Year 10 - Spanish
Entrevista a un actor de México: conditional
People and lifestyle: mi futuro y mis modelos a seguir
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils revisit the inflectional future tense, including some irregular stems. Pupils revisit 'quisiera' and 'me/te/le gustaría' and learn how to form the conditional tense with regular verbs and some irregular verbs.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to answer comprehension questions about an interview with Mexican actor Gael García Bernal.
Key Notes
- In Spanish, adjectives usually follow the nouns they describe to communicate a literal, objective description.
- Adjective position in Spanish can vary. Adjectives before a noun can communicate a figurative, subjective description.
- The conditional is a verb form used to express what would happen.
- To conjugate singular forms of the conditional, add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive.
- 'Habría', 'haría', 'podría', 'pondría' and 'tendría' are common irregular conditional verbs.
Vocabulary To Learn
- adjective: word that gives information about a noun
- conditional: form of verb used to communicate what would happen
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- In Spanish, all adjectives must be placed after the noun.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
In Spanish, adjectives usually follow the nouns they describe to communicate a literal, objective description. Adjective position in Spanish can vary. Adjectives before a noun can communicate a figurative, subjective description.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjective'
word that gives information about a noun. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: In Spanish, all adjectives must be placed after the noun. Correction: The position of adjectives in Spanish can be flexible. When adjectives follow nouns, this communicates a literal, objective description. If an adjective is placed before a noun, this can communicate a figurative, subjective description.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Intención o posibilidad: transcription and extended writing Study Guide
- Oportunidades: photo description and conversation practice Study Guide
- Oportunidades: singular conditional, 'quisiera', 'me gustaría' Study Guide
- Oportunidades: uses and omission of definite and indefinite articles Study Guide
- Pensar en el futuro - entrevista a Camilo: singular inflectional future Study Guide
- Pensar en el futuro: extended writing Study Guide
- Pensar en el futuro: plural inflectional future Study Guide
- Yo que tú: singular and plural conditional Study Guide
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