En el colegio: indirect object pronouns in 2-verb structures
Learning outcomes
I can use indirect object pronouns and 2-verb structures to talk about a school day.
I can identify and pronounce correctly words with strong and weak vowels.
- Year 10
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En el colegio: indirect object pronouns in 2-verb structures
Learning outcomes
I can use indirect object pronouns and 2-verb structures to talk about a school day.
I can identify and pronounce correctly words with strong and weak vowels.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- When weak vowels [i] and [u] appear next to a strong vowel, [a], [e] and [o], they make a single syllable.
- ‘Doler’ (to hurt, to be painful) is very commonly used with an indirect object pronoun.
- Me (to me), te (to you, singular) and le (to him, her, it) are the singular indirect object pronouns.
- Nos (to us), os (to you, plural) and les (to them) are the plural indirect object pronouns.
- Indirect object pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive in two-verb constructions.
Keywords
Strong vowel - letters [a], [e] and [o]
Weak vowel - letters [i] and [u]
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person(s) or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb, when the meaning is 'to' or 'for' someone
Common misconception
Spanish word order is identical to English so I can translate sentences with indirect object pronouns literally from one language to another.
Spanish word order is different to English. Indirect object pronouns come before the conjugated verb. With 2-verb structures, they can go before the first verb or after the infinitive, attached to it.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the English words to the correct Spanish translation.
Q2.Match the indirect object pronoun with its correct translation.
Q3.Some verbs in Spanish are very commonly used with an indirect object pronoun. Choose the correct options.
Q4.Direct and indirect object pronouns usually come the verb.
Q5.Match the 2-verb structures with the correct translation.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the English words with the Spanish translation.
