This 3-page file includes: ~A reading in which a teacher asks all her students how they are feeling today, the students answer with a variety of expressions using: Ich fühle mich, mir ist, ich bin etc. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet based on the reading where students need to write down how each person in the class is feeling so students learn to talk about people in the third person. They must also identify if it is a positive or negative emotion or condition. ~Answer key. Activity idea: After reading the script together, have students discuss how they are feeling today and why. Level: present tense only

This 3-page file includes: ~ An Italian cultural reading on Italian food! It includes information on Italy’s various food regions and their specialities: pizza, pasta, polenta, seafood, minestrone and more! Includes a glossary to help students with the more difficult vocabulary. ~ 10 reading comprehension questions based on the reading. ~ Answer key. Level: in present and past tenses

This 4-page file includes ~A 2-page handout on all uses of the genitive case: • to show possession • with nonspecific time expressions • with certain prepositions • after collective nouns or nouns showing proportion • with certain adjectives • with certain verbs • with certain idioms ~12 translation sentences to practice this case. ~Answer key. Level: Advanced

This 4-page file includes: ~A humorous reading about some competitive brothers and cousins who are always comparing themselves to each other! It features numerous uses of comparisons and superlatives in context. ~A worksheet with 10 true/false comprehension questions in Spanish and a short guided writing practice using comparatives. ~2 page answer key. Activity idea: Have students share what they have written about their families with each other in class. Great for partner work and to get students talking!

This 3-page file includes: ~A fun German reading where Robert 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 with harder vocabulary

Written in the first person, this one page cultural reading talks about a flamenco dancer. Also covered is the history and cultural significance of this dance in Spain. This reading is in the present tense and therefore appropriate for beginners. A glossary covers all new words and 7 true/false reading comprehension questions complete the handout. Answer Key included.

This 3-page file includes: ~A detailed biography of Che Guevara with information on his childhood and early life, his travels, his medical studies and marriage, his political ideology and death. The reading is prefaced by a Spanish/English glossary of new vocabulary and followed by ten true/false reading comprehension questions. ~Answer key. Level: mostly past tenses

This 4-page file includes: ~A biography on the singer Prince Royce, whose parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States. It talks about his childhood and his musical career as well as a bit about his personal life. Reading also includes a short history of Bachata music. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 8 true/false reading comprehension questions. ~A worksheet with some of the lyrics missing from the song “Corazón sin cara”. You can play the song for students to fill in the missing words. ~2 pg answer key Level: in present and past tenses

This 4-page file includes: ~A fun reading where three friends are making suggestions on how to spend their day off together, using nosotros command forms. It includes regular, irregular and reflexive verb forms. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. ~The same reading with the command forms highlighted for students to see in context. ~A worksheet with 2 parts: 8 true/false questions based on the reading 6 short answer questions where students must create sentences in the nosotros command form ~Answer key.

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading in which a teacher asks all her students how they are feeling today, the students answer with a variety of expressions using: Ich fühle mich, mir ist, ich bin etc. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet based on the reading where students need to write down how each person in the class is feeling so students learn to talk about people in the third person. They must also identify if it is a positive or negative emotion or condition. ~Answer key. Activity idea: After reading the script together, have students discuss how they are feeling today and why. Level: present tense only

This short German reading has the descriptions of 3 people including physical appearance (eye color, height, hair) clothes and personality. Followed by 8 short answer questions and a short writing section for students to describe themselves and how they like to dress. Level: Beginner Answer key included.

This 3-page file includes: ~A reading about Claudia an 18-year-old high school student. The reading includes numerous present tense verbs for students to see in context. The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions. ~The same reading with the verb endings missing for students to fill in for practice of third person singular/plural (-t/-et-en). ~Answer key.

This 3-page file includes: ~An Italian language biography of the famous education Maria Montessori. It includes a paragraph each on: her early life, her education, feminist work, her education system, her death and legacy. ~With 6 reading comprehension questions. ~Answer Key.

This 4-page file includes: ~A reading in which a teenage girl introduces herself to her new neighbor who is from Latin America. The dialogue incorporates a number of question words which are underlined so students can see how to form questions with interrogatives. ~A worksheet which accompanies the reading that includes 10 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment. ~Answer key. Activity idea: Students may complete the writing assignment in class or for homework. They may then read their own dialogue with a partner. Level: beginner

This 3-page file includes: (100% in German) ~An easy German 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 Activity idea: Have students complete their paragraph in class or for homework and then share them with a partner as an icebreaker.