This 15-page file includes:
~50 Task Cards for Conversation Starters in English
~6 blank cards for your ideas
May be used digitally or printed out!
May also be used as topics for writing practice.
This 5-page file includes:
~A fun and humorous French reading in which students must choose the best man for Marie to go on a date with based on their short introductions!
~A worksheet in English based on the reading with: 10 true or false questions in to ensure comprehension, a short answer section and a short writing section where students write in French.
~The same worksheet 100 % in French.
~Answer key. (2 pgs)
Reinforces present tense verbs, word order and vocabulary on hobbies, family and languages.
By using the information provided in the diagrams, students must answer 12 questions on who is the oldest and youngest or older and younger and who has more or less siblings and pets than the others!
The focus of the exercise is on comparatives and superlatives including:
(el/la) menor/mayor
más/menos que
Afterwards, students may talk about their own siblings and pets in Spanish!
Answer key included.
This handout includes all the vocab you need to get students describing where they live!
Grammar focus is on adjective/noun agreement.
Activity idea: Have students draw out a plan of their home and label the rooms for homework. This can be handed in for marking or students can be put in groups of two to discuss their homes in Spanish.
Editable Word file.
This handout includes a short chart to help students determine gender in French.
Also includes 20 practice questions.
Answer key included.
Level: French I
This 10-page file includes:
~24 task cards on Spanish Gender Review (6 pages x 4 cards per sheet)
~4 extra cards for your own ideas
~Recording sheet
~Answer key
Can be used alone or in pairs, orally or in written form!
Get beginner students talking with this simple game!
Students work in pairs to fill in the information missing from their sheet by asking and answering simple questions.
This game reinforces: basic word order, the third person conjugation of verbs, possession with de and languages.
Game takes approximately 10 minutes to play so great for warm-up, bell-work or end of class activity.
Instructions included.
German Gap Fill Game to help students with talking about activities and when they occur to review telling time.
Students must conjugate verbs into the present tense and ask each other at what time a certain person does a specific activity.
Great to get students talking!
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout that explains the different prepositions used in English for transportation depending on the situation with sentence examples. (in/on/by/to etc.)
~A worksheet with 16 fill in the blank sentences to test the students’ knowledge.
~Answer key.
Level: Beginner
This 3-page file includes:
~A reading on the Spanish National Christmas Lottery celebrated in Spain every Dec. 22 since 1812. It talks about its history, cultural significance, the HUGE jackpot, how families and friends buy tickets together and how the numbers are sung out by school kids. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 9 reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A fun Italian reading where Roberto talks about his own habits around modern technology and those of three members of his family.
~A worksheet based on the reading with 8 comprehension questions based on the reading and 2 questions on how the students relate to modern technology to initiate discussion in class.
~Answer key.
Includes vocabulary around cell phone use, tablets, computers and video games.
Level: present tense only
PDF and Editable word file included
This 3-page file includes:
~A cultural reading on the long history of Santa beginning with the true story of the 3rd century monk St. Nicholas and his good deeds, the Dutch version of Father Christmas and how it made its way to the U.S. through to the modern-day interpretations including the famous poem from 1822 by Moore as well as other modern interpretations.
~Separate page with eight reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish culture reading on the long history of Santa beginning with the true story of the 3rd century monk St. Nicholas and his good deeds, the Dutch version of Father Christmas and how it made its way to the U.S. through to the modern-day interpretations including the famous poem from 1822 by Moore as well as other modern interpretations. The reading slso includes a paragraph on how children in Spain and Latin America receive gifts from Reyes Magos and Niño Jesús respectively. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~Eight reading comprehension questions.
~Answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout that explains the different prepositions used in English for time depending on the situation with sentence examples. (in/at/during/ago/last etc.)
~A worksheet with 17 fill in the blank sentences to test the knowledge.
~Answer key.
Level: Beginner
This reading is a dialogue between for school friends talking on Monday morning about how they spent the weekend. It includes numerous irregular preterite verbs including: dar, ir, saber, hacer, ser, estar, conducir, ver, tener
The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and eight reading comprehension questions.
NOTE: Includes two versions of the reading, one with verbs underlined for students to see in context and one without underlining.
Answer key included
Extension idea: Have students write a short paragraph on how they spent their weekend to share with a classmate or the class making sure to incorporate irregular verbs.
This Spanish reading includes descriptions of how four young people spent last night. It is in the present tense and regular preterite -AR verbs.
Includes 6 multiple choice reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
Answer key included.
This resource is 100% in Spanish.
NOTE: There are two versions of the reading, one version has the preterite verbs highlighted to help with contextualization.
Ideal to review basic daily vocabulary and regular preterite tense verbs.