1 - Which Sport Wins the Class Vote? ~5 mins
Which sport does this class play most? Defend your sport: can football beat swimming in this room? Take a quick show of hands for your favourite. You already meet days of the week again today. By the end you will join a sport to a day in one short Spanish sentence.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Name eight sports in Spanish
- Say which sport you play and on which day
- Listen to a short park chat and answer questions
Keep the vote brisk and in English only: three or four hands-up options is enough. Do not ask for Spanish yet; the word-table in the next step gives every pupil a fair first hearing. Mention that days of the week are coming back as a quick recycle so pupils expect to use them, not relearn them from zero. Build a little friendly rivalry (“football fans, make some noise”) then move on while energy is high.
2 - Eight Spanish Sports ~10 mins
Here are today's eight sports. Tap each one, listen, then say it back together.
Two sentence frames (keep both on the board):
- Juego al fútbol los lunes (I play football on Mondays). Use Juego al… with ball and team sports: fútbol, baloncesto, tenis, voleibol, hockey, béisbol. Tip: al is a + el.
- Hago natación los miércoles (I go swimming on Wednesdays). Use Hago… only with natación and ciclismo.
Days we recycle today: lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo.
Chunk the table so eight words do not land at once. First four: el fútbol, el baloncesto, el tenis, el hockey (near-English lookalikes: let pupils spot the cousins). Chorus each twice (whole class, then by table). Model: Juego al fútbol los lunes (HWEH-goh al FOOT-bol los LOO-nes). Quick thumbs-up check, then second four: el voleibol, el béisbol, la natación, el ciclismo. Point at the article every time.
Verb split (say this out loud): jugar al + ball/team sports (fútbol, baloncesto, tenis, voleibol, hockey, béisbol); hacer + natación and ciclismo only. Model Hago natación los miércoles (AH-goh nah-tah-THYON los mee-AIR-koh-les) and Hago ciclismo los sábados. Cheer the table that nails la natación.
Days strip on screen (recycle, not new teaching): lunes (LOO-nes), martes (MAR-tes), miércoles (mee-AIR-koh-les), jueves (HWEH-bes), viernes (bee-AIR-nes), sábado (SAH-bah-doh), domingo (doh-MEEN-goh). Leave both model sentences and the days strip up for the rest of the lesson.
3 - Label the Polideportivo ~10 mins
This is a school polideportivo in Valencia: the indoor sports centre where Spanish pupils train after class. Look at the picture and help choose the correct Spanish label for each sport you can see. Say the Spanish quietly with its el or la as each label is chosen.
Default is whole-class on the IWB: you or a volunteer clicks; the class does not use desk devices. After each correct label, ask the class to chorus the word with its article. If a label is missed twice, stop and chorus before moving on. This is a recognition check before listening and writing. Keep energy up: “Valencia needs that label: who has it?”
4 - Say It, Then Into Your Copy ~3 mins
First, say it. Your teacher will name a day. Answer with a full sentence using today’s frames: Juego al fútbol los lunes or Hago natación los miércoles. You just heard the same pattern in the park chat. Then whisper one sentence to your partner.
Then write. Open your copy and write one or two full sentences saying which sport you play and on which day. Keep the model sentences and the days list on the board. Take care with accents and with el or la.
Days: lunes · martes · miércoles · jueves · viernes · sábado · domingo
Oral beat first (about 2 minutes): You say a day in Spanish; the class answers chorally with a full Juego al… or Hago… sentence. Mix ball sports and the two Hago items so nobody over-generalises. Echo a line from the park audio if it helps (e.g. Los sábados juego al fútbol). Then 2–3 volunteers, then pairs whisper one sentence each (Partner A can ask ¿Qué deporte juegas? / Partner B answers with sport + day).
Writing (about 4–5 minutes): Pause other board clutter. Keep both model sentences and the days strip visible. Every pupil writes at least one full sentence; a second is welcome if time allows. Walk the room: tick the article when you spot it. Two full sentences is champion effort. Do not collect these.
5 - At the Park ~10 mins
Two friends meet in Madrid’s Parque del Retiro after training: one still has a club scarf on. We will listen to their park conversation twice as a class. Then answer the questions together. Listen out for sports and days you know.
Whole-class speakers only; no individual device replay. Books closed for the first play, then a second play before anyone answers. Go through answers together and ask what clues they heard. Point back to the word-table if a sport needs a recap. After this step, keep both model frames and the days strip up: pupils will reuse the sport-and-day patterns they just heard when they speak and write next.
Transcript (scenario: at-the-park)
María: ¡Hola, Lucas! ¿Vamos al parque?
Lucas: ¡Sí! Los sábados juego al fútbol en el parque.
María: ¡Genial! Yo hago natación los martes, pero hoy quiero churros después del entrenamiento.
Lucas: Los viernes juego al baloncesto con mi hermano. ¿Juegas al tenis también?
María: No, solo hago natación. ¡Vamos a ver el fútbol!
Questions pupils see (and answer key)
- What sport does Lucas play on Saturdays? → el fútbol (clue: juego al fútbol los sábados)
- On which day does María go swimming? → los martes (clue: hago natación los martes)
- What does Lucas play on Fridays? → el baloncesto (clue: juego al baloncesto)
If the on-screen wording differs slightly from this key, match the platform questions and still hunt for the underlined sport and day clues. Celebrate anyone who catches both a sport and a day in one go.
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