Year 11 - Spanish
El viaje de fin de curso: irregular verbs, uses of 'dar'
Communication and the world around us: lugares y personas famosos
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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 regular and irregular verbs as well as idiomatic uses of 'dar' to talk about the end of the academic year.
Key Notes
- Many of the most commonly-used Spanish verbs are irregular, e.g. 'ser', 'estar', 'tener', 'hacer', 'venir', 'dar', 'ir'.
- The verb 'dar' can be used to describe how something makes people feel. English uses 'to be' + adjective for this.
- Indirect object pronouns ('me', 'te', 'le') are used with 'dar' + noun to say how something makes you and others feel.
Vocabulary To Learn
- irregular verb: verb that does not follow the regular rules
- dar: -ar irregular verb meaning 'to give, giving'
- indirect object pronoun: replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The verb 'dar' always translates as 'to give, giving'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Many of the most commonly-used Spanish verbs are irregular, e.g. 'ser', 'estar', 'tener', 'hacer', 'venir', 'dar', 'ir'. The verb 'dar' can be used to describe how something makes people feel. English uses 'to be' + adjective for this.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'irregular verb'
verb that does not follow the regular rules. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The verb 'dar' always translates as 'to give, giving'. Correction: The verb 'dar' means 'to give, giving' but can also translate as 'to be + adjective' when describing how something makes people feel.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¿Adónde fuiste? Extended writing Study Guide
- ¿Adónde vamos? Role-play, read aloud Study Guide
- ¿Cómo fue?: preterite 'ir' and 'ser' Study Guide
- ¿Qué hay que ver? Impersonal uses of verbs Study Guide
- Buenas intenciones: subjunctive after 'para que' Study Guide
- En países donde se habla español: -ar present tense 2nd persons Study Guide
- Guernica - una obra de arte única: indefinite adjectives and pronouns Study Guide
- Libros y pelis: extended writing Study Guide
- Lo mejor de todo: 'lo' + adjective Study Guide
- Pequeños grandes cambios: perfect and present tenses Study Guide
- Planes de viaje: photo description, conversation practice Study Guide
- Planes de viaje: subjunctive after verbs of emotion Study Guide
- Una visita especial: translation, transcription Study Guide
- Vidas famosas - Frida Kahlo: indirect object pronouns in 2-verb structures Study Guide
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