KS2 · Spanish · Year 5
Special events and festivals: 'el' with dates
Describe things and events: 'es'
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Your learning goal
I can talk about dates for special events and festivals.
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Special events and festivals: 'el' with dates: 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 talk about dates for special events and festivals.
Key learning points
- Short texts are useful to help revise vocabulary in a real-life context.
- 'El' is used to mean 'on the' with specific dates. It is not used for today's date.
- Days of the week, months of the year and numbers 1-31 are used to understand and communicate dates.
- To ask when a specific event is, use '¿Cuál es la fecha de ... ?'.
Words to know
- el
- definite article meaning 'on the' when used with specific dates
- cuál
- question word meaning which
Common mistakes
'El' is used for all dates.
'El' is used to mean 'on the' for specific dates. It is not used for today's date.
For parents, carers and teachers
- You may like to further explore different festivals in Spanish-speaking countries with your class. Pupils can use their own research to share the dates of these festivals as well as some simple details.