Una historia de inmigración: develop understanding
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use masculine and feminine nouns in the context of stories of immigration.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- All nouns in Spanish have grammatical gender. They are either masculine or feminine.
- Masculine nouns ending in -o change to -a in the feminine form.
- Nouns ending in -ista, -ente and -ante don’t change spelling in the feminine form.
Keywords
Noun - word for a person, place or thing
Gender - grammatical categorisation of all nouns as masculine or feminine
Common misconception
In Spanish, all masculine nouns end in -o and all feminine nouns end in -a.
This is often the case, but it is not a blanket rule. For example, words ending in -ista, -ente and -ante can be masculine or feminine depending on the context.
Teacher tip
Starter Quiz Q2 is aimed at Higher Tier Students. The vocabulary and sentences tested in Learning Cycle 2 can be adapted to suit the learning context of your students.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
I hear
I say
dollar
training, education
according to
to remove, take away
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to finish, finishing
to throw, throwing
to get on, getting on
to threaten, threatening
to influence, influencing
generation
Q3.Nouns in Spanish can be masculine or .
Q4.Which nouns are masculine?
Q5.Which endings indicate that a noun is has the same spelling in the masculine and feminine forms?
Q6.What is the grammatical gender of 'periodista' in this sentence? 'Hablé con un periodista ayer y fue muy simpático.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
president
general
passport
profession
international
luxury
Q2.All nouns in Spanish have grammatical . They are either masculine or feminine.
Q3.What is the correct translation of 'my classmate (f) is clever'?
Q4.Which adjective completes the sentence? Las habitantes en mi barrio son muy .
Q5.What is the missing word? Pablo picasso es un famoso (Pablo Picasso is a famous artist).
Q6.Fill in the gaps. Ayer __________ a hablar con los nuevos __________ en mi clase. Pienso que son muy __________ y voy a ir al cine con __________.
To help you plan your 10 Spanish lesson on: Una historia de inmigración: develop understanding, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 10 Spanish lesson on: Una historia de inmigración: develop understanding, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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