KS2 · Spanish · Year 3
A party: intonation questions, nouns and adjectives
What I and others have: 'tener' and singular nouns
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Your learning goal
I can ask and answer questions about party items. I can differentiate [z] sounds correctly.
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I can ask and answer questions about party items. I can differentiate [z] sounds correctly.
Key learning points
- [z] and [c] are pronounced differently in different Spanish-speaking countries.
- In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun. For example, un regalo pequeño.
- In Spanish, a statement becomes an intonation question by raising the tone of voice at the end.
Words to know
- [z]
- sound-symbol correspondence
- intonation question
- a statement made into a question by raising tone of voice at the end
Common mistakes
All Spanish sound-symbol correspondences are pronounced the same everywhere Spanish is spoken.
[z] and [c] are pronounced differently in different Spanish-speaking countries. In Latin America and the Canary islands, [z] sounds the same as [s].
For parents, carers and teachers
- This lesson offers an ideal opportunity for any pupils with Spanish heritage to share their pronunciation of [z]. Equally, pupils with other home or heritage languages may wish to offer their experiences of different pronunciations of key sounds from different areas where their languages are spoken.