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Internet: 'interesar'-type verbs, pronouns after prepositions

Media and technology: Internet y yo

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn how to use pronouns after prepositions, including emphatic use after 'a'. They revisit the syntax of sentences with interesar-type verbs. The unit introduces irregular past participles 'muerto', 'vuelto', 'cubierto', 'dicho', 'roto'.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use 'interesar'-type verbs and pronouns after prepositions to talk about the internet.

Key Notes

  • 'Interesar'-type verbs express likes, emotions, interests - they work differently to normal Spanish verbs.
  • Instead of saying 'I am interested in something', we say 'something interests me' - 'me interesan estas aplicaciones.'
  • 'Interesar'-type verbs agree with the subject, the 'interesting thing(s)'; indirect object 'me' shows who is interested.
  • Emphatic pronouns are used after prepositions such as 'a', 'para' 'sin', 'sobre', 'con'.
  • When used after 'a' before an 'interesar'-type verb, emphatic pronouns emphasise the person affected by the verb.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • 'interesar'-type verbs: group of verbs which require the use of an indirect object pronoun
  • indirect object pronoun: refers to a person or thing that is indirectly affected by the verb, e.g. 'to me', 'to her', 'to them', etc.
  • preposition: a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
  • emphatic pronoun: used to emphasise a person or after certain prepositions

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Indirect object pronouns are the same as emphatic pronouns.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Interesar'-type verbs express likes, emotions, interests - they work differently to normal Spanish verbs. Instead of saying 'I am interested in something', we say 'something interests me' - 'me interesan estas aplicaciones.'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. ''interesar'-type verbs'

group of verbs which require the use of an indirect object pronoun. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Indirect object pronouns are the same as emphatic pronouns. Correction: Indirect object pronouns refer to a person or thing indirectly affected by the verb and go before 'interesar'-type verbs, while emphatic pronouns are used for emphasis after prepositions.

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