Updated for 2024-25
 
Lesson 1/6 out of Languages on a Plate’s third beginner module 1.3: Academic Adventures, which is centred around building on the basics for Spanish beginners (perfect for Year 7).
 
This lesson introduces students to vocabulary related to school subjects and reinforces verbs of opinion.
 
Learning intention: To learn how to say which subjects you study and give your opinion about them
 
Learning outcomes:
Recap verbs of opinion and consolidate knowledge of how they work
Learn vocabulary for school subjects
Give your opinion on school subjects
 
Lesson order (slides):
 
Starter - recap vocabulary agreements with verbs of opinion and verbs
Objectives
Introduction to subject vocabulary
Game - class versus teacher on subject vocabulary
Think, pair, share on verbs of opinion
Recap of verbs of opinion
Translation of verbs of opinion sentences related to school subjects
Objectives 
Reading (vocabulary and true or false comprehension)
Vocabulary - introduction to adjective cognates and other common adjectives associated with school subjects
Recap of adjective agreements
Explicit adjective agreements
Agree with adjectives based on gender and plurality
Listening - what subjects they like/dislike
Correct the verbs of opinion sentences
Figure out the sentences based on their first letter 
Audiovisual reinforcement
Plenary - write what subjects you like and why
 
We also have a Quizlet vocabulary list for the content of the lesson in our Spanish Steps 1 Folder.
 
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