Year 9 - Spanish
Routine events: reflexive pronouns 'me' and 'te'
Everyday life: possessive adjectives, pronouns
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits possessive adjectives 'mi', 'mis', 'tu', tus' and contrasts them with reflexive pronouns 'me', 'te'. Reflexive pronoun 'se' is taught and contrasted with 'su' and 'sus'. Pupils revisit 'es', 'son', 'está', 'están', present tense -ar verbs, and adjective-noun number agreement.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use reflexive pronouns 'you' and 'te' to describe your daily routine and ask you questions about yours.
Key Notes
- The 1st person singular (I) of regular -ar verbs like 'lavar' ends in -o, the 2nd person singular (you) ends in -as.
- Some Spanish verbs like 'despertar' have a stem change -e to -ie in some forms. For example: 'despierto' (I wake up).
- To say that I do something to myself in Spanish we use the reflexive pronoun 'me': 'me presento' (I introduce myself).
- To say that you do something to yourself, use reflexive pronoun 'te' before the verb: 'te llamas' ('you call yourself').
- The reflexive pronouns 'me' and 'te' look similar to the possessive pronouns 'mi' and 'tu' but they are different.
Vocabulary To Learn
- reflexive pronoun: used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself' and yourself'
- me: reflexive pronoun 'myself'
- te: reflexive pronoun 'yourself'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Me' is a reflexive pronoun (myself) and a possessive adjective (my).
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The 1st person singular (I) of regular -ar verbs like 'lavar' ends in -o, the 2nd person singular (you) ends in -as. Some Spanish verbs like 'despertar' have a stem change -e to -ie in some forms. For example: 'despierto' (I wake up).
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'reflexive pronoun'
used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself' and yourself'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Me' is a reflexive pronoun (myself) and a possessive adjective (my). Correction: 'Me' is a reflexive pronoun used to say that I do something to myself e.g. me despierto (I wake 'myself' up). 'Mi' is the possessive adjective 'my' used for masculine or feminine singular nouns e.g. 'mi madre', 'mi amigo'.
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