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

2. NOUN = a person, place or thing

3. regla bolígrafo computadora mochila pegante borrador

4. computadora regla mochila pegante bolígrafo borrador Why are some nouns in blue and why are some in pink?

5. MASCULINEFEMININE List the masculine and feminine nouns mochila pegante computadora bolígrafo borrador regla

6. But how do we say... The pencil The eraser The computer

7. Well... In Spanish there are TWO ways! Which both mean....

8. La mochila

9. El lápiz

10. 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?

11. But how do we say... A notebook A backpack A chair

12. Well... In Spanish there’s TWO ways! Which both mean....

13. MaculineFeminine The A

14. Translations Una regla A ruler Un escritorio A desk Una agenda An agenda

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

16. For example: Los colores Los bolígrafos

17. La becomes Las in the plural Las calculadoras - Las agendas

18. And one last thing!! how do we say... Some books Some calculators

19. For example: Unos libros unas calculadoras

20. 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 e l gender masculine sentence la

21. 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 lasLos computadora regla bolígrafo lamochilas papel

22. To say ‘a’ or ‘some’, you use: Masculine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________ words Feminine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________ words Plural words - _____ e.g. _____ ____________ (more than one) una coloresunboligrafo reglas libro unos unasmochilas

23. ¡ Vamos a jugar!

24. 1 What does “el/la” mean? Back to menu

25. 2 What does “un/una” mean Back to menu

26. 3 What is the difference between “el” and “los”? Back to menu

27. 4 What does “una/un” mean Back to menu

28. 5 Why do Spanish have two words for “the”? Back to menu

29. 6 Pass! Pick on someone else! Back to menu

30. 7 Why does Spanish have two words for a? Back to menu

31. 8 I can now explain to someone else that… Back to menu

32. 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”

33. Un carpeta

34. La mochila

35. Las reglas

36. Un libro

37. El lápiz de color

38. La computadora

39. Unos bolígrafos

40. El crayón

41. Una silla

42. El marcador