1. Lección 2: Primera parte
Today you will learn:
to discuss everyday school supplies
gender of nouns
definite and indefinite articles

2. ¡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!

3. Listen to each statement and identify the picture that corresponds.B D F E

4. Nouns and Articles Nouns are words that refer to: People Places Things
In Spanish, all nouns are considered either masculine or feminine.
el diccionario
la mochila
MASCULINE
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)

5. 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
libro
cuaderno
calculadora
mochila
carpeta

6. 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!

7. ¡Practicar!

8. lección 2: primera parte (contd)
Today you will…
Learn about the gender of nouns
Learn the definite and indefinite articles

9. Why are there so many different ways to say “the”?
Nouns and Definite Articles
Nouns in Spanish are typically accompanied by an article.
One kind of article is a DEFINITE ARTICLE
What is the definite article we use in English?
THE
In Spanish, there are four different ways to say “the”:
Because it has to match the noun it accompanies in two ways:
Masculine / Feminine
Singular / Plural
Why are there so many different ways to say “the”? EL LA
LOS
LAS

10. 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

11. 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

12. ¡A practicar!
Tú necesitas…
una pizarra
un marcador
una toalla

13. Yo necesito __________ libro de matemáticas.
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement. A B C D
Yo necesito __________ libro de matemáticas. EL E G F H

14. Yo no tengo__________ papeles.
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement. A B C D
Yo no tengo__________ papeles.
LOS E G F H

15. ¿Dónde está ___________ cuaderno de ciencias?
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement. A B C D
¿Dónde está ___________ cuaderno de ciencias? EL E G F H

16. Yo prefiero ___________ lápices.
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement. A B C D
Yo prefiero ___________ lápices.
LOS E G F H

17. Yo necesito ___________ tijeras para la clase de arte.
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement. A B C D
Yo necesito ___________ tijeras para la clase de arte.
LAS E G F H

18. ¿De quién es ___________ pluma?
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement. A B C D
¿De quién es ___________ pluma? LA E G F H

19. Yo necesito ___________ reglas.
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement. A B C D
Yo necesito ___________ reglas.
LAS E G F H

20. ___________ gomas están en mi mochila.
Complete each sentence with the correct definite article
(EL / LA / LOS / LAS). Then identify the picture that
corresponds with the statement. A B C D
___________ gomas están en mi mochila.
LAS E G F H

21. The plural forms UNOS & UNAS are often used to say “some”
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
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
UNOS
UNAS
The plural forms UNOS & UNAS are often used to say “some”
Ex: unos papeles
some papers
MASCULINE
FEMININE

22. ¡A practicar!

23. 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)!

24. -S The ARTICLE! Making Nouns Plural los cuadernos el cuaderno
If a noun ends in a vowel (A, E, I, O, U), then you add…
The ARTICLE! -S
…to make it plural
What else has to change when you make a noun plural?

25. 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 

26. -ES 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!!!

27. For example…
el marcador 

28. Change the –Z to –C Add -ES Making Nouns Plural los lápices el lápiz
If a noun ends in a -Z, then you…
Change the –Z to –C
Add -ES

29. ______________ diccionario un ________________________
Listen as Silvia reads her shopping list. Write the missing
words as you hear them. Then identify the corresponding picture. B A D C E
______________ diccionario
un ________________________
________________ cuadernos
________________ mapa de _______________________
________________________ lápices

30. ______________ diccionario un ________________________
Listen as Silvia reads her shopping list. Write the missing
words as you hear them. Then identify the corresponding picture. B A D C E
______________ diccionario
un ________________________
________________ cuadernos
________________ mapa de _______________________
________________________ lápices un
diario
unos
un México
unos