What I and others have: 'tener' and singular nouns
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Why this why now
The verbs ‘to have’ and ‘to be’ are the most frequent and essential early knowledge for pupils. The concept of grammatical gender is gateway knowledge to be able to use indefinite articles and nouns. New vocabulary is selected for its frequency and for the age-appropriate context of talking about personal belongings in class and at home. Revisited vocabulary and phonics ensure that pupils regularly encounter previously taught language to embed learning.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can identify what nouns are in English and know how they are used.
- Pupils can identify what adjectives are in Spanish and English and how they are used.
- Pupils know the sound-symbol correspondences: [ca] [co] [cu] [a] [o] [u] [e] [i]
- Pupils know the phrases ¡Buenos días! ¡Buenas tardes! ¡Adiós!
- Pupils know the question ¿Cómo estás? meaning 'How are you?'
- Pupils know the verb 'estar' and that 'estoy' means 'I am' for location and state or mood
- Pupils know the question ¿Cómo eres? meaning 'What are you like?' generally
- Pupils know the verb 'ser' and that 'soy' means 'I am' for general traits
Threads
Why this why now
The verbs ‘to have’ and ‘to be’ are the most frequent and essential early knowledge for pupils. The concept of grammatical gender is gateway knowledge to be able to use indefinite articles and nouns. New vocabulary is selected for its frequency and for the age-appropriate context of talking about personal belongings in class and at home. Revisited vocabulary and phonics ensure that pupils regularly encounter previously taught language to embed learning.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can identify what nouns are in English and know how they are used.
- Pupils can identify what adjectives are in Spanish and English and how they are used.
- Pupils know the sound-symbol correspondences: [ca] [co] [cu] [a] [o] [u] [e] [i]
- Pupils know the phrases ¡Buenos días! ¡Buenas tardes! ¡Adiós!
- Pupils know the question ¿Cómo estás? meaning 'How are you?'
- Pupils know the verb 'estar' and that 'estoy' means 'I am' for location and state or mood
- Pupils know the question ¿Cómo eres? meaning 'What are you like?' generally
- Pupils know the verb 'ser' and that 'soy' means 'I am' for general traits
What I and others have: 'tener' and singular nouns
In this unit, in the context of talking about belongings, pupils learn that nouns have grammatical gender and that this determines the word for a/an. They learn to use the first, second and third person forms of the verb ‘tener’ and that most adjectives come after the noun.
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