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Las asignaturas: vocabulario y opiniones
Recognise ten Spanish school-subject names and state a preference with a reason, using me gusta with a singular noun phrase and me gustan with a plural noun phrase.
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Lucía Moreno
I use Spanish for most classroom communication from the start, supporting beginners to understand and express a real idea while grammar and vocabulary serve the message.
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I teach Spanish from Year 7 to IGCSE, using Spanish for most classroom communication. Beginners may find the first lessons uncomfortable, but I want them to hear and use the language from the start, with support that helps them understand what is happening.
Grammar matters because it helps pupils make meaning, but a perfectly formed sentence is not useful if the pupil has nothing they want to say. I value attempts that communicate a real idea, even when the grammar still needs work. That gives us something purposeful to respond to and improve.
I look for resources that connect language with an audience and a message. A short prompt or model can help pupils begin, while a follow-up asks what they meant and how they might say it more clearly. I want grammar and vocabulary to serve communication, so pupils can speak and write with increasing independence.
How I approach a lesson
Use Spanish as the language of the classroom from the start.
Welcome meaning before demanding perfect form.
Teach grammar in service of real communication.
Templates I'd use with my class
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Oral language and conversation cards
Ask and answer familiar questions in Spanish using a full sentence, then combine two answers into one longer spoken or written sentence.
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Verbos en -ar: estudiar y hablar
Conjugate estudiar and hablar in the present tense and use the matching ending in a short sentence.
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El Día de Muertos: reading and cultural comparison
Read a Spanish passage about Día de Muertos, then compare celebrations using specific, respectful details.
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Spanish practice: read, write and self-assess
Use a short Spanish text and familiar grammar to practise reading, translation and a focused self-check.
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Spanish practice: read Diego and listen for facts
Locate facts in Diego’s Spanish postcard, listen to a separate passage about Marta and build two statements using familiar starters.
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Translation practice
Use familiar Spanish grammar to translate for meaning, connect ideas and check agreement, word order, spelling and accents.