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Year 5

Christmas lottery

Learning outcomes

I can appreciate the Spanish tradition of the Christmas Lottery.

I can accurately pronounce a range of sound-spelling correspondences and words with strong and weak vowels.

New
New
Year 5

Christmas lottery

Learning outcomes

I can appreciate the Spanish tradition of the Christmas Lottery.

I can accurately pronounce a range of sound-spelling correspondences and words with strong and weak vowels.

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Key learning points

  1. [ca], [co], [cu] are hard sounds whilst [ce], [ci], [z] and [ch] are soft sounds
  2. [a]. [e], [o] are strong vowels whilst [i] and [u] are weak vowels
  3. La lotería de Navidad is an annual event, taking place on 22nd December. It is a tradition for families to buy tickets.
  4. The big prize is called 'El Gordo' and is worth a lot of money.
  5. The verb tener means to have, having. To say 'I have' we use tengo. To say she, he, it has, we use tiene.

Keywords

  • Tengo - verb 'I have', part of the verb ‘tener’ meaning ‘to have’

  • Tiene - verb 'she, he, it has', part of the verb ‘tener’ meaning ‘to have’

Common misconception

All vowels are pronounced separately.

[a], [e], [o] are strong vowels and are pronounced separately whilst [i] and [u] are weak vowels and merge with [a], [e] and [o] to make a single syllable.


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Teachers may like to play a lottery with their class. Create 2 sets of tickets with 4 or 5 digit numbers. Pupils choose a ticket. Teacher then chooses from the second set and reads aloud the numbers. The winner is the pupil whose numbers match the teacher's ticket.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'date'?
año
casa
cielo
Correct answer: fecha
centro
Q2.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:aprender,to learn, learning

to learn, learning

Correct Answer:comer,to eat, eating

to eat, eating

Correct Answer:escuchar,to listen, listening

to listen, listening

Correct Answer:comprar,to buy, buying

to buy, buying

Correct Answer:escribir,to write, writing

to write, writing

Correct Answer:estar,to be, being

to be, being

Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:amarillo,yellow

yellow

Correct Answer:blanco,white

white

Correct Answer:azul,blue

blue

Correct Answer:rojo,red

red

Correct Answer:verde,green

green

Correct Answer:naranja,orange

orange

Q4.
Order the months from earliest in the year to latest.
1 - febrero
2 - abril
3 - mayo
4 - junio
5 - agosto
6 - septiembre
7 - diciembre
Q5.
'Tienes un billete especial.' Translate this sentence into English.
Correct Answer: You have a special ticket, you've got a special ticket
Q6.
'The big draw interests me.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Correct Answer: El sorteo grande me interesa

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:cantar,to sing, singing

to sing, singing

Correct Answer:hablar,to speak, speaking

to speak, speaking

Correct Answer:tener,to have, having

to have, having

Correct Answer:dibujar,to draw, drawing

to draw, drawing

Correct Answer:decir,to decide, deciding

to decide, deciding

Correct Answer:clasificar,to classify, classifying, to sort, sorting

to classify, classifying, to sort, sorting

Q2.
Which word means 'prize'?
billete
Correct answer: premio
número
niño
arból
Q3.
Which words have only strong vowels?
Correct answer: poeta
cielo
Correct answer: casa
Correct answer: zapato
radio
Q4.
Order the numbers from smallest to biggest.
1 - uno
2 - tres
3 - cinco
4 - siete
5 - nueve
6 - diez
7 - once
Q5.
'La lotería se transmite por __________.' Which answer best completes this sentence?
las escuelas
la familia
Correct answer: la radio y la televisión
los billetes
los números especiales

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