Year 10 - Spanish
Quedar con los amigos: 'hacer' singular present, indirect object pronouns
Lifestyle and wellbeing: la vida de todos los días
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits direct and indirect object pronouns with object-first word order. Pupils learn the word order for direct and indirect pronouns in two-verb structures, and indirect object pronouns 'nos' and 'os'. They revisit a variety of present-tense and modal verbs.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the verb 'hacer' in a range of contexts to talk about school.
Key Notes
- [l] and [ll] do not sound the same in Spanish. [ll] is pronounced as in 'calle'.
- Classifying words by parts of speech is one useful strategy for consolidating vocabulary.
- Hacer is an irregular verb. The singular forms are 'hago', I do/make, 'haces', you do/make, 'hace', she, he does/makes.
- We use 'hace' to talk about the weather: hace calor/frío/etc. This translates as 'it is' in English.
- Check verbs, nouns and adjectives, word order, little words and idiomacy when translating into Spanish.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ll]: pronounced as in 'calle'
- hacer: an irregular verb meaning to do, make, doing or making
- noun: word for a person, place, or thing
- adjective: word that gives information about a noun
- verb: form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When talking about the weather, I can translate directly from English (e.g. 'it's cold').
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[l] and [ll] do not sound the same in Spanish. [ll] is pronounced as in 'calle'. Classifying words by parts of speech is one useful strategy for consolidating vocabulary.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ll]'
pronounced as in 'calle'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When talking about the weather, I can translate directly from English (e.g. 'it's cold'). Correction: It's important to remember that Spanish uses the verb 'hacer' when talking about the weather. For example, 'it's cold' translates as 'hace frío'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¿Qué te pasa? Indirect object pronouns and 'doler' Study Guide
- En el colegio: indirect object pronouns in 2-verb structures Study Guide
- En una fiesta de cumpleaños: adjective position and agreement Study Guide
- En una fiesta de cumpleaños: modals, direct object pronouns in 2-verb structures Study Guide
- Los días de colegio: present -er verbs, indirect object pronouns Study Guide
- Planes para una fiesta: singular present -er/-ir, direct object pronouns Study Guide
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