KS2 · Spanish · Year 3
What you have: intonation questions, 'tienes'
What I and others have: 'tener' and singular nouns
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can use ‘tienes’ to understand and ask questions about things in the classroom. I can read aloud words with [ci] and [ce].
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I can use ‘tienes’ to understand and ask questions about things in the classroom. I can read aloud words with [ci] and [ce].
Key learning points
- Sound spelling correspondences [ce] and [ci] have a softer 'c' sound than [ca] [co] and [cu].
- Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
- 'Tienes' is part of the verb 'tener' and means 'you have'.
- Yes/no questions can be made by raising the tone of your voice at the end of any statement.
- There is no equivalent of the word 'do' in Spanish intonation questions.
Words to know
- [ce]
- sound-symbol correspondence
- [ci]
- sound-symbol correspondence
- tienes
- Spanish verb meaning ‘you have’ to one person
Common mistakes
You have to include the word for 'do' in Spanish intonation questions.
Spanish intonation (yes/no questions) can be made simply by raising the tone of voice at the end of any statement. There is no equivalent of the word 'do' in Spanish intonation questions.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Teachers may find it helpful to support their teaching of intonation questions by using hand gestures to model rising intonation. Some pupils may find it helpful to use the same gestures themselves initially, as they practise.