Special events and festivals: 'el' with dates
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can talk about dates for special events and festivals.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Short texts are useful to help revise vocabulary in a real-life context.
- 'El' is used to mean 'on the' with specific dates. It is not used for today's date.
- Days of the week, months of the year and numbers 1-31 are used to understand and communicate dates.
- 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.
Teacher tip
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the days of the week.
Q2.Order the numbers from largest to smallest.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
grandfather
grandmother
father
mother
food
birthday
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
active (m)
tired (m)
pleased (m)
fun, funny (m)
happy (m, f)
boring (m)
Q5.Order the words to say: 'an interesting day with an important party'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I have seven presents'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which sentence does not need 'el'?
Q2.Order the words to ask a question.
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'on the 27th of May'. Use full words.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'today is the 8th of March'. Use full words.
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