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Identidad nacional: nationality adjectives as nouns
I can use nationality adjectives as nouns in the context of national and cultural identity.
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Identidad nacional: nationality adjectives as nouns
I can use nationality adjectives as nouns in the context of national and cultural identity.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Masculine nouns ending in -or gain an -a when referring to a woman or girl.
- Some nouns relating to jobs have specific feminine forms e.g. el jefe > la jefa.
- Adjectives of nationality can be used as nouns to refer to people from a particular country.
- Cultural icons are people or artefacts identified by members of a culture as representative of that culture.
- Cultural stereotypes are oversimplified ideas, beliefs or images ascribed to all members of a particular culture.
Keywords
Noun - word for a person, place or thing
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Nominalisation - the process of making a noun from a verb or adjective
Common misconception
'inglés' can only be an adjective.
'inglés' can be an adjective, as in 'la comida inglesa' (English food), or a noun, as in 'el inglés' (the English person (m)). The process of making a noun in this way from an adjective or verb is called nominalisation.
Starter and Exit Qs 2 are aimed at Higher Tier students. Task B1b also tests a significant number of Higher Tier words. Task C2 could be adapted into a speaking task if you think it would benefit your students to say their ideas aloud.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.What is the missing adjective to say 'I love Mexican dishes'? Me encantan los platos .
What is the missing adjective to say 'I love Mexican dishes'? Me encantan los platos .
mexicano
mexicana
mexicanas
Q4.What is the missing adjective to say 'English people are very friendly'? La gente es muy simpática.
What is the missing adjective to say 'English people are very friendly'? La gente es muy simpática.
Q5.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q6.What is the grammatical gender of 'el artista' (the artist)?
What is the grammatical gender of 'el artista' (the artist)?
feminine
we can't tell
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.'My doctor (f) is very friendly'. What is the correct translation?
'My doctor (f) is very friendly'. What is the correct translation?
Mi doctor es muy simpático.
Mi doctor es muy simpática.
Mi doctora es muy simpático.
Q4.What type of word is 'franceses' in this sentence? 'Conocí a unos franceses en la playa.'
What type of word is 'franceses' in this sentence? 'Conocí a unos franceses en la playa.'
adjective
verb
pronoun
Q5. is the process of making a noun from a verb or adjective.
is the process of making a noun from a verb or adjective.
adjective agreement
conjugation
Q6.'Los toros son un icono cultural para .' What is the missing word?
'Los toros son un icono cultural para .' What is the missing word?
los italianos
los ingleses
los franceses
