Describe family members: possessive adjective 'su'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use possessive adjectives 'mi(s)' and 'su(s)' to say what my and someone else's family members are like and what they do.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The preterite is used to describe completed past events. For the 'I' form with -ar verbs, you remove the -ar and add -é.
- For -ar verbs ending in -car, remove -car and add -qué for the 'I' form in the preterite, e.g. 'saqué' - 'I took out'.
- To talk about a mixed-gender group of people, you use the masculine form of the noun, e.g. ‘mis hermanos'.
- In Spanish, the possessive adjective 'my' is 'mi' before a singular noun, and 'mis' before a plural noun.
- The possessive adjective 'his', 'her' or 'its' is 'su' before a singular noun, and 'sus' before a plural noun.
Keywords
Preterite - tense used for completed events in the past
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to
Su - his, her, its (singular), possessive adjective
Sus - his, her, its (plural), possessive adjective
Common misconception
To talk about completed events in the past with -ar verbs you always take off the -ar ending and add -é in the 1st person singular ('I').
For -ar verbs ending in -car, you remove the -car and add -qué in the 1st person singular, for example; 'sacar' - 'saqué' - 'I took out'.
Teacher tip
It can be tricky for students to grasp that possessive adjectives match the noun, not the person it belongs to. For 'his, her, its', it's either 'su' (sing) or 'sus' (plural). Teachers could show some flashcards with singular/plural nouns and ask students to stand up for 'su' and sit down for 'sus'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'almost'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to look after, looking after
to forget, forgetting
to give, giving
to take off, take away
to throw, throwing
to bring, bringing
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
birthday
boyfriend
girlfriend
watch
health
card
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I give you a gift and you give me some gifts'.
Q5.Write in English: 'mi habitación está vacía'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'the box is full'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What can 'mis hijos' mean?
Q2.Which verb correctly says 'I looked for'?
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'my uncle and my aunties'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'his sister and her brothers'.
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