Family and friends: possessive adjectives, comparatives
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In this unit, pupils build on their knowledge of possessive adjectives 'mi', 'mis','tu', and 'tus' by adding 'su', 'sus', 'nuestra', 'nuestro' to their repertoire. Pupils embed 'está/están' for states and 'es/son' for traits with number and gender agreement for adjectives in sentences using comparatives, which are new to this unit. Pupils learn demonstratives 'este', 'esta', 'estos', 'estas' and use these in sentences with comparatives. In phonics, spelling change to -qué and -gué in 1st person preterite is introduced, and pupils revisit strong and weak vowels.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know possessive adjectives 'mi', 'mis', 'tu', 'tus'.
- Pupils know the third person singular and plural of 'ser' in the present tense.
- Pupils know adjectives in Spanish agree for gender and number.
- Pupils know the third person singular and plural of 'estar' in the present tense.
- Pupils know a variety of question words.
- Pupils know strong vowels [a], [e], [o].
- Pupils know weak vowels [i], [u].
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils build on their knowledge of possessive adjectives 'mi', 'mis','tu', and 'tus' by adding 'su', 'sus', 'nuestra', 'nuestro' to their repertoire. Pupils embed 'está/están' for states and 'es/son' for traits with number and gender agreement for adjectives in sentences using comparatives, which are new to this unit. Pupils learn demonstratives 'este', 'esta', 'estos', 'estas' and use these in sentences with comparatives. In phonics, spelling change to -qué and -gué in 1st person preterite is introduced, and pupils revisit strong and weak vowels.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know possessive adjectives 'mi', 'mis', 'tu', 'tus'.
- Pupils know the third person singular and plural of 'ser' in the present tense.
- Pupils know adjectives in Spanish agree for gender and number.
- Pupils know the third person singular and plural of 'estar' in the present tense.
- Pupils know a variety of question words.
- Pupils know strong vowels [a], [e], [o].
- Pupils know weak vowels [i], [u].
Family and friends: possessive adjectives, comparatives
In this unit, pupils learn possessive adjectives 'su', 'sus', 'nuestra', 'nuestro'. They learn comparatives 'más/menos … que' and irregular comparatives ‘mejor que’ and peor que’. Demonstratives 'este', 'esta', 'estos', 'estas' are introduced.
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