Unit 10 - La fiesta
About the unit
A birthday party is the theme for the final unit. Unit ten is quite challenging for the children, largely because it reviews selected language from previous units - on occasion in blocks at a time – to consolidate language the children have learned over the course of this Scheme of Work. As a consequence, many of the activities are longer than in earlier units. In addition to the recapping, there’s still some new language to be introduced, as well as plenty of writing practice and word recognition.
Expectations
At the end of this unit, most children will:
- say their age and ask somebody their age
- explain which is their favourite colour
- say what they like to do
- write some improvised sentences of their own
- recognise and use some expressions with tener (verb: to have)
- recognise and say some body parts
- express pain
- recognise seasons
- ask what somebody's name is
- confidently write about themselves
- recall most locations from the series
Some children will not have made so much progress and will:
- say their age
- say the name of their favourite colour
- write some controlled sentences about various topics, including about themselves
- recognise some expressions using tener
- recognise some body parts
Some children will have progressed further and will:
- speak and write about themselves confidently
- write several fluent improvised sentences
- recognise and use all expressions with tener
- recognise and say most body parts
- recall information about all ten locations from the series
New language
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| Language | Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking somebody's age | ¿Cuántos años tienes? | How old are you? | /kwan-toss anyoss tee-eness/ |  | 10.1,10.3,10.12,10.20 |
| ¿Cuántos años tiene Marina? | How old is Marina? | /kwan-toss anyoss tee-ene Marina/ | | 10.17 | |
| Saying how old you are | Tengo (diez) años | I am (ten) years old | /tengoh dee-eth anyoss/ | | 10.1,10.3,10.13,10.20 |
| Saying goodbye | Adiós | Goodbye | /adee-oss/ | | 10.1,10.4,10.7,10.13,10.17,10.20 |
| Saying who or what somebody or something is | Es (Victoriano) | It is (Victoriano) | /ess/ | | 10.1,10.4,10.17,10.20 |
| Recogising things (people) | Una niña | A girl | /oona neenya/ | | 10.1,10.5,10.20 |
| Un niño | A boy | /oon neenyoh/ | | 10.1,10.5,10.20 | |
| Describing things or people | Una niña contenta | A happy girl | /oona neenya kontentah/ | | 10.5 |
| Un niño contento | A happy boy | /oon neenyoh kontentoh/ | | 10.5 | |
| Grande | Big | /grandeh/ | | 10.10 | |
| Saying it's you | Soy yo | It's me | /soy yoh/ | | 10.1,10.6,10.20 |
| Asking who it is | ¿Quién es? | Who is it? | /keyen ess/ | | 10.1,10.6,10.17,10.18,10.20 |
| Recognising things (Body) | La nariz | The nose | /lah nareeth/ | | 10.1,10.8,10.20 |
| La oreja | The ear | /lah orehah/ | | 10.1,10.8,10.20 | |
| La boca | The mouth | /lah bokkah/ | | 10.1,10.8,10.20 | |
| Las piernas | The legs | /lass pyernass/ | | 10.8 | |
| Los brazos | The arms | /loss brathoss/ | | 10.8 | |
| Las manos | The hands | /loss manoss/ | | 10.8 | |
| Los pies | The feet | /loss pyess/ | | 10.8 | |
| Los ojos | The eyes | /loss ohoss/ | | 10.8 | |
| El brazo | The arm | /el brathoh/ | | 10.1,10.9,10.20 | |
| La pierna | The leg | /la pyernah/ | | 10.1,10.9,10.20 | |
| El pie | The foot | /el pyeh/ | | 10.1,10.9,10.20 | |
| La cabeza | The head | /la kabethah/ | | 10.1,10.9,10.20 | |
| Recognising things (Food) | Una tarta | A cake | /oona tartah/ | | 10.19 |
| Expressing pain | Me duele | It hurts | /meh dooelleh/ | | 10.9,10.10 |
| Expressing gratitude | Gracias | Thank you | /grathee-ass/ | | 10.10 |
| Saying you don't know | No lo sé | I don't know | /no lo seh/ | | 10.10 |
| Recognising things (school) | Un boli | A pen | /oon bolly/ | | 10.10 |
| Saying what you want | Quiero un helado | I want an ice cream | /kyero oon ell-a-doh/ | | 10.16 |
| Offering something to somebody | Toma | Here you are | /tomma/ | | 10.10 |
| Using the affirmative | Sí | Yes | /see/ | | 10.10,10.16 |
| Using the negative | No | No | /noh/ | | 10.16 |
| Making suggestions | Vamos | Let's go | /bah-moss/ | | 10.10,10.17 |
| Asking somebody's name | ¿Cómo te llamas? | What’s your name? | /kommo te yamass/ | | 10.1,10.7,10.12,10.20 |
| Saying your name | Me llamo | My name is | /meh yammo/ | | 10.1,10.7,10.12,10.13,10.17,10.20 |
| Asking somebody their favourite colour | ¿Cuál es tu color favorito? | Which is your favourite colour? | /kwal ess too kolor favoreetoh/ | | 10.12 |
| Saying what your favourite colour is | Mi color favorito es el azul | My favourite colour is blue | /mee color favoreeto ess el athool/ | | 10.12 |
| Mi color favorito es el naranja | My favourite colour is orange | /mee color favoreeto ess el naranha/ | | 10.13 | |
| Asking somebody what they have | ¿Tienes un animal? | Do you have an animal? | /tee-en-ess oon animal/ | | 10.12 |
| Saying what you have | Tengo un perro | I have a dog | /ten-go oon perroh/ | | 10.12 |
| Asking somebody what they like | ¿Qué te gusta? | What do you like | /keh teh goostah/ | | 10.12 |
| Saying what you like to do | Me gusta jugar | I like playing | /me goosta hugahr/ | | 10.12 |
| Asking somebody how they are | ¿Qué tal? | How are you? | /keh tal/ | | 10.12 |
| Saying how you are feeling | Muy bien | Very well | /muee bee-en/ | | 10.12 |
| Saying what you are wearing | Llevo una camiseta y una falda | I am wearing a T shirt and a skirt | /yevoh oona kameesetta ee oona faldah/ | | 10.13 |
| Using useful expressions | Tengo frío | I'm cold | /tengoh free-oh/ | | 10.14 |
| Tengo calor | I'm hot | /tengoh kalor/ | | 10.14 | |
| Tengo hambre | I'm hungry | /tengoh ambreh/ | | 10.14 | |
| Tengo sed | I'm thirsty | /tengoh seth/ | | 10.14 | |
| Tengo sueño | I'm sleepy | /tengoh swenyoh/ | | 10.1,10.14,10.20 | |
| Recognising things (Speekee episode themes)) | El parque | The park | /el parkeh/ | | 10.15 |
| El café | The café | /el kafeh/ | | 10.15 | |
| La casa | The house | /la cassah/ | | 10.15 | |
| El zoo | The zoo | /el thoh/ | | 10.15 | |
| La clase | The class | /la klasseh/ | | 10.15 | |
| El mercado | The market | /el mer-kahdoh/ | | 10.15 | |
| La estación | The station | /la estathee-on/ | | 10.15 | |
| La playa | The beach | /la pla-yah/ | | 10.15 | |
| El jardín | The garden | /el hardeen/ | | 10.15 | |
| La fiesta | The party | /la fee-esstah/ | | 10.1,10.15,10.20 | |
| Recognising things (seasons) | La primavera | Spring | /la preemaverah/ | | 10.1,10.16,10.20 |
| El verano | Summer | /el veranoh/ | | 10.1,10.16,10.20 | |
| El otoño | Autumn | /el otonyoh/ | | 10.1,10.16,10.20 | |
| El invierno | Winter | /el eenbyernoh/ | | 10.1,10.16,10.20 | |
| Describing the weather | Hace frío | It's cold | /atheh freeoh/ | | 10.16 |
| Hace viento | It's windy | /atheh beeyentoh/ | | 10.16 | |
| Nieva | It's snowing | /nee-ebah/ | | 10.16 | |
| Hace sol | It's sunny | /atheh sol/ | | 10.16 | |
| Saying where you are going | Voy a la fiesta | I'm going to the party | /boy a la fee-esstah/ | | 10.1,10.7,10.20 |
| Asking what somebody or something is called | ¿Cómo se llama? | What is she called? | /kommo seh yammah/ | | 10.17 |
| Saying what somebody or something is called | Se llama Ana Belén | She is called Ana Belén | /se yamma ana bell-en/ | | |
| Asking how many | ¿Cuántos niños hay? | How many children are there? | /kwan-toss neenyoss ay/ | | 10.17 |
| Saying how many | Hay cinco niños | There are five children | /ay theenkoh neenyoss/ | | 10.17 |
| Asking what somebody has | ¿Qué tiene Lucía? | What has Lucía? | /keh tee-eneh lootheeya/ | | 10.17 |
| Saying what somebody has | Lucía tiene un yoyó | Lucía has a yoyo | /lootheeya tee-eneh oon yo-yoh/ | | 10.17 |
| Asking the time | ¿Qué hora es? | What time is it? | /keh ora ess/ | | 10.17 |
| Saying the time | Son las cinco | It’s five o’clock | /son lass thinko/ | | 10.17 |
| Asking what there is | ¿Qué hay en la bolsa? | What’s in the bag? | /keh ay en la bol-sah/ | | 10.19 |
Everyday language
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The Everyday Language Flashcards for this unit are:
| Language | Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recognising things (people) | Niño | Boy | /neenyoh | | 10.10 |
| Niña | Girl | /neenyah | | 10.10 | |
| Making suggestions | Vamos | Let's go | /bah-moss/ | | 10.10,10.17 |
| Expressing pain | Me duele | It hurts | /meh dooelleh/ | | 10.9,10.10 |
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Notes
1. See Activity 10.10 for a review of some of the flashcards in the complete Scheme of Work
2. Review all the flashcards from units 1-10 by laying them out on the floor. What’s the longest sentence (or conversation) the children can make with a selection of the flashcards?
Praise words
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The praise words for this unit are:
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estupendo | Great | /esstoopendoh/ | |
| Muy bien | Very good | /muee bee-en/ | |