Spanish: F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Notice and apply elements of Spanish grammar such as gender, singular/plural forms, adjectives, adverbs, verb forms, pronouns and prepositions in simple spoken, written and digital texts
Elaborations
specifying location or direction using prepositions such as en, encima, debajo, a la izquierda and a la derecha, for example, La regla está en el estuche
using imperatives to tell others to do something, for example, date prisa, colorea el dibujo
using question words to seek information, for example, ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Dónde está tu casa? ¿Cuántos hermanos tienes? ¿Quién es tu mejor amigo?
using a range of adjectives to describe appearance and to express feelings or personality, for example, extraño, fantástico, estupendo, serio, responsable, inteligente
linking ideas using conjunctions such as y, o and pero
noticing the use of personal pronouns, for example, yo, tú, él, ella, nosotros/as, vosotros/as, ellos/as
using possessive adjectives in singular and plural forms, for example, nuestra clase, vuestra escuela, tu abuela, mis amigos, tus compañeros
using cardinal numbers to describe quantity, to tell the time and for dates and ages, for example, tengo cinco amigas, Son lastres en punto, Hoy es veintiuno de agosto, Tengo nueve años
using common verbs in familiar contexts, for example, ser and estar, dormir, estudiar and cantar
identifying and applying the use of singular, plural and gender forms in simple sentences, for example, la motocicleta es negra, los bolsos son verdes
using words and expressions to locate events in time (hoy, ayer, mañana), to describe weather (Hoy hacecalor) and to name days of the week (Mañana es lunes)
using suffixes such as –ísimo/a- and –ito/a to modify the meaning of nouns, adjectives and adverbs, for example, lentísimo; graciosísimos; casita; gatito
building metalanguage to talk about grammar and vocabulary (singular, plural, masculino, femenino, artículo, adjetivo, sinónimo…) and comparing with equivalent terms in English
