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 types of film you like to watch
**Learning outcomes:
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Introduction to film vocabulary
Recap of verbs of opinion and adjectives + link to films
Express which types of film you like to watch (and set phrase of what you would like to watch “me gustaría”)
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Game
**Updated for September 2024-25.
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Lesson 1/10 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 Spanish for the first time, teaching them the alphabet and how to say their name, culminating in being able to write a basic dialogue introducing 2 or more people.
Learning intention: to introduce yourself in Spanish
Learning outcomes:
Know the greeting words and how to say your name in Spanish
Know how to spell your name in Spanish
Write a dialogue introducing 2 or more people
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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(Slide order)
Starter - multiple choice fact-finder about the Spanish-speaking world
Objectives
Reading (with audio too) of a basic introduction dialogue
Extended dialgoue
Speaking drop-down guessing activity
YouTube video to hear and see in context
Vocabulary
Objectives
Alphabet phonics and audios (Spanish from Spain)
Popcorn tennis game for the alphabet (teacher-led)
Above and beyond vocabulary
Listening for spellings of names and teaching phonics
Writing - spelling out how to pronounce your name
Objectives
Plenary - writing a dialogue between 2 people
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%
Learning intention: to describe how you use your phone
**Learning outcomes:
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Recap of the Present Tense
Learn vocabulary related to phone use
Express how you use your phone
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Learning intention: to express what extracurricular activities you do
Learning outcomes:
Recap of the Present Tense
Learn vocabulary for extracurricular activities
Write about what extracurricular activities you do
A*ll exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
*Slide order
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Starter - codebreaker sentences
Objectives
Recap of Present Tense in Spanish
Introduction to free time activities verbs
Conjugate jugar and hacer
Spinning wheel verb conjugation game
Verb conjugation activity
Objectives
Recap of time references
Listening for hobbies
Extra vocabulary match up
Reading find the information
Speaking grid
Audiovisual
Plenary - write what extracurricular activities you do
Learning intention: An introduction to the Imperfect and to describe what you used to do at the weekend
**Learning outcomes:
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Recap leisure vocabulary and use it in the Present and Preterite
An introduction to the Imperfect Tense
Express what you used to do at the weekend
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Learning intention: to express what you did for your work experience
**Learning outcomes:
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Recap of the Preterite and Imperfect
Say what someone did at their work experience
Summarise what you/someone did during your/their work experience give your/their opinion
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
**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.
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.
Updated for 2024-25
Lesson 1/5 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 follows on from Module 1.1 All About Me
This lesson reinforces students’ knowledge of regular present tense verb conjugation in Spanish and teaches them vocabulary to describe the base hobbies they could do in their free time. The lesson builds on the knowledge from the 10 lessons in module 1.1 All About Me, which taught them the core regular verb conjugation and how to introduce themselves.
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
Lesson includes:
(Slide order)
Starter - put the correct verb/piece of vocabulary in the spaces based on the subject/subject pronoun
Objectives
Stop and drop recap of the Present Tense conjugations
Recap of the Present
Objectives
Vocabulary introduction - hobby verbs in the infinitive and “yo” forms
Game - fastest finger first
Reading - read someone’s hobbies and pick out new words based on context and prior knowledge _ comprehension
Reading - vocab search and true v false comprehension
Pre-listening time reference
Listening - listen for what activities people do and don’t do
Objectives
Vocabulary - days of the week
Grammar - Present Tense verb conjugation
Reading - comprehension
Grammar - avoid misunderstanding
Vocabulary - time references
Translation - Spanish to English then English to Spanish
Audiovisual - extra context
Objectives
Plenary - what you do in your free time writing
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
A quick worksheet for practising regular ar, er, ir verb conjugations in the Present Tense.
Note, this is for starting off the Present Tense - it is just regular verbs but is scaffolded to make your pupils think a bit more than just following the standard conjugation order.
Sheet includes:
Quick breakdown of when and how to use the Present Tense
Pronoun/verb subject identifying activity
Regular “ar” verb conjugation activity
Regular “er” verb conjugation activity
Regular “ir” verb conjugation activity
Mixed practice “ar, er, ir” verb conjugation activity
Mixed jumbled verb conjugation activity
Answers to all questions
Learning intention: to say what you did on holiday
Learning outcomes:
Recap of saying where you went on holiday and how you got there
Introduction to regular verbs in the Preterite
Say what you did on holiday
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Learning intention: to say where you are going to go on holiday
Learning outcomes:
Recap of places (mountains/sea, etc.)
Introduction to the Near Future (I’m going to go)
Write a text saying where you are going to go no holiday
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Learning intention: to express what you normally eat
**Learning outcomes:
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Recap of describing food
Introduction to the verb “soler” in the Present and other boot verbs
Describe what you normally have for each meal
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Learning intention: to express what you ate yesterday
**Learning outcomes:
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Recap of food vocabulary
Recap of the Preterite
Write what you ate yesterday
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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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.
Lesson in the Present Tense for Christmas - activities can be split across multiple lessons and adapted for all levels in KS3.
Updated for 2024-25
Lesson 5/5 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 (ideal for Year 7).
This lesson reinforces students’ knowledge of regular Present Tense verb conjugation and teaches them vocabulary related to Spanish Christmas traditions.
Learning intention: to express how you normally celebrate Christmas
Learning outcomes:
Recap regular verbs in the Present Tense
Introduction to Christmas related vocabulary and traditions
Write how you normally celebrate Christmas
*Lesson order (slides):
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Starter - put the correct word in the spaces (present verbs, adjectives and nouns)
Objectives
Introduction to Christmas vocabulary (nouns)
Vocabulary match up, verbs related to the nouns in the previous set of nouns
Game - fastest finger first (teacher-led)
Recap of Present Tense
Recap of boot/stem-changing verbs
Verb conjugation wheel game
Grammar conjugation
Game - battleships
Reading - true v false + vocabulary search/reinforcement
Objectives
Listening - 3 people and their Christmas opinions
Writing - sentence starters for what people do on some of the key Christmas dates
Audiovisual - reinforce Christmas listening, introduce to new vocabulary
Plenary - answer how you celebrate Christmas
We also have a Quizlet vocabulary list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
Free knowledge organiser for Year 9 - GCSE Spanish.
All of the vocabulary corresponds to the lessons in Module 2 of Spanish Step 3 from Languages on a Plate.
Module focuses on sports, injuries, illness, body parts, ailments and advice for health concerns.
Lessons covered:
¿Qué haces para mantenerte en forma?
¿Qué está haciendo el futbolista?
¿Qué te duele?
¿Cómo te hiciste daño?
¿Qué se debería hacer?
All vocabulary lists are linked to a Quizlet QR code so pupils can easily access them in their own time.