Make Spain come alive for your students with this high-interest, culturally rich lesson that builds skills across listening, speaking, and cultural comparison—all with clear structure and support for you and your learners. This comprehensive resource allows students to build background knowledge about Spain, practice listening comprehension, and deliver a structured cultural comparison, all while developing critical language skills.
Whether you're introducing a unit on Spanish-speaking countries, practicing formal comparisons for the AP exam, or strengthening interpretive and presentational communication skills, this lesson offers scaffolded activities, flexibility for differentiation, and a grading rubric to simplify assessment. Electronic and printable versions available!
Skills Targeted:
Note-taking & listening comprehension
Cultural awareness of daily life in Spain
Speaking and pronunciation
Formal presentational comparisons (written and oral)
Academic Spanish vocabulary & sentence structure
Lesson Sequence:
1. Presentation & Background Building: Geography, Languages, and More
2. Listening Comprehension: Daily Life in Spain
3. Comprehension Questions
4. Formal Comparison Project: Spain vs. My Community
What’s Included:
Editable Google Slides presentation: Spain’s Geography, Languages & Facts
Student note-taking handout (print & digital)
4 video-based listening activities with note guides
Video transcript access button (optional)
Comprehension questions + full answer key
Formal writing & speaking graphic organizer
Presentation instructions for digital and in-person classrooms
Rubric for final comparison presentation
Perfect For:
Spanish 2, Spanish 3, or Spanish for Heritage Speakers
AP Spanish prep (cultural comparison)
Units on Spanish-speaking countries or identity
Performance-based assessments
Digital, hybrid, or traditional classrooms