Lesson 1: Las mascotas

Before starting this unit, you might want to check the children can recall:

• The verb tener - to have, in the first person, tengo - I have, and the second person, tienes - you have.

• The vowel sounds b/v, j/g, c/z, y/ll, soft r, trilled r, k and ñ – these can be revised using the Pupil phoneme videos, as needed.

• That nouns are either masculine or feminine.

• The indefinite article for a masculine noun is un and for a feminine noun is una.

• That most adjectives are positioned after the noun they are describing in Spanish.

• The verb es - it/he/she is.

Phoneme recap

Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Mascotas. Ask the children how to pronounce the featured phonemes in Spanish. Take feedback and then play the audio files to check.