People and lifestyle: en el instituto
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In this unit, pupils consolidate possessive adjectives 'mi', 'tu', 'su' by contrasting them with new possessive adjectives 'mío/a', 'tuyo/a', 'suyo/a'. Pupils further their knowledge with possessive pronouns 'el mío', 'la mía', 'el tuyo', 'la tuya', 'el suyo', 'la suya'. Pupils embed their knowledge of demonstrative adjectives 'este', 'esta', 'ese', 'esa' in sentences using possessive adjectives and pronouns. Pupils are introduced to the superlative with irregular adjectives 'el mejor' and 'el peor'. They will learn how to form regular superlatives in another unit.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know demonstrative adjectives 'este', 'esta', 'ese', 'esa'.
- Pupils know possessive adjectives 'mi', 'tu', 'su'.
- Pupils know adjectives agree for gender and number.
- Pupils know how to use personal 'a'.
- Pupils know irregular comparative adjectives.
- Pupils know how to form the comparative.
- Pupils know some verbs change g to j in the first person present.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [ge] and [j].
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils consolidate possessive adjectives 'mi', 'tu', 'su' by contrasting them with new possessive adjectives 'mío/a', 'tuyo/a', 'suyo/a'. Pupils further their knowledge with possessive pronouns 'el mío', 'la mía', 'el tuyo', 'la tuya', 'el suyo', 'la suya'. Pupils embed their knowledge of demonstrative adjectives 'este', 'esta', 'ese', 'esa' in sentences using possessive adjectives and pronouns. Pupils are introduced to the superlative with irregular adjectives 'el mejor' and 'el peor'. They will learn how to form regular superlatives in another unit.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know demonstrative adjectives 'este', 'esta', 'ese', 'esa'.
- Pupils know possessive adjectives 'mi', 'tu', 'su'.
- Pupils know adjectives agree for gender and number.
- Pupils know how to use personal 'a'.
- Pupils know irregular comparative adjectives.
- Pupils know how to form the comparative.
- Pupils know some verbs change g to j in the first person present.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [ge] and [j].
People and lifestyle: en el instituto
This unit introduces possessive adjectives 'mío/a', 'tuyo/a', 'suyo/a', and possessive pronouns 'el mío', 'la mía', 'el tuyo', 'la tuya', 'el suyo', 'la suya'. Pupils also learn irregular superlative adjectives 'el mejor' and 'el peor'. Pupils revisit possessive and demonstrative adjectives.
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