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Life at school and home: negation with 'no', plural nouns

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Why this, why now

This unit introduces 'no' to negate verbs. Pupils add -es to form the plural of nouns which end in a consonant. They use plurals and numbers to talk about how many. The irregular form 'hay' is introduced, and is contrasted with 'tener'. Key sounds learnt are z, que, qui.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Life at school and home: negation with 'no', plural nouns

This unit introduces 'no' to negate verbs. Pupils add -es to form the plural of nouns which end in a consonant. They use plurals and numbers to talk about how many. The irregular form 'hay' is introduced, and is contrasted with 'tener'. Key sounds learnt are z, que, qui.

6 lessons
  1. What there is at home and school: 'hay', 'unos' and 'unas'
  2. Message from a friend: extended reading and writing
  3. What I do and don't do in school: negation with 'no'
  4. Numbers 1-6: plural nouns in school life
  5. Activities in school: -ar singular verbs, plural nouns
  6. Describe school: 'hay', 'tiene', 'es', 'está'