¿Eres melómano? - Spanish beginners

Updated for 2024-25

Lesson 3/5 out of Languages on a Plate’s second beginner module 1.2: Passions and Pastimes, which is centred around building on the basics for Spanish beginners (perfect for Year 7), and builds on verbs of opinion and Present Tense conjugation in relation to hobbies.

This lesson reinforces students’ knowledge of regular Present Tense verb conjugation and verbs of opinion in Spanish, and teaches them vocabulary related to music and instrumements.

Learning intention: to express which musical instruments you play and what you like to listen to

Learning outcomes:

• Re-cap verbs of opinion
• Learn vocabulary for instruments and types of music
• Express what music you like and why

*Lesson order (slides):
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1. Starter - match up the verbs of opinion with music (cognates)
2. Objectives
3. Introduction to vocabulary related to musical instruments (infinitive and “yo” forms)
4. Game - fastest finger first (teacher-led)
5. Recap of verbs of opinion
6. Explicit grammar knowledge of verbs like “gustar”
7. Grammar - translate the verb “gustar” with vocabulary related to music
8. Objectives
9. Vocabulary - other core music vocabulary
10. Pre-listening guide
11. Listening - instrument, fave genre, fave singer, fave song
12. Reading - read the text find the words and answer the questions
13. Vocabulary - adjectives related to songs
14. Translation - double translation with opinions on musicians and songs
15. Audiovisual - reinforce knowledge
16. Plenary - answer the questions “¿Eres melómano? / ¿Tocas un instrumento?”

We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.