Academic Subject
Spanish as a Foreign Language
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Target Audience
This lesson is suitable for students studying Spanish as a foreign language at any academic stage.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Introduce themselves in Spanish
- Use basic Spanish greetings and expressions
- Identify action verbs in Spanish
Materials Needed
- Whiteboard and markers
- Handout with basic Spanish phrases and vocabulary
- Audio of Spanish greetings and expressions
- Pictures of people doing different activities
Procedure
- Warm-Up (5 minutes)
- Have students introduce themselves in Spanish, using their name, age, and nationality.
- As a class, practice basic Spanish greetings and expressions, such as "Hola," "¿Cómo estás?", and "Adiós."
- Vocabulary (10 minutes)
- Provide students with a handout of basic Spanish phrases and vocabulary.
- Play an audio recording of Spanish greetings and expressions for students to practice and repeat.
- Use pictures of people doing different activities to introduce some Spanish action verbs, such as "correr" (to run) and "saltar" (to jump).
- Have students practice using the action verbs in sentences, such as "Yo corro en el parque" (I run in the park).
- Role Play (10 minutes)
- Divide students into pairs and have them role play a simple conversation using the phrases and vocabulary learned.
- Encourage students to use the action verbs in their conversations.
- Monitor student pairs and provide feedback as necessary.
- Wrap-up (5 minutes)
- Ask students to share one thing they learned in today's lesson.
- Provide positive feedback to encourage students in their language learning.
Assessment
Assessment will be informal, based on teacher observation and feedback during the role play activity. Progress and understanding of the lesson objectives will be observed through the student's use of key phrases and vocabulary during their conversations.