End of term quiz for Spanish younger students. It consists of 10 rounds (90 questions altogether). Each slide of the presentation contains one question and some visual clues to help students answer. The quiz is based mainly on general knowledge of Spain and Spanish culture, although some test the students’ knowledge of Spanish. 34 of the questions are based on a short video or music clip, which opens when the count-down animated icon is clicked. They can also be downloaded an played manually if the links don’t work. The ten rounds are Music, Art, Sports, Maths, Geography, TV, Food and Drink, People, I love Spanish and A Bit of Everything. I have also included the answers to the questions and an answer sheet. 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.

A very comprehensive set of sentences (suitable for all abilities) and paragraphs (mainly higher) to translate from Spanish into English. The resource includes 120 sentences and 6 long paragraphs and they cover the following aspects of Theme 3 (Current and future stydy and employment), organised as follows: Part 1: My studies Part 2: School life Part 3: Education post-16 Part 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Finally, the six longer paragraphs include language related to all four categories. The sentences 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…). UPDATE: I have added to the resource a translation into Spanish of the two translation activities (at foundation and higher tier) of the 2018 French GCSE AQA exam.

Two practice writing papers (one foundation, one higher) following the format of the new GCSE writing exam, and focusing on the topics covered in Theme 3 (Current and future study and employment). The foundation paper includes four questions (describe the photo, 40 words question, translation and 90 words question) and the higher paper includes three (90 words question, 150 words question and translation). I have also included two feedback sheets (one foundation, one higher) that include"check-lists" (based on the AQA mark scheme for writing) to provide quick, personalised feedback for each of the questions. The check lists provide the students with feedback on what went well (WWW) and what they need to do to improve further (TIF). Also available in French: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-french-gcse-theme-3-current-and-future-study-and-employment-writing-exam-and-feedback-sheets-11750989

A 13 pages booklet to help higher ability GCSE students to work independently and and to include a wider variety of structures in their written work. There are two sections in the booklet: Section 1 focuses on tenses, and it includes a summary of how to conjugate the present tense, the preterite, the imperfect, the future simple and the conditional, as well as verb tables for AR, ER and IR verbs in those tenses, including tables for six irregular verbs (ser, tener, estar, ir, poder and haber). This is followed by a explanation on how to conjugate and use a further four tenses: the present perfect, the present continuous, the pluperfect and the conditional perfect. Section 2 focuses on other structures that will help the students include variety and complexity: - lo + adjectives - comparatives and superlatives - negatives - conditionals ('si' clauses) - the infinitive - the present subjunctive - object pronouns - other useful structures Finally, the booklet includes a "check list" or a guide of the kind of structures that the students would be expected to include in work that is graded 4-5, 6-7 or 8-9.

This booklet contains eight questions that follow the format of the 90-word questions in the new Spanish 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). When possible, one of the bullet points starts with 'qué hiciste', a question which appears in many of the AQA samples and that some students often fail to understand. A similar booklet including questions for themes 1, 2 and 3 can be found in this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-spanish-gcse-writing-exam-practice-90-word-questions-11820179

A listening, reading and writing activity that can be used while discussing the topic of Franco’s dictatorship in Spain. It is based on Miguel Gila’s famous monologue “¿Es el enemigo?”, which can be easily found online, and on an article from El País about the day when the comedian survived his own execution during the Spanish Civil War. The activities include a listening gap-fill, a true, false or not mentioned reading activity and a short translation.

Two practice writing papers (one foundation, one higher) following the format of the new GCSE writing exam, and focusing on the topics covered in Theme 2. The foundation paper includes four questions (describe the photo, 40 words question, translation and 90 words question) and the higher paper includes three (90 words question, 150 words question and translation). I have also included two feedback sheets (one foundation, one higher) that include"check-lists" (based on the AQA mark scheme for writing) to provide quick, personalised feedback for each of the questions. The check lists provide the students with feedback on what went well (WWW) and what they need to do to improve further (TIF). Also available in French: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-french-gcse-theme-2-writing-exam-and-feedback-sheets-11750965

A series of lessons to talk about the city or town where you live. It includes some exam like questions (translation and photo card). It also provides the students with opportunities to practise "se puede + infinitive". 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.

A couple of lessons to prepare the topics of daily routine and reflexive verbs.

A (very large) set of resources to cover all aspects of the topic of jobs and careers, guiding the students towards beign able to write and speak about the topic using a variety of tenses (preterite, imperfect, the expression "tenía que" + infinitive and future simple), as well as the relative and other complex structures. The set also includes an introduction to the subjunctive (with expressions such as "No creo que" + subjuntive). All supported by 15 corresponding worksheets that also include reading activities.

Two practice writing papers (one foundation, one higher) following the format of the new GCSE writing exam. The foundation paper includes four questions (describe the photo, 40 words question, translation and 90 words question) and the higher paper includes three (90 words question, 150 words question and translation). The papers focus on Theme 1 of the new spec (Identity and culture) and they cover family and relationships, technology and leisure. I have also included two feedback sheets (one foundation, now higher) that include"check-lists" (based on the AQA mark scheme for writing) to provide quick, personalised feedback for each of the questions. The check lists provide the students with feedback on what went well (WWW) and what they need to do to improve further (TIF). The resource also includes an explanation of the requirements of the Foundation and the Higher writing papers and a copy of the mark scheme for each question. Also available in Spanish: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-french-gcse-practice-writing-paper-and-feedback-sheets-theme-1-identity-and-culture-11668337

Two practice writing papers (one foundation, one higher) following the format of the new GCSE writing exam. The foundation paper includes four questions (describe the photo, 40 words question, translation and 90 words question) and the higher paper includes three (90 words question, 150 words question and translation). The papers focus on Theme 1 of the new spec (Identity and culture) and they cover family and relationships, technology and leisure. I have also included two feedback sheets (one foundation, now higher) that include"check-lists" (based on the AQA mark scheme for writing) to provide quick, personalised feedback for each of the questions. The check lists provide the students with feedback on what went well (WWW) and what they need to do to improve further (TIF). The resource also includes an explanation of the requirements of the Foundation and the Higher writing papers and a copy of the mark scheme for each question. Also available in French: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-french-gcse-practice-writing-paper-and-feedback-sheets-theme-1-identity-and-culture-11668337

A very comprehensive set of resources to help students revise Theme 1 (Identity and culture) of the new Spanish GCSE and prepare for the speaking test. The pack i ncludes: - Role plays booklet, with 14 role plays at both foundation and higher level. - Photo cards booklet, with 40 cards (each of which includes four foundation and four higher questions). - General conversation questions, with 45 questions altogether at both foundation and higher level. - Foundation and higher mark schemes / feedback sheets.

This document includes a lot factual information about Spanish and Latin American culture and society, focusing on the theme Aspects of Political Life in the Hispanic World of the new Spanish A Level course. 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.