Ana’s House: Open the Door to Spanish!
A video, a house to explore and a 60-second challenge—welcome to a Spanish lesson with plenty to discover. 🏡
How do you say “living room” in Spanish? What might you find in a kitchen? And how can you put those words together to describe a home?
In Ana’s House, beginners aged 11–13 join Teacher Miguel at Spanish Super Tutor for a dynamic lesson combining video, reading and interactive activities.
Designed for students starting their Pre-IGCSE Spanish journey, this lesson introduces rooms, furniture and household objects, then gives learners opportunities to use that vocabulary in simple sentences.
Open the door to Spanish—one room at a time!
What Will You Learn?
In this lesson, you’ll practise how to:
Name rooms in a house.
Recognise furniture and everyday objects.
Understand a short house description in Spanish.
Find specific details in a text.
Use hay and tiene in simple descriptions.
Put words in the correct order to build sentences.
You’ll begin with words and short phrases, then work towards describing a home yourself.
First, Watch the Video 🎬
Start with the lesson video to get ready to explore Ana’s house.
As you watch, listen for room names and familiar words. You don’t need to understand everything immediately: use the activities that follow to revisit the language and check your understanding.
Your first task: note down three Spanish words you recognise.
Read About Ana’s House 📖
Next, explore the written description of Ana’s home.
Read once to understand the general meaning. Then read again, looking for details about the rooms and the objects inside them.
Ask yourself:
Which rooms are mentioned?
What objects can you identify?
Which words appear more than once?
Can you find a sentence describing what the house has?
You’ll use information from the reading in the activities that follow, so keep returning to the text whenever you need to.
Explore the Rooms 🏠
The interactive room explorer lets you visit different parts of Ana’s home:
The Living Room — El Salón 🛋️
Explore five items and practise the vocabulary connected with this space.
The Kitchen — La Cocina 🍳
Discover five items as you work through the kitchen vocabulary.
The Bathrooms — Los Baños 🚿
Ana’s house has four bathrooms! Explore the bathroom section and its four featured items.
The Bedrooms — Las Habitaciones 🛏️
Explore three items in the bedroom section.
Try this: after exploring a room, look away from the screen and see how many Spanish words you can remember.
Useful Vocabulary to Get You Started 🃏
Here are some words to practise when describing a home:
Spanish | English |
La casa | The house |
El salón | The living room |
La cocina | The kitchen |
El baño | The bathroom |
La habitación | The room / bedroom |
El dormitorio | The bedroom |
El sofá | The sofa |
La mesa | The table |
La silla | The chair |
La cama | The bed |
Pay attention to el and la as part of each word. For example, practise saying la cocina, rather than learning cocina on its own.
Build Your First Descriptions
Once you recognise some vocabulary, it’s time to use it.
Use “Hay” to Say What Is There
Hay means both “there is” and “there are.”
Hay un sofá en el salón.There is a sofa in the living room.
Hay dos sillas en la cocina.There are two chairs in the kitchen.
Notice that hay stays the same whether you’re talking about one object or several.
Your turn: complete this sentence with an object:
En el salón hay…
Use “Tiene” to Say What a House Has
Tiene means “he has,” “she has” or “it has,” depending on the subject.
When describing a house, you can say:
La casa tiene una cocina.The house has a kitchen.
La casa tiene cuatro baños.The house has four bathrooms.
Your turn: describe a real or imaginary home:
Mi casa ideal tiene…
Connect an Object to a Room
Use en to explain where something is:
En el dormitorio hay una cama.There is a bed in the bedroom.
This gives you a useful pattern to adapt:
En + room + hay + object.
Change the room and the object to create a new sentence.
Ready to Play? Put Your Spanish to Work! 🚀
The lesson includes several ways to practise the language.
🃏 Flashcards
Review vocabulary for rooms, furniture and household objects.
📝 Ten-Question Reading Quiz
Check how well you understood the description. Look back at the story to find evidence for your answers.
🔀 Sentence Scramble
Put words in order to create complete Spanish sentences.
✏️ Spot the Mistake
Find and correct errors in sentences about the text.
🧩 Drag & Match
Match Spanish words and expressions with their English meanings.
⚡ 60-Second Speed Challenge
Finish with a timed challenge to test what you can recall.
Try the speed challenge after completing the other activities—and have another go if you want to improve your result!
Your Final Challenge: Describe a Home ✍️
You’ve explored Ana’s house. Now describe your own home—or invent one!
Write four short sentences using these starters:
Mi casa tiene…
En el salón hay…
En la cocina hay…
En el dormitorio hay…
Here is an example, separate from Ana’s story:
Mi casa tiene dos dormitorios.En el salón hay un sofá.En la cocina hay una mesa.En el dormitorio hay una cama.
Want an extra challenge? Read your description aloud without looking at the English meanings.
Ready to Step Inside?
Explore Ana’s House with Teacher Miguel at Spanish Super Tutor and practise Spanish through video, reading, games and interactive challenges.
Watch. Explore. Practise. Describe.
Your next Spanish sentence could start right at the front door. 🏡
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