A 20-page workbook for teaching, memorising and practising the uses of ‘por’ and ‘para’.
Designed for GCSE Spanish, IB Spanish B and IB Spanish ab initio, the resource combines visual memory aids with reference material and exercises organised into three levels of difficulty.
The workbook includes:
• the HUELLA mnemonic for ‘por’ and the FLECHA mnemonic for ‘para’
• reference tables covering the main uses of both prepositions
• contextual examples supported by collage-style illustrations
• gap-fill, matching and dialogue activities
• classification and error-correction exercises
• activities comparing changes in meaning
• translation, extended writing and speaking practice
• a final 25-mark assessment
• complete answers and suggested responses
The resource can be used for classroom teaching, revision, homework or independent study.
Spanish subjunctive workbook covering the present and imperfect subjunctive through the teacher-created IDEA mnemonic:
I: Influencia e intención
D: Duda o negación
E: Emoción o evaluación
A: Acción anticipada o referente no identificado
This 45-page A4 PDF is designed for secondary Spanish and language acquisition classrooms. It moves from recognition and controlled conjugation to grammatical choice, justification and independent production.
The workbook can support KS4 extension, GCSE Higher, A-level Spanish, IB MYP and DP Language B teaching. Selected activities may also be used for ab initio extension, revision, intervention or independent study.
IDEA gives students a meaning-based route into the subjunctive. Before choosing a verb form, learners consider what the speaker is doing: expressing influence, questioning information, reacting emotionally, evaluating something, referring to a future action or describing a person or thing that has not yet been identified.
The resource also addresses common misconceptions. Students learn that the presence of que does not automatically require the subjunctive and compare structures with one subject, which normally use the infinitive, with structures involving different subjects and que + subjunctive.
The workbook includes:
An initial diagnostic activity.
A clear explanation of the IDEA mnemonic.
Formation of the present subjunctive.
Regular, stem-changing and irregular forms.
Introduction to the present perfect subjunctive.
Influence, wishes, requests, advice and purpose clauses.
Doubt, denial, probability and contrasting indicative structures.
Emotions, reactions, judgements and impersonal expressions.
Future time clauses with expressions such as cuando and en cuanto.
Identified and unidentified antecedents.
Formation and uses of the imperfect subjunctive.
Past reporting structures.
Hypothetical sentences with si + imperfect subjunctive + conditional.
Practice choosing between the indicative, infinitive, present subjunctive and imperfect subjunctive.
Guided and independent writing activities.
A complete answer section.
Activities are labelled DIFICULTAD BAJA, DIFICULTAD MEDIA or DIFICULTAD ALTA, allowing teachers to select suitable tasks for different groups or organise a gradual sequence of study.
The eight original paper-cut illustrations connect the IDEA categories with memorable example sentences. They can be used for retrieval practice, oral questioning, sentence transformation, display or lesson starters.
The PDF may be printed as a complete student workbook or used one section at a time. It is suitable for classroom teaching, homework, revision lessons, cover work and independent learning. Answers are included at the end for teacher marking or student self-correction.
This 30-page A4 Spanish false friends workbook helps English-speaking learners recognise and correct 19 common Spanish–English vocabulary errors. It combines humorous crayon-style illustrations with structured language practice, mixed review activities and a complete answer key.
False friends, or falsos amigos, are words that look or sound similar in Spanish and English but have different meanings. These misleading similarities often produce memorable mistranslations. In this workbook, the humorous visual shows the incorrect English association, while the caption provides an accurate Spanish sentence and identifies the misleading English word in square brackets.
Each of the 19 illustrated sections follows the same accessible sequence:
• Study the visual representation of the false friend.
• Distinguish between the meanings of the Spanish word and the similar-looking English word.
• Correct an inaccurate or misleading translation.
• Translate the correct Spanish sentence naturally into English.
• Write the English version inside a speech bubble.
The repeated structure allows learners to concentrate on vocabulary accuracy rather than having to interpret a new task format on every page. The illustrations provide a memorable visual association, while the written activities require students to explain, correct and translate the language precisely.
The workbook covers:
• actualmente / actually
• embarazada / embarrassed
• constipado / constipated
• sensible / sensible
• asistir / assist
• carpeta / carpet
• colegio / college
• decepción / deception
• éxito / exit
• fábrica / fabric
• largo / large
• librería / library
• molestar / molest
• parientes / parents
• pretender / pretend
• realizar / realise
• recordar / record
• soportar / support
• preservativo / preservative
Also included:
• Two mixed-review sections for retrieval and consolidation
• Complete answers for self-assessment or teacher marking
• Clear Spanish instructions
• Natural British English translations
• A consistent one-item-per-page layout
• Copyright and production information
• A print-ready, non-editable PDF
Teachers can use the workbook as a short vocabulary unit, assign one false friend at a time as a starter or plenary, select pages for homework or cover work, or use the complete resource for independent revision. The images can also be projected before students see the caption, allowing the class to predict the linguistic misunderstanding.
The resource is most suitable for KS4 and post-16 Spanish, including GCSE, IGCSE, MYP language acquisition, A-level vocabulary revision and adult learners. The approximate language level is A2–B1+, depending on the support provided. As the final item explains preservativo and its correct English meaning, “condom”, teachers should check its suitability for their particular learners.
A 35-page printable Spanish grammar workbook that teaches students when and why to use ser and estar through the PROFILE and FRAME mnemonics. It combines concise explanations, memorable visual examples and scaffolded practice for secondary learners.
PROFILE groups the main uses of ser: profession or role, relationships, origin, nationality, material or possession, identity or classification, impersonal expressions, the location of events, and date and time. FRAME groups the main uses of estar: physical or emotional state, result or condition, action in progress, location, and position.
The workbook includes:
• an initial diagnostic task;
• conjugation tables for ser and estar in the present, preterite and imperfect;
• 12 embroidered-style visual scenes with example sentences;
• exercises labelled Dificultad baja, media and alta;
• focused practice on ser, estar and hay;
• adjective contrasts such as ser listo / estar listo;
• event location, passive constructions and resulting states;
• translation, error correction, guided writing and independent production;
• a complete answer key.
Suitable for KS3, GCSE, IGCSE and IB Language Acquisition classes, depending on students’ prior learning. It can be used for whole-class grammar teaching, revision, homework, cover work, intervention or independent study.
The resource is supplied as one print-ready A4 PDF. It is written mainly in Spanish, with English mnemonic labels where these support recall.
Spanish proverbs and tongue twisters presented through 24 stained-glass-style visual cards and a structured student workbook.
This 57-page A4 PDF is intended mainly for KS3 and KS4 Spanish, with material that can also be selected for KS5, adult learners and mixed-attainment groups working from approximately CEFR A1 to B2.
WHAT THE RESOURCE CONTAINS
16 illustrated Spanish proverbs, or refranes
8 illustrated Spanish tongue twisters, or trabalenguas
A separate writing and reflection page for every expression
Contents pages and section dividers
A short guide to oral practice
Space for vocabulary, grammar, interpretation and personal examples
Two-attempt pronunciation records for the tongue twisters
A final notes page
Each visual card contains the complete Spanish expression and an original stained-glass-style illustration of its literal meaning. The images are deliberately memorable and occasionally comic: a frog doctor applies a tiny plaster, three miserable tigers attempt to swallow wheat, and a bricklayer removes bricks from the sky.
The refrán pages ask students to explain the literal meaning, consider when the expression might be used, identify useful vocabulary or structures, and write an example of their own.
The trabalenguas pages ask students to identify the sounds and words they find difficult, record two attempts and note what improved. The selected tongue twisters practise consonant combinations such as tr- and cl-, the distinction between r and rr, rhythm, connected speech and accurate articulation.
LANGUAGE COVERAGE
The expressions provide opportunities to revisit vocabulary connected with health, body parts, animals, emotions, food, tools, transport, time and construction.
Grammatical features include:
Imperatives
The preterite and future tenses
Si followed by the present and future
Adjective agreement
Diminutives
Direct and indirect object pronouns
Relative clauses
Accidental se
Querer que followed by the subjunctive
The distinction between cómo and como
The homophones tuvo and tubo
Prefixes and occupational suffixes
FILE DETAILS
One PDF file
57 A4 pages
Approximately 34 MB
Fixed-layout format
No audio, editable source file or answer key included
Suitable for printing or digital annotation
100 original Spanish microfictions for secondary and post-16 classrooms, each short enough to read in minutes and rich enough to support close reading, discussion, language analysis and creative writing. Cien veces breve brings together 100 self-contained microrrelatos organised around ten themes that connect directly with adolescent experience and contemporary society.
Written entirely in Spanish, the collection is organised into ten thematic sections:
• ansiedad y autoestima
• identidad y género
• cambio climático
• justicia social
• redes sociales
• adolescencia y futuro
• realismo social
• fantástico y surreal
• humor e ironía
• infancia y crueldad
Most texts are only a few sentences long. Their brevity makes them particularly useful when teachers want students to work closely with language without the reading load of a longer literary extract.
The microrrelatos can be used for close reading, inference and interpretation; vocabulary and language analysis; discussion and speaking; prediction and reconstruction of implied context; comparison between texts; creative continuation or rewriting; exploration of narrative voice, imagery, metaphor, ambiguity and tone; and short independent reading tasks.
They can also provide starting points for students to write their own microrrelatos, experiment with narrative compression or discuss how much a writer can imply without stating directly.
The collection is best suited to confident KS4 learners, KS5/A Level Spanish, bilingual or heritage-language learners and other advanced secondary Spanish contexts. Individual pieces may also be useful as supplementary literary or discussion material in IB Spanish B and Spanish A classrooms. The resource is not tied to a particular examination board or specification, allowing teachers to select texts according to their students, curriculum and lesson objectives.
This 24-page Spanish revision workbook helps students understand, remember and practise the difference between the «Imperfecto» and the «Indefinido».
The resource introduces two mnemonics:
ESCENA for the «Imperfecto»: description, simultaneous actions, habits, age, time, weather and actions in progress.
ACCIÓN for the «Indefinido»: completed actions, punctual changes, sequences, beginnings and endings, closed periods and a defined number of occurrences.
The workbook contains:
Clear explanations of the uses of both past tenses
Twelve illustrated example sentences
Regular and irregular conjugation tables
Common time markers
Direct comparison of background information and completed events
Exercises organised by dificultad baja, media y alta
Sentence selection and conjugation tasks
Error correction
A contextualised gap-fill narrative
Visual storytelling and extended writing
Translation and meaning-transformation tasks
A 25-mark final assessment
Complete answers and suggested responses
A 49-page Spanish-language workbook designed to help secondary students connect ideas clearly and naturally in both writing and speaking.
The resource presents 61 common Spanish connectors through graphic-novel-style scenes featuring recurring teenage characters. Every illustration is accompanied by an example sentence connected directly to the scene and a concise explanation of how the connector works.
Connectors are organised according to their communicative function, including:
starting and sequencing ideas
adding information and giving examples
explaining and reformulating
expressing cause, consequence and purpose
contrasting and conceding a point
comparing and expressing conditions
giving opinions and introducing different perspectives
emphasising and concluding
using natural conversational markers
The workbook also includes:
a visual map of all the connectors
guidance on register and punctuation
activities at dificultad baja, media y alta
written and oral production tasks
exercises on punctuation, register and the subjunctive
writing space for students
complete answers and model responses
Suitable for Spanish Language Acquisition and Language and Literature courses, including IB MYP, IB Diploma Spanish B, GCSE and advanced secondary Spanish. It can be used for independent study, classroom practice, revision, writing support or oral preparation.
A 25-page Spanish-language workbook that teaches students how to move from an initial response to a supported literary interpretation.
The M.E.T.A. method organises analysis around four questions:
M – Mensaje: ¿Qué dice?
E – Estilo: ¿Cómo lo dice?
T – Trasfondo: ¿Qué contexto influye?
A – Análisis crítico: ¿Qué interpretación construyo?
Students begin with guided recognition tasks before progressing towards independent literary commentary. Activities are organised by dificultad baja, media and alta.
The workbook includes:
A clear introduction to the M.E.T.A. method
Guided practice for each stage
Original microfiction, poetry, narrative and drama extracts
Tasks on message, style, context, evidence and interpretation
A model analytical paragraph
A five-step paragraph structure
Medium- and high-difficulty commentary tasks
A reusable M.E.T.A. planning page
A self-assessment checklist
Suggested answers and commentary guidance
The resource is suitable for advanced secondary Spanish, Spanish A and literature-based work in IB MYP and DP classrooms. It can be used for classroom practice, homework, revision or independent study.
Format: A4 PDF
Length: 25 pages
Language: Spanish
This is an independently produced resource and is not endorsed by or affiliated with the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Students often recognise the definition of a literary device but struggle to explain what it contributes to a text. This 23-page workbook helps them move from identification to purposeful literary commentary.
Written entirely in Spanish, it is suitable for MYP Language and Literature, IBDP Spanish A and advanced Spanish learners developing close-reading skills.
The workbook covers 20 figuras literarias:
Aliteración, anáfora, antítesis, asíndeton, calambur, enumeración, epíteto, hipérbaton, hipérbole, ironía, metáfora, metonimia, onomatopeya, oxímoron, paradoja, paralelismo, personificación, polisíndeton, símil and sinestesia.
Each technique is introduced through:
A concise, memorable explanation
A humorous example
A claymation-style visual representation
Commentary on what the writer’s choice communicates, emphasises or makes the reader notice
Analytical language that students can transfer to literary essays and oral responses
The second half contains ten pages of scaffolded practice:
Dificultad baja: identifying techniques in individual examples
Dificultad media: explaining their effect in short passages
Dificultad alta: analysing combinations of techniques and writing developed literary commentary
A two-page original narrative, La casa que olvidaba los nombres, containing all 20 figures and a range of verb tenses
A final analysis grid for recording textual evidence, technique and effect
The resource can be used for classroom teaching, revision, homework, independent study or preparation for literary analysis. It includes space for students to write their responses.
The download contains:
Print-ready PDF
Editable Word version
23 pages
Full-colour visual edition
Please note that this is the student edition and does not contain an answer key.