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Who does what? Direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la'
I can use direct object pronouns to show who is doing the action and who is receiving it.
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- Year 8
Who does what? Direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la'
I can use direct object pronouns to show who is doing the action and who is receiving it.
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Key learning points
- In English, we can use words like 'him', 'her' or 'it' (direct object pronouns) to avoid repeating nouns.
- In Spanish, we use 'lo' to mean 'him' or 'it' (for masculine objects).
- We use 'la' to mean 'her' or 'it' (for feminine objects).
- Spanish object pronouns go before the verb.
- 'La' before a noun is an article and means 'the', but before a verb it is a DOP and means 'her' or 'it'.
Keywords
Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g. 'me', 'you', 'it', 'them'
Common misconception
'La' always means 'her' or 'it'.
'La' means 'the' in front of a noun but 'her' or 'it' when it comes before a verb.
For A1, the teacher might choose to ask students to finish the sentence using their own words.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'next'?
Which word means 'next'?
para
pasado
por
pronto
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: 'she goes to school and they go to the park'.
Order the words to say: 'she goes to school and they go to the park'.
Q5.Write in English: 'el país es grande'.
Write in English: 'el país es grande'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I live on the coast'.
Write in Spanish: 'I live on the coast'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.'Tengo un perro. __________ beso cada día'. Choose the correct missing word.
'Tengo un perro. __________ beso cada día'. Choose the correct missing word.
el
la
Q2.'La policía llega rápido.' What does 'la' mean in this sentence?
'La policía llega rápido.' What does 'la' mean in this sentence?
her
it
Q3.Order the words to say: 'I greet him in the street'.
Order the words to say: 'I greet him in the street'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I follow her'.
Write in Spanish: 'I follow her'.
