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Languages on a Plate is dedicated to making outstanding language teaching resources so that teachers have more time to do their job the best they can. We also run CPD sessions.
Updated for September 2024-25
Lesson 8/10 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 physical descriptions (eyes, hair, tall/short, pretty/ugly) in Spanish so students can describe themselves and their friends/family. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the first seven lessons in the module, which taught them how to describe who is in their family and adjective agreements
Learning intention: to describe your physical appearance and your family members’ appearance
Learning outcomes:
Learn the vocabulary for hair and eyes
Recognise physical descriptions of different people (hair, eyes, height/weight)
Write a short text describing your, or someone else’s, physical appearance
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
Starter - match up words (colours, ser, tener, opinions)
Objectives
Vocabulary - introduction to eye colour and hair colour
Game - fastest finger first (teacher-led)
Vocabulary - introduction to hairstyles
Objectives
Reading - match the descriptions with the pictures
Listening - listen to descriptions of people’s hair and eyes
Reading/Drawing - create a “se busca” poster for someone you’re looking for
Above and beyond vocabulary - weight/height/beard/moustache/freckles, etc.
Game - money-maker translation game
Writing - write a description of the people in the images
Writing - write a physical description of yourself
Objectives
Grammar - match up conjugated verbs
Grammar - put the correct verb/adjective/noun in the space
Translation - double translation
Reading: find the appropriate vocabulary based on the context
YouTube audiovisual vocabulary search
Plenary - write a physical description of your family
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
Learning intention: to express what hobbies you have and how often you do them
Learning outcomes:
Re-cap how to conjugate regular verbs in the Present Tense
Learn vocabulary for common hobbies (in the infinitive and “yo” forms)
Express what hobbies you have and how often you do them
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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Lesson includes:
Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Learning intention: to discover holidays in the Spanish-speaking world and mix past, present and future holiday experiences
Learning outcomes:
Recap of Preterite (including pretérito grave and “ir”)
Learn irregular verbs: ver and dar
Write about an experience in a Spanish-speaking country
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Learning intention: to describe where your home is
Learning outcomes:
Recap of verbs of opinion
Learn vocabulary related to houses
Write about where your house is
All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
Lesson includes:
Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Learning intention: to learn how to say which subjects you study and give your opinion about them
Learning outcomes:
Recap verbs of opinion and consolidate knowledge of how they work
Learn vocabulary for school subjects
Give your opinion on school subjects
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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Lesson includes:
Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Practice paper for the IGCSE Reading, Writing and Grammar. Perfect revision for extra practice before the exam.
For extra detail in how to tackle this paper, please check out our IGCSE exam advice documents.
**Learning intention: **to describe what is in your town
Learning outcomes:
Recap of house vocabulary
Introduction to types of shop and places in town
Describe what you like and don’t like in your town
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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Lesson includes:
Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
All of the base lessons from Module 3 “A Day In My Life” for our Spanish Steps 2 course.
Order of lessons:
Cuándo te despiertas
Cuándo te acostaste
Qué sueles hacer los fines de semana
Qué hacías cuando eras más joven
Cómo ayudas a tus padres
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
All of the base lessons Module 2 “Fantastic Food” for our Spanish Steps 2 course.
Order of lessons:
Qué te gusta comer
Por qué te gusta este plato
Qué sueles comer
Qué comiste ayer
Llevas una dieta sana
Quieres venir al restaurante conmigo
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
All of the base lessons module 2 “Passions and Pastimes” for our Spanish Steps 1 course.
Order of lessons:
Qué haces en tu tiempo libre
Te gusta hacer deporte
Eres melómano
Qué haces cuando hace frío
Cómo celebras Navidad
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
Annotated example listening paper for the Spanish IGCSE. Document comes with a clean version of a practice question for each type so that your pupils can practise more. Audio files attached.
All of the base lessons module 2 “Healthy Living” for our Spanish Steps 3 course.
Order of lessons:
Qué haces para mantenerte en forma
Qué está haciendo el futbolista - Photo description introduction
Qué te duele
Cómo te hiciste daño
Qué se debería hacer
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
Annotated example reading paper for the Spanish IGCSE. Document comes with a clean version of a practice question for each type so that your pupils can practise more.
All of the base lessons Module 4 “My Style” for our Spanish Steps 2 course.
Order of lessons:
Qué ropa llevas
Cómo usas tu móvil
Qué te gusta ver en la tele
Te gustan las películas de acción
Fuiste al cine ayer
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
All of the base lessons Module 1 “The Working World” for our Spanish Steps 3 course.
Order of lessons:
En qué trabajan tus padres
Qué tienes que hacer en el trabajo
Cómo es tu jefe
Qué hiciste en tus prácticas laborales
Cuál es tu trabajo de ensueño
Qué harás cuando seas mayor
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
All of the base lessons Module 4 “My Corner of the World” for our Spanish Steps 1 course.
Order of lessons:
Dónde vives
Cómo es tu casa
Qúe hay en tu barrio
Dónde está la biblioteca
Adónde vas a ir de vacaciones
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
All of the base lessons Module 1 “My Memorable Holiday” for our Spanish Steps 2 course.
Order of lessons:
Adónde fuiste de vacaciones
Cómo fuiste
Qué hiciste
Cómo fueron tus vacaciones
Que pasó en tus vacaciones
Qué hiciste en Latinoamérica
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
All of the base lessons module 3 “Academic Adventures” for our Spanish Steps 1 course.
Order of lessons:
Qué asignauras estudias
Cuándo tenemos clase - Qué hora es
Dónde está tu boligrafo
Cómo es tu colegio
Cómo son tus profesores
Qué actividades extraescolares haces
Workbook and knowledge organiser also included in the bundle
The lessons come with original work, texts, lesson plans and games.
All of the base lessons module 1 “All About Me” for our Spanish Steps 1 course.
Order of lessons:
¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Qué tal?
¿Cuántos anos tienes?
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleanos?
¿Cómo es tu familia?
¿Cómo eres de cáracter?
¿Cuál es tu color favorito?
¿Cómo eres físicamente?
¿Tienes mascotas?
¿De dónde eres?
The lessons come with original work, texts, original audio and games.
The bundle also includes a handy knowledge organsier with vocabulary lists on Quizlet and a workbook which is ideal for cover lessons and homework.