KS3 Spanish: Heist Planning - 'Planeando El Atraco'

Video summary

A criminal mastermind informs his gang of the heist plan. Each of the four members has an animal toy representing them. The heist plan is complicated, involving much to-ing and fro-ing. In the end, most of them are somewhat confused, as they go via a bank, a laundrette, a post office, a café (where Pili has cake) and a cinema. Finally, the plan has them returning to the warehouse.

At one point Pili asks Javier if they are going to the zoo. He explains that they are, but not until the weekend. From then on Pepe, perhaps inspired by the animal toys, refers everything back to going to the zoo and is constantly told by Miguel and Javier that they aren’t going to the zoo until the weekend.

Miguel gets more and more frustrated. Having gone through it all slowly, and confusing himself in the process, Miguel recaps the plan once more and asks if there are any more questions.

Pepe, with a one-track mind, ask when are they going to the zoo.

The others can’t believe their ears.

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Teacher Notes

This clip could be used to review places in a town and to reinforce the future tense. Pupils could be given the infinitive of the verbs that are used and could try to add the correct endings for 'yo', 'tú' and 'él/ella'.

As a follow-up activity, they could use a map of a town to say where they 'will' go, what they 'will do/see/buy' etc.

This clip is relevant for teaching Spanish at Key Stage 3 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales and at Third Level in Scotland.

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Explore greetings, vocabulary, adjectives, colours and clothing as the police try to make sense of the evidence.

Spanish KS3: The search begins - 'Se Buscan' (part 1/10)

Explore Spanish grammar and vocabulary around planning directions as the criminals plan their escape.

Spanish KS3: The getaway - "Planeando la fuga" (Part 4/10)

Expand understanding around daily routines and geography as the criminal gets tickled in the interrogation room.

Spanish KS3: The interrogation - 'El Interrogatorio' (part 9/10)

Explore Spanish vocabulary around truth and identity as the police go through their undercover training.

Spanish KS3: Undercover training - 'Como Ir De Incognito' (part 5/10)

Expand understanding around arguments, numbers and dates as the criminal gang attempts to crack a safe.

Spanish KS3: Cracking the safe - 'La Caja Fuerte' (part 6/10)

Explore Spanish vocabulary around travel, geography, food and paella as the police try to make sense of the criminals' movements.

Spanish KS3: The search widens - 'Se Buscan En El Extranjero' (part 3/10)

Expand understanding around games, hobbies and music as the police go undercover.

Spanish KS3: Undercover - 'De Incognito' (part 7/10)
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