Lección 2: Primera parte
Today you will learn:
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to discuss everyday school supplies
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gender of nouns
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definite and indefinite articles
¡Memoria!
Each team will receive a set of 30 cards, 15 picture cards and
15 word cards.
Lay the cards out face down, making a 3x5 square with each color.
The objective is to find as many pairs of matching cards as possible.
la novela
When you find a match remove it from the grid. The person with the
most matches at the end of the game wins!
Listen to each statement and identify the picture that corresponds.
A
D
C
B
E
F
Nouns and Articles
 Nouns
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•
•
are words that refer to:
People
Places
Things
 In Spanish, all nouns are considered either masculine or feminine.
el diccionario
MASCULINE
la mochila
FEMININE
 Typically, nouns that refer to males are masculine and nouns
that refer to females are feminine.
el profesor
(male teacher)
la profesora (female teacher)
Nouns and Articles
 So what about all the nouns that refer to things and not people?
The GENDER (masculine/feminine) of nouns that refer to
inanimate objects is arbitrary!
 Then how do you know whether a noun is masculine or feminine?
Typically nouns that end in –o are masculine and nouns that
end in – a are feminine.
Masculine
Feminine
diccionario
calculadora
libro
mochila
cuaderno
carpeta
Nouns and Articles
 HOWEVER…
There are many nouns that do NOT end in –o or -a:
papel
lápiz
marcador
There are also many exceptions to the guideline:
el mapa
la mano
 So what do you do with these words?
MEMORIZE THEM!
¡Practicar!
LECCIÓN
2: PRIMERA PARTE
(CONTD)
Today you will…
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Learn about the gender of nouns
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Learn the definite and indefinite articles
Nouns and Definite Articles
 Nouns in Spanish are typically accompanied by an article.
o One kind of article is a DEFINITE ARTICLE
What is the definite article we use in English?
THE
o In Spanish, there are four different ways to say “the”:
EL
LA
LOS
LAS
Because it has to match the
Why are there so
noun it accompanies in two
many different
ways
ways:
to say “the”?
1. Masculine / Feminine
2. Singular / Plural
Nouns and Definite Articles
For example:
COMPUTADORA
Is the noun “computadora”
a masculine word or a feminine word?
FEMININE!
Is it singular or plural?
SINGULAR!
So the article we use to say “the computer” in Spanish is…
LA COMPUTADORA
Nouns and Definite Articles
For example:
CUADERNOS
Is the noun “cuadernos”
a masculine word or a feminine word?
MASCULNE!
Is it singular or plural?
PLURAL!
So the article we use to say “the notebooks” in Spanish is…
LOS CUADERNOS
¡A practicar!
Tú necesitas…
una pizarra
un marcador
una toalla
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement.
B
A
C
D
EL
Yo necesito __________
libro de matemáticas.
E
F
G
H
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement.
B
A
C
D
LOS papeles.
Yo no tengo__________
E
F
G
H
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement.
B
A
C
D
EL
¿Dónde está ___________
cuaderno de ciencias?
E
F
G
H
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement.
B
A
C
D
LOS
Yo prefiero ___________
lápices.
E
F
G
H
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement.
B
A
C
D
LAS
Yo necesito ___________
tijeras para la clase de arte.
E
F
G
H
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement.
B
A
C
D
LA
¿De quién es ___________
pluma?
E
F
G
H
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement.
B
A
C
D
LAS
Yo necesito ___________
reglas.
E
F
G
H
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement.
B
A
C
D
LAS
___________
gomas están en mi mochila.
E
F
G
H
Nouns and Indefinite Articles
 In addition to using definite articles to say “the”, we also use
INDEFINITE ARTICLES
What are the indefinite articles we use in English?
A
&
AN
o Just like there are four ways to say “the” in Spanish,
there are also four ways to say “a / an” depending on
if the noun is masculine/feminine and singular/plural:
UN
UNA
FEMININE
UNOS
UNAS
MASCULINE
The plural forms
UNOS & UNAS are
often used to say
“some”
Ex: unos papeles
some papers
¡A practicar!
Pictionary!
Groups of TWO
Each group needs:
1 dry erase board
1 marker
1 towel
Take turns drawing pictures to represent your vocab words.
Your partner must guess the word in Spanish.
When you guess a word, you MUST include the article
(el/la/los/las or
un/una/unos/unas)!
Making Nouns Plural
los cuadernos
el cuaderno
If a noun ends in a vowel (A, E, I, O, U), then you add…
…to make it plural
-S
The
ARTICLE!
What else has to change when you make a noun plural?
Write the plural form of each noun. Make sure to include the
apropriate definite article (el, la , los, las).
el libro
la regla
la pluma
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

Making Nouns Plural
los papeles
el papel
If a noun ends in a consonant, then you add…
-ES
…to make it plural
Don’t forget to change make the article plural as well!!!
For example…
el marcador

Making Nouns Plural
el lápiz
los lápices
If a noun ends in a -Z, then you…
1) Change the –Z to –C
2) Add -ES
Listen as Silvia reads her shopping list. Write the missing
words as you hear them. Then identify the corresponding picture.
A
B
C
D
______________ diccionario
un ________________________
________________ cuadernos
________________ mapa de _______________________
________________________ lápices
E
Listen as Silvia reads her shopping list. Write the missing
words as you hear them. Then identify the corresponding picture.
A
B
C
D
un
______________
diccionario
diario
un ________________________
unos
________________
cuadernos
un
México
________________
mapa de _______________________
unos
________________________
lápices
E