🇪🇸 Spanish Beginner - Week 4

Learning Objectives

• Ask and answer where places are located.
• Use hay for existence and está/están for location.
• Apply prepositions of place in map descriptions.
• Give and understand simple directions.
• Integrate identity and routine language with location context.

Day 1 - Town Places and Map Vocabulary

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
el parque	park	High-frequency week target
la biblioteca	library	High-frequency week target
la farmacia	pharmacy	High-frequency week target
el banco	bank	High-frequency week target
el mercado	market	High-frequency week target
el hospital	hospital	High-frequency week target
la escuela	school	High-frequency week target
la estación	station	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): hay vs está/están and location prepositions.
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one exception or caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. En mi barrio ___ un parque.
2. La farmacia ___ al lado del banco.
3. Los restaurantes ___ cerca del centro.
4. ¿___ una estación de tren aquí?
5. El hospital ___ detrás del mercado.
6. Las tiendas ___ abiertas hoy.

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Hay un banco en la esquina. (Question)
2. La escuela está lejos. (Negative)
3. La farmacia está al lado del banco. (Question)
4. Hay un hospital aquí. (Negative)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Places in Town and Location Language. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Ask your partner where three places are located.

Real-World Simulation

You are helping a new student find places in your neighborhood.

Day 2 - Distinguishing Hay from Está/Están

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
la biblioteca	library	High-frequency week target
la farmacia	pharmacy	High-frequency week target
el banco	bank	High-frequency week target
el mercado	market	High-frequency week target
el hospital	hospital	High-frequency week target
la escuela	school	High-frequency week target
la estación	station	High-frequency week target
la plaza	square	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): hay vs está/están and location prepositions.
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one exception or caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. La farmacia ___ al lado del banco.
2. Los restaurantes ___ cerca del centro.
3. ¿___ una estación de tren aquí?
4. El hospital ___ detrás del mercado.
5. Las tiendas ___ abiertas hoy.
6. La biblioteca ___ delante de la escuela.

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. La escuela está lejos. (Negative)
2. La farmacia está al lado del banco. (Question)
3. Hay un hospital aquí. (Negative)
4. El parque está a la derecha. (Change to: la plaza)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Places in Town and Location Language. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Answer with full prepositional phrases.

Real-World Simulation

You are helping a new student find places in your neighborhood.

Day 3 - Prepositions of Location

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
la farmacia	pharmacy	High-frequency week target
el banco	bank	High-frequency week target
el mercado	market	High-frequency week target
el hospital	hospital	High-frequency week target
la escuela	school	High-frequency week target
la estación	station	High-frequency week target
la plaza	square	High-frequency week target
el centro	downtown/center	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): hay vs está/están and location prepositions.
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one exception or caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. Los restaurantes ___ cerca del centro.
2. ¿___ una estación de tren aquí?
3. El hospital ___ detrás del mercado.
4. Las tiendas ___ abiertas hoy.
5. La biblioteca ___ delante de la escuela.
6. En la plaza ___ muchos turistas.

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. La farmacia está al lado del banco. (Question)
2. Hay un hospital aquí. (Negative)
3. El parque está a la derecha. (Change to: la plaza)
4. ¿Dónde está la estación? (Answer in full sentence)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Places in Town and Location Language. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Use one sentence with hay and one with están.

Real-World Simulation

You are helping a new student find places in your neighborhood.

Day 4 - Directions and Confirmation Questions

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
el banco	bank	High-frequency week target
el mercado	market	High-frequency week target
el hospital	hospital	High-frequency week target
la escuela	school	High-frequency week target
la estación	station	High-frequency week target
la plaza	square	High-frequency week target
el centro	downtown/center	High-frequency week target
el parque	park	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): hay vs está/están and location prepositions.
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one exception or caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. ¿___ una estación de tren aquí?
2. El hospital ___ detrás del mercado.
3. Las tiendas ___ abiertas hoy.
4. La biblioteca ___ delante de la escuela.
5. En la plaza ___ muchos turistas.
6. En mi barrio ___ un parque.

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Hay un hospital aquí. (Negative)
2. El parque está a la derecha. (Change to: la plaza)
3. ¿Dónde está la estación? (Answer in full sentence)
4. Hay un banco en la esquina. (Question)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Places in Town and Location Language. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Give one short direction sequence.

Real-World Simulation

You are helping a new student find places in your neighborhood.

Day 5 - Spiral Review and Assessment

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
el mercado	market	High-frequency week target
el hospital	hospital	High-frequency week target
la escuela	school	High-frequency week target
la estación	station	High-frequency week target
la plaza	square	High-frequency week target
el centro	downtown/center	High-frequency week target
el parque	park	High-frequency week target
la biblioteca	library	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): hay vs está/están and location prepositions.
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one exception or caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. El hospital ___ detrás del mercado.
2. Las tiendas ___ abiertas hoy.
3. La biblioteca ___ delante de la escuela.
4. En la plaza ___ muchos turistas.
5. En mi barrio ___ un parque.
6. La farmacia ___ al lado del banco.

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. El parque está a la derecha. (Change to: la plaza)
2. ¿Dónde está la estación? (Answer in full sentence)
3. Hay un banco en la esquina. (Question)
4. La escuela está lejos. (Negative)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Places in Town and Location Language. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Confirm understanding with a follow-up question.

Real-World Simulation

You are helping a new student find places in your neighborhood.

Spiral Review

Week 3 family language plus Week 1-2 identity and routine patterns.

Speaking Challenge

Speak for 90 seconds without notes. Integrate this week’s target grammar with at least one structure from previous weeks.

Mini Test

1. Translate: There is a market near the park.
2. Translate: The school is behind the bank.
3. Fill in: En mi ciudad ___ una biblioteca.
4. Fill in: Los taxis ___ delante del hospital.
5. Correct: No está una farmacia aquí.
6. Write two location sentences using different prepositions.