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: 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
**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.
Learning intention: to express what environmental issues there are in your town
Learning outcomes:
Brief recap of town topic vocabulary
Learn vocabulary related to the environment (environment problems – nouns)
Describe what environmental problems your town has
*All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Game
Written texts
Recorded audios for listening activities
Video with listening activity
**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%
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
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.
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 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
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.
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: to give your opinion on your holiday
Learning outcomes:
Recap of verbs in the Preterite
Introduction to opinions in the Preterite
Give you opinion in the Preterite about your 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
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.
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.
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.
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.