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A postcard: writing about myself

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I can use a range of language to write a postcard about myself.

I can recognisise and pronounce [gu].

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A postcard: writing about myself

Learning outcomes

I can use a range of language to write a postcard about myself.

I can recognisise and pronounce [gu].

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Key learning points

  1. Knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences helps when pronouncing unfamiliar words.
  2. All Spanish nouns are masculine or feminine and the words for 'a/an' and 'the' are 'un, una' and 'el, la'.
  3. Adjectives agree for gender and many follow the noun.
  4. Verb endings indicate the person doing the action of the verb and pronouns are often not used.

Keywords

  • [gu] - pronounced as in the word 'preguntar'

Common misconception

There is one word for 'the' in Spanish as in English.

'El' is the word for 'the' for masculine nouns; 'la' is the word for 'the' for feminine nouns.


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For the final writing task, pupils could write on actual postcards to form a display of their written work in the classroom. Teachers could also explore the possibility of setting up real penfriends with a link Spanish school to create a real context for postcard writing.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Correct Answer:Es importante hablar.,It's important to speak.
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It's important to speak.

Correct Answer:Es normal escuchar.,It's normal to listen.
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It's normal to listen.

Correct Answer:Es sano cantar.,It's healthy to sing.
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It's healthy to sing.

Correct Answer:Es fantástico nadar.,It's fantastic to swim.
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It's fantastic to swim.

Correct Answer:Es tranquilo caminar.,It's calming to walk.
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It's calming to walk.

Q2.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Correct Answer:habla,she, he speaks
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she, he speaks

Correct Answer:hablo,I speak
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I speak

Correct Answer:hablar,to speak, speaking
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to speak, speaking

Q3.
Which of these are feminine nouns?
Correct answer: la tarta
Correct answer: una casa
el sombrero
un uniforme
Q4.
'I swim in the sea with a hat'. Which words are missing to make this sentence correct? 'Nado __ el mar con __ sombrero'.
en - el
Correct answer: en - un
en - la
de - un
de - el
Q5.
'Escucho en clase con un amigo'. Which is the correct translation?
He listens in class with a friend.
She listens in class with a friend.
Correct answer: I listen in class with a friend.
Listening in class with a friend.
Q6.
Add the correct word to this sentence to say 'I need a book'? un libro.
Correct Answer: Necesito

6 Questions

Q1.
Which sound spelling correspondence is missing from these words? se__undo; pre__untar; much __usto
ga
go
Correct answer: gu
ge
gi
Q2.
Which of these are masculine nouns?
Correct answer: un globo
la frase
Correct answer: el sacapuntas
una tarta
Q3.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Correct Answer:eres,you are
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you are

Correct Answer:habla,she, he speaks
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she, he speaks

Correct Answer:escucho,I listen
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I listen

Correct Answer:lleva,she, he wears
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she, he wears

Correct Answer:necesito,I need
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I need

Correct Answer:compro,I buy
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I buy

Q4.
What greeting would you use to say 'dear' if you were writing to Quique?
Correct answer: querido
querida
saludos
Q5.
Which is the correct translation of 'Normally I walk on the beach'?
Normalmente hablo en la playa.
Correct answer: Normalmente camino en la playa.
Normalmente camina en la playa.
Caminar en playa es normal.
Hablar en la playa es normal.
Q6.
Order these words to say: 'Today she sings in the village'.
1 - hoy
2 - canta
3 - en
4 - el
5 - pueblo

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