Materials for a Gifted and Talented languages event where learners of French are tuahgt a lesson on Spanish to reflect on learning skills

1. Work with 2 partners from different
year groups
1) Write a list ON THE TABLECLOTH of the Spanish
words that you can understand + what you think the
English is next to it
e.g. violencia = violence
2) Write a list of infinitives
- these end in –ar , -er or –ir and mean “to…”
3) Can you spot any patterns- how do we change
some English words to make them Spanish (-ión /
-dad / -mente)? WRITE THESE IN RED
4) Can you predict what topic you will be examining
today?

3. …mente
…dad / tad
…ía
…ción
f…
es…
…ista
…oso
…ología
…ar / …er / …ir
…ly
…ty
…e
…tion
ph…
s…
…ist
…ous
…ology
To

4. …mente
…dad / tad (f)
…ia
…ción (f)
f…
es…
…ista (m / f)
…oso
…ología (f)
probably
difficulty
violence
discretion
photo
special
specialist
nervous
technology
probablemente
dificultad
violencia
discreción
foto
especial
especialista
nervioso
tecnología
How to say “a”: m = un f = una
How to say “the”: m = el f = la

5. estoy = I am (how you’re feeling)
soy = I am (what you’re like)
es = it is
(no) se puede = You can (not)
(no) se debe = You should (not)
se necesita = You need
hay = there is
tengo = I have
mucho = a lot / much
muy = very
un poco = a bit
bastante = quite / fairly
no = not
y = and o = or ni = nor
por = through

6. In today’s session you are going to...
1) learn the 18 key sounds which enable
you to pronounce everything you want in
Spanish
2) plan a collaborative project
3) create an educational campaign material
against cyberbullying. In Spanish.
4) reflect on how what you have learned in
Spanish connects to learning French /
other languages

7. 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
araña elefante
idea
olvidar
universo cerdo ciclista casa
9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18
coche cucaracha gimnasia hamburguesa jardín
España zumo guitarra llavequiero

8. a
araña

9. e
elefante

10. idea
i

11. o
olvidar

12. universo
u

13. a e i
o u

14. ce
cerdo

15. ci
ciclista

16. ca
casa

17. co
coche

18. cu
cucaracha

19. ce ci
ca co cu

20. j
jardín
gi
gimnasia

21. gu
guitarra

22. j gi ge
gu

23. h
hamburguesa

24. ñ
España

25. qu
quiero

26. z
zumo

27. ll
llave
v

28. h ñ
z ll v
qu

29. 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
araña elefante
idea
olvidar
universo cerdo ciclista casa
9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18
coche cucaracha gimnasia hamburguesa jardín
España zumo guitarra llavequiero

30. i do
verte que
ha
zo
ci
allaja mi
ha
ja mi ja mi

31. i do
verte que
ha
zo
ci
allaja mi
ha
ja mi ja mi

32. i do
verte que
ha
zo
ci
allaja mi
ha
ja mi ja mi

33. • 1 person = writer
- cannot leave their chair
• 1 person = the runner
- CANNOT write / take photos
You must try to recreate the poster outside the
room as accurately as possible
- you will lose 1 mark from 100 for every error

34. Se debe educar a los padres y a los
jóvenes en casa y también en el Instituto-
es muy importante. A veces la tecnología
puede ser bastante peligrosa.

35. El acoso virtual puede destruir la
confianza. Las fotos y los mensajes
negativos causan mucha vergüenza y
mucho dolor. Pero no se debe prohibirla
completamente.

36. A B C D E F G H I J
5 4 2 7 1 10 3 6 9 8

37. And
But
Also
Very
A lot
Quite
No / not
There is
One should
It is
They are
With
It can
To ban
To educate
To destroy
To be
y
pero
también
muy
mucho
Bastante
no
Hay
Se debe
es
son
con
puede
prohibir
educar
destruir
ser

38. In my opinion you (one) should ban cyberbullying
completely
En mi opinion se debe prohibir el acoso virtual
completamente
I believe that parents should (deben) take care with
technology
Creo que los padres deben tener cuidado con la
tecnología
It is very important to avoid messages dangerouses- they
cause a lot of shame
Es muy importante evitar mensajes peligrosos- causan
mucha vergüenza
Take care! Not you should send photos negatives.
¡Ten cuidado! No se debe enviar fotos negativas

39. Your challenge
Create materials for an
educational campaign, in Spanish,
to make people aware of the
dangers of cyberbullying.

40. 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
araña elefante
idea
olvidar
universo cerdo ciclista casa
9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18
coche cucaracha gimnasia hamburguesa jardín
España zumo guitarra llavequiero

41. Reflection
What strategies did you use
today?
What skills did you work on?
How can you now develop these
more in your French learning?