El mundo natural de Canarias: demonstrative adjectives, comparative 'tan...como'
I can use demonstrative adjectives and the comparative structure 'tan … como' to describe the Canary Islands in Spanish.
- Year 10
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El mundo natural de Canarias: demonstrative adjectives, comparative 'tan...como'
I can use demonstrative adjectives and the comparative structure 'tan … como' to describe the Canary Islands in Spanish.
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Key learning points
- 'Ese' means 'that' before a singular or uncountable masculine noun.
- 'Esa' means 'that' before a singular or uncountable feminine noun.
- 'Esos' and 'esas' mean 'those' before plural masculine and plural feminine nouns.
- Most Spanish adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun.
- 'Tan ... como' means 'as ... as' in comparisons.
Keywords
Demonstrative adjective - a type of adjective used to signal a specific person, place or thing
Ese - demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' before a singular masculine noun
Esa - Spanish demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' before a singular feminine noun
Tan … como - comparative structure meaning 'as … as'
Common misconception
All Spanish adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun.
Most adjectives in Spanish agree in gender and number with the noun. However, adjectives ending in -e only agree with the noun in number.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Choose the feminine plural form of the adjective 'broken'.
Q4.Which word means 'earth'?
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'that mountain'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'those rivers'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
