Year 11 - Spanish
Vidas famosas - Frida Kahlo: indirect object pronouns in 2-verb structures
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 understand and discuss key events and elements in Frida Kahlo's life and artwork.
Key Notes
- Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her vivid self-portraits inspired by pain, identity, and Mexican culture.
- Indirect object pronouns replace the person or thing that the action is done to when it is to me, for you, to them, etc.
- Indirect object pronouns in Spanish are 'me', 'te', 'le' and 'le', 'nos', 'os' and 'les'.
- Indirect object pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or attach to the infinitive in two-verb constructions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- indirect object pronoun: replaces the person(s) or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb, when the meaning is 'to' or 'for' someone
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Spanish word order is identical to English so I can translate sentences with indirect object pronouns literally from one language to another.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her vivid self-portraits inspired by pain, identity, and Mexican culture. Indirect object pronouns replace the person or thing that the action is done to when it is to me, for you, to them, etc.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'indirect object pronoun'
replaces the person(s) or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb, when the meaning is 'to' or 'for' someone. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Spanish word order is identical to English so I can translate sentences with indirect object pronouns literally from one language to another. Correction: Spanish word order is different from English. Indirect object pronouns come before the conjugated verb. With 2-verb structures, they can go before the first verb or after the infinitive, attached to it.
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
- El viaje de fin de curso: irregular verbs, uses of 'dar' 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
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