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Una historia de inmigración: subject pronouns
I can understand and use Spanish subject pronouns in the context of stories of immigration.
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- Year 10
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Una historia de inmigración: subject pronouns
I can understand and use Spanish subject pronouns in the context of stories of immigration.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The Spanish subject pronouns are ‘yo’, ‘tú’, ‘él/ella/usted’, ‘nosotros’, ‘vosotros’, and ‘ellos/ellas/ustedes’.
- The subject of a Spanish verb is usually made clear by the verb ending.
- Spanish subject pronouns can be used to provide emphasis if there is a change of subject.
Keywords
Subject - the person, people or thing(s) doing a verb
Subject pronoun - represents the person, people or thing(s) doing a verb e.g. I, we, they
Common misconception
It is always necessary to use subject pronouns before Spanish verbs.
It is not usually necessary to use subject pronouns before Spanish verbs as the verb ending shows the subject. However, they can be used to emphasise a change of subject.
Starter and Exit Quiz Qs 2 are aimed at Higher Tier students, as well as Tasks B2a and B2b.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
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.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Subject pronouns represent the person, people or thing(s) doing a . Examples in English are 'I', 'we' and 'they'.
Subject pronouns represent the person, people or thing(s) doing a . Examples in English are 'I', 'we' and 'they'.
Q4.Which subject pronoun means 'they'?
Which subject pronoun means 'they'?
él
vosotras
ella
tú
Q5.What is the masculine subject pronoun for 'we' in Spanish?
What is the masculine subject pronoun for 'we' in Spanish?
Q6.In Spanish, the subject of a sentence is usually shown by the of a verb.
In Spanish, the subject of a sentence is usually shown by the of a verb.
position
tense
gender
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.A word representing the person, people or thing(s) doing a verb is a subject .
A word representing the person, people or thing(s) doing a verb is a subject .
article
preposition
Q4.Place the Spanish subject pronouns in the correct order: I, you, she, he, we, you (pl), they.
Place the Spanish subject pronouns in the correct order: I, you, she, he, we, you (pl), they.
Q5.Who is the subject of this sentence? Queremos hablar contigo todos los días.
Who is the subject of this sentence? Queremos hablar contigo todos los días.
yo
tú
él
vosotros
Q6.Complete the sentence with the missing subject pronoun: Siempre entrego los deberes a tiempo, pero los entregan tarde.
Complete the sentence with the missing subject pronoun: Siempre entrego los deberes a tiempo, pero los entregan tarde.
