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Outdoor activities: 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'

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I can use definite articles and a range of verbs in the 1st person singular to understand spoken and written language about outdoor activities.

I can recognise and pronounce the key sounds [ga] and [go].

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Outdoor activities: 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'

Learning outcomes

I can use definite articles and a range of verbs in the 1st person singular to understand spoken and written language about outdoor activities.

I can recognise and pronounce the key sounds [ga] and [go].

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Key learning points

  1. The letter ‘g’ before vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’ is a hard sound, as in ‘ganar’ (to win, winning) and ‘lago’ (lake).
  2. The definite article ‘the’ in Spanish is ‘el’ for masculine and ‘la’ for feminine nouns.
  3. To mean ‘I’ with a verb, we remove -ar and add the the ending -o.

Keywords

  • [ga] - pronounced [ga] as in 'ganar'

  • [go] - pronounced [go] as in 'domingo'

  • Definite article - the words 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'

  • 1st person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself

Common misconception

There is one word for 'the' in Spanish, like in English.

In Spanish, the definite article must match the gender of the noun. 'El' is the word for 'the' for masculine nouns (e.g., 'el uniforme') and 'la' is the word for 'the' for feminine nouns (e.g., 'la tarta').


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which sound is missing from these three words? 'amari_o; _amar; bote_a'
[l]
Correct answer: [ll]
[y]
Q2.
The verb 'escuchar' means 'to listen'. Which word below means 'I listen'?
escuche
Correct answer: escucho
escucha
escuchi
Q3.
Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:hablo,I speak
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I speak

Correct Answer:escucha,she, he listens
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she, he listens

Correct Answer:canto,I sing
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I sing

Correct Answer:necesita,she, he needs
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she, he needs

Q4.
'Canta en clase.' Which translations are correct?
I sing in class.
Correct answer: She sings in class.
Correct answer: He sings in class.
Singing in class.
Q5.
Which sentence says 'Speaking with a friend is normal.'?
Correct answer: Hablar con un amigo es normal.
Es normal hablar con un amigo.
Hablo con un amigo. Es normal.
Normalmente, habla con un amigo.
Q6.
Put the words below in the correct order to translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'It is normal to need a pencil sharpener in class.'
1 - es normal
2 - necesitar
3 - un sacapuntas
4 - en clase

6 Questions

Q1.
Which sound is missing from these three words? '_to; re_lo; _nar'
Correct answer: [ga]
[go]
[la]
[lo]
Q2.
Match the English words below to the correct Spanish translations.
Correct Answer:a (feminine noun),una
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una

Correct Answer:a (masculine noun),un
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un

Correct Answer:the (masculine noun),el
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el

Correct Answer:the (feminine noun),la
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la

Q3.
Match the Spanish nouns below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:un regalo,a present
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a present

Correct Answer:el gato,the cat
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the cat

Correct Answer:la tarta,the cake
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the cake

Correct Answer:la playa,the beach
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the beach

Correct Answer:un pueblo,a village
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a village

Q4.
To say 'I', remove the -ar infinitive ending and add .
Correct Answer: -o, o
Q5.
'Normalmente, camino en la playa. ¡Es fantástico!' What is the correct translation?
Normally, I walk in the village. It's fantastic!
Normally, I sing on the beach. It's fantastic!
Correct answer: Normally, I walk on the beach. It's fantastic!
Normally, I sing in the village. It's fantastic!
Q6.
'I always buy a little cake in the village.' What is the correct translation?
Compro una tarta en el pubelo.
Siempre compro una tarta en el pueblo.
Correct answer: Siempre compro una tarta pequeña en el pueblo.
Siempre compro una tarta pequeña en la playa.
Siempre compro una tarta en la playa.

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