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Eating and drinking: direct object pronouns 'lo(s)', 'la(s)'
I can use direct object pronouns to talk about food and meals.
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- Year 9
Eating and drinking: direct object pronouns 'lo(s)', 'la(s)'
I can use direct object pronouns to talk about food and meals.
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Key learning points
- We use direct object pronouns to avoid repeating nouns. In Spanish they usually go before the verb.
- Masculine DOPs are ‘lo’, meaning ‘him' or 'it’, and ‘los’, meaning ‘them’.
- Feminine DOPs are ‘la’, meaning ‘her' or 'it’, and ‘las’, meaning ‘them’.
- The verbs ‘probar’, ‘costar’ and ‘soler’ are stem changing verbs. When conjugated, their stem changes from 'o' to 'ue'.
Keywords
Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g. 'me', 'you', 'it', 'them'
Stem-changing verb - verb that has a spelling change in the stem
Common misconception
Direct object pronouns go after the verb, like in English.
In Spanish, the direct object pronoun usually goes before the verb, e.g. 'pruebas el chocolate caliente' - 'lo pruebas.'
The teacher might want to provide students with a copy of tasks A1 and A2.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is the opposite of 'rápido'?
Which word is the opposite of 'rápido'?
dentro
pequeño
temprano
viejo
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 Russian actress and a French character'.
Order the words to say: 'a Russian actress and a French character'.
Q5.Write in English: 'el perro está en la habitación'.
Write in English: 'el perro está en la habitación'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'on top of the table'.
Write in Spanish: 'on top of the table'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which verbs have a stem change in the present tense?
Which verbs have a stem change in the present tense?
colocar
mezclar
Q2.'¿Dónde está el pan?' 'Lucía __________ compra'. Choose the correct missing word.
'¿Dónde está el pan?' 'Lucía __________ compra'. Choose the correct missing word.
los
la
las
Q3.'Aquí están las verduras. pongo en la cocina'. Write the correct word for 'them'.
'Aquí están las verduras. pongo en la cocina'. Write the correct word for 'them'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I prefer her'.
Write in Spanish: 'I prefer her'.
