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Spanish Agree & Disagree

Twelfth graders learn to express agreement and disagreement in Spanish — estoy de acuerdo, al contrario, no creo que — the phrases that power real discussions and debates.

Grade 12Acuerdo y Desacuerdo55 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Express agreement.
  • ✓Express disagreement.
  • ✓Sort the phrases.
  • ✓Discuss & debate.
Essential Question

Real conversation means sharing opinions — and agreeing or disagreeing respectfully. What phrases do you use in Spanish?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

¿Acuerdo o Desacuerdo?

Project this and sort each phrase into acuerdo (agreeing) or desacuerdo (disagreeing).

🗣️ Sort each — agreeing or disagreeing?Try it
👍 Acuerdo (agree)
👎 Desacuerdo (disagree)
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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Share Your Opinion

6 min

Real conversation means agreeing or disagreeing respectfully — how in Spanish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • State an opinion.
  • Ask how to respond.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Acuerdo y Desacuerdo

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present agreeing and disagreeing phrases.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note respect.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Sort Them

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to ¿Acuerdo o Desacuerdo?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
4

Speak — Speak

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Agree with an opinion.
  • Disagree respectfully.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Agree.
  • Disagree.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give an agreeing phrase.
  • Give a disagreeing phrase.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give one.
  • Give one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-High).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: exchange opinions.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: state a viewpoint.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare discourse across languages.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to discussion and debate.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Phrase cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Estoy/No estoy de acuerdo porque ___.”
  • Model a debate.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with de acuerdo vs. no de acuerdo.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Hold a mini debate.
  • Support an opinion.
  • Persuade a partner.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🗣️Phrase cards
  • 💻¿Acuerdo o Desacuerdo?
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

el acuerdoagreementestoy de acuerdoI agreetienes razónyou’re rightno estoy de acuerdoI disagreeal contrarioon the contraryen mi opiniónin my opiniondebatirto debateconvencerto convince
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “I agree” in Spanish?
Estoy de acuerdo.
QUESTION 2
How do you say “on the contrary”?
Al contrario.
QUESTION 3
What does “no creo que…” express?
Disagreement (I don’t think that…).

Reflect: da tu opinión.

Have students agree with one opinion and disagree with another, in Spanish. A printable agreement sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: al contrario, convencer, debatir, el acuerdo, en mi opinión, estoy de acuerdo, no estoy de acuerdo, tienes razón
  1. to debate
  2. I agree
  3. in my opinion
  4. you’re right
  5. on the contrary
  6. I disagree
  7. agreement
  8. to convince

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I agree” in Spanish?
  2. How do you say “on the contrary”?
  3. What does “no creo que…” express?
Answer key — Part A: 1) debatir · 2) estoy de acuerdo · 3) en mi opinión · 4) tienes razón · 5) al contrario · 6) no estoy de acuerdo · 7) el acuerdo · 8) convencer
Part B: 1) Estoy de acuerdo. 2) Al contrario. 3) Disagreement (I don’t think that…).