Me gusta o me gustan - Giving opinions on school subjects - Viva 1 Module 3 - Lesson 3.

This is the third lesson in a series based on the Viva 1, module 3 topic of Mi Insti. **Access to activeteach is required for a listening activity in this lesson. **

In this lesson, the objective is for pupils to say which school subjects they like and to understand the difference between me gusta and me gustan. This lesson is also differentiated by outcome with extra challenge added for the higher attaining pupils, to encourage them to explore Spanish language independently.

The structure to this lesson is as follows: Do it now activity: - Match up of opinion phrases in Spanish and English - pupils are supported with the use of well known “emojis”. Higher ability pupils are challenged to write their own opinions and reasons on school subjects.
-Think pair share: Differentiated questioning included in the slide - Lower attaining pupils to discuss the difference between singular and plural in English. Higher ability to give examples of adjectival agreements in Spanish. At this point, pupils are introduced to the definite articles and hour to identify masculine/feminine/singular/plural nouns in Spanish.
-Worksheet: The pupils are expected to sort the school subjects into Singular or plural or masculine/ feminine and singular/plural - depending on their ability/target grade.

• Introduction to me gusta/me gustan - The pupils are introduced to the difference between me gusta and me gustan and complete the second page of the worksheet to test their understanding.
• Listening activity- Access to activeteach is required. The pupils listen out for the opinions on school subjects. This task is differentiated by outcome.
• Writing activity - The lower attaining pupils complete the sentence starters in Spanish whereas the Higher ability pupils are challenged to give more details and different grammatical structures. This task is intended as an extended writing task in order for a deep mark and to give pupils feedback to which they will respond in Lesson 4.