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Time in a new country: 'estar' imperfect, relative pronoun 'que'
I can understand accounts of moving to a new country including 'estar' in the imperfect tense and the relative pronoun 'que'.
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- Year 9
Time in a new country: 'estar' imperfect, relative pronoun 'que'
I can understand accounts of moving to a new country including 'estar' in the imperfect tense and the relative pronoun 'que'.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Use 'estar' to mean 'to be, being' for a mood, state or location.
- Use 'estaba' to mean 'I was' for a mood, state or location in the past.
- Use 'estabas' to mean 'you were' for a mood, state or location in the past.
- Relative pronouns can be used to give extra information about someone or something e.g. 'who' or 'that'.
- In Spanish, you can use the word 'que' to mean both 'who' and 'that'.
Keywords
Estaba - I, she, he, it was
Estabas - you were
Que - relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'that'
Common misconception
The only translation of 'que' is 'that'.
In Spanish, 'que' can mean different things depending on the context in which it's used. For example, it can mean 'who' or 'that' as a relative pronoun, or 'than' within a comparative structure.
It is advisable to supply students with the worksheet for this lesson to ensure that they can adequately access the texts for reading tasks.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'until'?
Which word means 'until'?
actual
ambos
desde
siguiente
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'they have to flee their country'.
Order the words to say: 'they have to flee their country'.
Q5.Write in English: 'mis abuelos viven en el extranjero'.
Write in English: 'mis abuelos viven en el extranjero'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'we spend a lot of money'.
Write in Spanish: 'we spend a lot of money'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.'El castillo es más interesante que la iglesia'. What does 'que' mean in this sentence?
'El castillo es más interesante que la iglesia'. What does 'que' mean in this sentence?
who
that
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'you (m) were proud'.
Write in Spanish: 'you (m) were proud'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'the woman who lives here'.
Write in Spanish: 'the woman who lives here'.
