Learning objective
- To apply comprehension strategies and discover the meaning of new words.
Success criteria
- I can identify cognates.
- I can use my language
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children can recall: Greetings: ¡Buenos días! – Good morning!, ¡Hola! – Hello! and ¡Buenos tardes! – Good afternoon! How to ask the question ¿Qué tal? – How are you? and respond with bien – fine, muy bien – very well, mal – bad, muy mal…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the Resource: Café word mat (see Main event) which provides a selection of images with Spanish and English translations; could use the audio on slide 2 of the Presentation: What is on the menu? to listen and select the appropriate label for each item of food and drink.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could research and add additional food and drink items to the Activity: La carta, looking these words up in a bilingual dictionary; should identify patterns to enable them to experiment with language and discover variations of the listed vocabulary.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: applying their ‘Language detective skills’ of
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Vocabulary
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para
for, in order to
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beber
to drink
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 2nd July, 2025
