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Year 11 - Spanish

Consejos de vida: plural affirmative commands, extended writing (Edexcel)

People and Lifestyle: Repaso - consejos de vida

Unit Summary

This revision unit focuses on a variety of moods and tenses. Pupils revisit the second person singular and plural imperative including irregulars, the conditional and impersonal verbs.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to complete exam-style writing tasks on topics related to everyday living, healthy lifestyles and routines.

Key Notes

  • Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
  • For 'vosotros' commands, use -ad for -ar verbs, -ed for -er and -id for -ir verbs. This is the affirmative imperative.
  • The final -d of reflexive plural imperative verbs is dropped and -os is added, e.g. '¡callaos!' - 'be quiet!' (you pl).
  • The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • imperative: form of verbs used to give instructions or commands
  • BORDER: acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • I can only use BORDER for short pieces of writing.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions. For 'vosotros' commands, use -ad for -ar verbs, -ed for -er and -id for -ir verbs. This is the affirmative imperative.

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

form of verbs used to give instructions or commands. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: I can only use BORDER for short pieces of writing. Correction: BORDER is also a very useful strategy for extended pieces of writing. Simply apply it to each paragraph separately. This will help you respond clearly and completely to each bullet point.

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