What is there? What is it like? Singular definite and indefinite articles
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the singular definite and the indefinite article to describe places in town.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [ge] sounds like in 'gente'
- The SSC [gi] sounds like in 'imaginar'
- The indefinite article is used to introduce a noun and the definite article to refer to it again
Keywords
[ge] - pronounced as in 'gente'
[gi] - pronounced as in 'imaginar'
Indefinite article - the word 'a, an' that comes before a noun when it is mentioned for the first time
Definite article - the word 'the' comes before a noun when it has been mentioned before in a sentence
Common misconception
The sounds [ge] and [gi] are pronounced just like in English.
Both sounds are pronounced like an 'h' followed by 'e' for [ge] and followed by 'i' for [gi]
Teacher tip
The teacher might want to take/bring photos from their town to the classroom and ask students to describe them following the examples seen in the lesson: 'Estoy en ... . Hay un/una... El/La es... .'
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Put the numbers in the correct order.
Q2.How would you say in Spanish 'What is it like?'
Q3.What is a singular definite article?
Q4.What is a singular indefinite article?
Q5.Complete this sentence with the correct verb: ' una escuela en la ciudad.'
Q6.Translate this sentence into Spanish: 'I have a bike but you have two cats.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which article do we use to mention a noun for the first time: the definite or the indefinite article?
Q2.True or False? In Spanish there is only one word for the English 'the'.
Q3.Identify the sentences with a singular definite article in them.
Q4.Match the Spanish to the English.
between
close
far
answer
Q5.Put the vocab learning strategy in the correct order.
Q6.Translate into Spanish: 'There is a bank but it is old.'
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