Using Wordsworth’s classic poem ‘Daffodils’, student learn to identify his use of personification. Then they personify an element from nature that they have chosen and write a poem personifying it. Students are given questions to help them consider the world from the point of view of the element and an example of a poem personifying a lake. Worksheet and copy of poem included with powerpoint.

Two-page word document with magazine text about Bill Gates’ new house in Spanish (three paragraphs); followed by ten comprehension questions in Spanish; followed by various follow-up activities: Translate a paragraph from Spanish into Engish. Research other philanthropists. Write a paragraph explaining what you like to do for your money. Enough activities to keep students occupied for an hour. Could be used for cover. Activities aimed at GCSE syllabus.

This thirty-eight slide Powerpoint begins with exercises to revise the regular formation of the subjunctive in Spanish of the three verb forms. It then moves on to how to conjungate irregular verb forms. A Word practice sheet is included in the folder. Students are then taught how the Spanish is used to in impersonal expressions that give advice and with verbs that give advice. There are practice exercises that culminate in students writing a letter of advice to a Spanish friend on what to do when they visit their home town. The lesson ends with a quiz to translate the expressions that use the subjunctive into English. A natural follow-on lesson from Present Subjunctive: Introduction. It could also be used as a revision lesson.

This forty-four slide Powerpoint introduces students to the uses and conjugation of the present subjunctive in its regular forms in easy-to-digest, step-by-step slides. There are exercises to identify when the subjunctive is used, as well as how to conjugate the three verb forms. A consolidation Word worksheet is included that could be used for homework. Learners cannot progress in Spanish without knowing the subjunctive and this is a gentle introduction to what can be a very confusing subject for native English speakers.

With this twenty-four slide Powerpoint students revise the use of the subjunctive to give advice and then learn how it is used to express possibility, probability, doubt, opinions and hopes. After completing various exercises, students write an article for a Spanish newspaper in which they express their opinions on the future of the world and their own hopes and dreams for the future. A vocabulary sheet is included in the folder.

Taking three poems which personify the wind as examples, students will be inspired to write their own personification poem on one of the three remaining elements - fire, water or the Earth. The thirty-five slide powerpoint explains how the Ancient Greeks used to personify the four winds. An accompanying worksheet includes a fill-in-the-blank exercise on the key poem and asks students to consider the effect of the personification. Step by step on how to create your own poem to lead to understanding of how and why writers use personification.

Teach your students the importance of the history of sailing and its effect on the language with three-part lesson. First read a timeline of the history of sailing. Then create sentences with seven idioms from the semantic field of sailing. (Both these terms are explained on the Powerpoint). Finally, students create and educational poster to explain the origin of idiomatic expressions from the world of sailing.

Help your students to become better writers with this Powerpoint which explains how to construct complex sentences with embedded subordinate clauses. Students have several supported opportunities to practise the construction and the second section includes ten supported sentences where students have to come up with the embedded clause about X-Men superheroes. Finally, students create three sentences using the construction independently.