¿Tienes mascotas? - Spanish Beginners

Updated for September 2024-25

Lesson 9/10 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 animals (pets and then above and beyond animals after the lesson) in Spanish so students can describe any pets they might have. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the first eight lessons in the module, which taught them the core verbs “ser” and “tener”, in addition to adjective agreements and colours.

Learning intention: to express if you have any pets and to describe them

Learning outcomes:

• Learn the vocabulary for pets
• Use adjectives accurately to describe pets/animals
• Write a sentence describing what pets you have (or that someone else has)

Lesson includes:
(Slide order)

1. Starter - crossword for colours and personalities
2. Objectives
3. Vocabulary introduction to pets
4. Game - class vs teacher (teacher-led)
5. Objectives
6. Vocabulary - recap of colours match-up
7. Think, pair, share on adjectives
8. Grammar - choose the correct adjective (colours) to link to pets
9. Game - get across the board translation
10. Translation - translate the sentences using the verb “tener” and adjective agreements with pets
11. Objectives
12. Reading - read the dialogue and find the above and beyond vocabulary
13. Vocabulary - copy the vocabulary for pet personalities
14. Listening - listen to the recordings and correct the mistakes in the boxes
15. Translation - match up the sentences expressing opinions and pet personalities
16. Reading - reading comprehension including vocabulary searches and true v false
17. YouTube audiovisual to add new vocabulary and reinforce phonics
18. Plenary - respond to the hinge question
19. Extra vocabulary for other core animals
20. Game - class vs teacher for the extra animal vocabulary

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