A school trip: gender, 'un', 'una', and 'tengo'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'tengo' and 'un' and 'una' with nouns to say what belongings I have.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [ce] can be practised by pronouncing words such as 'centro' and 'doce'.
- All nouns in Spanish have grammatical gender, masculine or feminine.
- The masculine word for 'a/an' is 'un', the feminine word for 'a/an' is 'una'.
- The verb 'to have' is 'tener'; 'I have' is 'tengo'.
Keywords
[ce] - sound-symbol correspondence
Grammatical gender - nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine
Indefinite article - the words ‘un’ and ‘una’, meaning ‘a’ and ‘an’
Common misconception
Grammatical gender is the same as biological gender. If a word is feminine we think of it as a girl if it is masculine we think of it as a boy.
Grammatical gender is not the same as biological gender. Spelling clues help to identify Spanish grammatical gender: nouns ending in -o are usually masculine, nouns ending in -a are usually feminine.
Teacher tip
To bring the context of going on a school trip to life, teachers may consider bringing a small rucksack with items to pack for the trip: a piece of fruit, a pen, an exercise book.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a noun?
Q2.What is the English meaning of these Spanish words?
Q3.Which of the following adjectives describe something feminine?
Q4.Which of the following adjectives describe something masculine?
Q5.Which words describe a permanent trait?
Q6.How would you say 'is' in Spanish when it means a permanent trait?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which Spanish word has a different ‘c’ sound to the other words?
Q2.Choose the correct picture to match the word ‘pelota’.
Q3.Write the correct word for ‘a' in Spanish:
bolígrafo.
Q4.Write the correct word for 'a' in Spanish:
fruta.
Q5.How do you say 'I have' in Spanish?
Q6.Which is the correct translation for ‘Having a camera is serious’?
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