the word 'a, an' that comes before a noun when it is mentioned for the first time

the word 'the' comes before a noun when it has been mentioned before in a sentence

A2 - ¿Dónde estás, Aisha? Estoy en Girona. ¿Girona? Sí, es una ciudad en ...

C2a, C2b - 1 Martin está en Bilbao. Hay un monumento y una tienda de música ...

C2a, C2b - 2 Sofía está en Granada. Hay [una] iglesia y un banco. El banco ...

C2a, C2b - 3 María está en Málaga. Hay un mercado y [una] plaza. El mercado ...

C3a, C3b - 1 Pepe está en Barcelona. Hay [un] teatro y un bar. El teatro es ...

C3a, C3b - 2 Paula está en un café de San Sebastián. Hay un señor y una ...

C3a, C3b - 3 Alejandro está en una tienda de libros. Hay [un] autor y una ...

What is there? What is it like? Singular definite and indefinite articles

Spanish

Describe cities: 'ser' 3rd person plural 'son'

Day of the teacher! Plural adjective agreement

Places in the town: singular definite articles 'el' and 'la'

Barcelona: plural definite articles 'los' and 'las'

Castellón: write about where you live

In this unit, 'son' is introduced and contrasted with 'es'. Pupils add -s to adjectives for the plural form. They learn singular definite articles 'el' and 'la' and that these reflect the gender of all nouns. Plural 'los' and 'las' are also introduced. Key sounds learnt are ga, go, gu, ge, gi and j.

Places: definite articles, plural adjective agreement

Which article do we use to mention a noun for the first time: the definite or the indefinite article?

True or False? In Spanish there is only one word for the English 'the'. 

Identify the sentences with a singular definite article in them. 

Put the vocab learning strategy in the correct order. 

Translate into Spanish: 'There is a bank but it is old.' 

How would you say in Spanish 'What is it like?'

a word that comes before the noun meaning 'the' 

a word that gives information something about the verb

a word that comes before the noun meaning 'a/an'

Complete this sentence with the correct verb:  '{{}} una escuela en la ciudad.' 

Translate this sentence into Spanish: 'I have a bike but you have two cats.'

What is there? What is it like? Singular definite and indefinite articles

Lesson outcome