A private tutor focusing on producing high-quality, interactive resources for MFL students - primarily working with Spanish and French.
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A private tutor focusing on producing high-quality, interactive resources for MFL students - primarily working with Spanish and French.
Feel free to message to organise a personalised bundle.
A 1-page French reading comprehension based on discussing pollution and the environment. This 245-word comprehension incorporates the key vocabulary required for GCSE, whilst getting the students used to more complex vocabulary such as “les engrais” and “les gaz d’échappement”.
Level: Advanced
Tenses used: Present Tense
Skills developed: Reading
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A Spanish bundle comprising of 3 powerpoints (2 individual lessons with 2 lessons being differentiated for varying students’ abilities) which focus on Viva 1’s Module 3.4: Durante el recreo. This bundle is aimed for KS3 (Year 7-8) students.
Powerpoint/lesson 1 (FOUNDATION as only gives a brief outline of present tense):
19 slides
Vocabulary match-up starter activity
Recap of grammar (infinitives verbs)
Introduction of conjugation -ER and -IR verbs into the present tense (yo and él/ella conjugations)
Grammar activities
EN>ES translations
Snakes and ladders
Tic-tac-toe plenary game
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Powerpoint/lesson 1 (HIGHER as outlines entire conjugation of -ER verbs in the present tense):
17 slides
Mistake detection starter activity
Recap of grammar (infinitives v present tense)
Introduction of conjugation -ER and -IR verbs into the present tense
Grammar activities
Tic-tac-toe plenary game
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Powerpoint/lesson 2:
15 slides
Match-up vocabulary starter (based on previous breaktime vocabulary)
Outline of key food vocabulary
Reading comprehension
EN>ES translations (2 options (foundation and higher))
Writing task
A 2-page Spanish worksheet based on the topic of ‘food and drink’. This resource incorporates most of the vocabulary required for GCSE, and interlinks it with grammar and written activities, with the main emphasis placed on translation. Not only are there Spanish>English translations, the last activity focuses on English>Spanish translations, which will help consolidate student’s knowledge on food and food adjective vocabulary.
Level: Easy
Tenses used: Present Tense
Skills developed: Grammar/Translation
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A Spanish bundle comprising of 2 powerpoints (2 individual lessons) which focus on Viva 2’s Module 3.4: Qué vamos a comprar. This bundle is aimed for KS3 (Year 8-9) students.
Powerpoint/lesson 1:
14 slides
Near future tense match-up starter activity
Recap of how to conjugate a verb into the near future tense
ES>EN translations
EN>ES translations
Dictation activity
Reading comprehension
Grammar casino
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Powerpoint/lesson 2:
30 slides
ES>EN translation starter activity (recapping near future tense and previous vocabulary)
Introduction of new food vocabulary
Vocabulary activities
Listening comprehension
Reading comprehension
Speaking task
A 2-page French reading comprehension based on discussing family members and ages. This is then followed by an outline of how to state ages (present tense conjugation of AVOIR and numbers in written form), along with various translations and writing activities. Towards the end of the document, students will also be able to develop their writing skills by describing their family.
Level: Beginners
Tenses used: Present Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Translation/Writing
A 3-page resource to outline how ‘si clauses’ work in Spanish. There are numerous translation activities within this resource, as well as grammar instructions which outline how to conjugate HABER into the imperfect subjunctive.
The ‘si clauses’ covered include:
Si + present indicative
Si + imperfect subjunctive
Si + pluperfect subjunctive
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A 3-page French worksheet to aid students in consolidating their knowledge on the topics of ‘countries’ and ‘nationalities’. This resource involves vocabulary recall, a fun crossword based on nationalities and a small, basic writing activity towards the end.
Level: Beginners
Tenses used: Present Tense
Skills developed: Writing
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A Spanish bundle comprising of 4 powerpoints (4 individual lessons) which focus on Viva 1’s Module 5.2: Qué haces en la ciudad. This bundle is aimed for KS3 (Year 7-8) students.
Powerpoint/lesson 1:
57 slides
Number recap starter activity
Introduction of time structures (quarter-past/half-past)
Time-related activities
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Powerpoint/lesson 2 FOUNDATION:
33 slides
Numbers recap starter
Recap of time rules
Introduction of negative time (quarter-to etc.)
Time-related activities
Listening comprehension
Reading comprehension
EN>ES scrambled translations
Bingo plenary activity to recap time vocabulary
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Powerpoint/lesson 2 HIGHER:
27 slides
Positive time recap starter
Introduction of negative time (quarter-to etc.)
Time-related activities
Listening comprehension
Reading comprehension
EN>ES translations
Bingo plenary activity to recap time vocabulary
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Powerpoint/lesson 3:
27 slides
Town vocabulary recap starter
Introduction of ‘voy a’ and ‘vamos a’
Introduction of town activity vocabulary
Vocabulary activities
Listening comprehension
Reading comprehension
ES>EN translations
EN>ES translations
Writing task
A 2-page document which should be used for higher-tier GCSE Spanish revision. This document incorporates two writing answers (based on past-paper questions on the topic of ‘school’) which should be analysed within class. There is also an opportunity for students to answer another past-paper question which has been adapted from the AQA/Edexcel exams.
A 2-page French document which focuses on speaking about the topic ‘healthy living’. This document starts with a small gap-fill, and then moves on to the grammar point AVOIR L’HABITUDE DE (+inf). After being given the opportunity to practice their writing skills, students are expected to develop their speaking capabilities on the last page with a eight questions about ‘healthy living’.
Level: Medium/Advanced
Tenses used: Present Tense
Skills developed: Grammar/Writing/Speaking
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A 1-page French reading comprehension based on the topic of ‘free time’ (specifically ‘films’). The films within the reading comprehension are French, and there is also awareness of Rwandan history in the document too. The resource involves reading comprehension activities and a written task too.
Level: Medium
Tenses used: Present Tense/Passé Composé Tense/Imperfect Tense
Skills developed: Reading/Writing
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