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Year 7 - Spanish

Poem: understand and respond creatively

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 'dar', 'querer' and other language you know to adapt a poem in your speaking and writing.

Key Notes

  • 'Hay' or 'tiene' with an indefinite article introduces a noun.
  • A definite article often refers back to a previously introduced noun.
  • To express what someone wants, use 'querer', and to give something, use 'dar'.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • hay: verb meaning 'there is' or 'there are'
  • dar: verb meaning 'to give'
  • querer: verb meaning 'to want'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • All nouns in Spanish are always used with an article, a word for 'a', 'some' or 'the'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Hay' or 'tiene' with an indefinite article introduces a noun. A definite article often refers back to a previously introduced noun.

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

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

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: All nouns in Spanish are always used with an article, a word for 'a', 'some' or 'the'. Correction: Some nouns are uncountable and have no plural. Use these without an article, as in English. For example, 'quiere dinero' means 'she, he wants money'.

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