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Year 10 - Spanish

Una historia de inmigración: develop understanding

My personal world: la migración y la identidad nacional

Unit Summary

This unit introduces plural forms of 'ir' in the preterite. Pupils revisit singular forms of 'ir' in the preterite, and all forms of 'ser', contrasting both verbs. Pupils learn patterns for nationality adjectives, and revisit rules for forming feminine nouns.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use masculine and feminine nouns in the context of stories of immigration.

Key Notes

  • 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.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • noun: word for a person, place or thing
  • gender: grammatical categorisation of all nouns as masculine or feminine

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • In Spanish, all masculine nouns end in -o and all feminine nouns end in -a.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

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.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'noun'

word for a person, place or thing. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: In Spanish, all masculine nouns end in -o and all feminine nouns end in -a. Correction: 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.

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