Topic Three (1.3): Mi carnet de identidad

Objectives for this topic

To learn numbers 1-31
To meet the verb tener

Introduction

In this topic, you will learn numbers 1-31, the verb tener (to have) and how we use this verb in Spanish to talk about age. You will also learn how to talk about your identity, giving information such as your name, surname, age and place of birth. At the end of this topic you will complete your first assignment.

Working through your course book

Please work through the following sections in your coursebook, completing all listed exercises:

Page 12 Exercise 1: Listen to Audio Track 7 and write down the six numbers that aren’t mentioned:

LISTEN - Audio Track 7 Download LISTEN - Audio Track 7

Then, complete Exercise 2 on page 12 by answering the questions in English.
Next, complete Exercise 3 by asking and answering the question ‘How old are you?’ in Spanish. Remember, in Spanish, we don´t say ‘I am 5’, instead we say ‘I have five years’, as if it were a possession or it belongs to us - for example: Tengo cinco años.
Page 13 Exercise 4: Listen to Audio Track 8 and write down the numbers between 23 and 31 that are missing:

LISTEN - Audio Track 8 Download LISTEN - Audio Track 8

Complete Exercise 5 on page 13. Listen to Audio Track 9 and write down how old each person is. Be careful, as person ‘e’ and person ‘f’ give you additional information! Don’t forget: in Spanish, to express age we use the verb tener (to have), as if the age was a possession or it belongs to us.

LISTEN - Audio Track 9 Download LISTEN - Audio Track 9

Read the Patrones y reglas and ¡Arriba, arriba! boxes carefully. You can see that in Spanish the 20s are written in one single word, but from 31 to 99 we need the ‘y’ (and) in the middle. Bearing this in mind, can you answer the question that is asked in the ¡Arriba, arriba! box?
Page 13 Exercise 6 – read the ID card and work out how to say the items (a-e) in Spanish.
Page 13 Exercise 7 – make two ID cards of your own, using the information provided.
Read the Estrategia box on page 13 and learn the rules for when you are completing a listening exercise!

Review

Complete Exercise 8 on page 13 as an extra activity. Fill in a Carnet de identidad en español with all your details. This will help you familiarise yourself with filling in application forms in Spain, as the questions asked will be very similar.

Interactive Kerboodle activities

Log onto Kerboodle and complete the interactive activities for this topic to practise using the verb tener:

COMPLETE - Grammar activity: The verb tener Links to an external site.

Support activity for this topic

Log onto Language Nut and choose the Topics page. Complete the following:

About Me/How old are you

Practice your pronunciation of numbers aloud. They can be a bit tricky, especially from 16 to 19. Check out these videos to help:

Extension activity for this topic

Think about five young people you know well and say their name and age following this pattern:

Mi hermano se llama Pablo y tiene veinte años (be careful with your verbs - if we are talking about another person, we use the third person singular, for example: se llama/tiene).

Write down your five sentences.

Check your answers

If you would like to check your answers for this topic, you can do so by consulting the Claro 1 module answers for Topic 1.3:

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Grammar Alert

Read the Gramática box on page 12 and study the different endings of the verb tener. Try to create three sentences of your own using it! Complete Exercise 1 on page 22 to practice verbs in more detail.

Vocabulary

Review the vocabulary section . Mi carnet de identidad (My ID card) on page 28.

Assignment

You are halfway through the first module. Before you move on to Topic 1.4 please now complete Assignment 01A. This is a listening and reading assignment based on what you have studied in the first three topics.