Productos típicos: 'ser' present, nationality adjectives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use and understand the verb ‘ser’ with nationality adjectives in the context of products and exports from Latin America.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The present indicative forms of ‘ser’ are ‘soy’, ‘eres’, ‘es’, ‘somos’, ‘sois’ and ‘son’.
- Adjectives of nationality must agree with the nouns they describe.
- Masculine adjectives ending in -o change to -a, -os- or -as depending on the gender and number of the noun.
- Masculine adjectives ending in -és change to -esa, -eses or -esas depending on the gender and number of the noun.
Keywords
Ser - verb meaning 'to be, being' for general traits
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Common misconception
In Spanish, all masculine adjectives end in -o.
Many masculine adjectives end in -o, but this is not always the case. For example, many masculine adjectives of nationality end in -és e.g. 'inglés' and 'francés'.
Teacher tip
If there are several nationalities in your class, slide 10 is an opportunity for pupils to customise the list of nationality adjectives to suit their own context. The phonics of final syllable stress is explained on slide 10 and the corresponding check on slide 12 are aimed at Higher Tier students.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.What is the missing form of 'ser'? Mi hermano mayor muy pesado. (My older brother is very boring).
Q4.What is the missing form of 'ser'? Mis familia y yo cubanos (My family and I are Cuban).
Q5.Adjective is when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number.
Q6.What is the feminine plural form of 'healthy' in Spanish?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.What are the missing verbs? ¿__________ argentinos o chilenos? Yo __________ mexicana. (Are you (pl) Argentinian or Chilean? I'm Mexican).
Q3.What is the missing adjective? Hay unos estudiantes __________ en mi clase.
Q4.What is the missing adjective? 'El Día de los Muertos' es una famosa costumbre . ('the Day of the Dead' is a famous Mexican tradition).
Q5.Which adjectives are masculine?
Q6.What is the missing adjective? Los chicos en mi club de ciclismo son muy simpáticos.
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