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 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 鈥淣otes鈥 area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
**Updated for September 2025-26
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Learning intention: to describe what your home is like
Learning outcomes:
Recap adjectives related to the topic of 鈥渉ouse鈥
Recap how to do comparatives
Write a text about your house using comparatives
*All exercises come with instructions in the 鈥淣otes鈥 area.
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Lesson includes:
Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
*Slide order
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Starter - match the sentences recapping prior vocabulary
Objectives
Stop and drop about adjectives
Translation about houses
Higher level vocabulary
Objectives
Hay v tiene
Rooms of the house vocabulary introduction
Reading match the description to the house
Hay v tiene cloze grammar
C贸mo es tu casa writing prompt
Apostrophe s equivalent note
Recap of comparatives in Spanish
Adjective/comparative grammar gap fill
Objectives
Higher level vocabulary note
Listening about people鈥檚 house
Reading about a house for sale
Audiovisual video vocabulary and comprehension
Plenary write to describe your house
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
Updated for September 2025-26
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 鈥淣otes鈥 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
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
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 鈥淣otes鈥 area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
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%
Updated for September 2025-26
Lesson 8/10 out of Languages on a Plate鈥檚 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鈥 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鈥檚, 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鈥檚 hair and eyes
Reading/Drawing - create a 鈥渟e busca鈥 poster for someone you鈥檙e 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 2025-26
Lesson 2/5 out of Languages on a Plate鈥檚 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, 鈥溌縌u茅 haces en tu tiempo libre?鈥, which focused on hobbies and regular Present Tense conjugation.
This lesson reinforces students鈥 knowledge of regular present tense verb conjugation and verbs of opinion in Spanish, and teaches them vocabulary related to sports, plus the verbs 鈥渉acer鈥 and 鈥渏ugar鈥 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 鈥渏ugar鈥 and irregular verb 鈥渉acer鈥 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 鈥測o鈥 forms)
Game - class versus teacher (teacher-led)
Recap of verbs of opinion
Explicit grammar knowledge of verbs like 鈥済ustar鈥
Grammar - put the correct form of 鈥済ustar鈥 in the spaces
Reading - find the core information about people鈥檚 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 鈥済ustar鈥 verbs
Objectives
Recap of the Present
Explicit introduction to 鈥渏ugar鈥 and 鈥渉acer鈥 in the Present (and touching on the concept of boot/stem-changing verbs + 鈥済o鈥 verbs)
Grammar - choose the correct form of 鈥渏ugar鈥 and 鈥渉acer鈥 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 鈥溌縯e gusta hacer deporte?鈥
Objectives
Game - extra - picture reveal
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 鈥渁r鈥 verb conjugation activity
Regular 鈥渆r鈥 verb conjugation activity
Regular 鈥渋r鈥 verb conjugation activity
Mixed practice 鈥渁r, er, ir鈥 verb conjugation activity
Mixed jumbled verb conjugation activity
Answers to all questions
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 鈥淣otes鈥 area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
Updated for September 2025-26
Lesson 6/10 out of Languages on a Plate鈥檚 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 鈥渟er鈥 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鈥 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 鈥渟er鈥
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 鈥渟er鈥 in the Present
Grammar + Reading - put the correct word in the space
Listening - write what the people鈥檚 personalities are like
Writing - write what your family members鈥 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 2025-26
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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 鈥淣otes鈥 area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
(Slide order)
Starter - translate the sentences
Objectives
Convert the present to the Preterite (verb to go)
Recap of how to conjugate verbs in the Present
Introduction of how to conjugate verbs in the Preterite
Introduction to topic-specific vocabulary - infinitive verbs
Preterite verb practice
Bingo
Objectives
Reading about 2 people鈥檚 holidays
Listening about various people鈥檚 holidays
Put the activities in the Preterite
Speaking dice game
Objectives
Audiovisual vocabulary
Plenary - writing question
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 2 Folder.
**Updated for September 2025-26. **
Lesson 4/10 out of Languages on a Plate鈥檚 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. Mar铆a 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鈥檚 birthdays are to introduce the set phrase 鈥渕i cumplea帽os es el鈥︹
Vocabulary - match up the numerical dates with the word-form dates
Listening - listen for people鈥檚 name, age and birthday
Translation - translate people鈥檚 birthdays
YouTube video to reinforce phonics and vocabulary - search for new 鈥渁bove and beyond鈥 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 2025-26
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Lesson 1/5 out of Languages on a Plate鈥檚 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鈥 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:
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Re-cap how to conjugate regular verbs in the Present Tense
Learn vocabulary for common hobbies (in the infinitive and 鈥測o鈥 forms)
Express what hobbies you have and how often you do them
**Lesson includes:
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(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 鈥測o鈥 forms
Game - fastest finger first
Reading - read someone鈥檚 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鈥檛 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.
Updated for September 2025-26
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鈥檓 going to go)
Write a text saying where you are going to go no holiday
*All exercises come with instructions in the 鈥淣otes鈥 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 - vocabulary match-up places
Objectives
Introduction to how to do the verb to go
鈥淲ink murder鈥 verb chant drilling
Sentence match-ups
Introduction to the near future
Infinitive verb match up
Future time references
Translations using the near future
Pre-listening vocabulary
Listening about future holidays
Dictation listening
Giving your opinion in the future
Objectives
Reading about future holiday plans
Audiovisual vocabulary
Plenary - write where you are going to go on holiday
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
Updated for September 2025-26
Learning intention: to express what you normally eat
**Learning outcomes:
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Recap of describing food
Introduction to the verb 鈥渟oler鈥 in the Present and other boot verbs
Describe what you normally have for each meal
*All exercises come with instructions in the 鈥淣otes鈥 area.
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**Lesson includes:
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Written texts
Recorded audio for listening
Video with listening activity
(Slide order)
Starter - make a sentence
Objectives
Recap of Present Tense
Present Tense time refs recap
Put the words in the correct order
Introduction to stem-changing verbs
Stem-changing verbs practice
Objectives
Reading true v false
Pre-listening vocabulary
Listening for the meals
Plenary - write what you normally eat
Audiovisual - extra vocab
We also have a Quizlet vocabualry list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 2 Folder.
Lesson in the Present Tense for Christmas - activities can be split across multiple lessons and adapted for all levels in KS3.
Updated for 2025-26
Lesson 5/5 out of Languages on a Plate鈥檚 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鈥 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.
A workbook for homework and cover work for the lessons in Module 1 (My Memorable Holiday) from Languages on a Plate Spanish Step 2.
**Covered content:
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Holiday destinations
Modes of transport
Preterite introduction
Preterite of holiday activities
Pret茅rito grave
Opinions about holidays in the Preterite
Problems on holiday
Travelling Latin America