
2. Short reading-students read a short dialogue about someone buying clothes
3. Writing - students are required to write their own short script (this can be handed in for homework or performed for the class) based on the model script
Vocab includes:
la camisa
la falda
los pantalones
el vestido
la chaqueta
la blusa
los zapatos
el tamaño
los vaqueros
Plus more!