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Belongings: determiners 'mi' and 'tu'
Learning outcomes
I can describe what belongs to me and you using the possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu'.
I can accurately read words with the hard [g] sounds.
Lesson 7 of 11
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- Year 4
Belongings: determiners 'mi' and 'tu'
Learning outcomes
I can describe what belongs to me and you using the possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu'.
I can accurately read words with the hard [g] sounds.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The possessives 'my' and 'your' are a type of determiner.
- Use 'mi' to say ‘my’ in Spanish before a singular noun.
- Use 'tu' to say ‘your’ in Spanish before a singular noun.
- Spanish possessives 'mi' and 'tu' do not change for the gender of the noun.
Keywords
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to
Mi - possessve adjective meaning 'my'
Tu - possessve adjective meaning 'your'
Common misconception
Possessive adjectives need to change depending on the gender of the noun.
Possessive adjectives do not change to match the gender of the noun. 'Mi and 'tu' are 'my' and 'your' for all singular nouns.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and the English.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Q2.'¿Cómo eres?' Select the possible answers.
'¿Cómo eres?' Select the possible answers.
Estoy triste.
Estoy contento.
Es tranquilo.
Q3.Order the words to say: 'I am calm and you are sad today'.
Order the words to say: 'I am calm and you are sad today'.
Q4.Match the Spanish and the English.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'He is (feeling) nervous'.
Write in Spanish: 'He is (feeling) nervous'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'You (m) are tall'.
Write in Spanish: 'You (m) are tall'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The sound-symbol correspondences [ga], [go], [gu], [gue], [gui] .
The sound-symbol correspondences [ga], [go], [gu], [gue], [gui] .
all have a soft [g] sound
have a mix of hard and soft [g] sounds
Q2.Which word has the soft [g] sound?
Which word has the soft [g] sound?
guepardo
guiso
guitarra
gato
Q3.Which of the belongings are mine?
Which of the belongings are mine?
tu bolígrafo
tu mochila
Q4.Match the Spanish and the English.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'Your tortoise and my bear'.
Write in Spanish: 'Your tortoise and my bear'.
Q6.Order the words to say: 'My favourite class is Spanish'.
Order the words to say: 'My favourite class is Spanish'.
