Updated for September 2024-25
 
Lesson 10/10 out of Languages on a Plate’s beginner module: All About Me, which is centred around teaching the basics for Spanish beginners (perfect for Year 7).
 
This lesson introduces students to countries in Spanish, reinforces the verb “ser” in the Present and explicitly goes over Present Tense conjugations so that pupils can describe where they’re from and what languages they speak. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the first nine lessons in the module, which taught them the core verbs “ser” and “tener”, in addition to adjective agreements.
 
Learning intention: to say where you are from and which languages you speak
 
Learning outcomes:
Learn the vocabulary for “common” countries and nationalities
Recap the verb “ser” (to be) and how to agree adjectives
Learn how to conjugate regular “ar” and “ir” verbs to finish the lesson by saying which languages you speak and where you live
 
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
 
Starter - put the adjective in the correct form
Objectives
Introduction to “common” countries and the corresponding nationalities
Game - money maker game - translate the words
Objectives
Recap of the verb “ser” in the Present
Grammar - using the information in the sentences, put the verb “ser” in the correct form
Think, pair, share on adjective agreements in Spanish
Grammar - explicit adjective agreements for nationalities
Grammar - write the correct nationality in the table
Grammar - change the nationality to the correct form
Objectives
Introduction to the verbs “hablar” and “vivir”
Listening - listen to the people and write in the correct information
Grammar - explicit going through how to conjugate verbs
Grammar - conjugate the verbs “hablar” and “vivir” based on the personal pronouns
Reading - read the information about the people and find the appropriate vocabulary
YouTube audiovisual to reinforce phonics and find new vocabulary
Plenary - write where you’re from
 
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
 
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