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A party: adjectives after the noun

What I and others have: 'tener' and singular nouns

Unit Summary

In this unit, in the context of talking about belongings, pupils learn that nouns have grammatical gender and that this determines the word for a/an. They learn to use the first, second and third person forms of the verb 'tener' and that most adjectives come after the noun.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand descriptions of items at a party. you can read aloud Spanish words with [z].

Key Notes

  • [z] before [a] [o] [u] is the same sound as [c] before [e] and [i].
  • In English, adjectives come before the noun. In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun.
  • Adjectives ending in -o change ending to -a to describe feminine nouns.
  • Adjectives ending in -e or -z don't change for noun gender.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [z]: sound-symbol correspondence
  • adjective: a word that gives more information about a noun

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • In Spanish, adjectives come before the noun just like in English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

[z] before [a] [o] [u] is the same sound as [c] before [e] and [i]. In English, adjectives come before the noun. In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[z]'

sound-symbol correspondence. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: In Spanish, adjectives come before the noun just like in English. Correction: In English, adjectives come before the noun. In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun. Practice in first identifying the object and then what it is like helps to embed the Spanish noun-adjective pattern.

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