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De compras: comparatives, conversation with modal verbs (AQA)
I can communicate future hopes and plans in conversation using modal verbs.
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- Year 11
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De compras: comparatives, conversation with modal verbs (AQA)
I can communicate future hopes and plans in conversation using modal verbs.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To use comparatives in Spanish, use 'más' or 'menos' + adjective + 'que'.
- To say something is better or worse than something else, use 'mejor que' or 'peor que'.
- Modal verbs express necessity or possibility, and can be used to communicate future hopes and desires.
- To say what you would like to do, use a modal verb like 'me gustaría' followed by an infinitive.
Keywords
Comparative - form of an adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a second verb in the infinitive e.g. must, can, want
Common misconception
The stress in 'me gustaría' falls on the second syllable 'ta'.
The stress in 'me gustaría' falls on the 'í'. We can tell this because it has an accent.
Task A1a tests Foundation-tier vocabulary and Task A1b tests Higher-tier. The words introduced on slides 6-8 and the following practice tasks can be adapted to suit your students' tier and exam board. For more scaffolding in Tasks C1 and C2, you could provide students with a list of questions.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Es la ciudad en vivo'. Choose the correct relative pronoun.
'Es la ciudad en vivo'. Choose the correct relative pronoun.
lo que
el que
los que
las que
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: 'he likes going to the cinema'.
Order the words to say: 'he likes going to the cinema'.
Q5.Write in English: 'tuve mucho hambre'.
Write in English: 'tuve mucho hambre'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'there are lots of shops around here'.
Write in Spanish: 'there are lots of shops around here'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Where does the stress fall in the phrase 'me gustaría'?
Where does the stress fall in the phrase 'me gustaría'?
me
gus
ta
a
Q2.Order the words to say: 'I would like to travel to other countries'.
Order the words to say: 'I would like to travel to other countries'.
Q3.Match the phrases with the comparative used in each.
Match the phrases with the comparative used in each.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I want to study science'.
Write in Spanish: 'I want to study science'.
