What people have: plural indefinite articles 'unos' and 'unas'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form plural nouns and use 'unos' and 'unas' to talk about more than one.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sounds [ca], [co], [cu] are pronounced as in casa, coche, escuchar.
- Add 's' to make a Spanish word plural, if it ends in a vowel.
- To say 'some' for plural masculine nouns use 'unos'. For plural feminine nouns use 'unas'.
Keywords
[ca] - pronounced as in 'casa'
[co] - pronounced as in 'comer'
[cu] - pronounced as in 'escuchar'
Unas - 'some' for feminine plural nouns
Unos - 'some' for masculineplural nouns
Common misconception
There is just one word for 'some' in Spanish.
There are two words for 'some' in Spanish, just as there are two words for 'a/an'. 'Unos' is 'some' for plural masculine nouns. 'Unas' is 'some' for plural feminine nouns.
Teacher tip
Teachers may consider entering pupils in Y7 for the Foreign Language Spelling Bee competition. It has four stages: class, whole school, regional and national. The words that pupils have to learn are all high frequency and also on the GCSE word list, so the competition is a great start to learning.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where can you find a similar sound to the letter 'ñ'?
Q2.The most common name for a Spanish letter is either letter + e or ...
Q3.Order the letter names: 1 letter+e, e+letter+e, letter+a, letter+u
Q4.Match the Spanish with the English.
I have
you have
she, he, it has
Q5.Tú _______ una casa.
Q6.Translate 'She has a list.' into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'I have some magazines' is 'Tengo ... revistas'.
Q2.Which one is 'a newspaper'?
Q3.Put the options in this order: 1 a + masculine, 2 a + feminine, 3 some + masculine, 4 some + feminine
Q4.Which is a 'tarea'?
Q5.What would this sentence be in plural? 'Tengo una pregunta seria.'
Q6.Match the sentences.
Tengo un teléfono blanco.
Tiene unas revistas.
Tienes unos caballos.
Tiene una botella.
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