Reading & Translation Practice for SQA Higher

Students hone their skills by reading original texts and completing comprehension and translation activities based on the SQA Higher sample assessment materials.

The pack covers all 4 contexts: Society, Learning, Employability and Culture.

Structure

21 target-language texts, each followed by:

  1. Comprehension questions in English
  2. A translation from English into the target language
  3. An extension activity in the target language

  • Engaging texts in different formats on topical issues in target-language countries
  • Clear and detailed marking criteria and answers – perfect for self-, peer- and teacher assessment

What do teachers say about this resource? (9414)

A fantastic Higher resource which has lots of great texts fully relevant to the specification and that they are all at the right level with lots of challenging words. I like very much the wide choice of texts on many different topics: marriage, LGTB, tourism, culture, football... It offers students the opportunity to learn new vocabulary in context and it offers great opportunity to practice answering comprehension questions for the reading exam and also translating from Spanish to English... Great resource, many thanks for letting me review it

J Ermina, MFL Teacher & Peer Reviewer

What do teachers say about this resource? (9333)

It's a really nice resource and one which I believe students will engage well with. It covers the breadth of themes required. The articles contain a great level of vocabulary and structure and the range of questions is also good to promote understanding and thinking. The educational value promotes thinking skills and covers moral areas, as well as cultural areas. It enables further speaking work to be conducted based around the articles so can be used as a speaking prompt.

A Jackson, HoD and Peer Reviewer