My favourite things
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe some of my favourite things.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Possessive adjectives are a type of determiner.
- Use 'mi' to say 'my' before a singular Spanish noun.
- Use 'tu' to say 'your' before a singular Spanish noun.
- Spanish possessives 'mi' and 'tu' do not change for the gender of the noun.
- When 'tú' has an accent, it is a subject pronoun and goes before the verb.
Keywords
Mi - possessive adjective meaning 'my'
Tu - possessive adjective meaning 'your'
Tú - subject pronoun meaning 'you'
Common misconception
'Tu' and 'tú' mean the same thing.
'Tu' is a possessive adjective used to say 'your' in Spanish. 'Tú' is a subject pronoun meaning 'you'.
Teacher tip
During the activities in Learning Cycle 2, distinguising between tu and tú, using whiteboards to check the correct spelling of both words could be helpful to assess pupils' understanding and accuracy.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The sounds [go], [ga], [ge], [gi] .
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Which of the belongings are yours?
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'My house and your friend'.
Q6.Order the words to say: 'Your favourite book is small and blue'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word has a soft [g] sound?
Q2.'Mi conejo Gerardo es muy tranquilo pero es gigante.' How many soft [g] sounds can you spot in this sentence?
Q3.Match the Spanish and the English.
Q4.'My favourite animal is a horse.' Which translation is correct?
Q5.Order the words to say: 'My favourite animal is the tortoise'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'You read with your dog'.
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