Year 3 - Spanish
Ask about belongings: intonation questions 'tengo', 'tienes', 'tiene'
What I and others have: 'tener' and singular nouns
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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 ask and answer questions about belongings using 'tengo', 'tienes' and 'tiene'.
Key Notes
- Listening and writing sound-symbol correspondences [ce] and [ci] helps to learn them.
- Actively trying to recall words from memory is an effective way to know words better.
- Spanish 'yes or no' questions don't have an equivalent word for 'do' or 'does'.
- A statement becomes a question by raising the tone of voice at the end.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ce]: sound-symbol correspondence
- [ci]: sound-symbol correspondence
- intonation question: a statement made into a question by raising tone of voice at the end
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Spanish 'yes and 'no' questions have to include the Spanish word for 'do' or 'does'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Listening and writing sound-symbol correspondences [ce] and [ci] helps to learn them. Actively trying to recall words from memory is an effective way to know words better.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ce]'
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: Spanish 'yes and 'no' questions have to include the Spanish word for 'do' or 'does'. Correction: There is no equivalent of the word 'do' in Spanish intonation questions. Moving between Spanish and English is an effective way to embed this knowledge.
More Lessons In This Unit
- A party: adjectives after the noun Study Guide
- A party: intonation questions, nouns and adjectives Study Guide
- A school trip: gender, 'un', 'una', and 'tengo' Study Guide
- What I have at home and in school: 'y' meaning 'and' Study Guide
- What my friends and I have: 'tengo' and 'tiene' Study Guide
- What someone else has: 'tiene' Study Guide
- What you have: intonation questions, 'tienes' Study Guide
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