KS3 Spanish: Undercover Training - 'Como Ir De Incognito'

Video summary

A police inspector trains his cadets in the art of going undercover. He begins the session by entering ‘in disguise’. The cadets are embarrassed.

He has three characters and asks whom would like to go first. Carlos, a bully, volunteers Sara and then sneers at her. Sara leaves the room and returns dressed in a frumpy school uniform.

The inspector then asks questions about her character. Sara begins the process embarrassed, but as she gets into it she gets more confident, revealing her age, family and home life.

The inspector is pleased with her and then asks for another volunteer. Sara quickly suggests Carlos.

Faced with three options, Carlos suggests that the thug would be a good choice. However, the inspector has other plans.

He reveals that Carlos has to put on the same school uniform as Sara wore and must also pretend to be a schoolgirl. Sara laughs.

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Teacher Notes

You could give your students a list of true or false statements relating to the character of ‘Sara’. For example: “Sara tiene dos hermanas”; “El padre de Sara es ingeniero”. As they watch the clip they mark each true sentence with a V (verdadero) and each false sentence with an F (falso).

As a follow-up writing activity, they could write their own ‘false identity’ for themselves or another pupil to present to the rest of the class. A template could be given, where necessary, as a guide to the information required: NOMBRE, EDAD, FAMILIA 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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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)

Understanding infinitives and tenses are key to making sense of the criminals' heist plans.

Spanish KS3: The heist - 'Planeando El Atraco' (part 2/10)

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)
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