preposition placed before a direct object when that object is a specific person or pet

contraction of the preposition 'a' with the article 'el'

A1 - 1 El cine está cerrado.

A1 - 2 Tengo miedo.

A1 - 3 Tienes suerte.

A1 - 4 Envías veinte fotos.

A1 - 5 Publico diecisiete comentarios.

A1 - 6 Tiene éxito.

A1 - 7 Creo dieciséis páginas.

A1 - 8 Tengo calor.

A1 - 9 Estoy al lado del ordenador.

A1 - 10 Tienes sueño.

A1 - 11 Dejas dieciocho regalos.

A1 - 12 Tengo razón.

C1 - 1 Traes [al] primer novio.

C1 - 2 Ayudas [al] tercer estudiante.

C1 - 3 Llevas [el] bolígrafo rojo.

C1 - 4 Visitas [al] chico interesante.

C1 - 5 Buscas [el] regalo perfecto.

C1 - 6 Olvidas [el] mal día.

Routines: personal 'a' and contraction 'al'

Spanish

In this unit, pupils learn how to use personal 'a'. Pupils are introduced to reflexive verbs and reflexive pronouns 'me' and 'te'. They contrast these with possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu'. Key sounds revisited are hard g with ga, go, gu, and soft g with ge, gi, j.

Relationships and daily life: personal 'a', pronouns

Match the sentence to the correct missing word.

'Es un __________ comentario'. Choose the correct missing word.

Write in Spanish: 'I help the good teacher (m)'.

Order the numbers from largest to smallest.

Order the words to say: 'he posts a photo and you post a comment'.

Write in English: '¿Por qué tienes miedo?'.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Routines: personal 'a' and contraction 'al'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.