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My friend Max: understand descriptions

What I and others have: singular and plural 'tener'

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils use previously taught and newly learnt forms of 'tener' in the contexts of school, home and physical description. They synthesise familiar and new language for the purpose of describing a friend. For this they learn new carefully selected high frequency vocabulary.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand descriptions of others.

Key Notes

  • Practising and revisiting vocabulary reinforces learning and develops communication skills.
  • 'Tener' means 'to have, having'; to say 'she, he, it has', use 'tiene'.
  • 'Tiene' combines with the definite article, nouns and adjectives to describe facial features.
  • Definite articles are used when describing facial features in Spanish; they agree with the noun number and gender.
  • Adjectives often come after the noun; they agree with the number and gender of the noun they describe.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • definite article: words 'el', 'la', 'los' and 'las' meaning 'the'
  • tiene: she, he, it has, part of the verb 'tener' meaning to have, having

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Spanish doesn't use the definite article 'the' when describing facial features.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Practising and revisiting vocabulary reinforces learning and develops communication skills. 'Tener' means 'to have, having'; to say 'she, he, it has', use 'tiene'.

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

words 'el', 'la', 'los' and 'las' meaning 'the'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Spanish doesn't use the definite article 'the' when describing facial features. Correction: In Spanish, the definite article 'the' is needed when describing facial features, e.g. 'tiene los ojos azules y la nariz pequeña'. In English, with plural features the article is omitted, e.g. 'she has blue eyes', or replaced by a/an; 'a small nose'.

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