At the zoo: adjective agreement
Learning outcomes
I can use adjectives accurately to describe how someone or something is.
I can contrast [ga], [go], [gu] with [ge] and [gi].
At the zoo: adjective agreement
Learning outcomes
I can use adjectives accurately to describe how someone or something is.
I can contrast [ga], [go], [gu] with [ge] and [gi].
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [ga], [ge], [gi], [go], [gu] can be contrasted for practice.
- Adjectives change according to the gender of the noun and follow nouns in description.
- '¿Cómo es?' means what is something like generally.
Keywords
Adjective - a word that give information about a noun
¿Cómo? - a question word meaning how?
Common misconception
The sound-spelling correspondences [ga], [ge], [gi], [go], [gu] sound the same in English and Spanish.
The sound-spelling correspondences [ga], [go], [gu] are hard sounds and are similar in English. [Ge] and [gi] have a soft [g] sound and sound very different in Spanish and English.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and the English.
to walk, walking
to swim, swimming
the sea
the village
the beach
the mountain
Q2.'Caminar la playa con una pelota'. Which word needs adding to mean 'along'?
Q3.Adjectives appear after nouns. Which sentences are correct?
Q4.Which adjectives could follow the noun 'playa'?
Q5.Match up the Spanish and the English.
the fruit
the balloon
the ball
the hat
the cake
Q6.'El globo en el pueblo.' What is the correct translation?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) is missing from these words? __to, tortu__, __lina
Q2.gema, gimnasia, gemelos, girasol. Which statement is correct?
Q3.Adjectives agree with the number and gender of nouns. Match up the noun with its correct adjective.
curioso
cansada
preparados
contentas
Q4.Match the Spanish and the English.
kind
different
intelligent
funny
too