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

form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' (singular) and 'you all' (plural)

task in which the student reads aloud a text in Spanish

task in which the student responds to several prompts in the format of a role-play

tense used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought'

special verb that helps form the perfect tense in Spanish, translated as 'have, has' in English, e.g. 'I have lived', 'he has spoken'

verb that helps form part of a 2-verb tense structure

form of a verb used to form the perfect tense, e.g. 'listened', 'bought'

B1a - He creado una cuenta en redes porque en tiempos de crisis, creo que es ...

verb form that indicates actions which are uncertain, wished for, or that have not yet happened; its forms are different from the indicative

preposition meaning 'to', 'for' + noun or 'in order to' + infinitive

conjunction meaning 'so that', which is followed by a subjunctive verb

A2a - Una de las primeras cosas que hace José Andrés cuando llega a un lugar ...

process of listening to spoken words and writing them down accurately, also known as dictation

changing words or sentences from one language into another, so the meaning stays the same

a proofreading technique to improve the accuracy of verbs, adjectives, and nouns

explanation - 1 Mi abuela va a celebrar noventa años de vida.

explanation - 2 Mi abuela | va a celebrar | noventa años | de vida.

explanation - 3 Mi abuela va a celebrar noventa años de vida.

A1 - 1 Voy a contarte todo sobre mi viaje. 

A1 - 2 Estuvimos en la capital, La Habana. 

A1 - 3 Hemos vuelto hace poco en avión.

A1 - 4 El abuelo Macario tiene un carácter muy tranquilo. 

A1 - 5 Todavía pienso en los dulces de coco que comí.   

verb meaning 'to be, being' for general traits

verb tense used to talk about completed actions in the past

form of an adjective or adverb used to used to compare people, things or ideas

structure used to talk about general or abstract ideas, e.g. 'the best thing' or 'the bad part'

acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts

A2a - example - A mí me gustó el hecho de que tiene lugar en otro siglo.

A2a - 1 Pues a mí me encantó cómo el escritor describe la lluvia. 

A2a - 2 Personalmente creo que el mensaje de la novela es muy optimista.

A2b - example - Para mí lo peor fue el tamaño del libro porque lo hizo muy ...

A2b - 1 Yo compré una copia nueva en octubre porque tenía un descuento.

A2b - 2 En mi caso, yo conecté mucho con los personajes.

verb that does not follow the regular rules

-ar irregular verb meaning 'to give, giving'

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

expresses a feeling, emotional reaction, or psychological state; these verbs often introduce the subjunctive after 'que'

A1 - Lucía: A mí me encanta probar platos típicos y me interesa mucho ...

A1 - Nadia: Me encanta hacer actividades al aire libre, especialmente me ...

A1 - Hugo: Me molesta cuando no tenemos tiempo libre. No me interesa nada ...

A1 - Daniel: Me preocupa que todo el viaje sea demasiado cultural. No me ...

acronym to summarise what to include in a photo description: People, Action, Location, Mood

replaces the person(s) or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb, when the meaning is 'to' or 'for' someone

A1a - Considerada una de las artistas más famosas de la historia, Frida ... 

describes a noun in a non-specific sense, e.g. 'some', 'even', 'each'

words 'some', 'a', 'an', 'one', 'any', 'no-one', 'none' and 'anyone' that replace a noun in the sentence

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