Year 3 - Spanish
What someone else has: '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 use 'tiene' with nouns to understand about the belongings someone else has. you can recognise, pronounce and read aloud new words with [ci].
Key Notes
- Sound-symbol correspondence [ci] sounds different in Spanish and English and benefits from frequent practice.
- 'tiene' is part of the verb 'tener' and means 'she, he, or it has'.
- 'tiene' is useful for communicating about the belongings someone else has. For example, 'tiene una bicicleta'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ci]: sound-symbol correspondence
- tiene: Spanish verb meaning 'she, he, it has' and just 'has'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Spanish verbs always need pronouns, like in English ,to convey the person doing the action.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Sound-symbol correspondence [ci] sounds different in Spanish and English and benefits from frequent practice. 'tiene' is part of the verb 'tener' and means 'she, he, or it has'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ci]'
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 verbs always need pronouns, like in English ,to convey the person doing the action. Correction: Spanish verbs don't always need pronouns. When 'tiene' follows a name or noun it just means 'has'. Otherwise 'tiene' refers to the 'she', 'he' or 'it' that is the subject of the sentence and means 'she, he, it has'.
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
- Ask about belongings: intonation questions 'tengo', 'tienes', 'tiene' 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 you have: intonation questions, 'tienes' Study Guide
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