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Year 10 - Spanish

Los Sanfermines: affirmative imperative (-e), possessive adjectives

Popular culture: la cultura popular y tradicional

Unit Summary

This unit introduces the affirmative imperative of second person singular -ar, -er and -ir verbs. Pupils revisit 'ser' and 'estar', the present tense with simple and continuous functions, and the present continuous. Pupils learn spelling changes for the present participle where stems end in a vowel.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use the imperative to give advice and instructions about what to do at a festival.

Key Notes

  • To make a noun plural, add -s if it ends in a vowel and -es if it ends in a consonant.
  • [s] sounds like 'siempre', [z] sounds like 'empezar', [ci] sounds like 'principio' and [ce] sounds like 'entonces'.
  • To say 'you do something to yourself', use 'te' before the verb, and 'me' to say 'I do something to myself'.
  • When talking to somebody familiar to you (tú) with the affirmative imperative with -er verbs, use the ending -e.
  • San Fermín (or San Fermines) is a week-long celebration held annually in Pamplona that involves running with bulls.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • reflexive pronoun: used to indicate doing something to yourself; words like 'me' (myself) and 'te' (yourself)
  • possessive adjective: words like 'my' and 'your'; they show that something belongs to somebody
  • imperative: a form of verb used to give instructions or commands

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • 'Me' means 'to me' and 'my', and 'te' means 'to you' and 'your'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

To make a noun plural, add -s if it ends in a vowel and -es if it ends in a consonant. [s] sounds like 'siempre', [z] sounds like 'empezar', [ci] sounds like 'principio' and [ce] sounds like 'entonces'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'reflexive pronoun'

used to indicate doing something to yourself; words like 'me' (myself) and 'te' (yourself). Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: 'Me' means 'to me' and 'my', and 'te' means 'to you' and 'your'. Correction: 'Me' and 'te' look very similar to the possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu', but their meanings are different.

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