🇪🇸 Spanish Beginner - Week 10
DOCUMENT 1: Lesson Plan • Theme: Social Plans and What Is Happening Now
Learning Objectives
- Describe current actions using estar + gerundio.
- Invite, accept, and decline with polite reasons.
- Coordinate immediate plans with time markers.
- Sustain a short planning conversation.
- Integrate prior vocabulary in social contexts.
Day 1 - Leisure Activities and Invitations
Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)
— Hola, ¿quieres ir al cine hoy?
— Estoy estudiando ahora, pero puedo ir más tarde.
— Perfecto, estamos planeando para las siete.
— Excelente, yo estoy terminando mi tarea.
— Nos vemos en el centro.
Vocabulary Table
| Spanish | English | Use |
|---|
| el cine | movie theater | High-frequency week target |
| el café | café | High-frequency week target |
| el concierto | concert | High-frequency week target |
| la salida | outing | High-frequency week target |
| el plan | plan | High-frequency week target |
| la invitación | invitation | High-frequency week target |
| la dirección | address/direction | High-frequency week target |
| el mensaje | message | High-frequency week target |
Grammar Discovery
- Identify target pattern(s): present progressive (estar + gerundio) and invitation/response frames.
- Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
- State one rule and one caution in your own words.
Guided Practice
- Yo ___ estudiando ahora. (estar)
- Tú ___ caminando al café. (estar)
- Ella ___ trabajando esta noche. (estar)
- Nosotros ___ planeando una salida. (estar)
- ¿___ venir al cine hoy? (querer)
- Yo no ___ ir ahora. (poder)
Semi-Controlled Practice
- Estoy estudiando ahora. (Question)
- Ella está trabajando. (Negative)
- ¿Quieres ir al cine? (Accept)
- ¿Quieres salir hoy? (Decline politely)
Free Production
Write 8-10 lines connected to Social Plans and What Is Happening Now. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.
Speaking Activity
Ask a partner what they are doing now.
Real-World Simulation
You coordinate a weekend plan with friends.
Day 2 - Present Progressive Form Discovery
Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)
— ¿Qué estás haciendo ahora?
— Estoy cocinando con mi hermana.
— Nosotros estamos esperando a Carlos.
— Él está llegando en cinco minutos.
— Genial.
Vocabulary Table
| Spanish | English | Use |
|---|
| el café | café | High-frequency week target |
| el concierto | concert | High-frequency week target |
| la salida | outing | High-frequency week target |
| el plan | plan | High-frequency week target |
| la invitación | invitation | High-frequency week target |
| la dirección | address/direction | High-frequency week target |
| el mensaje | message | High-frequency week target |
| la reunión | meet-up | High-frequency week target |
Grammar Discovery
- Identify target pattern(s): present progressive (estar + gerundio) and invitation/response frames.
- Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
- State one rule and one caution in your own words.
Guided Practice
- Tú ___ caminando al café. (estar)
- Ella ___ trabajando esta noche. (estar)
- Nosotros ___ planeando una salida. (estar)
- ¿___ venir al cine hoy? (querer)
- Yo no ___ ir ahora. (poder)
- Ellos están ___ mensajes. (enviar)
Semi-Controlled Practice
- Ella está trabajando. (Negative)
- ¿Quieres ir al cine? (Accept)
- ¿Quieres salir hoy? (Decline politely)
- Estamos planeando una salida. (Change to: yo)
Free Production
Write 8-10 lines connected to Social Plans and What Is Happening Now. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.
Speaking Activity
Invite the partner to one activity.
Real-World Simulation
You coordinate a weekend plan with friends.
Day 3 - Accepting and Declining Plans
Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)
— ¿Te gustaría salir esta noche?
— Sí, claro. Estoy libre después de las ocho.
— ¿Y Ana?
— Ella no puede, está trabajando.
— Está bien, vamos mañana.
Vocabulary Table
| Spanish | English | Use |
|---|
| el concierto | concert | High-frequency week target |
| la salida | outing | High-frequency week target |
| el plan | plan | High-frequency week target |
| la invitación | invitation | High-frequency week target |
| la dirección | address/direction | High-frequency week target |
| el mensaje | message | High-frequency week target |
| la reunión | meet-up | High-frequency week target |
| la actividad | activity | High-frequency week target |
Grammar Discovery
- Identify target pattern(s): present progressive (estar + gerundio) and invitation/response frames.
- Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
- State one rule and one caution in your own words.
Guided Practice
- Ella ___ trabajando esta noche. (estar)
- Nosotros ___ planeando una salida. (estar)
- ¿___ venir al cine hoy? (querer)
- Yo no ___ ir ahora. (poder)
- Ellos están ___ mensajes. (enviar)
- Estoy ___ mi tarea. (terminar)
Semi-Controlled Practice
- ¿Quieres ir al cine? (Accept)
- ¿Quieres salir hoy? (Decline politely)
- Estamos planeando una salida. (Change to: yo)
- Él está cocinando. (Change to: nosotros)
Free Production
Write 8-10 lines connected to Social Plans and What Is Happening Now. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.
Speaking Activity
Accept one invitation and decline one politely.
Real-World Simulation
You coordinate a weekend plan with friends.
Day 4 - Negotiating Time and Place
Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)
— Estamos buscando un lugar tranquilo.
— El café nuevo está más cerca y más barato.
— Perfecto. Estoy enviando la dirección ahora.
— Yo estoy caminando hacia allá.
— Nos vemos pronto.
Vocabulary Table
| Spanish | English | Use |
|---|
| la salida | outing | High-frequency week target |
| el plan | plan | High-frequency week target |
| la invitación | invitation | High-frequency week target |
| la dirección | address/direction | High-frequency week target |
| el mensaje | message | High-frequency week target |
| la reunión | meet-up | High-frequency week target |
| la actividad | activity | High-frequency week target |
| el cine | movie theater | High-frequency week target |
Grammar Discovery
- Identify target pattern(s): present progressive (estar + gerundio) and invitation/response frames.
- Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
- State one rule and one caution in your own words.
Guided Practice
- Nosotros ___ planeando una salida. (estar)
- ¿___ venir al cine hoy? (querer)
- Yo no ___ ir ahora. (poder)
- Ellos están ___ mensajes. (enviar)
- Estoy ___ mi tarea. (terminar)
- Yo ___ estudiando ahora. (estar)
Semi-Controlled Practice
- ¿Quieres salir hoy? (Decline politely)
- Estamos planeando una salida. (Change to: yo)
- Él está cocinando. (Change to: nosotros)
- Estoy estudiando ahora. (Question)
Free Production
Write 8-10 lines connected to Social Plans and What Is Happening Now. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.
Speaking Activity
Use at least three present progressive forms.
Real-World Simulation
You coordinate a weekend plan with friends.
Day 5 - Spiral Review and Social Challenge
Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)
— Soy Mateo y estoy organizando una salida.
— Estamos invitando a cuatro amigos.
— Una amiga está trabajando y no puede venir.
— Los demás están confirmando ahora.
— Excelente, plan listo.
Vocabulary Table
| Spanish | English | Use |
|---|
| el plan | plan | High-frequency week target |
| la invitación | invitation | High-frequency week target |
| la dirección | address/direction | High-frequency week target |
| el mensaje | message | High-frequency week target |
| la reunión | meet-up | High-frequency week target |
| la actividad | activity | High-frequency week target |
| el cine | movie theater | High-frequency week target |
| el café | café | High-frequency week target |
Grammar Discovery
- Identify target pattern(s): present progressive (estar + gerundio) and invitation/response frames.
- Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
- State one rule and one caution in your own words.
Guided Practice
- ¿___ venir al cine hoy? (querer)
- Yo no ___ ir ahora. (poder)
- Ellos están ___ mensajes. (enviar)
- Estoy ___ mi tarea. (terminar)
- Yo ___ estudiando ahora. (estar)
- Tú ___ caminando al café. (estar)
Semi-Controlled Practice
- Estamos planeando una salida. (Change to: yo)
- Él está cocinando. (Change to: nosotros)
- Estoy estudiando ahora. (Question)
- Ella está trabajando. (Negative)
Free Production
Write 8-10 lines connected to Social Plans and What Is Happening Now. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.
Speaking Activity
Negotiate a meeting time and location.
Real-World Simulation
You coordinate a weekend plan with friends.
Spiral Review
Week 9 comparison language and Week 6 routine timing.
Speaking Challenge
Speak for 90 seconds without notes. Integrate this week’s target grammar with at least one structure from previous weeks.
Mini Test
- Translate: I am walking to the café now.
- Translate: Do you want to go out tonight?
- Fill in: Nosotros ___ preparando una reunión. (estar)
- Fill in: Ella está ___ un mensaje. (escribir)
- Correct: Yo está estudiando ahora.
- Write two invitation lines with responses.