Opinions about school: gustar-type verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use gustar-type verbs to give opinions about school.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letter 'h' is silent in Spanish.
- Gustar-type verbs commonly appear after an indirect object pronoun like 'me' or 'le'.
- Gustar-type verbs agree with the subject in number: -a for singular nouns and -an for plural nouns.
- Nouns following a gustar-type verb appear with a definite article, even when it is not needed in English.
Keywords
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to; in English, this includes '(to/for) me'
'gustar'-type verb - type of verb that appears after an indirect object pronoun
3rd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she, he, it'
3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'they'
Common misconception
Gustar-type verbs do not agree in number with the subject.
Gustar-type verbs agree with the subject in number: -a for singular nouns and -an for plural nouns.
Teacher tip
When teaching 'encantar' and 'gustar', it can be useful to draw pupils' attention to the literal translations 'to delight' and 'to please', as well as the more natural English equivalents 'to love' and 'to like'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'quite'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
activity
car
park
door
language
street
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
nervous
other, another
rich, tasty
sure, safe
calm
silly
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I am going to buy an interesting present'.
Q5.Write in English: 'tienen un libro pequeño'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'some ugly tables'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.In Spanish, the sound [h] is ...
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to make someone happy
to interest, be interesting
to be important, to matter
to worry
to bother, annoy
Q3.'Me __________ las clases de francés'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q4.Write in English: 'me gusta el español'.
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