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At a theme park: demonstrative adjectives 'ese' and 'esa'
I can use demonstrative adjectives to describe and compare experiences at a theme park.
- Year 9
At a theme park: demonstrative adjectives 'ese' and 'esa'
I can use demonstrative adjectives to describe and compare experiences at a theme park.
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Key learning points
- The demonstrative adjective 'this' for a singular masculine noun is 'este'.
- To say 'that' for a singular masculine noun, use 'ese', e.g. 'ese recuerdo'.
- To say 'this' for a singular feminine noun, use 'esta', e.g. 'esta cola'.
- To say 'that' for a singular feminine noun, use 'esa', e.g. 'esa cola'.
- 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'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word or phrase means 'right away'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
attention
owner
show
hit, bang
arrival
transport
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to cheer up
to announce, announcing
to close, closing
to chat, chatting
to return, returning
to hand out
Q4.Order the words to say: 'a great artist (f) and a good friend (m)'.
Q5.Write in English: 'necesito comprar comida'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'Where is the shop?'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.'Me gusta __________ parque'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
this souvenir
that souvenir
this queue
that queue