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What there is at home and school: 'hay', 'unos' and 'unas'

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I can use ‘hay’ and ‘tener’ to describe what there is around me.

I can recognise and pronounce [qui].

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What there is at home and school: 'hay', 'unos' and 'unas'

Learning outcomes

I can use ‘hay’ and ‘tener’ to describe what there is around me.

I can recognise and pronounce [qui].

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [qui] sounds as in 'equipo'.
  2. ‘Hay’ means ‘there is' and 'there are’, and like ‘tiene’ can be used to describe places.
  3. Sentences with ‘hay’ often start with ‘en’.

Keywords

  • [qui] - pronounced as in ‘equipo’

  • Hay - means ‘there is' and 'there are'

Common misconception

'Hay' is pronounced as the English 'hi' and means there is. There is another word for 'there are'.

The 'h' is not pronounced in 'hay' and it means both 'there is' and 'there are'.

There are many English words with 'qui' (equipped, acquintance, quiet, etc.), so it could be a good idea to emphasise that in Spanish 'qui' is never pronounced 'cui', as this sound requires a 'c', as in 'cuidado'.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match these verbs.
Correct Answer:llevar,to wear, wearing
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to wear, wearing

Correct Answer:necesitar,to need, needing
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to need, needing

Correct Answer:usar,to use, using
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to use, using

Q2.
Which translation of 'La señora lleva una bolsa tonta.' is correct?
The girl walks nervously.
Correct answer: The woman carries a silly bag.
The woman carries many shirts.
The girl carries many pens.
Q3.
¿Cómo se dice 'nervous' en español?
alegre
serio
Correct answer: nervioso
raro
Q4.
¿Cómo se escribe 'temprano'?
Correct answer: te-e-eme-pe-erre-a-ene-o
ete-e-me-epe-re-a-ene-o
te-e-eme-pe-re-a-ene-o
Q5.
Which of these words is a false friend (looks like an English word, but doesn't mean the same)?
color
Correct answer: listo
plan
autor
Q6.
Match the indefinite articles with their grammatical gender and number.
Correct Answer:un,masculine singular
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masculine singular

Correct Answer:una,feminine singular
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feminine singular

Correct Answer:unas,feminine plural
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feminine plural

Correct Answer:unos,masculine plural
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masculine plural

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the sentence: 'Hay' means is/are.
Correct Answer: there
Q2.
Complete the sentence: El profesor mesa.
hay un
hay una
tiene un
Correct answer: tiene una
Q3.
¿Dónde está Stonehenge, en España o en Inglaterra?
En España.
Correct answer: En Inglaterra.
En España y en Inglaterra.
Q4.
Order the options from the most items to the least.
1 - doce ventanas
2 - cinco vasos
3 - dos sillas
4 - una puerta
Q5.
Match the English with the Spanish.
Correct Answer:a class,una clase
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una clase

Correct Answer:a person,una persona
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una persona

Correct Answer:a boy,un chico
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un chico

Correct Answer:a girl,una chica
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una chica

Correct Answer:a door,una puerta
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una puerta

Correct Answer:a thing,una cosa
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una cosa

Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'In Madrid there are some monuments'.
Correct Answer: En Madrid hay unos monumentos.

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