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Describe school: 'hay', 'tiene', 'es', 'está'

Life at school and home: negation with 'no', plural nouns

Unit Summary

This unit introduces 'no' to negate verbs. Pupils add -es to form the plural of nouns which end in a consonant. They use plurals and numbers to talk about how many. The irregular form 'hay' is introduced, and is contrasted with 'tener'. Key sounds learnt are z, que, qui.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use 'hay', 'tener', 'es' and 'está' to describe people and places, and have conversations in class.

Key Notes

'Hay' means there is/are and is used in sentences that usually have 'en'.
'Tiene' means she/he/it has.
The masculine plural is used also when the group includes girls/women.

Vocabulary To Learn

hay: means 'there is' and 'there are'
tiene: means she, he, it has
es: means she, he, it is (trait)
está: means she, he, it is (state)

Common Mistakes To Avoid

Once a word is learnt, it stays in the memory forever.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Hay' means there is/are and is used in sentences that usually have 'en'. 'Tiene' means she/he/it has.

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

means 'there is' and 'there are'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Once a word is learnt, it stays in the memory forever. Correction: Words need revisiting from time to time in order to not disappear from the memory.

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