articles objectives: to be able to tell the difference between “the” and “a”

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Objectives: to be able to tell the difference between “the” and “a”

NOUN = a person, place or thing

regla

bolígrafo

computadora

mochila

pegante

borrador

computadora

regla mochila

pegante

bolígrafo

borrador

Why are some nouns in blue andwhy are some in pink?

MASCULINE FEMININE

List the masculine and feminine nouns

mochila

pegante computadora

bolígrafo

borrador

regla

But how do we say...

THEThe pencilThe eraserThe computer

Well... In Spanish there are TWO ways!

La ElWhich both mean....

The

La is for feminine nouns

La mochila

El is for masculine nouns

El lápiz

Quick quiz!!!!

1. How you say THE for masculine?2. What does “pegante” mean?3. Is libro masculine or feminine?4. How do you say “the” if you’re talking about

a backpack?

But how do we say...

A A notebookA backpackA chair

Well... In Spanish there’s TWO ways!

una unWhich both mean....

A

Maculine Feminine

The

A una

laEl

un

Translations• Una regla• A ruler• Un escritorio• A desk• Una agenda • An agenda

What if there’s more than one though?!!

Los

For example:

Los colores Los bolígrafos

La becomes Las in the plural

• Las calculadoras- Las agendas

And one last thing!! how do we say...

some Some booksSome calculators

For example:

Unos librosunas calculadoras

Masculine and Feminine Nouns

• (1)________ are words that tell you the name of a person, place or thing, e.g. table, book, school.

• In Spanish, all nouns have a (2)________ – they are either (3)____________ or (4)___________.

• It’s important to know which gender a noun is, as this affects other words in the (5)_________. When you learn a new word, try and learn which gender it is at the same time. The easiest way to do this is to remember whether you use (6)___ or (7)___ before it.

nouns feminine el gender masculine sentence la

To say ‘the’, you use:Masculine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________words

Feminine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________Words

Words that start - ____ e.g. ___________________with a vowel

Plural words - _____ e.g. ____ ___________(more than one)

El lápices las Los computadora regla bolígrafo la mochilas papel

To say ‘a’ or ‘some’, you use:

Masculine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________words

Feminine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________words

Plural words - _____ e.g. _____ ____________ (more than one)

una colores un boligrafo reglaslibro unos unas mochilas

¡Vamos a jugar!

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What does “el/la” mean?

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What does “un/una” mean

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What is the difference between “el” and

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What does “una/un” mean

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Why do Spanish have two words for “the”?

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Why does Spanish have two words for a?

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I can now explain to someone else that…

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Fastest person wins!!!!!!

Translate the following words and remember to use the correct word at the start “el/la, un/una, los/las,

unos/unas”

A binderUn carpeta

The backpackLa mochila

The rulersLas reglas

A bookUn libro

The colored pencilEl lápiz de color

The computerLa computadora

Some pensUnos bolígrafos

The crayonEl crayón

A chairUna silla

The markerEl marcador