KS3 · Spanish · Year 9
Possessions at a crime scene: 'mío/a', 'tuyo/a' and 'suyo/a'
Friends: 'ser', 'estar' and demonstrative adjectives
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Your learning goal
I can use demonstrative and possessive adjectives to describe evidence and identify who it belongs to at the crime scene.
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Possessions at a crime scene: 'mío/a', 'tuyo/a' and 'suyo/a': 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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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use demonstrative and possessive adjectives to describe evidence and identify who it belongs to at the crime scene.
Key learning points
- To say ‘that’ for a singular masculine noun, use ‘ese’, and for a singular feminine noun, use ‘esa'.
- To say ‘this’ for a singular masculine noun, use ‘este’, and for a singular feminine noun, use ‘esta’.
- To talk about possessions we use possessive adjectives.
- After a singular masculine noun, use 'mío' - 'mine', 'tuyo' - 'yours' and 'suyo' - 'his, hers'.
- After a singular feminine noun, use 'mía' - 'mine', 'tuya' - 'yours' and 'suya' - 'his, hers'.
Words to know
- demonstrative adjectives
- specifies a particular noun, indicating ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’
- possessive adjectives
- a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging
Common mistakes
'Esta' means both 'this' and 'she, he, it is'.
‘Esta’ is a demonstrative adjective, it means ‘this’ and goes before a noun. ‘Está’ is a verb, means ‘she, he, it is’ and describes an state or location. As there is an accent, we must stress the last syllable.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The teacher might ask the students to read the dialogue in Task D2 in pairs. Reading aloud is a good way to practise pronunciation and intonation, an effective method for improving speaking confidence and it is helpful for developing fluency and comprehension skills.