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People: singular adjective placement and agreement

What we have: 'tener' plural persons, plural adjectives

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils work with an authentic text. They learn two plural forms of 'tener' - 'tenemos' and 'tienen', to talk about who people have in their families. Pupils learn that in Spanish, the adjective comes after the noun. Key sounds learnt are v, b, rr, r, silent h.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use correct adjective placement and agreement to describe people who are important to you.

Key Notes

  • Spanish [h] is silent, as in the word 'hablar'.
  • Spanish adjective agreement is for gender and number.
  • Singular adjectives ending in -e do not change for gender.
  • Spanish adjectives mostly follow the noun. Adjective placement is different from English.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [h]: is silent in Spanish, as in the word 'hablar'
  • adjective agreement: when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
  • adjective placement: position of adjective in relation to the noun it describes

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The 'h' is sometimes pronounced in Spanish.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Spanish [h] is silent, as in the word 'hablar'. Spanish adjective agreement is for gender and number.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[h]'

is silent in Spanish, as in the word 'hablar'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The 'h' is sometimes pronounced in Spanish. Correction: The 'h' is never pronounced in Spanish, regardless of its position in the word (hola, zanahoria).

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