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Looking after others: pronouns 'le' and 'les'

Activities and opinions: pronouns, gustar-type verbs

Unit Summary

This unit introduces plural direct object pronouns 'los' and 'las' and plural indirect object pronoun 'les'. Pupils revisit 'gustar'-type verbs, personal 'a', object-first word order, and singular and plural present tense -ar verbs. In phonics pupils revisit stress patterns.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use indirect object pronouns to describe how you support and care for others.

Key Notes

Indirect object pronouns (e.g. 'him', 'them') indicate the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the verb.
To refer to one person or thing indirectly affected by an action, use 'le'.
If more than one person or thing is indirectly affected, use 'les'.
When reading words aloud in Spanish, stress the penultimate syllable for any word ending in a vowel, -n or -s.
If the word has a written accent, stress the syllable with the accent.

Vocabulary To Learn

indirect object pronoun (IOP): 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 indirect object pronoun 'le' changes to 'la' to match the gender of the person receiving the action.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Indirect object pronouns (e.g. 'him', 'them') indicate the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the verb. To refer to one person or thing indirectly affected by an action, use 'le'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'indirect object pronoun (IOP)'

replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The indirect object pronoun 'le' changes to 'la' to match the gender of the person receiving the action. Correction: 'Le' means 'to him', 'to her' or 'to it' regardless of the person receiving the action, e.g. 'le doy un regalo a Lucía' or 'le doy un regalo a Daniel'.

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