Unit 7 - La estación
About the unit
Lots more revision runs through this unit, the theme of which is Travel. New language includes modes of transport and how to say mine and yours. Among the fun activities are: a Chinese Whisper; making a paper aeroplane; a Mexican Wave; and a game of I Spy. The children will also learn more about the place of Spanish as a world language.
Expectations
At the end of this unit, most children will:
- recognise and say some modes of transport
- recognise mine and yours
- express and accept gratitude
- ask what something is
- ask the colour of something
- respond correctly to directions
- say what they have (using correct form of verb)
- express love
- say where something is
- ask and answer what the time is
Some children will not have made so much progress and will:
- recognise and say they don't know
- recognise and say a selection of colours
- use the affirmative and the negative
- use numbers 0-10
- express politeness
- offer something to somebody
- ask what the time is
Some children will have progressed further and will:
- recognise and say all presented modes of transport
- recognise and say mine and yours
- use varied simple question forms with confidence
- say where they are going
New language
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| Language | Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recognising things | Una bici | A bicycle | /oona bee-thee/ |  | 7.1,7.2,7.12,7.22 |
| Un tren | A train | /oon trenn/ | | 7.1,7.2,7.22 | |
| Un autobús | A bus | /oon awtobooss/ | | 7.1,7.2,7.12,7.22 | |
| Un coche | A car | /oon kocheh/ | | 7.1,7.2,7.22 | |
| Un avión | An aeroplane | /oon avyon/ | | 7.1,7.2,7.22 | |
| Un barco | A boat | /oon barko/ | | 7.1,7.2,7.22 | |
| Saying what something is | Es un tren | It's a train | /ess oon trenn/ | | 7.1,7.2,7.9,7.22 |
| Describing things or people | Una bici roja | A red bicycle | /oona bee-thee roha/ | | 7.4 |
| Saying that something belongs to you | Mío | Mine | /meeoh/ | | 7.1,7.4,7.5,7.22 |
| Saying that something belongs to somebody else | Tuyo | Yours | /tooyoh/ | | 7.1,7.4,7.22 |
| Offering something to somebody | Toma | Here you are | /tomma/ | | 7.4,7.5,7.16,7.17 |
| Expressing gratitude | Gracias | Thank you | /grathee-ass/ | | 7.4,7.5,7.16,7.17 |
| Accepting gratitude | De nada | You're welcome | /deh nadah/ | | 7.10,7.16 |
| Talking about your possessions | Mi avión blanco | My white aeroplane | /mee avyon blanco/ | | 7.5 |
| Saying that you don't know | No lo sé | I don't know | /no lo seh/ | | 7.1,7.6,7.10,7.17,7.22 |
| Asking what something is | ¿Qué es? | What is it? | /ke ess/ | | 7.1,7.9,7.22 |
| Saying what something is | Es un autobús | It's a bus | /ess oon awtobooss/ | | 7.9 |
| Es una bici | It's a bicycle | /ess oona beethee/ | | 7.9 | |
| Es un avión | It's an aeroplane | /ess oon avyon/ | | 7.9 | |
| Es un barco | It's a boat | /ess oon barco/ | | 7.9 | |
| Es un tren | It's a train | /ess oon trenn/ | | 7.1,7.2,7.9,7.22 | |
| Es un coche | It's a car | /ess oon kocheh/ | | 7.9,7.10 | |
| Asking the colour of something | ¿Qué color es? | What colour is it? | /keh color ess/ | | 7.9 |
| Recognising things (colours) | Rojo | Red | /ro-ho/ | | 7.5 |
| Amarillo | Yellow | /ama-reeyo/ | | 7.5 | |
| Verde | Green | /ber-deh/ | | 7.5 | |
| Blanco | White | /blanko/ | | 7.5 | |
| Azul | Blue | /athool/ | | 7.5 | |
| Using the affirmative | Sí | Yes | /see/ | | 7.12,7.13,7.18 |
| Using the negative | No | No | /noh/ | | 7.18 |
| Using the question form | ¿Es un autobús? | Is it a bus? | /ess oon awtobooss/ | | 7.1,7.11,7.22 |
| Saying what you have | Tengo (una naranja) | I have (an orange) | /ten-go oona nar-ang-ha/ | | 7.13 |
| Saying what you don't have | No tengo naranjas | I don't have oranges | /noh tengo naranghass | | 7.13 |
| Asking somebody what they want | ¿Quieres una? | Do you want one? | /kyeress oona/ | | 7.13 |
| Expressing politeness | Por favor | Please | /por favvor/ | | 7.13 |
| Greeting somebody | Hola | Hello | /ola/ | | 7.7,7.16,7.17 |
| Asking where something is | ¿Dónde está mi naranja? | Where is my orange? | /dondeh esstah mee narangha/ | | 7.1,7.17,7.22 |
| Saying where something is | Aquí está | I'm here | /akee ess-tah/ | | 7.17 |
| Asking where somebody is | ¿Dónde estás? | Where are you? | /dondeh esstass/ | | 7.18 |
| Saying where you are | Estoy aquí | I'm here | /ess-toy akee/ | | 7.18 |
| Saying where something is | Encima de | On | /entheema deh/ | | 7.18 |
| Al lado de | Next to | /al laddo deh/ | | 7.18 | |
| Debajo de | Under | /debahoh deh/ | | 7.18 | |
| Giving directions | Derecha | Right | /derechah/ | | 7.19,7.20 |
| Izquierda | Left | /eethkyerda/ | | 7.19,7.20 | |
| Recto | Straight on | /rektoh/ | | 7.19,7.20 | |
| Expressing love | Te quiero | I love you | /teh kyero/ | | 7.19 |
| Using numbers 1 - 6 | Uno | One | /oono/ | | 7.20 |
| Dos | Two | /doss/ | | 7.20 | |
| Tres | Three | /tress/ | | 7.20 | |
| Cuatro | Four | /kwatro/ | | 7.20 | |
| Cinco | Five | /thinko/ | | 7.20 | |
| Seis | Six | /sayss/ | | 7.20 | |
| Saying where you are going | Voy al mercado | I'm going to the market | /boy al mer-kahdoh/ | | 7.20 |
| Voy a mi casa | I'm going to the house | /boy a mee kassa/ | | 7.20 | |
| Voy a clase | I'm going to class | /boy a klasseh/ | | 7.20 | |
| Voy al parque | I'm going to the park | /boy al parkeh/ | | 7.20 | |
| Voy al café | I'm going to the cafe | /boy al kaf-eh/ | | 7.20 | |
| Voy al zoo | I'm going to the zoo | /boy al thoh/ | | 7.20 | |
| Asking what there is | ¿Qué hay en la bolsa? | What’s in the bag? | /keh ay en la bol-sah/ | | 7.21 |
Everyday language
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The Everyday Language Flashcards for this unit are:
| Language | Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expressing gratitude | Gracias | Thank you | /grathee-ass/ | | 7.4,7.5,7.16,7.17 |
| Accepting gratitude | De nada | You're welcome | /deh nadah/ | | 7.10,7.16 |
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Notes
There are just two flashcards for this unit. They go together, so you can hold them up for the children at appropriate moments during the day, not just when the children are learning Spanish.
Praise words
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The praise words for this unit are:
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfecto | Great | /per-fek-to/ | |
| Muy bien | Very good | /muee bee-en/ | |