Spanish for Excellence 3 rd /4 th Level. ASSIGNMENT 1: ¡VAMOS A ARGENTINA! In this assignment you will begin to learn lots of useful Spanish to set up.

Spanish forExcellence

3rd/4th Level

ASSIGNMENT 1: ¡VAMOS A ARGENTINA!

In this assignment you will begin to learn

lots of useful Spanish to set up a link with a school in

Argentina. You will also discover what it’s

like to live and go to school in this South American country compared to Scotland!

ASSIGNMENT 1: ¡VAMOS A ARGENTINA!

By the end of this assignment you will be able to:

1. Discuss where Spanish is spoken2. Introduce yourself3. Say your age and count to 314. Say when your birthday is5. Talk about your school subjects TAPAS6. Say what you do in lessons7. Talk about your teachers8. Give opinions and reasons9. Talk about snacks

CHALLENGE 1: HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

You will be learning:

1. To discuss Spanish speaking countries around the world

2. To ask someone where he/she lives3. To say where you live

STARTER 1: WORLD LANGUAGES 

Work with a partner: these are the ten most widely spoken languages in the world. Which languages

have the most speakers? Can you put them in order of popularity?

ArabicBengaliChineseEnglishGerman

HindiJapanese

PortugueseRussianSpanish

STARTER 2: ¿DÓNDE VIVES?

Work with a partner: What do you think these phrases mean? Use the answers to the

questions to help you work it out!

1. ¿De qué nacionalidad eres?2. ¿De dónde eres?3. ¿Dónde vives?4. Soy argentino.5. Soy de Buenos Aires.6. Vivo en Edimburgo.

CHALLENGE 2: ME PRESENTO

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

You will be learning:

1. To introduce yourself to someone2. To ask someone else to introduce

themselves

STARTER 1: ME PRESENTO

Work with a partner: You already know how to greet

people and ask how they are. What do you remember?

1. _________ días2. Buenas _________3. _________ noches4. Hasta ________5. ¿________ tal?6. ________, gracias7. Así _________8. ¡_________!

Bien tardes Fatal QuéPronto así Buenos Buenas

CHALLENGE 3: ¿CUÁNTOS AÑOS TIENES?

LEARNING OUTCOMES

You will be learning:

1. To count in Spanish from 0 to 312. To say how old you are

3. To ask someone else how old they are

STARTER 1: LOS NÚMEROS

Work with a partner: What numbers do you already know – can you work them out? Try to match them up:

1. Cero 252. Siete 183. Nueve 04. Catorce 305. Dieciocho 76. Veintitrés 147. Veinticinco 238. Treinta 9

STARTER 2: ¿CUÁNTOS AÑOS TIENES?

Work with a partner: Put the numbers into the correct order. Then, see if you can fill the gap to answer the question:

1. Treinta y uno2. Diez3. Veintiséis4. Cuatro5. Trece6. Diecinueve7. Veinte8. Tres

¿Cuántos años tienes?Tengo ……………… años

CHALLENGE 4: ¿CUÁNDO ES TU CUMPLEAÑOS?

LEARNING OUTCOMES

You will be learning:

1. To be able to name the months of the year2. To say when your birthday is

3. To ask someone else when their birthday is

STARTER 1: LOS MESES DEL AÑO

Work with a partner: What are these months of the

year? What do you notice about months of the year

in Spanish?

1. enero2. febrero3. abril4. junio5. julio6. agosto7. octubre8. diciembre

STARTER 2: ¿CUÁNDO ES TU CUMPLEAÑOS?

Work with a partner. What do these phrases mean?

See if you can work them out – then fill in the last

two on your own!

1. Mi cumpleaños es el dos de febrero2. Mi cumpleaños es el trece de octubre3. Mi cumpleaños es el veintiuno de junio4. Mi cumpleaños es el catorce de septiembre5. Mi cumpleaños es el _______ de ______6. Mi cumpleaños es el _______ de ______

CHALLENGE 5: EN EL COLEGIO

LEARNING OUTCOMES

You will learn:

1. To name the subjects you study in school2. To say when you have your subjects

STARTER 1: MIS ASIGNATURAS

Work with a partner: Complete these sentences. Use the pictures and word bank to help you:

1. Estudio 4. Estudio

2. Estudio 5. Estudio

3. Estudio 6. Estudio

Las matemáticas El español La educación físicaLa historia Las ciencias La música

STARTER 2: ¿CUÁNDO ESTUDIAS EL INGLÉS?

Work with a partner: Put the days of the week into

the correct order.

1. domingo2. miércoles3. lunes4. sábado5. jueves6. martes7. viernes

CHALLENGE 6: ¿QUÉ HACES EN ESPAÑOL?

LEARNING OUTCOMES

You will be learning:

1. To talk about what you do in different subjects

STARTER 1: ¿QUÉ HACES EN CLASE?

Work with a partner. Fill in the gaps with the correct verb:

1. ____________ música2. ____________ con mis amigos3. ____________ el libro4. ____________ en mi cuaderno5. ____________ chicle6. En dibujo, ___________7. En música, ___________

HABLO CANTO ESCRIBO ESCUCHOCOMO PINTO LEO

CHALLENGE 7: ¿CÓMO SON TUS PROFES?

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

You will be learning:

1. To talk about what you think of your teachers

STARTER 1: ¿CÓMO SON TUS PROFES?

Work with a partner: Put these adjectives under the

correct column. What’s the rule? Explain it to your

partner!

El profesor de dibujo es… La profesora de teatro es…

aburrida divertidoseveroantipáticadivertidasimpáticosevera aburridoantipáticosimpática

CHALLENGE 8: ¿TE GUSTA EL ESPAÑOL?

LEARNING OUTCOMES

You will be learning:

1. To give opinions about your school subjects2. To give reasons for having these opinions

3. To ask others what they think of school subjects

STARTER 1: ¿TE GUSTA EL ESPAÑOL?

Work with a partner: Match up these expressions of

opinion!

1. Me gusta2. Me gusta mucho3. No me gusta4. No me gusta nada5. Odio6. Detesto

I really like I hate I don’t likeI hate I don’t like … at all I like

STARTER 2: ¿POR QUÉ TE GUSTA EL ESPAÑOL?

Work with a partner: Look at the information below.

Take turns to ask each other if you like the subject

and give the answer:

1. I like history2. I really like English3. I don’t like geography4. I don’t like PE at all5. I hate music6. I really like drama7. I hate art (try to use the other form of “I hate”).

CHALLENGE 9: ¿QUÉ COMES?

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

You will be learning:

1. To talk about what you eat and drink at lunch time

2. To ask others what they eat and drink3. To order food and drinks in the cafeteria

STARTER 1: ¿QUÉ COMES?

Work with a partner: Match up the pictures to the correct foods:

1. Un bocadillo a. b.2. Una hamburguesa3. Unas patatas fritas4. Un plátano c. d.5. Una limonada6. Un zumo de naranja7. Una Coca-Cola e. f.8. Un agua mineral

g. h.

STARTER 2: ¿CUÁNTO ES?

Work with a partner: Fill the gaps with the correct information:

1. Quiero ________, por favor2. ¿_________ es?3. Son _________, por favor4. Aquí ________.5. ¿Algo _____ ?6. No, ________.7. _________.8. ______ nada.

Cuánto Gracias De más nada mástienes dos hamburguesas dos euros