Year 11 - Spanish
De compras: conversation practice, role-play
Lifestyle and wellbeing: de compras
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces demonstrative adjectives 'aquel', 'aquella', 'aquellos', 'aquellas' and neuter demonstrative 'aquello'. It revisits demonstrative adjectives 'ese', 'esa', 'esos', 'esas'. Pupils learn plural forms of 'dar', and revisit other irregular verbs in the present tense.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to perform a role-play in a shop and answer questions about shopping.
Key Notes
- When preparing and performing role-plays, it's important to include a verb in each answer.
- Questions in some role-plays may be addressed to 'usted' and therefore use language in the third person singular.
- Opinions about shopping can be developed by giving justifications and contrasts.
- Conjunctions can provide justifications and connectives can provide contrasts.
Vocabulary To Learn
- third person: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she', 'he', 'it', 'they', or 'you (formal)'
- conjunction: word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
- connective: word or short phrase that connects ideas between sentences
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- It is sufficient to give one-word answers in a role-play.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
When preparing and performing role-plays, it's important to include a verb in each answer. Questions in some role-plays may be addressed to 'usted' and therefore use language in the third person singular.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'third person'
form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she', 'he', 'it', 'they', or 'you (formal)'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: It is sufficient to give one-word answers in a role-play. Correction: In a role-play pupils need to answer each question with a short phrase or sentence.
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