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.
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.
Learning intention: to express what sports you do and whether you like them
Learning outcomes:
Re-cap and expand on knowledge of verbs of opinion
Learn the stem-changing verb “jugar” and irregular verb “hacer” in the Present
Express what sports you like and why
*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 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
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.
Bundle of our IGCSE Spanish exam-style questions.
The bundle includes examples of each question type, breakdowns for how to maximise your chances of picking up marks and exam-style questions for your pupils to go through.
Bundle saves equivalent of 25%
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.
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.
Lesson in the Present Tense for Christmas - activities can be split across multiple lessons.
Lesson includes:
Games (battle ships, verb conjugation spinning wheel)
Audio activities
Reading activities
Grammar activities
Video link
Focus is on the Present Tense, so it is accessible for most learners. Can naturally be adapted to teach other grammar points.
Ideal for key stage 3
Updated for September 2024-25
Free homework and workbook for Languages on a Plate’s module “1.1 All About Me”, for beginners Spanish, perfect for Year 7 learners.
Content linked to the following 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?
Updated for September 2024-25
Free knowledge organiser for Languages on a Plate’s module “1.1 All About Me”, for beginners Spanish, perfect for Year 7 learners.
Content linked to the following 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?
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.
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)
Starter - crossword for colours and personalities
Objectives
Vocabulary introduction to pets
Game - class vs teacher (teacher-led)
Objectives
Vocabulary - recap of colours match-up
Think, pair, share on adjectives
Grammar - choose the correct adjective (colours) to link to pets
Game - get across the board translation
Translation - translate the sentences using the verb “tener” and adjective agreements with pets
Objectives
Reading - read the dialogue and find the above and beyond vocabulary
Vocabulary - copy the vocabulary for pet personalities
Listening - listen to the recordings and correct the mistakes in the boxes
Translation - match up the sentences expressing opinions and pet personalities
Reading - reading comprehension including vocabulary searches and true v false
YouTube audiovisual to add new vocabulary and reinforce phonics
Plenary - respond to the hinge question
Extra vocabulary for other core animals
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.
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.
Updated for September 2024-25
Lesson 7/10 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 colours in Spanish and to verbs of opinion so students can give their opinion on colours. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the first six lessons in the module, which taught them how to describe who is in their family ad to describe themselves (personality).
Learning intention: to learn colours and core verbs of opinion in Spanish
Learning outcomes:
Learn the vocabulary for colours
Learn the vocabulary for opinions
Write a short text saying what your favourite colour is
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
Starter - put the words in the spaces based on context (adjectives and ser conjugations)
Objectives
Vocabulary introduction - colours
Game - class vs teacher colour vocabulary (teacher-led)
Game - confusion (colours v words)
Objectives
Reading - comprehension to pick out set phrase for saying your favourite colour
Vocabulary introduction - verbs of opinion
Grammar - agreeing/disagreeing opinions with someone
Listening - listen to people’s opinions on colours
Reading about people’s opinions on colours
Objectives
YouTube audiovisual reinforcement
Writing - write people’s opinions of colours based on the images
Plenary - write what your favourite colour is
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
Updated for September 2024-25
Lesson 6/10 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 personality traits in Spanish and focuses on the verb “ser” so they can describe themselves and other people. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the first five lessons in the module, which taught them how to describe who is in their family.
Learning intention: to describe your personality and your family members’ personalities in Spanish
Learning outcomes:
Learn the vocabulary for personality traits
Understand how adjectives change based on gender and plural status
Write a short text describing what your family members; personalities are like
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
Starter - put the words in the correct order
Objectives
Vocabulary - introduction to personality traits
Game - fastest finger first - teacher-led
Vocabulary - further personality traits
Game - class vs teacher teacher-led
Game - get across the board
Objectives
Reading comprehension of dialogue
Translation of sentences in pairs
Speaking - practise describing yourself with the verb “ser”
Reading comprehension and introduction to new vocabulary
Grammar - think, pair, share about adjective agreement
Grammar - explicit agreements for adjectives related to personality traits
Grammar - choose the correct adjective in the context
Grammar - fill out the rest of the table based on the prior knowledge and what is on the board
Translation - focus on vocabulary and adjective agreement
Objectives
Grammar - explicit introduction to the verb “ser” in the Present
Grammar + Reading - put the correct word in the space
Listening - write what the people’s personalities are like
Writing - write what your family members’ personalities are like
YouTube - listen out for comprehension of content
Plenary - write about yourself and your family based on the knowledge up to now.
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
**Updated for September 2024-25. **
Lesson 5/10 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 family members in Spanish and focuses on the verbs “tener” and “llamarse” in the 3rd person so they can say their family members’ names and ages. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the first four lessons in the module, which taught them how to say and spell their name, answer how they are and say how old they are.
Learning intention: to describe who is in your family in Spanish
Learning outcomes:
Learn the vocabulary for family members and the numbers 30 - 100
Conjugate the verbs “tener” and “llamarse” into the “yo” form and the 3rd person forms
Write a short text describing who is in your family (age and name)
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
Starter - match the questions with the answers
Objectives
Vocabulary introduction to family members
Reading comprehension and add new above and beyond vocabulary
Reading - match the family member description to the family member (e.g. "my dad’s sister = aunt)
Vocabulary - numbers 40 - 100 (teacher-led how to say the numbers)
Reading - correct the sums in the word form
Game - battleships translation
Objectives
Reading comprehension
Long reading comprehension with family tree to annotate names and ages
Grammar - match the pronouns to the family members (e.g. abuelos = ellos)
Grammar - recap of the verb “tener”
Grammar - verb “llamarse” - show difference of reflexive verbs
Listening - listen out for name, age, birthday, number of siblings and information about family members
Translation
Objectives
Reading - put the missing words in the spaces
YouTube - audiovisual reinforcement
Plenary - write about your family and their names + ages
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
**Updated for September 2024-25. **
Lesson 4/10 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 numbers 21-31, and months of the year in Spanish, so they are capable of saying when their birthday is. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the first three lessons in the module, which taught them how to say and spell their name, answer how they are and say how old they are.
Learning intention: to express when your birthday is in Spanish
Learning outcomes:
Remeber the numbers 1-20 and learn the numbers 21-31
Learn the vocabulary for the months of the year
Write a sentence saying when your birthday is
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
Starter - match the names with the personal pronouns (e.g. María y yo = nosotros)
Objectives
Game of popcorn tennis (teacher-led), class revise their knowledge of the numbers 1 - 20)
Vocabulary - introduction to numbers 21-31
Reading - correct the mistakes in the sums (develop numeracy skills at the same time as building up the vocabulary for numbers)
Game - bingo
Objectives
Vocabulary - introduction to the months of the year
Vocabulary - introduction to the seasons of the year
Game - money-maker (pupils translate the words on the board and behind each word is an amount of money)
Objectives
Reading - comprehension dialogues of when people’s birthdays are to introduce the set phrase “mi cumpleaños es el…”
Vocabulary - match up the numerical dates with the word-form dates
Listening - listen for people’s name, age and birthday
Translation - translate people’s birthdays
YouTube video to reinforce phonics and vocabulary - search for new “above and beyond” vocabulary
Plenary - write when your birthday is
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
**Updated for September 2024-25. **
Lesson 3/10 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 numbers 1-20 in Spanish, in addition to introducing the verb “tener” in the “yo” form to practise saying how old they are. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the first two lessons in the module, which taught them how to say and spell their name, and answer how they are.
Learning intention: to express how old you are in Spanish
Learning outcomes:
Learn the numbers 1-20
Learn the verb “tener” (minimum in the “yo” form)
Write a sentence saying how old you are (in word form)
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
Starter - crossword of vocabulary from the previous 2 lessons in the module (name and how they are)
Objectives
Vocabulary introduction numbers 1 - 10
Game - class vs teacher numbers 1 - 10
Reading/Writing - convert the digits to words (and vice versa) using sums (building numeracy skills)
Vocabulary numbers 11 - 20
Game - bingo
Objectives
Grammar - introduction to personal pronouns
YouTube video song introducing the personal pronouns
Grammar - the verb “tener” in the Present - teacher-led
Objectives
Reading -comprehension building on knowledge and introducing new vocabulary in context
Reading - comprehension for set phrase “tengo x años”
Listening - listen for people’s ages (reinforce knowledge)
Translation - translate sentences focusing on the verb “tener” and numbers
Plenary - write a sentence saying how old you are
**Updated for September 2024-25.
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Lesson 2/10 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 express how they are in Spanish (basic responses e.g. “fenomenal”, “genial”, “estupendo”, etc.). It builds on the knowledge from the first lesson in the module “¿Cómo te llamas?”, which taught them how to say and spell their name.
Learning intention: to express how you are in Spanish
Learning outcomes:
Remember the greeting words and how to introduce yourself in Spanish
Learn the different ways to express how you are in Spanish
Write a dialogue between 2 people to express how they are
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
Starter - recap match-up on introduction vocabulary from the first lesson
Objectives
Introduction to vocabulary for how they are
Game - class vs teacher (teacher-led)
Game - fastest finger first (teacher-led)
Reading comprehension to pick out core words for how someone is
Objectives
Match up questions and responses with images
YouTube video for further audiovisual comprehension
Listening - name and how they are
Plenary - write a dialogue of how 2 or more people are
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.