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Module 1 – ¡Diviértete!
Unit 4 – El fin de semana pasado (Talking About the Past Weekend)
 
Help your students talk confidently about what they did last weekend and describe past experiences with this engaging, GCSE-style lesson designed for the Edexcel GCSE Spanish (2024) specification. Students learn and practise the preterite tense, including regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs as well as key irregular verbs such as tener, querer, poder, hacer, ser, estar, ir and ver. They also develop their ability to use time expressions, opinions and descriptive language to talk about past events and experiences.
This lesson is designed for mixed-ability classes, with clear support for all learners alongside extension activities to stretch higher-attaining students.
 
The lesson includes:
Retrieval practice and starter activities
Vocabulary-building activities
Key vocabulary for talking about the past weekend
Introduction to the preterite tense
Practice with regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs in the preterite
Key irregular verbs in the preterite
Listening activity based on a podcast about a weekend (audio files included)
Reading and comprehension activities about a concert experience
Extension activities for higher-attaining students
A comprehensive vocabulary sheet
 
Ideal for Year 10 or Year 11 students, this lesson provides excellent practice of an important GCSE topic while developing students' ability to describe past events, talk about what they did and give opinions about their experiences. It combines essential vocabulary with focused grammar practice and a range of listening, reading, translation and exam-style activities.
 
NOTE:
In the vocabulary sheet, words marked with an asterisk (*) are intended for Higher Tier students. Words that are both bold and marked with an asterisk (*) are not part of the Edexcel GCSE Spanish (2024) prescribed vocabulary list but have been included because they are useful within the context of the lesson.
 
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