French KS2/KS3 lesson on holidays, ideal for a Y5/Y6 taster or transition day or as something fun to do with Y7 at the end of the year.
EPI style activities with a Sentence Builder and modelling and LAM activities.
Uses the near future tense to talk about students’ holiday plans, includes cognates and high frequency vocab on the topic.
starter task to activate prior cultural knowledge and facilitate discussion
faulty echo
sentence chaos
identify which sentences are nonsense
sentence bingo
all English translations included on sentence builder
No printing of activities required unless preferred, I recommend printing the sentence builder and using mini whiteboards.
Editable version of PPT included.
This resource is a compilation of 9 lessons in order to teach the topic of holiday to KS3 students. It teaches new structures and new vocabulary, but also implies prior knowledge.
The lessons include some key grammar points (grammatical gender with the preposition in/to, near future tense) as well as key vocabulary words (list of countries, means of transport, accommodation, activities, opinions, adjectives, weather phrases, time phrases).
The lessons are structures to work on all skills, with an emphasis on the reading/writing and translation skills.
The lessons also include some ‘Conti-fied’ activities to better support the pupils (faulty translation, mosaic listening, rock climbing translation etc).
It also includes a booklet that it ready to be printed, or individual lessons’ resources to print.
A collection of 21 lessons based on the new French GCSE by Edexcel.
All lessons contain a sentence builder, various activities, links / QR codes to Quizlet courses for homework. Each unit is divided into 4 lessons (2 focused on vocabulary retention, one on grammar points, and one on a summary, progress check)
It also includes a Revision Clock for pupils to fill in, and a half-term revision lesson.
Unit of work
Vacances de rêves
On part pour la Corse
Le monde en fête
Guide de voyage
Vive les vacances
Grammar focus :
Imperfect tense
Simple future
Asking questions.
A translation worksheet on the topic of holidays in the conditional tense and conditional structures. Six different translation exercises which recycle the same key language and introduce new linguistic items in a scaffolded way. The exercises are ramped in terms of difficulty and final activity is a plenary translation task into Spanish.
Answers included.
French GCSE Sentence Builder - Holidays in 4 Tenses (Présent, Passé, Futur, Conditionnel) Perfect for speaking, writing, and revision activities
Looking for an all-in-one tool to help your students master GCSE French tenses while talking about holidays? This Sentence Builder has been specifically designed for KS4 learners preparing for their GCSE French exams. It covers the topic of “Les Vacances” across four major tenses – present, past, future, and conditional - with scaffolded vocabulary and structures that support both higher and foundation tier students.
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What’s Included:
Structured sentence starters and high-frequency phrases for each tense
Key verbs and vocabulary grouped by topic (transport, accommodation, activities, opinions)
English translations to support independent learning
Perfect for speaking, writing tasks, and exam preparation
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Ideal for:
GCSE French revision (AQA, Edexcel, and OCR)
Speaking and writing assessments
Homework and independent study
Building confidence in using complex structures and tenses
A set of four worksheets based on vocabulary for describing travel and tourism from the new AQA Spanish syllabus (2024).
Answers provided.
These are intended for vocabulary practice, so would be ideal for when teaching a topic, a cover lesson, or as part of a revision pack.
Uses present / past / future tenses but not overly complex grammar so would suit mixed ability. Can be easily adapted for stretch or support groups.
Activities include:
Match the Spanish to English
Write the Spanish for
Gap-fills
Unscramble the phrases
Choose the correct translations
Reading comp
Present / Past / Future multichoice
Other GCSE topics available on my shop or as a bundle through this link:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13210366
A 3-page worksheet on past tense holidays recapping locations, transport, holiday activities, weather and opinions in the past tense. The exercises review key vocabulary and will support pupils to talk and write about where they went on holiday last year. The exercises include vocabulary review, translation and reading activities.
Format: Word Document & PDF with answers.
Bumper French holidays-themed wordsearch containing 30 words. Then find the hidden message using the remaining letters. Perfect as a starter to revise key vocabulary or for the end of term!
Mis Vacaciones (my holidays) - Spanish Song for GCSE, IGCSE, AP, IB & DELE Exam Practice
This catchy Spanish song is designed to help students improve their speaking and listening skills for exams like GCSE, IGCSE, AP, IB, and DELE. The lyrics are packed with essential past, present, future, conditional, and imperfect tenses, making it an ideal resource for revision.
Listen anytime, anywhere!
This song is available on all major streaming platforms so you can revise Spanish on your way to school, work, or even while exercising!
Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/c52lpTa1Tvw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2EVQBnHxX8L8K0OkbInjQj
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mis-vacaciones-single/1798981319
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mis-vacaciones-single/1798981319
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nYaok5I66yqwB_XYG3kKFha9tY2tbnxWc
What’s included in the one-page worksheet?
Lyrics with blanks: fill in the missing words while listening
Find the translation in the text: strengthen reading comprehension
Match up the translation: reinforce key vocabulary
Circle the correct word: Test your conjugation skills
Answers
How this song helps:
Boost Listening Skills: improve comprehension with natural pronunciation and key vocabulary.
Improve Speaking Fluency: sing along to practice pronunciation and intonation.
Expand Vocabulary: learn or revise essential travel and holiday-related phrases.
Master Exam Grammar: reinforce verb tenses used in writing and speaking exams.
Perfect for:
Spanish learners at GCSE, IGCSE, AP, IB, DELE A2-B1 levels
Teachers looking for engaging classroom resources
Students wanting a fun and effective revision tool
Two standalone worksheets to support pupils to talk about holidays in the past tense.
Resource 1: Introduces key past tense verbs and recycles key language with a sentence builder, gap fill reading and translation practice. There is also a summary of how to form past tense verbs with avoir and a grammar gap fill task.
Resource 2: Review of key past tense verbs with a GCSE reading comprehension task (a note taking question with a vocabulary search).
Format: Word document and PDF with answers.
Eight standalone resources on the topic of past holidays. These resources will support pupils to talk about where they went on their holiday, who they went with, how they got their, simple activities and opinions.
Resource 1: Worksheet to introduce ‘fui’ with countries, people and transport and fue with opinion adjectives.
Resource 2: This worksheet reviews the language in worksheet 1 and introduces holiday activities.
Resource 3: A translation recall game reviewing all the language above.
Resource 4: A worksheet to learn and practise the -AR verb endings in the preterite tense.
Resource 5: A worksheet to introduce -IR verbs in the past: vi, conocí, salí, comí, bebí etc.
Resource 6: A scaffolded writing task with model answers, based on resources 1-5
Resource 7: ¿Cómo te fue? Ir and Ser in the past tense and opinions.
Resource 8: A reading comprehension with questions in English on a text which recycles all the language in the previous resources.
Format: Word document and PDF with answers.
Long revision sheet on holidays with match ups, tense recognition word, long guided gap fill and comprehension and sentence builder.
Excellent for cover work (what I made it for), summary sheet before giving controlled conditions question, revision before GCSE exam etc.
Hope it is useful.
This Spanish Powerpoint introduces holiday type activities in the preterite tense to enable students to talk about what they DID on holiday. It also includes giving opinions - lo pase fatal etc.
A double-sided standalone worksheet which introduces key holiday activities and opinion phrases to help pupils to say what they like/ do not doing during the holiday. It includes vocabulary match up, translation exercises, gap fill and reading comprehension tasks and a sentence builder.
Format: Word and PDF with answers.
German GCSE Holidays (Ferien, Tourismus und Reisen) - Independent Vocabulary Revision Practice Lesson WITH ANSWERS!
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What is this German vocabulary worksheet and who is it aimed at?
Want to save time but help students practice their vocabulary without Memrise or Quizlet? If you are and want a useful worksheet to practise ‘Ferien’, ‘Urlaub’, ‘Tourismus’ or ‘Reisen’ related vocabulary at GCSE level, A2/B1 CEFR level or intermediate level, try this independent revision worksheet with answers (on separate sheet!):
homework
independent activity for lessons
self-learning for distance learning
revision to prepare for examinations.
This GCSE German vocabulary revision activity worksheet combines the key vocabulary on the ‘holidays and tourism’ topic in the AQA German GCSE syllabus. There are six vocabulary practice activities which allow the students to help ‘make the vocabulary stick’ using higher order thinking skills, such as comparing, categorising and writing. They can also be used with other exam boards teaching the same topic, since the vocabulary is useful across the board for this topic.
The six '‘holidays and tourism’ German GCSE vocabulary revision activities, include:
German to English translation
Fill in the gaps to complete the word for spelling practice
Match the two halves of the phrase together
Find the synonym or similar phrase
English to German translation and categorise
Use the vocabulary to create your own written paragraph
Use during the lesson to keep students occupied (dictionaries would be useful), or as homework. Ideal for distance learning as the answers are included!
A set of 4 sentence builders on the topic of Holidays:
Où vas-tu en vacances et pourquoi?
Où es-tu allé en vacances l’année dernière?
Avec qui/comment/ as-tu voyagé? Où as-tu logé?
Quel temps faisait-il?