Year 4 - Spanish
At the zoo: adjective agreement
Describe things and people: singular adjective agreement, to be being
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils use reference resources to write picture descriptions inspired by authentic poems, and story adaptations. They learn determiners 'mi' and 'tu', pronouns 'él' and 'ella' and 'tener' with meaning be in the contexts of age, states, friends, favourite things and Christmas.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use adjectives accurately to describe how someone or something is.
Key Notes
- The sound-symbol correspondence [ga], [ge], [gi], [go], [gu] can be contrasted for practice.
- Adjectives change according to the gender of the noun and follow nouns in description.
- '¿Cómo es?' means what is something like generally.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Adjective: a word that give information about a noun
- ¿Cómo?: a question word meaning how?
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The sound-spelling correspondences [ga], [ge], [gi], [go], [gu] sound the same in English and Spanish.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sound-symbol correspondence [ga], [ge], [gi], [go], [gu] can be contrasted for practice. Adjectives change according to the gender of the noun and follow nouns in description.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'Adjective'
a word that give information about a noun. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The sound-spelling correspondences [ga], [ge], [gi], [go], [gu] sound the same in English and Spanish. Correction: The sound-spelling correspondences [ga], [go], [gu] are hard sounds and are similar in English. [Ge] and [gi] have a soft [g] sound and sound very different in Spanish and English.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Age: 'tener' meaning 'be' Study Guide
- At the zoo: writing using a word list for reference Study Guide
- Belongings: determiners 'mi' and 'tu' Study Guide
- Christmas celebrations in Peru Study Guide
- Friends: subject pronouns 'él' and 'ella' for clarity and emphasis Study Guide
- How are you? What are you like? 'Estar' and 'ser' Study Guide
- I'm hungry: 'tener' meaning 'be' Study Guide
- My favourite things Study Guide
- Poems with pictures: arriba, abajo, en medio Study Guide
- Reference resources: understand symbols for nouns Study Guide
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