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What I have at home and in school: 'y' meaning 'and'
I can use ‘y’ meaning ‘and’ with nouns to speak and write about the belongings I have. I can read aloud new words with [ce].
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- Year 3
What I have at home and in school: 'y' meaning 'and'
I can use ‘y’ meaning ‘and’ with nouns to speak and write about the belongings I have. I can read aloud new words with [ce].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Sound-symbol correspondence [ce] is different in Spanish and English and benefits from frequent practice.
- Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
- A conjunction is a word that is used to connect words and phrases; the Spanish conjunction 'y' means 'and'.
- 'y' can connect two nouns in a sentence. E.g., Tengo una mochila y un bolígrafo.
Keywords
[ce] - sound-symbol correspondence
Conjunction - a word used to connect words and phrases
Y - Spanish conjunction meaning ‘and’
Common misconception
English and Spanish sound-spelling links are the same.
Sound-symbol correspondence [ce] is different in Spanish and English and reading aloud Spanish words with [ce] leads to more secure knowledge.
Repeating speaking activities immediately, one or more times, improves fluency and deepens vocabulary knowledge.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words have a hard 'c' sound?
Which words have a hard 'c' sound?
doce
centro
dulce
Q2.Which noun is masculine?
Which noun is masculine?
una fruta
una cámara
Q3.Which noun is feminine?
Which noun is feminine?
un teléfono
un cuaderno
Q4.Match the Spanish and English verb meanings.
Match the Spanish and English verb meanings.
Q5.Match the Spanish and English verb meanings.
Match the Spanish and English verb meanings.
Q6.Which words mean 'a/an' in Spanish?
Which words mean 'a/an' in Spanish?
en
de
hola
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Read aloud. "Veo doce dulces en una clase." How many hard 'c' sounds are there in this sentence?
Read aloud. "Veo doce dulces en una clase." How many hard 'c' sounds are there in this sentence?
Q2.Choose the correct verb to fill the gap. de Birmingham.
Choose the correct verb to fill the gap. de Birmingham.
Tengo
Estoy
Q3.Choose the correct verb to fill the gap. en clase.
Choose the correct verb to fill the gap. en clase.
Soy
Tengo
Q4.Write the Spanish word for the conjunction 'and'.
Write the Spanish word for the conjunction 'and'.
Q5.Choose the Spanish sentence that means 'I have a ball and a school bag'.
Choose the Spanish sentence that means 'I have a ball and a school bag'.
Tengo una mochila y una pelota.
Tener una pelota y una mochila
Q6.Put the Spanish words in order to mean, 'I have an exercise book and a camera.'
Put the Spanish words in order to mean, 'I have an exercise book and a camera.'
