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Reference resources: understand symbols for nouns

Describe things and people: singular adjective agreement, to be being

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 reference resources to understand symbols for nouns and develop your writing.

Key Notes

  • The sound-symbol correspondences [ge] and [gi] can be contrasted for practice.
  • These are soft sounds and sound similar to the sound-spelling correspondence [j].
  • Reference resources develop independent writing. Resources, like dictionaries, indicate word class and gender.
  • Adjectives agree with the gender of the noun. Adjectives add detail to description.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • gender: grammatical categorisation of all nouns as masculine or feminine
  • word class: category of words of similar function e.g. nouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs
  • adjective: word that gives information about a noun

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Adjectives come before the noun in Spanish as they do in English. They do not need to change.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The sound-symbol correspondences [ge] and [gi] can be contrasted for practice. These are soft sounds and sound similar to the sound-spelling correspondence [j].

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

grammatical categorisation of all nouns as masculine or feminine. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Adjectives come before the noun in Spanish as they do in English. They do not need to change. Correction: In Spanish, adjectives generally come after the noun. They agree with the number and gender of the noun.

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