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Special events and festivals: 'el' with dates

I can talk about dates for special events and festivals.

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Special events and festivals: 'el' with dates

I can talk about dates for special events and festivals.

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Key learning points

  1. Short texts are useful to help revise vocabulary in a real-life context.
  2. 'El' is used to mean 'on the' with specific dates. It is not used for today's date.
  3. Days of the week, months of the year and numbers 1-31 are used to understand and communicate dates.
  4. To ask when a specific event is, use '¿Cuál es la fecha de ... ?'.

Keywords

  • El - definite article meaning 'on the' when used with specific dates

  • Cuál - question word meaning which

Common misconception

'El' is used for all dates.

'El' is used to mean 'on the' for specific dates. It is not used for today's date.


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You may like to further explore different festivals in Spanish-speaking countries with your class. Pupils can use their own research to share the dates of these festivals as well as some simple details.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the days of the week.
1 - lunes
2 - martes
3 - miércoles
4 - jueves
5 - viernes
6 - sábado
7 - domingo
Q2.
Order the numbers from largest to smallest.
1 - veinteséis
2 - veinticuatro
3 - diecinueve
4 - dieciséis
5 - catorce
6 - diez
7 - nueve
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:abuelo (m),grandfather

grandfather

Correct Answer:abuela (f),grandmother

grandmother

Correct Answer:padre (m),father

father

Correct Answer:madre (f),mother

mother

Correct Answer:comida (f),food

food

Correct Answer:cumpleaños (m),birthday

birthday

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:activo,active (m)

active (m)

Correct Answer:cansado,tired (m)

tired (m)

Correct Answer:contento,pleased (m)

pleased (m)

Correct Answer:divertido,fun, funny (m)

fun, funny (m)

Correct Answer:feliz,happy (m, f)

happy (m, f)

Correct Answer:pesado,boring (m)

boring (m)

Q5.
Order the words to say: 'an interesting day with an important party'.
1 - un
2 - día
3 - interesante
4 - con
5 - una
6 - fiesta
7 - importante
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I have seven presents'.
Correct Answer: Tengo siete regalos.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence does not need 'el'?
Navidad es _____ veintecinco de diciembre.
La fiesta es _____ cuatro de octubre.
Es _____ treinta y uno de noviembre.
Correct answer: Hoy es _____ veintinueve de enero.
Q2.
Order the words to ask a question.
1 - cuál
2 - es
3 - la
4 - fecha
5 - de
6 - tu
7 - fiesta
Q3.
Write in Spanish: 'on the 27th of May'. Use full words.
Correct Answer: el veintisiete de mayo
Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'today is the 8th of March'. Use full words.
Correct Answer: Hoy es ocho de marzo.

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