Year 10 - Spanish
Situaciones: role play
Lifestyle and wellbeing: situaciones diarias
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn 'usted' to mean formal 'you'. Pupils further their knowledge of speaking formally with possessive adjective 'su' meaning 'your'. The unit introduces irregular forms of the second person affirmative imperative, and revisits regular second person affirmative imperatives.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to prepare and perform a role-play in a service setting.
Key Notes
- When preparing and performing role-plays, it is important to answer using short phrases or sentences.
- You must avoid giving one-word answers in role-plays.
- Role-play answers must be kept brief. Overcomplicating answers runs the risk of introducing ambiguity.
- It is important to be aware of different forms of address, 'tú' and 'usted', when preparing and performing role-plays.
Vocabulary To Learn
- role-play: task in which the student responds to several prompts in the format of a role-play
- 2nd person: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you (informal)'
- 3rd person: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she, he, it, they', or 'you (formal)'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When performing a role-play, one-word answers are enough.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
When preparing and performing role-plays, it is important to answer using short phrases or sentences. You must avoid giving one-word answers in role-plays.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'role-play'
task in which the student responds to several prompts in the format of a role-play. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When performing a role-play, one-word answers are enough. Correction: When preparing and performing role-plays, it is important to answer using short phrases or sentences, avoiding one-word answers.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¡Cuida el planeta! Develop listening, practise read aloud Study Guide
- ¡Cuida el planeta! Irregular affirmative imperative 'sé', 've', 'ten', 'ven' Study Guide
- ¡Cuida el planeta! Regular affirmative imperative, and 'haz', 'di', 'pon', 'sal' Study Guide
- ¿En qué puedo ayudarle? Formal and informal 'you' and 'your' Study Guide
- De compras y en el restaurante: 'tú' and 'usted' Study Guide
- En el trabajo: informal and formal your - 'tu' and 'su' Study Guide
- Planeta tierra solo hay uno: regular and irregular imperatives Study Guide
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