El Día de los Muertos: describe an 'altar'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and write a description of an 'altar' in the context of the Mexican tradition, El Día de los Muertos.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Numbers 1-31 and months of the year can be combined to give dates.
- 'Son' means 'they are'. It is often followed by an adjective to describe people or things.
- 'Hay' means 'there is' or 'there are'. 'It is often used to identify or locate people or things.
- To describe plural nouns, add - s to adjectives ending in -a, -e and -o. For those ending in -l , -s, or z. add -es.
- On the Day of the Dead, Mexican families make special tables called 'altares' to remember their loved ones.
Keywords
Son - part of the verb 'ser' meaning 'they are'
Hay - verb meaning 'there is' or 'there are' depending whether it comes before singular or plural nouns
Common misconception
I can use 'son' to talk about what there are where, e.g. 'son tres libros en la mesa'.
'Son' means 'they are', is a form of the verb 'ser' ('to be') and is used to describe things, people or places. 'Hay' means 'there is' or 'there are' and it is often used to identify or locate people or things, e.g. 'hay dos libros y son grandes'.
Teacher tip
A class display could be created with an actual altar or picture of one. Pupils' written descriptions could form part of this display.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish to the English.
to teach, teaching
to write, writing
to listen, listening
to be, being (temporary states)
to practise, practising
to read, reading
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
to care for, caring for, to look after, looking after
to participate, participating
to be, being, to have, having
to be, being (permanent traits)
to celebrate, celebrating
to complete, completing
Q3.'Hay muchas cosas __________ hacer al parque.' Which words complete this sentence?
Q4.Order these numbers from smallest to biggest.
Q5.'Los niños tienen guitarras rojas.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.The presents are very small.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words have a masculine gender?
Q2.Which words are adverbs?
Q3.Order the words from latest in the year to earliest.
Q4.Match the Spanish to the English
red
blue
green
white
yellow
pink
Q5.'Mis amigos siempre son activos.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'My family is very important.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
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