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Las redes sociales y yo: conversation practice

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 write and talk about how you and others use social media.

Key Notes

  • Question words are essential when asking and understanding questions about social media.
  • It is important to develop answers to questions by using a variety of opinions, justifications and contrasting ideas.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • opinion phrases: express a person's thoughts, feelings, judgments, or beliefs rather than objective facts, e.g. 'I like', 'I prefer', 'I believe that'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • [que] and [cue] are pronounced the same.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Question words are essential when asking and understanding questions about social media. It is important to develop answers to questions by using a variety of opinions, justifications and contrasting ideas.

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

express a person's thoughts, feelings, judgments, or beliefs rather than objective facts, e.g. 'I like', 'I prefer', 'I believe that'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: [que] and [cue] are pronounced the same. Correction: [que] is pronounced as in the word 'porque', and [cue] as in the word 'cuerpo'.

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