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Experiencias de racismo: negative pronouns 'nada', 'nadie', 'nunca'
I can understand and use 'nada', 'nunca' and 'nadie' in the context of people’s experiences of racism in Mexico.
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Experiencias de racismo: negative pronouns 'nada', 'nadie', 'nunca'
I can understand and use 'nada', 'nunca' and 'nadie' in the context of people’s experiences of racism in Mexico.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- 'Nada' means 'nothing, anything', 'nadie' means 'nobody, anybody', and 'nunca' means 'never'.
- When ‘nada’, ‘nadie’ and ‘nunca’ follow a verb, another negative such as ‘no’ must come before the verb.
- Unlike English, double negative structures in Spanish are widely used in formal and informal language.
- To conjugate regular -ar verbs in Spanish, take off the infinitive ending and add the approriate verb ending.
Keywords
Negative - word that negates the meaning of other words and clauses
Nada - nothing, anything
Nadie - nobody, no one, anybody, anyone
Nunca - never
Common misconception
As in English, double negatives structures in Spanish are not considered acceptable in formal language.
Double negative structures are commonly used in Spanish and are considered acceptable in formal language.
It is advisable to print off the reading text on slide 29 prior to the lesson to avoid flipping back and forth between slides. It can be found on the worksheet for this lesson.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.'nunca' means .
'nunca' means .
Q3.Translate 'I never go to the football club'.
Translate 'I never go to the football club'.
Q4.Which of the following is an infinitive verb?
Which of the following is an infinitive verb?
causo
causa
causan
Q5.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q6.Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'andar'. Lucía __________ sobre el puente (Lucía walks on the bridge).
Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'andar'. Lucía __________ sobre el puente (Lucía walks on the bridge).
ando
andas
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.What is the missing word? hay nadie para ayudar (there isn't anybody to help).
What is the missing word? hay nadie para ayudar (there isn't anybody to help).
Q3.Translate 'Hugo never tells the truth'.
Translate 'Hugo never tells the truth'.
Q4.True or false? In Spanish, double negatives are only used in informal speech.
True or false? In Spanish, double negatives are only used in informal speech.
Q5.What is the missing verb? Daniel y Lucía __________ dinero (Daniel and Lucía save money).
What is the missing verb? Daniel y Lucía __________ dinero (Daniel and Lucía save money).
ahorro
ahorra
Q6.In what order would the Spanish verbs appear in this paragraph? Yo __________ todos los días pero mi hermano nunca __________. Mis padres __________ a veces. ¿Y tú? ¿__________ a menudo?
In what order would the Spanish verbs appear in this paragraph? Yo __________ todos los días pero mi hermano nunca __________. Mis padres __________ a veces. ¿Y tú? ¿__________ a menudo?
