Unit 2: Pets in Spanish
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Unit 2: Pets in Spanish
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Ask and answer the question, ¿Tienes una mascota? – Do you have a pet? using the correct pronunciation.
- Identify some animal names.
- Identify a noun’s gender by looking at the preceding indefinite article.
- Select the correct form of an adjective to ensure it agrees with the noun it describes.
- Choose suitable adjectives to describe an animal’s characteristics.
- Show understanding of a story by making plausible predictions.
- Select appropriate words and phrases to adapt sentences and write their own story.
- Read aloud using accurate pronunciation.
- Change intonation to differentiate between statements and questions.
- Vary their tone to express emotion and engage their audience.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 3: Shapes and colours in Spanish
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Las mascotas
Lesson 2: Adjectives
Lesson 3: Describing animals
Lesson 4: La tienda de mascotas
Lesson 5: Writing a story
Lesson 6: Showtime!
Key skills
Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
Full equipment list for the subject
Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Bilingual Spanish-English dictionaries ×15
- Colouring pencils ×30
The equipment below is optional:
- Sticky notes ×30
- Video recording devices ×8
- A selection of Sticky tack
- Highlighters
Equipment list
Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Bilingual Spanish-English dictionaries ×15
- Colouring pencils ×30
The equipment below is optional:
- Sticky notes ×30
- Video recording devices ×8
- A selection of Sticky tack
- Highlighters
Related content
Unit resources
Cross-curricular opportunities
English
Reading – comprehension, Writing – composition.