KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
Oportunidades: uses and omission of definite and indefinite articles
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I can use definite and indefinite articles to accurately translate from English to Spanish about future choices.
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Oportunidades: uses and omission of definite and indefinite articles: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use definite and indefinite articles to accurately translate from English to Spanish about future choices.
Key learning points
- Spanish definite articles are 'el', 'la', 'los' and 'las'. Indefinite articles are 'un', 'una', 'unos' and 'unas'.
- Spanish differs from English in its use and non-use of articles in several ways.
- Spanish requires the definite article with: general and abstract nouns, days of the week, titles and parts of the body.
- Indefinite articles in Spanish can translate as 'a/an', 'one' or 'some'.
- Omit the indefinite article when referring to someone's profession in general, but include it when an adjective follows.
Words to know
- definite article
- the words 'el', 'la', 'los' and 'las', meaning 'the'
- indefinite article
- the words 'un', 'una', 'unos' and 'unas', meaning 'one', 'a/an' and 'some'
Common mistakes
The Spanish translation of 'I played football on Monday' is 'jugué al fútbol en lunes'.
Rather then the preposition 'en', Spanish uses the definite article before days of the week. As such, the Spanish translation of 'I played football on Monday' is 'jugué al fútbol el lunes'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- As Task D1 is an exam-style task, you could consider encouraging students to complete it in exam conditions.