Year 10 - Spanish
Oportunidades: uses and omission of definite and indefinite articles
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 use definite and indefinite articles to accurately translate from English to Spanish about future choices.
Key Notes
- Spanish definite articles are 'el', 'la', 'los' and 'las'. Indefinite articles are 'un', 'una', 'unos' and 'unas'.
- Spanish differs from English in its use and non-use of articles in several ways.
- Spanish requires the definite article with: general and abstract nouns, days of the week, titles and parts of the body.
- Indefinite articles in Spanish can translate as 'a/an', 'one' or 'some'.
- Omit the indefinite article when referring to someone's profession in general, but include it when an adjective follows.
Vocabulary To Learn
- definite article: the words 'el', 'la', 'los' and 'las', meaning 'the'
- indefinite article: the words 'un', 'una', 'unos' and 'unas', meaning 'one', 'a/an' and 'some'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The Spanish translation of 'I played football on Monday' is 'jugué al fútbol en lunes'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Spanish definite articles are 'el', 'la', 'los' and 'las'. Indefinite articles are 'un', 'una', 'unos' and 'unas'. Spanish differs from English in its use and non-use of articles in several ways.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'definite article'
the words 'el', 'la', 'los' and 'las', meaning 'the'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The Spanish translation of 'I played football on Monday' is 'jugué al fútbol en lunes'. Correction: Rather then the preposition 'en', Spanish uses the definite article before days of the week. As such, the Spanish translation of 'I played football on Monday' is 'jugué al fútbol el lunes'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Entrevista a un actor de México: conditional Study Guide
- 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
- 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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