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Year 10 - Spanish

Parques nacionales: interrogative adjectives and pronouns

People and lifestyle: Los desafíos del mundo actual

Unit Summary

This unit revisits singular forms of 'ser' in the imperfect, and introduces plural forms. Pupils learn how form sentences with neuter 'esto' and 'eso', the comparative 'tan...como', suffixes '-ito' and '-ita' to form the diminutive, and suffixes '-ísimo' and '-ísima' to express 'very'.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to ask and answer questions about national parks in Spain.

Key Notes

  • In most of mainland Spain the 'c' in 'ce' and 'ci' is pronounced as in the 'th' of the English 'throw'.
  • 'Cuánto' agrees with the noun in gender and number when it is used as an adjective: cuánto, cuánta, cuántos, cuántas.
  • 'Cuál' and 'quién' are pronouns. They stand alone or appear before a verb.
  • 'Cuál' refers to a singular noun and 'cuáles' refers to a plural noun.
  • 'Quién' refers to one person and 'quiénes' refers to more than one person.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • interrogative adjective: a question word that appears before a noun; in Spanish this includes 'cuánto' (how much)
  • interrogative pronoun: a question word that replaces a noun; in Spanish this includes 'cuál' (which) and 'quién' (who)

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • 'Cuál' and 'cuáles' may appear directly before a noun.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

In most of mainland Spain the 'c' in 'ce' and 'ci' is pronounced as in the 'th' of the English 'throw'. 'Cuánto' agrees with the noun in gender and number when it is used as an adjective: cuánto, cuánta, cuántos, cuántas.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'interrogative adjective'

a question word that appears before a noun; in Spanish this includes 'cuánto' (how much). Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: 'Cuál' and 'cuáles' may appear directly before a noun. Correction: 'Cuál' and 'cuáles' may not appear directly before a noun. As they are pronouns, they either stand alone or appear before a verb.

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