Mi Pueblo y Mi Ciudad (My Town and City)
This lesson introduces Year 7 students to the vocabulary needed to describe their town or village. It covers key facilities (cinema, park, beach), the use of the existential verb 'hay', and basic descriptive adjectives. Students will progress from word-level identification to writing short, cohesive paragraphs about where they live.
Learning objectives
- Identify and recall at least 8 key places in a town in Spanish.
- Apply the phrase 'hay' (there is/are) and 'no hay' (there isn't/aren't) correctly.
- Describe a town using simple adjectives (e.g., grande, pequeño, bonito).
- Translate short sentences about town facilities from English to Spanish and vice versa.
Lesson plan (60 minutes)
Introduction · 5 min
Starter: Match the Spanish icons to English words for town facilities.
Teaching · 10 min
Introduction of new vocabulary (places in town) and the grammar rule for 'Hay' (there is/are).
Practice · 5 min
Choral repetition and 'Beat the Teacher' game to practice pronunciation.
Development · 10 min
Reading and Translation: Short texts describing different towns. Students identify key facilities.
Main Activity · 15 min
Differentiated Worksheet task: Students complete Support, Core, or Stretch tasks based on ability.
Assessment · 5 min
Peer marking of worksheets using the answer key.
Conclusion · 10 min
Plenary: 8-question MCQ quiz to check understanding.
Key vocabulary
- Hay
- There is / There are
- Un pueblo
- A town / village
- Una ciudad
- A city
- Un cine
- A cinema
- Una piscinaIcon
- A swimming pool
Core worksheet (first questions)
- Translate: In my town there is a cinema and a market.
- Translate: In my city there is a beach but there isn't a swimming pool.
- Translate: There is a park and many museums.
- Translate: There isn't a shopping centre.
Quiz (sample)
1. What does the word 'Hay' mean in Spanish?
- A. I have
- B. There is / There are
- C. It is
- D. I go to
2. How do you say 'A cinema'?
- A. Una cine
- B. El cine
- C. Un cine
- D. Unos cine
3. Which of these is 'A swimming pool'?
- A. Un piscina
- B. Una piscina
- C. La piscina
- D. Una pecina
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