hard sounds - [ga], [go], [gu], [gue], [gui]

hard sounds - domingo, preguntar, juguete, seguir, ganar

soft sounds - [j], [ge], [gi]

soft sounds - ojo, gente, imaginar

A2 - gato, goma, gubia, guerra, guiso

My favourite things

Spanish

Poems with pictures: arriba, abajo, en medio

Reference resources: understand symbols for nouns

At the zoo: adjective agreement

At the zoo: writing using a word list for reference

Friends: subject pronouns 'él' and 'ella' for clarity and emphasis

How are you? What are you like? 'estar' and 'ser'

Belongings: determiners 'mi' and 'tu'

I'm hungry: 'tener' meaning 'be'

Age: 'tener' meaning 'be'

Christmas celebrations in Peru

In this unit, pupils use reference resources to write picture descriptions inspired by authentic poems, and story adaptations. They learn determiners ‘mi’ and ‘tu’, pronouns ‘él’ and ‘ella’ and ‘tener’ with meaning be in the contexts of age, states, friends, favourite things and Christmas.

Describe things and people: singular adjective agreement, to be being

'Mi conejo Gerardo es muy tranquilo pero es gigante.' How many soft [g] sounds can you spot in this sentence?

'My favourite animal is a horse.' Which translation is correct?

Order the words to say: 'My favourite animal is the tortoise'.

Write in Spanish: 'You read with your dog'.

Write in Spanish: 'My house and your friend'.

Order the words to say: 'Your favourite book is small and blue'.

My favourite things

Lesson outcome