KS3 · Spanish · Year 7
Family: 'tener' 1st person singular and plural
What we have: 'tener' plural persons, plural adjectives
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Your learning goal
I can speak about my family and describe its members.
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can speak about my family and describe its members.
Key learning points
- In Spanish, 'r' is pronounced differently depending on its position in the word and whether it is single or double.
- 'Tenemos' is used to describe what 'we' have.
Words to know
- [r]
- pronounced as in 'pero'
- [rr]
- pronounced as in 'perro'
- tenemos
- verb meaning 'we have'
Common mistakes
It is impossible for a non-native to pronounce the [rr] sound.
The [r] and [rr] sounds need practice to produce them confidently. Even for native speakers, it is the last sound that children learn to produce.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If there is a native Spanish speaker or a speaker from a speaking context where the [rr] sound is pronounced (Portugal, Italy, Slavic countries, Arabic, some Indian languages and some African languages, etc.), the pupil(s) could be asked to model the pronunciation.