Outdoor activities: 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use definite articles and a range of verbs in the 1st person singular to understand spoken and written language about outdoor activities.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letter ‘g’ before vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’ is a hard sound, as in ‘ganar’ (to win, winning) and ‘lago’ (lake).
- The definite article ‘the’ in Spanish is ‘el’ for masculine and ‘la’ for feminine nouns.
- To mean ‘I’ with a verb, we remove -ar and add the the ending -o.
Keywords
[ga] - pronounced [ga] as in 'ganar'
[go] - pronounced [go] as in 'domingo'
Definite article - the words 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'
1st person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself
Common misconception
There is one word for 'the' in Spanish, like in English.
In Spanish, the definite article must match the gender of the noun. 'El' is the word for 'the' for masculine nouns (e.g., 'el uniforme') and 'la' is the word for 'the' for feminine nouns (e.g., 'la tarta').
Teacher tip
For the missing object game, teachers could adapt this by completing it with real items of nouns that the children are familiar with to make it more engaging in the classroom.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sound is missing from these three words? 'amari_o; _amar; bote_a'
Q2.The verb 'escuchar' means 'to listen'. Which word below means 'I listen'?
Q3.Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
I speak
she, he listens
I sing
she, he needs
Q4.'Canta en clase.' Which translations are correct?
Q5.Which sentence says 'Speaking with a friend is normal.'?
Q6.Put the words below in the correct order to translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'It is normal to need a pencil sharpener in class.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sound is missing from these three words? '_to; re_lo; _nar'
Q2.Match the English words below to the correct Spanish translations.
una
un
el
la
Q3.Match the Spanish nouns below to the correct English translations.
a present
the cat
the cake
the beach
a village
Q4.To say 'I', remove the -ar infinitive ending and add .
Q5.'Normalmente, camino en la playa. ¡Es fantástico!' What is the correct translation?
Q6.'I always buy a little cake in the village.' What is the correct translation?
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