Spanish Year 7 Term 1 Homework Grid
You must complete the levelled consolidation task prior to the termly assessment;
your teacher will set this during one of your lessons. You will be directed to the other
‘core’ homework tasks below to complete when they are set. Put a nought/ cross
through each one as you complete it.
In addition to these tasks, your teacher will set topic-specific homeworks during the term.
Core tasks:
Reading skills – pets
In order to understand the
detail in short texts you may
need to refer to a dictionary or
glossary. However, you can
often use context to work out
the meaning of unfamiliar
words. Try this out with the
following letter, which contains
some new language.
¿Quién eres?
www.linguascope.com
Click on: Beginners, Hola, Los
bases, los números.
You are introducing yourself to a
Spanish penfriend. In no more
than 100 words describe yourself.
You can include a maximum of 3
photos in your work.
See how long it takes you to
complete the ‘juego de memoria’
challenge and print screen to
prove it!
Grammar - plurals
Writing extension
What a lot of animals!
Look at the words around the gaps in
this exercise.Can you see a pattern of
words that you has a part missing?
Look at things like masculine and
feminine, singular and plural and
verb forms.
Making it plural
If the noun ends in a vowel, add s
If the noun ends in any consonant
except z, and es
If the noun ends in z, change the z
to a c and add es
Practice this now.
Thinking skills –
number crunching
Practice your maths and your
Spanish with this challenge!!
Levelled
consolidation
www.linguascope.com
Click on: Beginners, Hola, mis
animales
See how many points you can get
in the ‘una de cuatro’ challenge
for animals and print screen to
prove it!
Grammar –
personality adjectives
The endings of adjectives change
depending on the gender of the
person or thing that you are
describing.
Use this challenge to practice
your sorting skills, as well as your
familiarity with venn diagrams.
Spanish Year 7 Term 2 Homework Grid
You must complete the levelled consolidation task prior to the termly assessment;
your teacher will set this during one of your lessons. You will be directed to the other
‘core’ homework tasks below to complete when they are set. Put a nought/ cross
through each one as you complete it.
In addition to these tasks, your teacher will set topic-specific homeworks during the term.
Core tasks:
Reading skills –
El festival de cometas
Work through the text, which
applies language you have
covered to the context of a kite
festival held in Fuerteventura,
one of the Canary Islands. You will
need to demonstrate
understanding of the main points
and some of the detail.
www.linguascope.com
Click on: Beginners, Hola, El ocio
and either of the sports.
See how long it takes you to
complete the ‘juego de memoria’
challenge and print screen to
prove it!
To help you to find the next part
of the sentence, think about the
word that is likely to come next.
For example, porque is likely to
be followed by es and an
adjective, to give an opinion.
Try this out!
Thinking skills –
Christmas
Spanish and music… a Christmas
carol? Yes please! About a fish…?!
Let’s take a look.
Learning skills – sports
Reading skills – writing
in the 3rd person
Levelled
consolidation
This is a straight-forward way to
improve the range of your
language… by talking about what
someone else does, not just yourself.
This well-known Spanish
Christmas carol contrasts the
excitement of the fish with the
way that Mary calmly goes about
her everyday business.
Grammar –
regular ar verbs
Practice which ending applies to
which person. It’s the first chance
you have to really be
independent.
Thinking skills - cognates
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Some Spanish works are not
spelt exactly the same as English
words, but we can still work out
what they might mean. These are
called near-cognates. We can
often spot patterns in nearcognates which help us to work
out the English meanings. Take a
look!
Click on: Beginners, Hola, El ocio,
Los pasatiempos.
See how many points you can get
in the ‘una de cuatro’ challenge
for animals and print screen to
prove it!
Spanish Year 7 Term 3 Homework Grid
You must complete the levelled consolidation task prior to the termly assessment;
your teacher will set this during one of your lessons. You will be directed to the other
‘core’ homework tasks below to complete when they are set. Put a nought/ cross
through each one as you complete it.
In addition to these tasks, your teacher will set topic-specific homeworks during the term.
Core tasks:
Grammar – present
regular words
Practice how to recognize different
parts of present tense verbs so that
you can use them in your work.
Reading skills – school
Read about Miguel’s school and
answer the questions about it – how
does it compare to ours?
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Reading skills – opinions
Click on: Beginners, Hola, La vida
cotidiana, las asignaturas
Read Spanish students’ opinions on
school subjects. Can you spot their
mistakes and do you agree?
See how long it takes you to
complete the ‘sopa de letras’
challenge and print screen to
prove it!
Writing skills
Levelled
consolidation
Reading skills – Roberto
Carcelén
The 2014 Winter Olympics are
taking place in Sochi, Russia. Peru
first competed at a Winter
Olympics in 2010 when they were
held in Vancouver, Canada.
Read about Roberto, one of their
key contenders and learn more
about the event.
Mi horario
Create a version of your timetable
in Spanish (including the subjects
and times). Describe your
favourite day giving your reasons
for coming to that decision.
Create a poster advertising BFS.
Write this in Spanish focusing on the
lessons that you study; the facilities
we have and your opinion on school
with reasons.
Learning skills – high
frequency words
You are used to practicing these
and using them in English…
without them in French you will
lack vital understanding.
Complete this worksheet and
you’ll soon find they stick in your
mind!
Spanish Year 7 Term 4 Homework Grid
You must complete the levelled consolidation task prior to the termly assessment;
your teacher will set this during one of your lessons. You will be directed to the other
‘core’ homework tasks below to complete when they are set. Put a nought/ cross
through each one as you complete it.
In addition to these tasks, your teacher will set topic-specific homeworks during the term.
Core tasks:
Grammar – ser o estar
Reading skills – el
carnival en familia
In Spanish there are two verbs
which mean ‘to be’ – ser and
estar.
Practice them here!
Complete the ‘parejas‘ challenge
and print screen to prove your
beset time and score!
Thinking skills – where
do they live?
Levelled
consolidation
Draw a circle round the odd one
out and give a reason for your
choice. There may be more than
one answer!
Mi árbol genealógico
www.linguascope.com
Draw your family tree (up to and
including grandparents and first
cousins).
Click on: Beginners, Hola, Yo y mi
familia, Los miembros de mi
familia.
Label each person with a picture
(stick person will do but a photo
would be better); their name; age;
and their relation to you… In
Spanish!
Draw the most outrageous
monster you can imagine.
Describe his character as well as
his appearance using colours and
adjectives.
Find out about the festival of Las
Fallas, which takes place every
year in March in Valencia, Spain.
www.linguascope.com
Click on: Beginners, Hola, mi
mundo, mi casa
El monstruo
See how long it takes you to
complete the ‘juego de
memoria’ challenge and print
screen to prove it!
Reading and Writing
skills
Read the description of Elena and
use your knowledge of cognates,
near cognates and the context to
help you find the Spanish for any
new vocabulary.
Spanish Year 7 Term 5 Homework Grid
You must complete the levelled consolidation task prior to the termly assessment; your teacher will set this
during one of your lessons. You will be directed to the other ‘core’ homework tasks below to complete
when they are set. Put a nought/ cross through each one as you complete it.
In addition to these tasks, your teacher will set topic-specific homeworks during the term.
Core tasks:
Reading skills – the
immediate future
See how many examples you can
find in the text and then put this
into use.
Thinking skills –
Marta’s day in town
Number the 8 sections of
Marta’s day so that they appear
in chronological order.
Mi pueblo ideal
www.linguascope.com
Click on: Beginners, Hola, La vida
cotidiana, las asignaturas
See how long it takes you to
complete the ‘sopa de letras’
challenge and print screen to
prove it!
Reading skills –
La fiesta de Caracol
Levelled
consolidation
Read through the following text
about an unusual festival which
takes place every year in Lleida,
Spain. In the activities you will be
able to demonstrate
understanding of the main points
and some of the detail.
Draw a plan of your ideal town,
including the facilities it would
have and why. Additional kudos
will be given for good design, as
well as an explanation in Spanish
behind your decisions.
Grammar –
the immediate future
Complete each gap with the
correct near-future tense verb
from those provided.
www.linguascope.com
Click on: Beginners, Hola, Mi
mundo, and en la ciudad.
See how long it takes you to
complete the ‘juego de
memoria’ challenge and print
screen to prove it!
Spanish Year 7 Term 6 Homework Grid
Grammar –
stem-changing verbs
Stem-changing verbs, sometimes
called ‘boot’ verbs, have regular
endings, but the vowel before the
ending changes.
There are three kinds of change: e
> ie, o > ue and e > i.
Practice them here!
You must complete the levelled consolidation task prior to the termly assessment; your teacher will set this
during one of your lessons. You will be directed to the other ‘core’ homework tasks below to complete
when they are set. Put a nought/ cross through each one as you complete it.
In addition to these tasks, your teacher will set topic-specific homeworks during the term.
Core tasks:
¡Hola!
Write an instant messaging
conversation between you and a
new friend. You should include
questions and answers about
yourself, what you like and dislike
doing (both in and out of school).
Mi casa, tu casa
Design your dream house. You
need to draw the floor plans or
find a picture of it and then label
in Spanish to include rooms in
the house and as much detail as
you can with adjectives and
items that the rooms have and
don’t have.
www.linguascope.com
Click on: Beginners and then
whichever topic you think you are
strongest on.
See how many points you can get
in the multiple choice challenge for
numbers and print screen to prove
it!
Mi horario social
www.linguascope.com
Click on: Beginners and then
whichever topic you think you are
strongest on.
See how big a prize fund you can
gain in the ‘imagenes borrosas’
and print screen to prove it.
Una presentación
Levelled
consolidation
El mundo español
Find the Spanish-speaking
Write a weekend schedule for your
country in the world that you
Spanish friend that is coming to
think is the most different to
stay. It needs to be the best
Spain itself. Present your findings
weekend ever, so include lots of
how you like; poster, table or
different activities and the days
piece of writing.
and times that they are going to
happen, in Spanish.
Write a presentation in Spanish
on the topic of your choice that
should last no more than 1
minute. Don’t forget to use
PPROF to check that it matches
your target level.
En la cafeteria
You have just opened your own
Spanish café in Westbury. Design
the menu including pictures,
prices and of course the name of
the café itself.