Describing people and possessions: 'mi' and 'tu'
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This unit introduces pupils to possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu' for singular objects and 'mis' and 'tus' for plural objects. In another unit, pupils will learn 'su' and 'sus'. Pupils embed their knowledge of 'es' 'son', 'está' 'están', 'tiene' 'tienen', and third person singular and plural -ar/-er/-ir verbs in the context of describing people and possessions. Pupils revisit question words. They revisit key sounds n and ñ.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know definite articles in Spanish
- Pupils know indefinite articles in Spanish.
- Pupils know the difference between 'ser' and 'estar' and can conjugate these verbs in the third person singular and plural.
- Pupils know how to conjugate irregular verb 'tener'.
- Pupils know how to conjugate -ar/-er/-ir verbs in the third person singular and plural.
- Pupils know how to form plural nouns.
- Pupils know a variety of question words.
- Pupils know a variety of sound-symbol correspondences including [n] and [ñ].
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Why this why now
This unit introduces pupils to possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu' for singular objects and 'mis' and 'tus' for plural objects. In another unit, pupils will learn 'su' and 'sus'. Pupils embed their knowledge of 'es' 'son', 'está' 'están', 'tiene' 'tienen', and third person singular and plural -ar/-er/-ir verbs in the context of describing people and possessions. Pupils revisit question words. They revisit key sounds n and ñ.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know definite articles in Spanish
- Pupils know indefinite articles in Spanish.
- Pupils know the difference between 'ser' and 'estar' and can conjugate these verbs in the third person singular and plural.
- Pupils know how to conjugate irregular verb 'tener'.
- Pupils know how to conjugate -ar/-er/-ir verbs in the third person singular and plural.
- Pupils know how to form plural nouns.
- Pupils know a variety of question words.
- Pupils know a variety of sound-symbol correspondences including [n] and [ñ].
Describing people and possessions: 'mi' and 'tu'
In this unit, pupils learn possessive adjectives 'mi', 'mis', 'tu' and 'tus'. They contrast the third person singular with the third person plural of various verbs, and ask questions using question words. Key sounds revisited are n and ñ.
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