¿De dónde eres? - Spanish Beginners

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)

1. Starter - put the adjective in the correct form
2. Objectives
3. Introduction to “common” countries and the corresponding nationalities
4. Game - money maker game - translate the words
5. Objectives
6. Recap of the verb “ser” in the Present
7. Grammar - using the information in the sentences, put the verb “ser” in the correct form
8. Think, pair, share on adjective agreements in Spanish
9. Grammar - explicit adjective agreements for nationalities
10. Grammar - write the correct nationality in the table
11. Grammar - change the nationality to the correct form
12. Objectives
13. Introduction to the verbs “hablar” and “vivir”
14. Listening - listen to the people and write in the correct information
15. Grammar - explicit going through how to conjugate verbs
16. Grammar - conjugate the verbs “hablar” and “vivir” based on the personal pronouns
17. Reading - read the information about the people and find the appropriate vocabulary
18. YouTube audiovisual to reinforce phonics and find new vocabulary
19. 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.