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 2024-25 Lesson 2/5 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, and more specifically, the first lesson in the series, “¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?”, which focused on hobbies and regular Present Tense conjugation. This lesson reinforces students’ knowledge of regular present tense verb conjugation and verbs of opinion in Spanish, and teaches them vocabulary related to sports, plus the verbs “hacer” and “jugar” in the Present. 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 Starter - translate the verbs of opinion in relation to hobbies Objectives Introduction to vocabulary related to sports (infinitive and “yo” forms) Game - class versus teacher (teacher-led) Recap of verbs of opinion Explicit grammar knowledge of verbs like “gustar” Grammar - put the correct form of “gustar” in the spaces Reading - find the core information about people’s hobbies in Spanish (q. in Spanish) Pre-listening advice Listening - positives and negatives in relation to sports (+ reinforcement of days of the week vocabulary) Reading - read the transcript and pick out core vocabulary Grammar - translate the “gustar” verbs Objectives Recap of the Present Explicit introduction to “jugar” and “hacer” in the Present (and touching on the concept of boot/stem-changing verbs + “go” verbs) Grammar - choose the correct form of “jugar” and “hacer” based on the subject Reading - true or false + find vocabulary Objectives Vocabulary - introduction to sports-related adjectives (14 words) Recap of how adjectives work in Spanish Audiovisual - reinforce listening skills Speaking - drop down choice about preferences Plenary - write a response to the question “¿te gusta hacer deporte?” Objectives Game - extra - picture reveal 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 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.

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 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

Learning intention: to describe your school’s facilities Learning outcomes: Recap of adjectives and learn how to do comparatives Learn the different rooms in schools and the different facilities Write about your school facilities *All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity *Lesson order (slides): * Starter - match the adjectives Objectives Introdiction to places in school vocabulary Game - fastest finger first Recap of adjectives in Spanish Introduction to comparatives Choose the correct adjective Write 3 comparative sentences Objectives Dictation listening Reading comprehension Audiovisual Plenary - write what your school is like

Free knowledge organiser for Year 8 Spanish. All of the vocabulary corresponds to the lessons in Module 1 of Spanish Step 2 from Languages on a Plate.

Free knowledge organiser for Year 8 Spanish. All of the vocabulary corresponds to the lessons in Module 2 of Spanish Step 2 from Languages on a Plate.

A workbook for homework and cover work for the lessons in Module 2 (Healthy Living) from Languages on a Plate Spanish Step 3. **Covered content: ** Sports Preterite Tense Reflexives in the Preterite Injuries and ailments - me duele Advice (Conditional - tendrías que/deberías) Written texts about injuries and sports/healthy living Past Continuous + Preterite interrupting action

Learning intention: to describe what chores you do **Learning outcomes: ** Recap of Present Tense Learn vocabulary related to chores Express what chores you do *All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

Learning intention: to describe your weekend in different tenses **Learning outcomes: ** Recap of daily routine and leisure verbs Recap Preterite and Near Future + learn reflexive verbs in the Near Future Write about your weekend - mixed practice (past, present + future) *All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

Learning intention: to ask someone if they want to go to a restaurant with you **Learning outcomes: ** Recap of Hispanic food Recap of boot verbs linked to “poder” Communicate effectively at a restaurant *All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

Learning intention: to describe a healthy diet **Learning outcomes: ** Recap of food vocabulary Introduction to healthy diets Describe if you have a healthy diet *All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area. * **Lesson includes: ** 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 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. * Lesson includes: 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 Preterite holiday verbs Learn about the “pretérito grave” in relation to issues on a holiday Express an issue you had on holiday *All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

Learning intention: to describe food Learning outcomes: Recap of food vocabulary Introduction to adjectives related to food and the difference between ser/estar Describe why you like a certain type of food *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 the core words for food in Spanish Learning outcomes: Recap of gustar verbs Learn core food vocabulary Express what you like to eat *All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area. * Lesson includes: Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity