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Christmas lottery

Christmas traditions in the Spanish-speaking world

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils revisit numbers and learn more about Christmas traditions in Spain, specifically 'El Gordo', the national Christmas lottery. They practise the full range of known sound-spelling links by listening and joining in with a traditional Christmas song in Spanish.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to appreciate the Spanish tradition of the Christmas lottery.

Key Notes

  • [ca], [co], [cu] are hard sounds whilst [ce], [ci], [z] and [ch] are soft sounds.
  • [a], [e], [o] are strong vowels whilst [i] and [u] are weak vowels.
  • 'La lotería de Navidad' is an annual event taking place on 22nd December. It is a tradition for families to buy tickets.
  • The big prize is called 'El Gordo' and is worth a lot of money.
  • The verb 'tener' means 'to have, having'. To say 'I have' we use 'tengo'. To say 'she, he, it has', we use 'tiene'.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • tengo: verb 'I have', part of the verb 'tener' meaning 'to have'
  • tiene: verb 'she, he, it has', part of the verb 'tener' meaning 'to have'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • All vowels are pronounced separately.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

[ca], [co], [cu] are hard sounds whilst [ce], [ci], [z] and [ch] are soft sounds. [a], [e], [o] are strong vowels whilst [i] and [u] are weak vowels.

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

verb 'I have', part of the verb 'tener' meaning 'to have'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: All vowels are pronounced separately. Correction: [a], [e], [o] are strong vowels and are pronounced separately whilst [i] and [u] are weak vowels and merge with [a], [e] and [o] to make a single syllable.

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