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On our desk: 'detrás', 'debajo' and 'en'

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 say what's on your desk using 'detrás de', 'debajo de' and 'en'.

Key Notes

  • [z] is always followed by [a], [o] or [u]; [z] sounds the same as [c] in front of [e] and [i].
  • 'Tener' means to have, having; to say 'they have', use 'tienen', to say 'we have' use 'tenemos'.
  • 'Un' and 'una' are used with singular nouns; 'unos' and 'unas' are used with plural nouns.
  • 'Detrás (de)', 'debajo (de) ' and 'en' are used to say where something is; 'detrás' and 'debajo' are followed by 'de'.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • tenemos: part of the verb 'tener' meaning 'to have, having', meaning 'we have'
  • tienen: part of the verb 'tener' meaning 'to have, having', meaning 'they have'
  • detrás de: prepositional phrase meaning 'behind'
  • debajo de: prepositional phrase meaning behind 'under'
  • en: preposition meaning 'at', 'in' and 'on'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • In Spanish, the words 'detrás' (behind) and 'debajo' (under) are used in the same way as in English, followed directly by an article and noun.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

[z] is always followed by [a], [o] or [u]; [z] sounds the same as [c] in front of [e] and [i]. 'Tener' means to have, having; to say 'they have', use 'tienen', to say 'we have' use 'tenemos'.

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

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

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: In Spanish, the words 'detrás' (behind) and 'debajo' (under) are used in the same way as in English, followed directly by an article and noun. Correction: In Spanish, 'detrás' (behind) and 'debajo' (under) are folowed by 'de' in Spanish and then the article and the noun; used like this, they are known as prepositional phrases.

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