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      At a theme park: demonstrative adjectives 'ese' and 'esa'

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use demonstrative adjectives to describe and compare experiences at a theme park.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. The demonstrative adjective 'this' for a singular masculine noun is 'este'.
      2. To say 'that' for a singular masculine noun, use 'ese', e.g. 'ese recuerdo'.
      3. To say 'this' for a singular feminine noun, use 'esta', e.g. 'esta cola'.
      4. To say 'that' for a singular feminine noun, use 'esa', e.g. 'esa cola'.
      5. To say 'more … than', use 'más' + adjective + 'que'. To say 'less … than', use 'menos' + adjective + 'que'.

      Keywords

      • Demonstrative adjective - specifies a particular noun, indicating ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’

      Common misconception

      In Spanish, to compare things, we use 'más, menos' + adjective + 'de'.

      In Spanish, when we're comparing two things using an adjective, we use 'más, menos' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'más caro que', 'menos sano que'.

      Teacher tip

      The teacher could turn the final task into a quick-fire exercise by having students write their answers on mini whiteboards.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which word or phrase means 'right away'?

      así que
      demasiado
      de repente
      Correct answer: enseguida
      en este momento

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:atención (f),attention

      attention

      Correct Answer:dueño (m),owner

      owner

      Correct Answer:espectáculo (m),show

      show

      Correct Answer:golpe (m),hit, bang

      hit, bang

      Correct Answer:llegada (f),arrival

      arrival

      Correct Answer:transporte (m),transport

      transport

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:animar,to cheer up

      to cheer up

      Correct Answer:anunciar,to announce, announcing

      to announce, announcing

      Correct Answer:cerrar,to close, closing

      to close, closing

      Correct Answer:charlar,to chat, chatting

      to chat, chatting

      Correct Answer:regresar,to return, returning

      to return, returning

      Correct Answer:repartir,to hand out

      to hand out

      Q4.
      Order the words to say: 'a great artist (f) and a good friend (m)'.

      1 - una
      2 - gran
      3 - artista
      4 - y
      5 - un
      6 - buen
      7 - amigo

      Q5.
      Write in English: 'necesito comprar comida'.

      Correct Answer: I need to buy food, I need to buy some food

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'Where is the shop?'.

      Correct Answer: dónde está la tienda

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      'Me gusta __________ parque'. Choose the correct missing word.

      Correct answer: ese
      esta
      está

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:este recuerdo,this souvenir

      this souvenir

      Correct Answer:ese recuerdo,that souvenir

      that souvenir

      Correct Answer:esta cola,this queue

      this queue

      Correct Answer:esa cola,that queue

      that queue

      Q3.
      Write in Spanish: 'less pleasant than'.

      Correct Answer: menos agradable que

      Q4.
      Write in Spanish: 'more popular than'.

      Correct Answer: más popular que

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