1 - No Pencil, What Now? ~5 mins
You have no pencil. Your neighbour has one. Can you ask for it in Spanish, right now, before we open today's words?
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Name eight classroom objects in Spanish
- Ask to borrow something and refuse politely
- Follow a short school conversation and answer about it
Take two or three brave attempts only. Do not correct every sound yet; the point is that pupils already feel the need for a real borrow phrase. Keep a pencil in your hand so the problem is visible. Tell them the full ask and the polite no will land on the board in the next step.
2 - Eight Classroom Words ~10 mins
Here are today's eight classroom objects. Tap each one, listen, then say it back together with el or la. The ask you need is short: ¿Me prestas…? (meh PREHS-tahs), and a polite no is Lo siento, no puedo (loh SYEN-toh, noh PWEH-doh).
Tap each word on the table, class repeats twice, once all together and once by table. Point at the article every time so the pair sticks. Then model the full exchange once with a volunteer: you hold a pencil and say ¿Me prestas el lápiz? (meh PREHS-tahs el LAH-peeth); the volunteer answers Lo siento, no puedo (loh SYEN-toh, noh PWEH-doh). Swap roles once so both lines are heard. Stress that a polite refusal still sounds friendly.
3 - Classroom Bingo ~10 mins
Listen for each classroom word and mark it on your card. First full line calls out. Say the word quietly to yourself as you mark it so the sound sticks.
How to Play Bingo:
Option 1: Students on Devices (Digital Version)
- Use the digital version where your teacher view of the lesson displays the cards that are being called out.
- Play the pronunciation sound of each word and the children mark it off their unique digital bingo card.
- Each student has a randomised bingo card so winners will vary!
Option 2: Print Out the Bingo Cards
- Print out the Bingo Cards from the attachment above, cut out the cards, and give one to each student.
- You call out the vocabulary words and students mark off their sheets.
- First student to complete a line (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) calls "Bingo!" and wins.
4 - Into Your Copy ~3 mins
Open your copy and write the question that asks to borrow something, and one polite answer that says no. Check every accent before you put your pen down.
Pause the board and leave the model exchange visible: ¿Me prestas el lápiz? and Lo siento, no puedo. Everyone writes both lines. Walk the room and check the inverted question mark and the accent on lápiz and siento. Do not collect the copies.
5 - Listen at School ~10 mins
A short school scene is about to play. Listen all the way through once, then answer the questions. You can replay the clip if a line goes past too fast.
Play the full clip once on the class speakers with books closed. Ask what they caught before anyone answers the questions. Then run the interactive and go through each answer together. Link any classroom object they hear back to today's word-table so the listening feels like reuse, not a new list.
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