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- Year 8
Who does what? Personal 'a' and object-first word order
Learning outcomes
I can use the personal 'a' and object-first word order to describe the relationship between two people.
I can correctly pronounce words with silent 'h'.
- Year 8
Who does what? Personal 'a' and object-first word order
Learning outcomes
I can use the personal 'a' and object-first word order to describe the relationship between two people.
I can correctly pronounce words with silent 'h'.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letter 'h' is silent in Spanish.
- There are two frequently used word orders in Spanish: subject + verb + object and object + verb + subject.
- The personal 'a' appears before the object if it’s a person or an animal.
Keywords
Subject - person, people or thing(s) doing the verb
Object - person, people or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb
Personal 'a' - preposition placed before a direct object when that object is a specific person or animal we have a name for
Common misconception
In Spanish, like English, the object always goes after the verb.
In Spanish, unlike English, the object can go before or after the verb.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is the opposite of 'barato'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
animal
horse
cat
bird
teacher
headteacher, director
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
active
yellow
clear
good-looking
silly