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What there is at home and school: 'hay', 'unos' and 'unas'
Learning outcomes
I can use ‘hay’ and ‘tener’ to describe what there is around me.
I can recognise and pronounce [qui].
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- Year 7
What there is at home and school: 'hay', 'unos' and 'unas'
Learning outcomes
I can use ‘hay’ and ‘tener’ to describe what there is around me.
I can recognise and pronounce [qui].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [qui] sounds as in 'equipo'.
- ‘Hay’ means ‘there is' and 'there are’, and like ‘tiene’ can be used to describe places.
- Sentences with ‘hay’ often start with ‘en’.
Keywords
[qui] - pronounced as in ‘equipo’
Hay - means ‘there is' and 'there are'
Common misconception
'Hay' is pronounced as the English 'hi' and means there is. There is another word for 'there are'.
The 'h' is not pronounced in 'hay' and it means both 'there is' and 'there are'.
There are many English words with 'qui' (equipped, acquintance, quiet, etc.), so it could be a good idea to emphasise that in Spanish 'qui' is never pronounced 'cui', as this sound requires a 'c', as in 'cuidado'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match these verbs.
Match these verbs.
Q2.Which translation of 'La señora lleva una bolsa tonta.' is correct?
Which translation of 'La señora lleva una bolsa tonta.' is correct?
The girl walks nervously.
The woman carries many shirts.
The girl carries many pens.
Q3.¿Cómo se dice 'nervous' en español?
¿Cómo se dice 'nervous' en español?
alegre
serio
raro
Q4.¿Cómo se escribe 'temprano'?
¿Cómo se escribe 'temprano'?
ete-e-me-epe-re-a-ene-o
te-e-eme-pe-re-a-ene-o
Q5.Which of these words is a false friend (looks like an English word, but doesn't mean the same)?
Which of these words is a false friend (looks like an English word, but doesn't mean the same)?
color
plan
autor
Q6.Match the indefinite articles with their grammatical gender and number.
Match the indefinite articles with their grammatical gender and number.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the sentence: 'Hay' means is/are.
Complete the sentence: 'Hay' means is/are.
Q2.Complete the sentence: El profesor mesa.
Complete the sentence: El profesor mesa.
hay un
hay una
tiene un
Q3.¿Dónde está Stonehenge, en España o en Inglaterra?
¿Dónde está Stonehenge, en España o en Inglaterra?
En España.
En España y en Inglaterra.
Q4.Order the options from the most items to the least.
Order the options from the most items to the least.
Q5.Match the English with the Spanish.
Match the English with the Spanish.
Q6.Translate into Spanish: 'In Madrid there are some monuments'.
Translate into Spanish: 'In Madrid there are some monuments'.
