replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them

person, people or thing(s) doing the verb

person, people or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb

preposition placed before a direct object when that object is a specific person or animal we have a name for

B2 - 1 A Lucía y Daniel les dan dolor de cabeza.

B2 - 2 A Lucía y Daniel les ofrecen tantos regalos.

B2 - 3 Lucía y Daniel les prestan dinero.

B2 - 4 Lucía y Daniel les dan tareas los fines de semana.

B2 - 5 A Lucía y Daniel les compran camisetas naranjas.

B2 - 6 Lucía y Daniel les dejan comida en la cocina.

Looking after others: object-first word order and personal 'a'

Spanish

Eating and drinking: direct object pronouns 'lo(s)', 'la(s)'

A school trip: gustar-type verbs

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

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.

Activities and opinions: pronouns, gustar-type verbs

'A Jun le cuentan una historia'. Who or what is the indirect object in this sentence?

Write in English: 'Aisha les deja comida'.

Write in Spanish: 'they give presents to Izzy and Sam'. Start your sentence with 'a'.

Order the words to say: 'I always try to support my friends'.

Write in English: 'la fiesta comienza más tarde'.

Write in Spanish: 'I do not celebrate my birthday'.

Looking after others: object-first word order and personal 'a'

Lesson outcome