This 4-page file includes:
~A beginner German reading in which Kurt phones his friend Ramona to make plans to go out to a movie. The reading includes a lot of vocabulary with telling time. It also includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 true/false comprehension questions in English.
~The same reading with the comprehension questions in German.
~Answer key (2 pgs)
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
Activity idea: have students read this script in pairs and then come up with their own script to perform for the classwork to hand in whereby they made plans with a friend to go out somewhere.
A beginner German reading on hobbies where four people talk about the sports they like, the instrument they play and other pastimes. The reading includes a glossary of hobby vocabulary and 5 reading comprehension questions.
Level: Beginner
Answer key included.
Editable word file
Note: A version of this reading is also found in my Beginner German Workbook.
This French worksheet features 16 missing forms of the verb avoir in the present tense with special avoir expressions. Students must conjugate the verbs correctly to complete the sentences while reviewing these idiomatic expressions.
Includes answer key.
Editable word file.
This 3-page file includes: (100% in German)
~A simple German reading including 20 German English cognates for beginner students to learn to recognize them. The story talks about all the members of the Schneider family their likes and dislikes, appearance, hobbies etc. The reading includes 12 comprehension questions.
~The same reading but with the cognates highlighted for context.
~Answer key
Level: present tense only
In this reading three friends are asking each other various questions on what experiences they have had in their life. The focus is on the present perfect tense with irregular participles: leído, caído, visto, ido, escrito, dicho, hecho, roto etc.
NOTE: There are two versions of the story, with and without the verbs underlined for students to see in context.
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and seven short reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included
This 3-page file includes:
~An easy English reading in which four young people introduce themselves. They talk about their personality, physical characteristics, likes and dislikes and hobbies.
~An accompanying worksheet with 12 short answer questions and a short writing practice where students describe themselves.
~Answer key
Level: Beginner
Activity idea: Have students complete their paragraph in class or for homework and then share them with a partner as an icebreaker.
This 5-page file includes: (100% in German)
~ A German reading exercise in which students need to match three couples to their ideal vacation (European Holiday, New York city tour, Costa Rican adventure)
~ A separate worksheet with six reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment or students write a paragraph about their own ideal vacation.
~Answer key ( 2pgs)
Level: Low intermediate
This one page handout / worksheet teaches students how to use the idiomatic expression “acabar de + infinitive”. Students are given example sentences to follow for the written exercises.
There are two translation sections of six questions each:
Spanish to English
English to Spanish
Answer key included
Editable Word file
This 3-page file includes:
~A fun and simple Spanish reading that helps students learn how to use “Acabar + de + Infinitive” in context when two young people try to make plans for the day.
~The same reading but with the examples of “Acabar + de + Infinitive” highlighted for students to see in context.
~Answer key.
Both versions includes 7 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish reading on Merengue dancing from the Dominican Republic. It discusses its emergence in the 19th century, the various instruments used from Africa, Europe and the indigenous Taino populations. It also discusses how it became popular in the 20th century and how it is danced. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A separate page with 10 reading comprehension questions based on the reading.
~Answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish reading on natural disasters: flooding, forest fires, a tornado and an earthquake all suffered by one town in one year. Also includes examples of the true passive voice and the passive with “se.”
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions and a short writing section.
~Answer key.
In this beginner Italian worksheet students must choose the present tense form of essere or avere 30 times to complete four paragraphs on the lives of different young people.
Paragraphs feature all different forms of the verb in the singular and plural forms.
Answer key included
Editable word file
This French biography is on the soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé. It talks about his family background, early career with AS Monaco and his time with Paris Saint-Germain. It also discusses his role in the 2018 World Cup win with France.
It includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 8 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Level: (in present and past tense)
This 3-page file includes:
~An easy French reading in which four young people introduce themselves. They talk about their personality, physical characteristics, likes and dislikes and hobbies.
~An accompanying worksheet with 10 short answer questions and a short writing practice where students describe themselves.
~Answer key
Editable word file
Activity idea: Have students complete their paragraph in class or for homework and then share them with a partner as an icebreaker.
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading in Italian about various Italian holiday traditions: decorating the tree, nativity scenes, gift-giving on Epiphany, Christmas Eve dinner with family, Christmas songs and mass. The reading includes a glossary of specialized vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key
Level: 90% in present tense
This fun handout features a dialogue between three high school age people getting to know each other. The catch is there are 12 missing words in a word bank for students to fill in, to complete the story. However they are all false friends!
The 12 words are also featured at the bottom for students to write in the meaning in English. Depending on the level of familiarity the students have with the vocabulary you can either review the meanings with the students before they complete the dialog or after.
Answer key included.
Includes the following false friends: largo, dormitorio, molestar, parientes,
ropa, bombero, colegio, librería, fábrica, embarazada, actualmente, asisto
This 14-Page file includes:
~60 Flashcards on the French subject, direct object, indirect object, reflexive and emphatic pronouns. Each pronoun is featured in a different color for clarification.
(includes male/female versions of nous and singular plural versions of vous for clarity)
~1 page of blank cards for your own ideas.
Activity ideas: Students can put these flashcards facedown and pick one up and make a sentence with it. Also great for visual display!
This 3-page file includes:
~A French worksheet focused on -er type verbs that includes 20 questions where students need to conjugate the given verb into the correct form in the present tense.
~The same worksheet with the conjugation above for students to reference for differentiated learning.
~Answer key
Editable word file
This worksheet focuses on accents in the Spanish language.
The worksheet has a total of 20 questions split into two parts: 10 sentences where students need to fill in the missing accents and 10 sentences were students need to play detective and find the mistakes with accents: missing accents/extra accents or the accent is on the wrong letter in the word.
Answer key included
This 3-page file includes: (100% in German)
~A short reading in the imperfect tense whereby someone describes what life was like for them and their room mates when they were in university. The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.
~The same reading with the verbs highlighted for students to see in context.
~Answer key.
Editable Word file.