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Year 9

At a market: demonstrative adjectives 'esos' and 'esas'

Learning outcomes

I can use singular and plural demonstrative adjectives to ask and answer questions while shopping at the market.

I can read and pronounce words with the [cu] + vowel sound correctly.

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Year 9

At a market: demonstrative adjectives 'esos' and 'esas'

Learning outcomes

I can use singular and plural demonstrative adjectives to ask and answer questions while shopping at the market.

I can read and pronounce words with the [cu] + vowel sound correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. In sounds like [cua], [cue] and cui] the 'u' is not silent, but it combines with the 'c' to make a 'kw' sound.
  2. To say ‘that’ for a singular masculine noun, use ‘ese’, e.g. 'ese libro'.
  3. To say ‘those’ for a plural masculine noun, use ‘esos’, e.g. 'esos libros'.
  4. To say ‘that’ for a singular feminine noun, use ‘esa’, e.g. 'esa bebida'.
  5. To say ‘those’ for a plural feminine noun, use ‘esas’, e.g. 'esas bebidas'.

Keywords

  • Demonstrative adjective - specifies a particular noun, indicating ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’

Common misconception

Like in English, in Spanish there is only one word for 'that' and one for 'those'.

In Spanish, to say ‘that’ for a singular masculine noun, use ‘ese’. To say ‘that’ for a singular feminine noun, use ‘esa’. To say ‘those’ for a plural masculine noun, use ‘esos’. To say ‘those’ for a plural feminine noun, use ‘esas’.


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6 Questions

Q1.
'México es un país __________.' Choose the correct missing word.

Correct answer: maravilloso
maravillosa
maravillosos
maravillosas

Q2.
Order the numbers from smallest to largest.

1 - cuarenta
2 - cincuenta
3 - sesenta
4 - setenta
5 - ochenta
6 - noventa
7 - cien

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:golpe (m),hit, bang

hit, bang

Correct Answer:hambre (m),hunger

hunger

Correct Answer:llegada (f),arrival

arrival

Correct Answer:olor (m),smell

smell

Correct Answer:sabor (m),taste

taste

Correct Answer:sed (f),thirst

thirst

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'of course, I lack attention in class'.

1 - por
2 - supuesto
3 - me
4 - falta
5 - atención
6 - en
7 - clase

Q5.
Write in English: 'eras muy agradable'.

Correct Answer: you were pleasant, you were nice

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'he was the owner'.

Correct Answer: era el dueño, él era el dueño

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the words and missing sounds.

Correct Answer:___renta,[cua]

[cua]

Correct Answer:cin___nta,[cue]

[cue]

Correct Answer:___dar,[cui]

[cui]

Q2.
Match the demonstrative adjectives and nouns.

Correct Answer:ese,restaurante

restaurante

Correct Answer:esos,espectáculos

espectáculos

Correct Answer:esa,boda

boda

Correct Answer:esas,tallas

tallas

Q3.
Write in English: 'ese escritor es normal'.

Correct Answer: that writer is normal

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'that queue is long'.

Correct Answer: esa cola es larga

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