Looking after others: pronouns 'le' and 'les'
Learning outcomes
I can use indirect object pronouns to describe how I support and care for others.
I can accurately pronounce Spanish words with penultimate syllable stress.
- Year 9
Looking after others: pronouns 'le' and 'les'
Learning outcomes
I can use indirect object pronouns to describe how I support and care for others.
I can accurately pronounce Spanish words with penultimate syllable stress.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Indirect object pronouns (e.g. 'him', 'them') indicate the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the verb.
- To refer to one person or thing indirectly affected by an action, use 'le'.
- If more than one person or thing is indirectly affected, use 'les'.
- When reading words aloud in Spanish, stress the penultimate syllable for any word ending in a vowel, -n or -s.
- If the word has a written accent, stress the syllable with the accent.
Keywords
Indirect object pronoun (IOP) - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Common misconception
The indirect object pronoun 'le' changes to 'la' to match the gender of the person receiving the action.
'Le' means 'to him', 'to her' or 'to it' regardless of the person receiving the action, e.g. 'le doy un regalo a Lucía' or 'le doy un regalo a Daniel'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is an adverb?
Q2.Which verb means the same as 'empezar'?
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
