Unit 6 - El mercado
About the unit
Food and shopping are the main elements in unit six, which for the children means cooking a typical Spanish dish, using potato stamps, and buying fruit in an improvised shop. Among the key language practised in this unit: food vocabulary; colours; the verb ‘have’; and counting. Meanwhile, the familiar What's in the bag? game is put to music.
Expectations
At the end of this unit, most children will:
- show confidence using forms of the verb tener (have)
- recognise and say most presented fruit and vegetable words
- count items with confidence
- comfortably express politeness
- create question forms using given language
Some children will not have made so much progress and will:
- recognise forms of the verb tener (have)
- show some confidence in a role play situation
- recognise and say all numbers between 1-20
- recognise most presented fruit and vegetable words
- say some presented fruit and vegetable words
- recognise and say several colours
- count some items
- express some forms of politeness
Some children will have progressed further and will:
- show confident use of language in a role play situation
- grasp the language used in the market scene
- recognise and say all the presented fruit and vegetable words
- use forms of politeness without prompting
New language
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| Language | Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recognising things (food) | Un limón | A lemon | /oon leemonn/ |  | 6.2 |
| Una naranja | One orange | /oona nar-ang-ha/ | | 6.1,6.2,6.3,6.18 | |
| Una manzana | An apple | /oono mannthanna/ | | 6.2 | |
| Una piña | A pineapple | /oona peenyah/ | | 6.2 | |
| Una patata | A potato | /oona patattah/ | | 6.1,6.17,6.18 | |
| Un huevo | An egg | /oon wevvoh/ | | 6.13 | |
| Una cebolla | An onion | /oona thebboyah/ | | 6.15,6.16 | |
| Recognising things (colours) | Rojo | Red | /ro-ho/ | | 6.2 |
| Amarillo | Yellow | /ama-reeyo/ | | 6.2 | |
| Verde | Green | /ber-deh/ | | 6.2 | |
| Naranja | Orange | /nar-ang-ha/ | | 6.2,6.4,6.10,6.12 | |
| Asking what something is | ¿Qué es? | What is it? | /ke ess/ | | 6.2 |
| Asking what colour something is | ¿Qué color es? | What colour is it? | /keh color ess/ | | 6.1,6.2,6.18 |
| Using numbers 1 - 20 | Uno | One | /oono/ | | 6.3,6.10,6.12,6.14 |
| Dos | Two | /doss/ | | 6.3,6.8,6.10,6.12,6.14 | |
| Tres | Three | /tress/ | | 6.3,6.8,6.10,6.12,6.14 | |
| Cuatro | Four | /kwatro/ | | 6.3,6.8,6.12 | |
| Cinco | Five | /thinko/ | | 6.3,6.8,6.12 | |
| Seis | Six | /sayss/ | | 6.3,6.8 | |
| Siete | Seven | /see-eteh/ | | 6.3,6.8 | |
| Ocho | Eight | /ocho/ | | 6.3,6.8 | |
| Nueve | Nine | /noo-ebe/ | | 6.3,6.8 | |
| Diez | Ten | /dee-eth/ | | 6.8 | |
| Once | Eleven | /ontheh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Doce | Twelve | /dotheh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Trece | Thirteen | /tretheh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Catorce | Fourteen | /katortheh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Quince | Fifteen | /kintheh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Dieciséis | Sixteen | /dee-eth ee-seyss/ | | 6.8 | |
| Diecisiete | Seventeen | /dee-eth ee-see-etteh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Dieciocho | Eighteen | /dee-eth ee-ochoh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Diecinueve | Nineteen | /dee-eth ee-noo-ebbeh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Veinte | Twenty | /beyn-teh/ | | 6.8 | |
| Counting things | Dos plátanos | Two bananas | /doss platanoss/ | | 6.1,6.3,6.18 |
| Using common words and phrases | Más | More | /mass/ | | 6.1,6.8,6.18 |
| Menos | Less | /mehnoss/ | | 6.1,6.8,6.18 | |
| De nada | You're welcome | /deh nadah/ | | 6.1,6.10,6.18 | |
| Un poco | A little | /oon pokko/ | | 6.1,6.18 | |
| Asking what there is | ¿Qué hay en la bolsa? | What’s in the bag? | /keh ay en la bol-sah/ | | 6.7,6.8,6.17 |
| Asking how many | ¿Cuántas manzanas hay? | How many apples are there? | /kwan-tass manthanass ay/ | | 6.8 |
| Expressing politeness | Sí, por favor | Yes please | /see por fabbor/ | | 6.1,6.9,6.16,6.18 |
| Expressing gratitude | Gracias | Thank you | /grathee-ass/ | | 6.1,6.9,6.10,6.11,6.18 |
| Saying what you have | Tengo | I have | /tengoh/ | | 6.1,6.10,6.11,6.12,6.18 |
| Saying what you want | Quiero | I want | /kyero/ | | 6.1,6.10,6.18 |
| Asking somebody what they have | ¿Qué tienes? | What have you got? | /keh tyeness/ | | 6.10 |
| Offering something to somebody | Toma | Here you are | /tomma/ | | 6.1,6.10,6.11,6.18 |
| Describing things | Abierto | Open | /abyertoh/ | | 6.1,6.10,6.18 |
| Cerrado | Closed | /therradoh/ | | 6.1,6.10,6.18 | |
| Making suggestions | Vamos a ver | Let's see | /bamoss ah ber/ | | 6.1,6.12,6.18 |
| Saying what somebody has | Tiene | He has / she has | /tee-ene/ | | 6.12 |
| Expressing surprise | ¡Qué rica! | How tasty! | /keh reekah/ | | 6.1,6.14,6.18 |
| Saying your name | Me llamo | My name is | /meh yammo/ | | 6.6,6.15 |
| Soy ___ | I am ___ | /soy/ | | 6.15 | |
| Asking how somebody is | ¿Qué tal? | How are you? | /keh tal/ | | 6.15 |
| Saying how you are feeling | Muy bien | Very well | /muee bee-en/ | | 6.15 |
Everyday language
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The Everyday Language Flashcards for this unit are:
| Language | Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expressing politeness | Sí, por favor | Yes please | /see por fabbor/ | | 6.1,6.9,6.16,6.18 |
| Saying what you want | Quiero | I want | /kyero/ | | 6.1,6.10,6.18 |
| Asking somebody what they want | ¿Quieres? | Do you want? | /kyeress/ | | 6.1,6.18 |
| Using common words and phrases | Más | More | /mass/ | | 6.1,6.8,6.18 |
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Notes
Point out to the children that the word Más has an accent on it. Accents in Spanish can be used to distinguish one word from another with the same spelling.
Más (More)
Mas (But)
Another example:
Sí (Yes)
Si (If)
Accents on Spanish words also show which part of the word should be stressed when spoken. Here are some examples we have seen in previous units:
Miércoles (Wednesday) – When you say this word you emphasise the first ‘e’.
Aquí está (Here it / she / he is) – Emphasis on the ‘i’ in Aquí and on the ‘a’ in está.
Praise words
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The praise words for this unit are:
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantástico | Fantastic | /fan-tass-tikko/ | |
| Muy bien | Very good | /muee bee-en/ | |