3rd person form of a verb that doesn’t refer to a specific person and is used without a subject

form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense

B1 - 1 Vale la pena dar un paseo por el centro histórico.  

B1 - 2 Parece necesario pedir tapas en un bar. ¡Es lo típico!

B1 - 3 Basta con recorrer Sierra Nevada para ver que el paisaje no es seco.

B1 - 4 Parece atraer muchísimos estudiantes de español. 

B1 - 5 Para entender la influencia musulmana, basta con visitar la mezquita.

B1 - 6 Vale la pena ir al espectáculo de flamenco una noche.

¿Qué hay que ver? Impersonal uses of verbs

Spanish

En países donde se habla español: -ar present tense 2nd persons

¿Adónde vamos? Role-play, read aloud

Pequeños grandes cambios: perfect and present tenses

Buenas intenciones: subjunctive after 'para que'

Una visita especial: translation, transcription

¿Cómo fue?: preterite 'ir' and 'ser'

Lo mejor de todo: 'lo' + adjective

Libros y pelis: extended writing

El viaje de fin de curso: irregular verbs, uses of 'dar'

Planes de viaje: subjunctive after verbs of emotion

Planes de viaje: photo description, conversation practice

Vidas famosas - Frida Kahlo: indirect object pronouns in 2-verb structures

Guernica - una obra de arte única: indefinite adjectives and pronouns

¿Adónde fuiste? Extended writing

This unit furthers pupils' knowledge of the subjunctive. Pupils learn singular subjunctive forms of 'ir' and 'venir', and use the subjunctive after verbs of emotion and 'para que'. Pupils refresh and learn new impersonal verbs, and are introduced to adjectival phrases with 'lo' and an adjective.

Communication and the world around us: lugares y personas famosos

Andalucía is a region in the __________ of Spain. Its capital is __________. Choose the correct missing words.

'Basta con escuchar.'. Which translation is **incorrect**?

Write in Spanish: 'There is still a lot to see.'

Which of these words means 'hardly' or 'barely'?

Order the words to say: 'There is no disadvantage to browsing with my laptop.'

Write in English: 'Jugaron al aire libre.'

Write in Spanish: 'I like commenting on his channel.'

Starter Quiz

Which of these words means 'hardly' or 'barely'?