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

C2 - example - A Daniel le da risa Lucía.

C2 - 1 Lucía le da ánimo a Daniel.

C2 - 2 A Lucía le preocupa Daniel.

C2 - 3 Daniel le da tristeza a Lucía.

C2 - 4 A Daniel le molesta Lucía.

C2 - 5 Lucía le alegra a Daniel.

C2 - 6 A Daniel le da sueño Lucía.

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

Spanish

Preferences and opinions: 'gustar'-type verbs

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

Opinions about school: gustar-type verbs

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'

Write in English: 'A Sam le alegra Andeep'.

Order the words to say: 'the dark-haired boy and the nice girl'.

Write in English: 'tengo un amigo divertido'.

Write in Spanish: 'my friend (f) is tall'.

Starter Quiz

Which word is the opposite of 'barato'?