Hi! Welcome to my languages resources page. I have been a teacher of Spanish, French and German since 2006. I am also a MFL tutor and creating resources is one of my passions. I have been sharing and selling my resources for several years on TES.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Hi! Welcome to my languages resources page. I have been a teacher of Spanish, French and German since 2006. I am also a MFL tutor and creating resources is one of my passions. I have been sharing and selling my resources for several years on TES.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 4.6 (Ayudo en casa) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [household chores, jobs] (52 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 4 – Mi casa) containing PowerPoints for units 4.1 to 4.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activity (translate, gap-fill)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a range of activities
Listening activities: complete the table, transcript gap-fill (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1; answers are included)
Reading activities: complete the table, match up sentence halves
Sentence stealer
Sentence builders
Translation poker game
PowerPoint presentations bundle covering Claro 1 unit 4 (mi casa) with a range of additional activities across all four skills (over 350 slides in total).
Modules included:
4.1 Donde vivo yo (locations, where I live, adjectives, vivir) - 92 slides
4.2 Mi casa es tu casa (types of houses, where I live, vivir) - 34 slides
4.3 ¡Pasa, pasa a mi casa! (description of where I live, rooms) - 77 slides
4.4 Mi habitación es mi reino (description of bedroom, furniture, prepositions) - 69 slides
4.5 Mi casa de ensueño (talking about your dream house, conditional) -27 slides
4.6 Ayudo en casa (household chores and jobs) - 52 slides
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (spot the mistake, gap-fill, translate, unjumble, complete the words with the missing letters, match up, Tarsia card activity)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a range of activities
Back-to-back
Sentence builders
Translation tasks
Introduce adjectival agreement: spot pattern, mini-whiteboard activity, add the correct ending
Introducing full paradigm of vivir
Complete the sentences with the missing letters/words
Listening activity: complete the table (no listening file included, teacher to read out the information; answers included)
Reading activities: comprehension questions, language detective – find the words/expressions in the text, gap-fill, match up sentence halves, spot and explain the mistakes, correct the statements in Spanish, true/false, match up questions and answers, treasure hunt
Introduce ser & estar
Word snakes
Re-visit full paradigm of vivir
Speaking activity with dice
Listening activities: complete the table, transcript gap-fill, true/false (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1; answers are included)
Using definite and indefinite articles: spot pattern, gap-fill, translation, match up, spot the mistakes
Speaking activities: match mine, true/false, OX, practise the conversation, back-to-back, guess the identity, learning grid, sentence stealer
Writing task – design a sales brochure for a villa
Re-visit (in)definite articles – mini-whiteboard activity, gap-fill, translation
Introduction of prepositions: gap-fill, complete the table, de + definite article
Introduction of key verbs in the conditional
Writing task – describe your ideal house
Translation poker game
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 5.3 (¡Sigue todo recto!) with a range of additional activities across all four skills (23 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 5 – En mi ciudad) containing PowerPoints for units 5.1 to 5.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activity (pick the correct translations, gap-fill, break the code)
Introduction of directions
Reading activities: order the conversation, unjumble the sentences
Gap-fill
Speaking practice: ask for and give directions
PowerPoint presentations bundle covering Claro 1 unit 3 (mis pasatiempos) with a range of additional activities across all four skills (over 250 slides in total).
Modules included:
3.1 Mi tiempo libre (free-time, opinions/reasons, present tense) - 57 slides
3.2 Soy muy deportista (sports) - 44 slides
3.3 Mis gustos deportivos (sports with opinions and reasons) - 42 slides
3.4 ¡Brrr¡ Hace frÃo! (weather, free-time activities) - 46 slides
3.5 ¡Somos fanátic@s de la música! (music) - 32 slides
3.6 Su foto tiene muchos ‘me gusta’ (social media, comparisons) - 37 slides
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (unjumble, word snakes, gap-fill, match up, pick the correct translation, true/false, multiple choice, match up sentence halves, complete the words with the missing letters, code breaker, create words using the letter blocks, brain teaser)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a variety of exercises
Speaking activities: back-to-back, Inside-Outside Circle, Cluedo, guess the identity, weather forecast, guess the city, sentence stealer
Listening activities: transcript gap-fill, true/false, match up (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1; answers are included)
Reading activities: complete the table, comprehension questions, language detective – find the words/expressions in the text, match up sentence halves, word snakes, unjumble, gap-fill, locate the cities on the map, correct the statements
Sentence builders
Translation tasks
Introduction of regular verbs in the present tense with a range of (mini-whiteboard) activities: order the verbs, match up, translate, complete the table
Introduce full paradigm of jugar and hacer
Writing task – describe a sports personality
Re-visit basic opinions and introduce further opinion phrases and giving reasons – spot pattern of sg/pl, gap-fill, complete the table, translation
Writing activity: sentence challenge
Introduce clauses with si and cuando: spot pattern, unjumble, word snakes, sentence builder, translation
Recap conjunctions, introduce que: gap-fill
Write an interview about these famous people
Introduce comparatives: spot the pattern, spot and correct the mistakes, translation challenge, gap-fill, brain teaser, match up sentence halves, OX
Listening activity: complete the table (no listening file included, teacher to read out the information; answers included)
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 3.3 (Mis gustos deportivos) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [sports with opinions & reasons] (42 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 3 – Mis pasatiempos) containing PowerPoints for units 3.1 to 3.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (word snakes, multiple choice, match up sentence halves, unjumble, complete the words with the missing letters)
Re-visit basic opinions and introduce further opinion phrases and giving reasons – spot pattern of sg/pl, gap-fill, complete the table, translation
Reading activities: word snakes, unjumble, gap-fill, match up sentence halves
Translation tasks
Listening activities: transcript gap-fill, match up (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1; answers are included)
Writing activity: sentence challenge
Sentence builders
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 4.5 (Mi casa de ensueño) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [dream house, conditional] (27 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 4 – Mi casa) containing PowerPoints for units 4.1 to 4.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activity (complete the words with the missing letters)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a range of activities
Introduction of key verbs in the conditional
Listening activities: transcript gap-fill (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1; answers are included)
Reading activities: match up, gap-fill, comprehension questions
Quiz, Quiz, Trade
Writing task – describe your ideal house
PowerPoint presentations bundle covering Claro 1 unit 5 (en mi ciudad) with a range of additional activities across all four skills (over 280 slides in total).
Modules included:
5.1 De paseo por mi ciudad (places in town, descriptions of towns) - 43 slides
5.2 Por eso voy allà (town, activities, near future tense) - 63 slides
5.3 ¡Sigue todo recto! (town, asking for and giving directions) - 22 slides
5.4 Planes para el finde (activities, near future tense) - 70 slides
5.5 ¿En la ciudad o en el campo? (descriptions of towns, comparisons) - 64 slides
5.6 Mi barrio con nostalgia (town, past and present) - 25 slides
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activity (complete the words with the missing letters, unjumble, match up, identify places in town in a text, word snakes, pick the correct translations, gap-fill, break the code, make up words using the letter blocks, back-to-back, match up sentence halves, gap-fill, word snake challenge, pick the correctly written sentence)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a range of activities
Speaking: back-to-back, Cluedo, guess identity
Match up activities
Listening activity: complete the table (no listening file included, teacher to read out the information; answers included)
Reading activities: true/false, gap-fill, match up sentence halves, comprehension questions in Spanish and English, language detective – find the word/expression in the text, order the conversation, unjumble the sentences, spot the tense, pick the correct tense/verb, treasure hunt, order the statements)
Translation tasks
Sentence builders
Introduction of a + definite article
Gap-fills
Speaking activities: match mine, vocab battle
Standing bingo
Introduction of full paradigm of ir
Introduction of ir in three time frames: sentence builder, translation task
Speaking practice: ask for and give directions
Match mine
Translation poker game
Speaking activity with dice
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 2.6 (Mi carácter y relaciones) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [personality, adjectives] (70 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 2 – Mi burbuja) containing PowerPoints for units 2.1 to 2.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (break the code, translate, match up, pick the correct translation, complete the words with the missing letters, unjumble)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a variety of exercises
Speaking activity with dice, Cluedo, vocab battle, 3-step-interview, back-to-back, Fair Trade, learning grid
Reading activities: identify all the hidden adjectives, treasure hunt, match up sentence halves, spot and correct the mistakes, true/false, language detective – find the words/expressions in the text, complete the sentences
Recap adjectival agreement: complete the table, complete the sentences with the correct adjectival ending, comprehension questions in Spanish
(Walking) translation
Introduce adverbs of frequency
Sentence builders
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 6.4 (Lo que hay en mi insti) with a range of additional activities across all four skills (73 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 6 – Mi insti) containing PowerPoints for units 6.1 to 6.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activity (match up, gap-fill, unjumble, complete the words with the missing letters)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a range of activities
Match up activities
Back-to-back
Listening activities: pick the correct answer, transcript gap-fill, true/false (listening file not included, please refer to Claro 2; answers included)
Reading activities: language detective – find the words/expressions in the text, gap-fill, complete the sentences, true/false
Translation activities
Introduction of impersonal expressions (e.g. se debe + infinitive) with a range of activities: order rules, mini-whiteboard tasks
Photo card description
Translation poker game
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 3.5 (Somos fanáticos de la música) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [music] (32 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 3 – Mis pasatiempos) containing PowerPoints for units 3.1 to 3.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (create words using the letter blocks, brain teaser, gap-fill)
Listening activities: transcript gap-fill, match up (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1; answers are included)
Reading activities: match up, comprehension questions in Spanish and English, language detective – find the words/expressions in the text, true/false
Recap conjunctions, introduce que: gap-fill
Write an interview about these famous people
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 3.1 (Mi tiempo libre) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [free-time, opinions/reasons, present tense] (57 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 3 – Mis pasatiempos) containing PowerPoints for units 3.1 to 3.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (unjumble, word snakes, gap-fill, match up)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a variety of exercises
Speaking activities: back-to-back, Inside-Outside Circle
Listening activities: transcript gap-fill, true/false (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1; answers are included)
Reading activities: complete the table, comprehension questions, language detective – find the words/expressions in the text
Sentence builders
Translation tasks
Introduction of regular verbs in the present tense with a range of (mini-whiteboard) activities: order the verbs, match up, translate, complete the table
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 2 unit 3.6 (Quiero ser) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [Jobs & careers, future tense – two lessons] (114 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 2 unit 3 – Aquà mando yo) containing PowerPoints for units 3.1 to 3.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (match up the sentence halves, unjumble, complete the words with the missing letters)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a variety of exercises
Match up activities
Back-to-back
Slap the board
Sentence builders
Listening activity (transcript gap-fill, answer the questions – no listening file included, please refer to Claro 2)
Gap-fills
Sentence builders
Tangled translation
Introduction of simple future with a range of activities
Reading activity (comprehension questions, language detective – find the words/expressions in the text)
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 2 unit 3.5 (Mis intereses personales) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [online activities, ser and estar – two lessons] (77 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 2 unit 3 – Aquà mando yo) containing PowerPoints for units 3.1 to 3.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (order the verbs and time expressions according to time frame, find the words, unjumble)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a variety of exercises
Pairs
Match up activities
Back-to-back
Gap-fills
Listening activity (order the statements, transcript gap-fill, comprehension questions – listening file not included, please refer to Claro 2)
Introduce ser and estar with a range of activities
Reading activities (match up, order, complete the sentences, language detective – find the words/expressions in the text)
Mini-whiteboard activity (translate, complete with the missing expression)
Listening activity (no listening file included; teacher to read the information)
Sentence builders
Translation activities
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 4.4 (Mi habitación es mi reino) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [furniture, prepositions] (69 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 4 – Mi casa) containing PowerPoints for units 4.1 to 4.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (match up, complete the words with the missing letters, spot the mistakes)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a range of activities
Treasure hunt
Speaking activities: back-to-back, vocab battle, guess the identity, learning grid
Listening activities: complete the table, transcript gap-fill (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1; answers are included)
Re-visit (in)definite articles – mini-whiteboard activity, gap-fill, translation
Translation tasks
Sentence builders
Introduction of prepositions: gap-fill, complete the table, de + definite article
Reading activities: comprehension questions, treasure hunt
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 2.5 (Las descripciones fÃsicas) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [adjectives, physical descriptions] (44 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 2 – Mi burbuja) containing PowerPoints for units 2.1 to 2.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (multiple choice, mystery word, complete the words with the missing letters, create words with the letter blocks)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a variety of exercises
Reading activities: match up, comprehension questions, gap-fill
Listening activities: transcript gap-fill, language detective – find the words/expressions in the transcript, true/false, tick-me-quick (the listening file is not included, please refer to Claro 1)
Speaking activities: guess the animal/identity, Cluedo, Inside-Outside Circle
Sentence builders
Introduction of full paradigm of ser: match up, mini-whiteboard translation challenge
Describe the photo
PowerPoint presentation covering Claro 1 unit 2.3 (Los animales y las mascotas) with a range of additional activities across all four skills [pets and colours] (42 slides).
This PowerPoint can also be purchased as part of a bundle (search my other resources and look for Claro 1 unit 2 – Mi burbuja) containing PowerPoints for units 2.1 to 2.6.
If you have any queries, please get in touch - 4heatonstutor@gmail.com
Starter activities (complete the words with the missing letters, gap-fill, break the code, match up word halves, slap the board)
Introduction of new vocabulary with pictures and a variety of exercises
Cluedo
Translation tasks
Introduce adjectival agreement and word order with a variety of (mini-whiteboard) activities: complete the adjective table, pick the correct adjective, add the correct ending, translation tasks
Listening activity: complete the table (no listening file included, teacher to read out the information; answers included)
Writing task – describe the photo
Sentence builders
Spot and correct the mistakes