🇪🇸 Spanish Beginner - Week 9

Learning Objectives

• Describe homes and neighborhood features.
• Use comparatives to compare options.
• Use superlatives for recommendations.
• Use demonstratives to reference nearby/far options.
• Justify a housing choice with clear reasons.

Day 1 - Home and Neighborhood Vocabulary

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
el apartamento	apartment	High-frequency week target
la casa	house	High-frequency week target
el cuarto	room	High-frequency week target
la cocina	kitchen	High-frequency week target
la sala	living room	High-frequency week target
el edificio	building	High-frequency week target
el barrio	neighborhood	High-frequency week target
la renta	rent	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): comparatives (más/menos...que, tan...como) and superlatives (el/la más...).
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. Este apartamento es ___ barato que ese. (más/menos)
2. Mi cuarto es ___ grande como el tuyo. (tan)
3. Este edificio es el ___ moderno del barrio. (más)
4. La renta aquí es ___ alta que allí. (menos)
5. Ese barrio está ___ de la universidad. (cerca)
6. Aquel apartamento es el ___ económico. (más)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Este apartamento es barato. (Comparative with ese)
2. Mi cuarto es grande. (Comparative equality with tu cuarto)
3. Ese edificio es cómodo. (Superlative)
4. Aquel barrio es ruidoso. (Negative statement)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Home, Neighborhood, and Comparisons. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Describe your current neighborhood.

Real-World Simulation

You compare two apartments and recommend one to a friend.

Day 2 - Comparatives in Real Options

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
la casa	house	High-frequency week target
el cuarto	room	High-frequency week target
la cocina	kitchen	High-frequency week target
la sala	living room	High-frequency week target
el edificio	building	High-frequency week target
el barrio	neighborhood	High-frequency week target
la renta	rent	High-frequency week target
la universidad	university	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): comparatives (más/menos...que, tan...como) and superlatives (el/la más...).
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. Mi cuarto es ___ grande como el tuyo. (tan)
2. Este edificio es el ___ moderno del barrio. (más)
3. La renta aquí es ___ alta que allí. (menos)
4. Ese barrio está ___ de la universidad. (cerca)
5. Aquel apartamento es el ___ económico. (más)
6. Esta sala es ___ luminosa que esa. (más)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Mi cuarto es grande. (Comparative equality with tu cuarto)
2. Ese edificio es cómodo. (Superlative)
3. Aquel barrio es ruidoso. (Negative statement)
4. Esta casa está cerca. (Question)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Home, Neighborhood, and Comparisons. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Compare it with another neighborhood.

Real-World Simulation

You compare two apartments and recommend one to a friend.

Day 3 - Superlatives for Recommendations

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
el cuarto	room	High-frequency week target
la cocina	kitchen	High-frequency week target
la sala	living room	High-frequency week target
el edificio	building	High-frequency week target
el barrio	neighborhood	High-frequency week target
la renta	rent	High-frequency week target
la universidad	university	High-frequency week target
la estación	station	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): comparatives (más/menos...que, tan...como) and superlatives (el/la más...).
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. Este edificio es el ___ moderno del barrio. (más)
2. La renta aquí es ___ alta que allí. (menos)
3. Ese barrio está ___ de la universidad. (cerca)
4. Aquel apartamento es el ___ económico. (más)
5. Esta sala es ___ luminosa que esa. (más)
6. Mi casa está ___ de la estación. (lejos)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Ese edificio es cómodo. (Superlative)
2. Aquel barrio es ruidoso. (Negative statement)
3. Esta casa está cerca. (Question)
4. ¿Cuál es mejor? (Answer with reason)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Home, Neighborhood, and Comparisons. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Use one equality comparison and one superlative.

Real-World Simulation

You compare two apartments and recommend one to a friend.

Day 4 - Demonstratives and Descriptive Detail

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
la cocina	kitchen	High-frequency week target
la sala	living room	High-frequency week target
el edificio	building	High-frequency week target
el barrio	neighborhood	High-frequency week target
la renta	rent	High-frequency week target
la universidad	university	High-frequency week target
la estación	station	High-frequency week target
el apartamento	apartment	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): comparatives (más/menos...que, tan...como) and superlatives (el/la más...).
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. La renta aquí es ___ alta que allí. (menos)
2. Ese barrio está ___ de la universidad. (cerca)
3. Aquel apartamento es el ___ económico. (más)
4. Esta sala es ___ luminosa que esa. (más)
5. Mi casa está ___ de la estación. (lejos)
6. Este apartamento es ___ barato que ese. (más/menos)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Aquel barrio es ruidoso. (Negative statement)
2. Esta casa está cerca. (Question)
3. ¿Cuál es mejor? (Answer with reason)
4. Este apartamento es barato. (Comparative with ese)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Home, Neighborhood, and Comparisons. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Point to two options using demonstratives.

Real-World Simulation

You compare two apartments and recommend one to a friend.

Day 5 - Spiral Review and Apartment Decision Task

Comprehensible Input (Dialogue or Reading)

Vocabulary Table

Spanish	English	Use
la sala	living room	High-frequency week target
el edificio	building	High-frequency week target
el barrio	neighborhood	High-frequency week target
la renta	rent	High-frequency week target
la universidad	university	High-frequency week target
la estación	station	High-frequency week target
el apartamento	apartment	High-frequency week target
la casa	house	High-frequency week target

Grammar Discovery

1. Identify target pattern(s): comparatives (más/menos...que, tan...como) and superlatives (el/la más...).
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. Ese barrio está ___ de la universidad. (cerca)
2. Aquel apartamento es el ___ económico. (más)
3. Esta sala es ___ luminosa que esa. (más)
4. Mi casa está ___ de la estación. (lejos)
5. Este apartamento es ___ barato que ese. (más/menos)
6. Mi cuarto es ___ grande como el tuyo. (tan)

Semi-Controlled Practice

1. Esta casa está cerca. (Question)
2. ¿Cuál es mejor? (Answer with reason)
3. Este apartamento es barato. (Comparative with ese)
4. Mi cuarto es grande. (Comparative equality with tu cuarto)

Free Production

Write 8-10 lines connected to Home, Neighborhood, and Comparisons. Include at least two questions and one negative sentence.

Speaking Activity

Recommend one option for a student.

Real-World Simulation

You compare two apartments and recommend one to a friend.

Spiral Review

Week 8 health planning and Week 4 location 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: This neighborhood is quieter than downtown.
2. Translate: That apartment is the most comfortable.
3. Fill in: Mi casa es ___ grande que la tuya. (más)
4. Fill in: Este barrio es tan seguro ___ aquel. (como)
5. Correct: Ese edificio es la más barato.
6. Write two comparison sentences and one recommendation.