Friendships: personal 'a'
I can use the personal 'a' to describe relationships and actions involving friends.
- Year 9
Friendships: personal 'a'
I can use the personal 'a' to describe relationships and actions involving friends.
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Key learning points
- 'Z' is added before the 'co' to keep the soft 'c' sound in verbs ending in '-cer' or '-cir', e.g. 'conocer' - 'conozco'.
- To mean ‘you’, -er/-ir verbs end in -es. To mean ‘you all’, -er verbs end in -éis and -ir verbs end in -ís.
- IOPs indicate the person or thing affected by the verb. Use 'le' to mean 'to, for him, her, it', and 'les' for 'them'.
- Two structures are possible: subject + verb + indirect object or indirect object + verb + subject.
- We use the personal ‘a’ before the object when it’s a person or a thing.
Keywords
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Personal 'a' - preposition placed before a direct object when that object is a specific person or animal we have a name for
Common misconception
Spanish always uses English word order when using indirect objects (subject + verb + object).
In Spanish, the indirect object can go before or after the verb. Both 'le doy un regalo a mi hermano' and 'a mi hermano le doy un regalo' are correct - the second just adds emphasis to who receives the gift.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'¿Dónde está nuestra __________?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I never lose my mobile because it is important'.
Q5.Write in English: 'hay mucha basura'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I give you an example'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which sentences mean 'the girl helps the boy'?
Q2.Order the words to say: 'I offer her the chicken and she offers them the meat'.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
