What I and others have: singular and plural 'tener'
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Why this why now
This unit first anchors pupils’ knowledge of singular forms of ‘tener’ to have, before introducing plural first and third persons ‘tenemos’ and ‘tienen’. New nouns, adjectives and adverbs are introduced, alongside familiar vocabulary, as revisiting previously taught phonics, vocabulary and grammar is pivotal to retaining and using them confidently in spoken and written communication. Soft ‘c’ sounds are revisited before introducing the new sound-spelling correspondence ch. Towards the end of the unit, language is brought together in extended production in a new context; describing a friend.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know sounds [ca] [co] [cu] [ce] [ci].
- Pupils know singular forms of the verb 'tener' to have, having.
- Pupils know that many Spanish adjectives follow the noun.
- Pupils know that adjectives change word-final spelling for gender and number.
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Why this why now
This unit first anchors pupils’ knowledge of singular forms of ‘tener’ to have, before introducing plural first and third persons ‘tenemos’ and ‘tienen’. New nouns, adjectives and adverbs are introduced, alongside familiar vocabulary, as revisiting previously taught phonics, vocabulary and grammar is pivotal to retaining and using them confidently in spoken and written communication. Soft ‘c’ sounds are revisited before introducing the new sound-spelling correspondence ch. Towards the end of the unit, language is brought together in extended production in a new context; describing a friend.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know sounds [ca] [co] [cu] [ce] [ci].
- Pupils know singular forms of the verb 'tener' to have, having.
- Pupils know that many Spanish adjectives follow the noun.
- Pupils know that adjectives change word-final spelling for gender and number.
What I and others have: singular and plural 'tener'
In this unit pupils use previously taught and newly learnt forms of ‘tener’ in the contexts of school, home and physical description. They synthesise familiar and new language for the purpose of describing a friend. For this they learn new carefully selected high frequency vocabulary.
7 lessons in unit
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