Unit 5: Spanish celebrations
Finding out about key festivals and celebrations in Spain; talking about activities children like or don't like to do.
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Unit 5: Spanish celebrations
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify the meaning of festival-related vocabulary.
- Use a bilingual dictionary to translate some verbs into Spanish.
- Express what they like and dislike to do.
- Listen to spoken language and identify meaning.
- Identify appropriate nouns to give more detail about a particular action.
- Write paragraphs describing what they like and dislike to do at specific celebrations.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 1: Dates in Spanish
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Fiesta time!
- To identify the meaning of vocabulary related to important Spanish festivals.
Lesson 2: Verbs in Spanish
- To use a bilingual dictionary to look up the meaning of new verbs.
Lesson 3: Likes and dislikes
- To apply new and familiar vocabulary to express what I like and dislike to do.
Lesson 4: Festival likes and dislikes
- To identify people’s likes and dislikes during a festival.
Lesson 5: Adding details to actions
- To create phrases describing actions in detail.
Lesson 6: Writing about fiestas
- To describe likes and dislikes at specific celebrations.
Key skills
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser: Y4 Spanish celebrations
Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the unit 'Unit 5: Spanish celebrations.'.
Vocabulary display: Spanish celebrations
A display version of the key vocabulary from the unit 'Spanish food and drink'.
Translations: Spanish celebrations
Translations of key texts and transcripts from resources in this unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
British values: Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.