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At a theme park: demonstrative adjectives 'ese' and 'esa'
I can use demonstrative adjectives to describe and compare experiences at a theme park.
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- Year 9
At a theme park: demonstrative adjectives 'ese' and 'esa'
I can use demonstrative adjectives to describe and compare experiences at a theme park.
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Key learning points
- The demonstrative adjective 'this' for a singular masculine noun is 'este'.
- To say 'that' for a singular masculine noun, use 'ese', e.g. 'ese recuerdo'.
- To say 'this' for a singular feminine noun, use 'esta', e.g. 'esta cola'.
- To say 'that' for a singular feminine noun, use 'esa', e.g. 'esa cola'.
- To say 'more … than', use 'más' + adjective + 'que'. To say 'less … than', use 'menos' + adjective + 'que'.
Keywords
Demonstrative adjective - specifies a particular noun, indicating ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’
Common misconception
In Spanish, to compare things, we use 'más, menos' + adjective + 'de'.
In Spanish, when we're comparing two things using an adjective, we use 'más, menos' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'más caro que', 'menos sano que'.
The teacher could turn the final task into a quick-fire exercise by having students write their answers on mini whiteboards.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word or phrase means 'right away'?
Which word or phrase means 'right away'?
así que
demasiado
de repente
en este momento
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'a great artist (f) and a good friend (m)'.
Order the words to say: 'a great artist (f) and a good friend (m)'.
Q5.Write in English: 'necesito comprar comida'.
Write in English: 'necesito comprar comida'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'Where is the shop?'.
Write in Spanish: 'Where is the shop?'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.'Me gusta __________ parque'. Choose the correct missing word.
'Me gusta __________ parque'. Choose the correct missing word.
esta
está
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'less pleasant than'.
Write in Spanish: 'less pleasant than'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'more popular than'.
Write in Spanish: 'more popular than'.
