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Relationships and routines: reflexive 'te'

Relationships and daily life: personal 'a', pronouns

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn how to use personal 'a'. Pupils are introduced to reflexive verbs and reflexive pronouns 'me' and 'te'. They contrast these with possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu'. Key sounds revisited are hard g with ga, go, gu, and soft g with ge, gi, j.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use verbs with reflexive pronouns 'you' and 'te' to describe your daily routine and ask questions about yours.

Key Notes

  • The SSC [ge] is pronounced as in 'gente' and [gi] as in 'imaginar'.
  • When the subject and object of a verb are the same, in Spanish we use reflexive pronouns before the verb e.g. 'Me lavo.'
  • To say you do something to or for yourself, we use 'te' before the verb in Spanish e.g. 'Te pones un vestido.'
  • In English we sometimes leave out reflexive pronouns, but we never do in Spanish.
  • 'Me' and 'te' look and sound similar to the possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu', but their meanings are different.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [ge]: sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'gente', meaning 'people'
  • [gi]: sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'imaginar', meaning 'to imagine, imagining'
  • reflexive pronoun: pronoun used to indicate doing something to or for yourself, words like 'myself' and 'yourself'
  • me: 'myself' in Spanish
  • te: 'yourself' in Spanish

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • 'Me' and 'te' mean 'my' and 'your' in Spanish.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The SSC [ge] is pronounced as in 'gente' and [gi] as in 'imaginar'. When the subject and object of a verb are the same, in Spanish we use reflexive pronouns before the verb e.g. 'Me lavo.'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ge]'

sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'gente', meaning 'people'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: 'Me' and 'te' mean 'my' and 'your' in Spanish. Correction: 'Me' and 'te' are reflexive pronouns in Spanish and mean 'myself' and 'yourself' respectively. 'Mi' and 'tu' are the possessive adjectives 'my' and 'your' in Spanish.

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