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Estrellas y famosos: plural preterite 'dar', idiomatic uses of 'dar'
I can use the verb 'dar' with nouns of feeling and emotion to describe reactions to a film.
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Estrellas y famosos: plural preterite 'dar', idiomatic uses of 'dar'
I can use the verb 'dar' with nouns of feeling and emotion to describe reactions to a film.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Damos' means 'we give', 'dais' means 'you all give', and 'dan' means 'they give'.
- 'Dimos' means 'we gave', 'disteis' means 'you all gave' and 'dieron' means 'they gave'.
- The words 'pena', 'alegría', 'vergüenza', 'risa', 'miedo' and 'sueno' are all nouns.
- 'Dar' often appears before a noun of feeling or emotion.
- 'Dar' + noun of feeling or emotion normally translates as 'to be' + adjective in English.
Keywords
Dar - Spanish verb meaning 'to give, giving'
Preterite - a tense used for completed events in the past
Common misconception
'To give' is always a natural translation of 'dar'.
When 'dar' appears with a noun of feeling or emotion, it is more natural to use 'to be' + adjective in English.
If pupils have already learnt singular forms of 'dar' in the present and preterite, these could be elicited before introducing plural forms. This would help pupils to connect the different forms of the verb.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Bilingual dictionaries are recommended for task C2.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'greeting'?
Which word means 'greeting'?
alegría (f)
entrevista (f)
miedo (m)
tierra (f)
Q2.Which words refer to the weather?
Which words refer to the weather?
manzana (f)
pena (f)
esperanza (f)
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.Write in English: 'Hay una montaña inmensa'.
Write in English: 'Hay una montaña inmensa'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I like geography'.
Write in Spanish: 'I like geography'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are adjectives?
Which words are adjectives?
impacto
importancia
Q2.The verb 'dar' means ..
The verb 'dar' means ..
to do, doing
to go, going
to have, having
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'We are scary'. Use the verb 'dar'.
Write in Spanish: 'We are scary'. Use the verb 'dar'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'The singers (f) were funny'. Use the verb 'dar'.
Write in Spanish: 'The singers (f) were funny'. Use the verb 'dar'.
