At the zoo: adjective agreement
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use adjectives accurately to describe how someone or something is.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
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.
Teacher tip
Provide lots of opportunity for pupils to practice the soft [g] sound as, for many pupils, it can be difficult to pronounce initially without repeated practice.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and the English.
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.
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.
Q4.Match the Spanish and the English.
Q5.Which adjectives are correct? La jirafa es demasiado .
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'What is the rabbit like?'
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