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Do you have ...? 'Tienes' and plural nouns

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I can use numbers 1-12 with nouns and ‘tener’ to ask and answer about how many things I and others have.

I can distinguish between and read aloud the key sounds [qui] and [ci].

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Do you have ...? 'Tienes' and plural nouns

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I can use numbers 1-12 with nouns and ‘tener’ to ask and answer about how many things I and others have.

I can distinguish between and read aloud the key sounds [qui] and [ci].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondence [qui] can be contrasted for practice with the key sound [ci].
  2. Numbers 1-12 go before nouns to indicate how many there are. Numbers do not change their spelling.
  3. Adding -s to nouns ending in -o, -a or -e makes them plural.
  4. ‘¿Tienes?’ means ‘Do you have?’ There is no word for ‘do’ in intonation questions.

Keywords

  • [qui] - pronounced like a hard 'c' followed by [i], as in the word 'equipo'

  • [ci] - pronounced as in the word 'decir'

  • Plural noun - a word that refers to more than one person, place or thing

  • Tienes - part of the verb 'tener' that means 'you have' or 'do you have?'

  • Tengo - part of the verb 'tener' that means 'I have' or 'do I have?'

Common misconception

The sounds [qui] and [ci] are pronounced the same in English and Spanish.

The sound [qui] is pronounced like a hard 'c' followed by [i] or like the word 'key' in English. The sound [ci] is pronounced like 'thi' in English.

Pupils could expand their vocabulary by saying what things they have. The teacher could encourage pupils to use a dictionary to look up the words they need.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish words below to their opposites.
Correct Answer:lento,rápido

rápido

Correct Answer:triste,feliz

feliz

Correct Answer:nervioso,tranquilo

tranquilo

Correct Answer:hola,adiós

adiós

Q2.
Put the days of the week in the correct order.
1 - lunes
2 - martes
3 - miércoles
4 - jueves
5 - viernes
6 - sábado
7 - domingo
Q3.
Match the Spanish words below to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:caminar,to walk, walking

to walk, walking

Correct Answer:nadar,to swim, swimming

to swim, swimming

Correct Answer:en el mar,in the sea

in the sea

Correct Answer:en la montaña,in the mountain

in the mountain

Correct Answer:por la playa,along the beach

along the beach

Correct Answer:en el pueblo,the village

the village

Q4.
Write the number that is missing in the following sequence: 'cuatro, cinco, , siete, ocho'.
Correct Answer: seis
Q5.
What is the meaning of the following sentence: 'Eres de Inglaterra.'
I am from England.
Correct answer: She is from England.
You are from England.
Q6.
Put the words below in the correct order to say 'I have nine exercise books and she has eight films.' in Spanish.
1 - tengo
2 - nueve
3 - cuadernos
4 - y
5 - tiene
6 - ocho
7 - películas

6 Questions

Q1.
Put the numbers below in the correct order.
1 - cuatro
2 - cinco
3 - seis
4 - siete
5 - ocho
6 - nueve
7 - diez
Q2.
True or false? The verb 'tener' means 'to have, having'.
Correct Answer: true
Q3.
Match these Spanish verbs to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:tengo,I have

I have

Correct Answer:tienes,you have

you have

Correct Answer:tiene,she, he, it has

she, he, it has

Correct Answer:¿tienes?,do you have ...?

do you have ...?

Q4.
Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb 'tener': 'Mi amiga doce sombreros.'
Correct Answer: tiene
Q5.
How would you say 'I have eleven pens.'?
Tiene once bolígrafos.
Tengo doce bolígrafos.
Tiene doce bolís.
Correct answer: Tengo once bolígrafos.
Correct answer: Tengo once bolis.
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'Do you have three school bags?'
Correct Answer: ¿Tienes tres mochilas?, tienes tres mochilas?

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