Guernica - una obra de arte única: indefinite adjectives and pronouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use indefinite adjectives and indefinite pronouns to describe the painting 'Guernica'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist and key 20th-century figure, known for co-pioneering the Cubist movement.
- 'Guernica' is Picasso's famous anti-war painting, showing the horror of the Spanish Civil War bombing in 1937.
- 'Alguno/a' and 'algunos/as' mean 'some', 'any' or 'a', 'an' and are used in affirmative sentences and questions.
- 'Ninguno' and 'ninguna' mean 'none', 'no-one', 'not a single one'; they are always used in the singular form.
- Indefinite adjectives and indefinite pronouns are identical apart from the masculine singular form.
Keywords
Indefinite adjective - describes a noun in a non-specific sense, e.g. 'some', 'even', 'each'
Indefinite pronoun - words 'some', 'a', 'an', 'one', 'any', 'no-one', 'none' and 'anyone' that replace a noun in the sentence
Common misconception
There is no difference between 'ningún' and 'ninguno'.
'Ningún' and 'ninguno' look very similar but they are used differently in Spanish. 'Ninguno' is a pronoun and it replaces a masculine singular noun. 'Ningún' is an indefinite adjective and it comes before a masculine singular noun.
Teacher tip
After exploring the painting 'Guernica' in this lesson, teachers might suggest that pupils find out more about the Spanish Civil War, e.g. on BBC Bitesize.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word or phrase means 'so that', 'in order that'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
care, carefulness
bed
light
maximum
session
century
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to seem, seeming
to paint, painting
to throw, pull
to observe, observing
to show, showing
to die, dying
Q4.Order the words to say: 'a black sky and a black shape'.
Q5.Write in English: 'somos conscientes de la decisión'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'she is a loyal friend'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which statements are correct?
Q2.'No hay __________ color en la obra'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q3.'Aquí tengo sillas'. Write the correct word for 'some'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I see some birds'.
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