🇪🇸 Spanish Beginner - Week 7

Learning Objectives

• Ask for size, color, and price in a store.
• Use stem-changing verbs in shopping interactions.
• Use lo/la to refer to known items in basic frames.
• Negotiate and compare options with simple reasons.
• Complete a short purchase dialogue confidently.

Day 1 - Clothing Vocabulary and Color Review

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
la camisa	shirt	High-frequency week target
los pantalones	pants	High-frequency week target
la chaqueta	jacket	High-frequency week target
el suéter	sweater	High-frequency week target
la falda	skirt	High-frequency week target
los zapatos	shoes	High-frequency week target
la talla	size	High-frequency week target
el precio	price	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): stem-changing present verbs (querer, preferir, poder) and introductory direct object pronouns (lo/la).
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. Yo ___ una camisa azul. (querer)
2. Tú ___ pantalones negros. (preferir)
3. Ella ___ pagar con tarjeta. (poder)
4. Nosotros ___ ver otra talla. (querer)
5. Yo ___ esta falda. (comprar)
6. Tú ___ ayudarme, por favor? (poder)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Quiero esta camisa. (Question)
2. Prefiero pantalones negros. (Negative)
3. Puedo pagar con tarjeta. (Question)
4. Compro la falda azul. (Replace with pronoun)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Shopping and Clothing. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Ask for two clothing items in different colors.

Real-World Simulation

You are buying clothes in a store with a fixed budget.

Day 2 - Stem-Changing Verbs in Shopping Context

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
los pantalones	pants	High-frequency week target
la chaqueta	jacket	High-frequency week target
el suéter	sweater	High-frequency week target
la falda	skirt	High-frequency week target
los zapatos	shoes	High-frequency week target
la talla	size	High-frequency week target
el precio	price	High-frequency week target
la tienda	store	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): stem-changing present verbs (querer, preferir, poder) and introductory direct object pronouns (lo/la).
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. Tú ___ pantalones negros. (preferir)
2. Ella ___ pagar con tarjeta. (poder)
3. Nosotros ___ ver otra talla. (querer)
4. Yo ___ esta falda. (comprar)
5. Tú ___ ayudarme, por favor? (poder)
6. Él ___ zapatos cómodos. (preferir)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Prefiero pantalones negros. (Negative)
2. Puedo pagar con tarjeta. (Question)
3. Compro la falda azul. (Replace with pronoun)
4. Compro el suéter gris. (Replace with pronoun)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Shopping and Clothing. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Ask and answer one price question.

Real-World Simulation

You are buying clothes in a store with a fixed budget.

Day 3 - Prices, Sizes, and Store Questions

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
la chaqueta	jacket	High-frequency week target
el suéter	sweater	High-frequency week target
la falda	skirt	High-frequency week target
los zapatos	shoes	High-frequency week target
la talla	size	High-frequency week target
el precio	price	High-frequency week target
la tienda	store	High-frequency week target
la oferta	sale/offer	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): stem-changing present verbs (querer, preferir, poder) and introductory direct object pronouns (lo/la).
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. Ella ___ pagar con tarjeta. (poder)
2. Nosotros ___ ver otra talla. (querer)
3. Yo ___ esta falda. (comprar)
4. Tú ___ ayudarme, por favor? (poder)
5. Él ___ zapatos cómodos. (preferir)
6. Nosotros ___ una oferta hoy. (buscar)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Puedo pagar con tarjeta. (Question)
2. Compro la falda azul. (Replace with pronoun)
3. Compro el suéter gris. (Replace with pronoun)
4. ¿Prefieres talla mediana? (Answer)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Shopping and Clothing. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Ask and answer one size question.

Real-World Simulation

You are buying clothes in a store with a fixed budget.

Day 4 - Direct Object Pronouns in Context

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
el suéter	sweater	High-frequency week target
la falda	skirt	High-frequency week target
los zapatos	shoes	High-frequency week target
la talla	size	High-frequency week target
el precio	price	High-frequency week target
la tienda	store	High-frequency week target
la oferta	sale/offer	High-frequency week target
la camisa	shirt	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): stem-changing present verbs (querer, preferir, poder) and introductory direct object pronouns (lo/la).
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. Nosotros ___ ver otra talla. (querer)
2. Yo ___ esta falda. (comprar)
3. Tú ___ ayudarme, por favor? (poder)
4. Él ___ zapatos cómodos. (preferir)
5. Nosotros ___ una oferta hoy. (buscar)
6. Yo ___ una camisa azul. (querer)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Compro la falda azul. (Replace with pronoun)
2. Compro el suéter gris. (Replace with pronoun)
3. ¿Prefieres talla mediana? (Answer)
4. Quiero esta camisa. (Question)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Shopping and Clothing. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Use preferir to compare two options.

Real-World Simulation

You are buying clothes in a store with a fixed budget.

Day 5 - Spiral Review and Store Roleplay Test

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
la falda	skirt	High-frequency week target
los zapatos	shoes	High-frequency week target
la talla	size	High-frequency week target
el precio	price	High-frequency week target
la tienda	store	High-frequency week target
la oferta	sale/offer	High-frequency week target
la camisa	shirt	High-frequency week target
los pantalones	pants	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): stem-changing present verbs (querer, preferir, poder) and introductory direct object pronouns (lo/la).
2. Underline key forms in the input and match each form to its meaning/function.
3. State one rule and one caution in your own words.

Guided Practice

1. Yo ___ esta falda. (comprar)
2. Tú ___ ayudarme, por favor? (poder)
3. Él ___ zapatos cómodos. (preferir)
4. Nosotros ___ una oferta hoy. (buscar)
5. Yo ___ una camisa azul. (querer)
6. Tú ___ pantalones negros. (preferir)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Compro el suéter gris. (Replace with pronoun)
2. ¿Prefieres talla mediana? (Answer)
3. Quiero esta camisa. (Question)
4. Prefiero pantalones negros. (Negative)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Shopping and Clothing. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Use lo/la once when choosing an item.

Real-World Simulation

You are buying clothes in a store with a fixed budget.

Spiral Review

Week 6 routine timing plus Week 5 request language.

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: I prefer black shoes.
2. Translate: Can I try it on?
3. Fill in: Tú ___ una chaqueta roja. (querer)
4. Fill in: Ella ___ pagar con tarjeta. (poder)
5. Correct: Lo compro la camisa azul.
6. Write two complete shopping questions.