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Annotated example writing paper for the Spanish IGCSE. Document comes with model answers to the questions to help guide your pupils to higher marks.

Learning intention: to learn how to say what someone’s job is **Learning outcomes: ** Recap of the verb “ser” in the Present Learn vocabulary to say “core” jobs Say what someone’s job is and whether they like it *All exercises come with instructions in the “Notes” area. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity Game

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. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity *Slide order * 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

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: ** Holiday destinations Modes of transport Preterite introduction Preterite of holiday activities Pretérito grave Opinions about holidays in the Preterite Problems on holiday Travelling Latin America

Learning intention: to describe what your home is like Learning outcomes: Recap adjectives related to the topic of “house” Recap how to do comparatives Write a text about your house using comparatives *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 how you use your phone **Learning outcomes: ** 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. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

Example questions and tips to achieve strong marks in the speaking assessment for IGCSE Spanish.

Learning intention: An introduction to the Imperfect and to describe what you used to do at the weekend **Learning outcomes: ** 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. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

Learning intention: to express what you did for your work experience **Learning outcomes: ** 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. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

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 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.

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.

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. * **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 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. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

Learning intention: to express what you normally eat **Learning outcomes: ** 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. * **Lesson includes: ** Written texts Recorded audio for listening Video with listening activity

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 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.

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): * 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.