1 - Four Moves, One Café ~5 mins
You can already greet someone, ask for something, say thank you, and say goodbye in Spanish. Today those four moves become one full café order, from the door to the counter and back out again.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Name eight drinks in Spanish
- Order a drink in a full café exchange
- Say what you could really do if you landed somewhere Spanish-speaking tomorrow
This is the final lesson of the two-year course. Keep the energy warm and proud rather than test-like. Ask two or three pupils which Spanish phrase they already feel ready to use in a real café, then park the answers for the wrap.
Do not teach the drinks yet; the flashcards in the next step carry the new words. The hook is only about joining skills they already have.
2 - Eight Spanish Drinks ~10 mins
English on the front, Spanish on the back. Say the Spanish aloud, article included, before you flip. Listen for the stress on café and batido.
Café exchange to copy later:
Hola. (OH-lah) Hello.
Un zumo, por favor. (oon SOO-moh por fah-BOR) A juice, please.
Gracias. (GRAH-thyahs) Thank you.
Adiós. (ah-DYOS) Goodbye.
When you order, use un or una (a/an), not el or la:
- un: un zumo, un café, un té, un refresco, un batido, un agua
- una: una leche, una limonada
Run the flashcards on the IWB with volunteers. Insist on the article every time: agua alone is not enough; the answer is el agua (el AH-gwah). Note that el agua is feminine in meaning but takes el before the stressed a sound.
Model the four-line café exchange slowly, with the class repeating each line twice. Pronunciation guides: Hola (OH-lah), Un zumo, por favor (oon SOO-moh por fah-BOR), Gracias (GRAH-thyahs or GRAH-syahs), Adiós (ah-DYOS).
When you swap drinks on the IWB, change un and una explicitly and have the class repeat both patterns. Masculine orders take un: un zumo, un café, un té, un refresco, un batido, un agua. Feminine orders take una: una leche, una limonada. Stress that naming cards use el/la, but a real order uses un/una. Watch for *un leche, *un limonada, or pupils copying el/la into the order line.
3 - Match the Drinks ~9 mins
Flip two cards at a time and find each Spanish drink with its English meaning. Say the Spanish quietly as you turn each card.
Whole-class turns on the IWB work well here. If a pair is missed twice, stop and say the Spanish together before moving on. Keep pointing at the article so gender stays attached to the noun.
This is recognition after first contact, not a race. Celebrate clean pronunciation more than speed.
4 - Into Your Copy ~4 mins
Open your copy and write the whole café exchange: greeting, order, thank you, goodbye. Choose any drink from today's list for the order line. Use un or una to match your drink (not el or la), and keep every accent.
Order-line models (pick the pattern that matches your drink):
Un café, por favor. (masculine drinks: zumo, café, té, refresco, batido, agua)
Una limonada, por favor. (feminine drinks: leche, limonada)
When you finish writing, whisper-read your four lines with a partner.
Pause the board. Leave both order-line models visible for the whole write: Un café, por favor and Una limonada, por favor, plus the short un/una list from the flashcard step if it helps. Everyone writes; this is the only stretch where every pupil's pen is moving. Walk the room and check that all four lines are there and that the order line uses the matching indefinite article (un or una), not the definite article from the flashcards. Do not collect these.
In the last minute, partners whisper-read their written exchange once each. Light correction only: article choice and full four lines. This short oral pass builds the café exchange before bingo and the final class round.
5 - Drinks Bingo ~10 mins
Listen for each drink word and mark it on your card. First full line calls out. Say the word back quietly when you mark it so your ear and your eye work together.
How to Play Bingo:
Option 1: Students on Devices (Digital Version)
- Use the digital version where your teacher view of the lesson displays the cards that are being called out.
- Play the pronunciation sound of each word and the children mark it off their unique digital bingo card.
- Each student has a randomised bingo card so winners will vary!
Option 2: Print Out the Bingo Cards
- Print out the Bingo Cards from the attachment above, cut out the cards, and give one to each student.
- You call out the vocabulary words and students mark off their sheets.
- First student to complete a line (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) calls "Bingo!" and wins.
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