Year 6 - Spanish
My room: 'mi', 'mis' and 'tu', 'tus'
Cities and festivals: to go, to have, present tense
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils use prior and new knowledge of nouns, adjectives, and irregular verbs in new and familiar contexts, ranging from the classroom and belongings to an exploration of three cities: Ovideo and Barcelona in Spain and Iquique in Chile. Phonics que, qui, r, rr, n, ñ, v, b are revisited.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to say what you have and don't have in your room and you can ask someone else what they have in theirs.
Key Notes
- The sound-spelling correspondences [que], [qui], [ce], [ci] can be usefully contrasted with one another for practice.
- I have is 'tengo' and you have is 'tienes'. For questions, use sentence words but just raise your voice at the end.
- To say 'I don't have' or 'you don't have', simply put 'no' before the verb. This works with any person of the verb.
- To say 'my' in Spanish before singular and uncountable nouns, use 'mi'. Before plural nouns, use 'mis'.
- To say 'your' in Spanish before singular and uncountable nouns, use 'tu'. Before plural nouns, use 'tus'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- mi: possessive adjective 'my' before singular and uncountable nouns
- mis: possessive adjective 'my' before plural nouns
- tu: possessive adjective 'your' before singular and uncountable nouns
- tus: possessive adjective 'your' before plural nouns
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The possessive adjectives 'my' - mi - and 'your' - tu - stay the same for both singular and plural nouns as they do in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sound-spelling correspondences [que], [qui], [ce], [ci] can be usefully contrasted with one another for practice. I have is 'tengo' and you have is 'tienes'. For questions, use sentence words but just raise your voice at the end.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'mi'
possessive adjective 'my' before singular and uncountable nouns. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The possessive adjectives 'my' - mi - and 'your' - tu - stay the same for both singular and plural nouns as they do in English. Correction: In Spanish, the possessive adjectives change for singular and plural nouns; 'mi' becomes 'mis' and 'tu' becomes 'tus' before plural nouns.
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