replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to; in English, this includes '(to/for) me'

type of verb that appears after an indirect object pronoun

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

A1a - 1 Hay un perro raro en Inglaterra.

A1a - 2 Quiere subir a la torre.

A1a - 3 La torre está en el norte del barrio.

C2 - example - A Diego le molesta.

C2 - 1 Diego le preocupa.

C2 - 2 Daniel le alegra.

C2 - 3 A Daniel le interesa.

C2 - 4 A Lucía le gusta.

C2 - 5 Lucía le importa.

C2 - 6 Ana le encanta.

Preferences and opinions: personal 'a' and gustar-type verbs

Spanish

Preferences and opinions: 'gustar'-type verbs

Opinions about school: gustar-type verbs

Who does what? Personal 'a' and object-first word order

Extended reading (Ayaymamá)

This unit introduces 'gustar'-type verbs in the context of giving opinions about something. Exploitation of the text 'Ayaymamá' provides consolidation of ‘ser’ for traits and ‘estar’ for state/location. Key sounds revisited are rr, r, silent h.

Opinions and feelings: gustar-type verbs, 'ser' and 'estar'

Order the words to say 'the snake worries you but interests him'.

Order the words to say 'the elephants and gorillas matter to me'.

'The cat doesn't interest me.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

'The dog likes my mum.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

'The rabbit worries her.' Which sentence best translates this?

'A mi abuela, __________ la tortuga.' Which answer best completes this sentence?

to make someone happy, making someone happy

Order the words to say 'yesterday, she looked at herself in the mirror'.

Order the words to say 'the spider scared her when it appeared'.

'Los monos me alegran.' Translate this sentence into English.

Preferences and opinions: personal 'a' and gustar-type verbs

Lesson outcome