Carnaval: information questions with 'cuántos' and 'cuántas'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can ask and answer information questions using 'cuántos', 'cuántas' and 'hay'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Hay' means 'there is' or 'there are' depending whether it precedes a singular or plural noun.
- The question words 'cuántos' and 'cuántas' meaning how many agree with the gender and number of noun they describe.
- Using cuántos/cuántas and hay to ask and answer questions.
Keywords
Hay - verb meaning 'there is' or 'there are' depending whether it comes before singular or plural nouns
Cuántos - a question word meaning 'how many' used for masculine plural nouns
Cuántas - a question word meaning 'how many' used for feminine plural nouns
Common misconception
There is one way to ask 'how many' like in English.
In Spanish, the words for 'how many' agree with the gender of the noun.
Teacher tip
Provide real-life counting activities so pupils can use the language of cuánto, cuántas, hay in context. This will also provide opportunities to recall number vocabulary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English and Spanish.
Q2.Match the English and Spanish.
Q3.Write 'some bottles' in Spanish.
Q4.Which indefinite article is missing from all these words? uniformes, libros, sombreros
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'There are some books'.
Q6.Put the Spanish words in order to say: 'There are some pens and some rucksacks.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sound is missing from these words? _ntro, dul_, do_
Q2.Which sound is missing from these words? a_, e_po, mos_to
Q3.Match the English and the Spanish.
Q4.What do the words 'cuántos' and 'cuántas' mean?
Q5.'Cuántos bolígrafos hay?' Choose the correct translation.
Q6.'How many beaches are there?' Choose the correct translation.
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