Year 11 - Spanish
Pequeños cambios de dieta: singular affirmative commands
People and lifestyle: influencias
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Unit Summary
This unit furthers pupils' knowledge of the subjunctive. Pupils learn singular subjunctive forms of 'ir' and 'venir', and use the subjunctive after verbs of emotion and 'para que'. Pupils refresh and learn new impersonal verbs, and are introduced to adjectival phrases with 'lo' and an adjective.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use imperatives and modal verbs to give advice and suggestions about healthy lifestyle changes.
Key Notes
- We use the affirmative imperative (a positive command) to tell somebody to do something or give instructions.
- For -ar verbs the ending is -a, and for -er and -ir verbs the ending is -e.
- Modal verbs express ideas like advice, possibility, or obligation. They are most often followed by an infinitive.
- Some key modal verbs to give advice are 'tener que', 'deber' and 'poder'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- imperative: verb used to give advice or instructions, often informal or urgent
- modal verb: verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g. 'must', 'can', 'want'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The singular imperative form for 2nd person 'tú' is the same as the present tense ending: -as or -es.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
We use the affirmative imperative (a positive command) to tell somebody to do something or give instructions. For -ar verbs the ending is -a, and for -er and -ir verbs the ending is -e.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'imperative'
verb used to give advice or instructions, often informal or urgent. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The singular imperative form for 2nd person 'tú' is the same as the present tense ending: -as or -es. Correction: The singular imperative form for 2nd person 'tú' is the same as the 3rd person present tense - the ending is -a for -ar verbs, and -e for -er and -ir verbs.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¿Qué es importante para construir un futuro mejor? Conversation practice Study Guide
- Construir un futuro mejor: subjunctive after 'es importante que' Study Guide
- Construir un futuro mejor: subjunctive after wishing Study Guide
- Cuando sea mayor: develop listening, practise transcription Study Guide
- Futuros cambios personales: conversation practice Study Guide
- Futuros cambios personales: inflectional future, subjunctive mood after 'cuando' Study Guide
- Una comida española: subjunctive after commands and requests Study Guide
- Una vida sana: extended writing Study Guide
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