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A school trip: gender, 'un', 'una', and 'tengo'

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I can use 'tengo' and 'un' and 'una' with nouns to say what belongings I have.

I can recognise and pronounce [ce].

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A school trip: gender, 'un', 'una', and 'tengo'

Learning outcomes

I can use 'tengo' and 'un' and 'una' with nouns to say what belongings I have.

I can recognise and pronounce [ce].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondence [ce] can be practised by pronouncing words such as 'centro' and 'doce'.
  2. All nouns in Spanish have grammatical gender, masculine or feminine.
  3. The masculine word for 'a/an' is 'un', the feminine word for 'a/an' is 'una'.
  4. The verb 'to have' is 'tener'; 'I have' is 'tengo'.

Keywords

  • [ce] - sound-symbol correspondence

  • Grammatical gender - nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine

  • Indefinite article - the words ‘un’ and ‘una’, meaning ‘a’ and ‘an’

Common misconception

Grammatical gender is the same as biological gender. If a word is feminine we think of it as a girl if it is masculine we think of it as a boy.

Grammatical gender is not the same as biological gender. Spelling clues help to identify Spanish grammatical gender: nouns ending in -o are usually masculine, nouns ending in -a are usually feminine.


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To bring the context of going on a school trip to life, teachers may consider bringing a small rucksack with items to pack for the trip: a piece of fruit, a pen, an exercise book.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a noun?
green
and
Correct answer: bear
Q2.
What is the English meaning of these Spanish words?
Correct Answer:normalmente,usually, normally
tick

usually, normally

Correct Answer:oso,bear
tick

bear

Correct Answer:siempre,always
tick

always

Correct Answer:universo,universe
tick

universe

Q3.
Which of the following adjectives describe something feminine?
Correct answer: curiosa
lento
Correct answer: rápida
tranquilo
Q4.
Which of the following adjectives describe something masculine?
Correct answer: cansado
contenta
nerviosa
Correct answer: serio
Q5.
Which words describe a permanent trait?
Correct answer: eres
estar
está
estoy
Correct answer: soy
Q6.
How would you say 'is' in Spanish when it means a permanent trait?
Correct Answer: es

6 Questions

Q1.
Which Spanish word has a different ‘c’ sound to the other words?
cantar
Correct answer: cerrar
comprar
cuatro
Q2.
Choose the correct picture to match the word ‘pelota’.
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q3.
Write the correct word for ‘a' in Spanish: bolígrafo.
Correct Answer: un
Q4.
Write the correct word for 'a' in Spanish: fruta.
Correct Answer: una
Q5.
How do you say 'I have' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: tengo, yo tengo
Q6.
Which is the correct translation for ‘Having a camera is serious’?
Correct answer: Tener una cámara es serio.
Tener un cámara es serio.
Tengo una cámara, es serio.

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