Relationships and routines: reflexive 'te'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use verbs with reflexive pronouns 'me' and 'te' to describe my daily routine and ask questions about yours.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [ge] is pronounced as in ‘gente’ and [gi] as in ‘imaginar’.
- When the subject and object of a verb are the same, in Spanish we use reflexive pronouns before the verb e.g. 'Me lavo.'
- To say you do something to or for yourself, we use 'te' before the verb in Spanish e.g. 'Te pones un vestido.'
- In English we sometimes leave out reflexive pronouns, but we never do in Spanish.
- 'Me' and 'te' look and sound similar to the possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu', but their meanings are different.
Keywords
[ge] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'gente', meaning 'people'
[gi] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'imaginar', meaning 'to imagine, imagining'
Reflexive pronoun - pronoun used to indicate doing something to or for yourself, words like 'myself' and 'yourself'
Me - 'myself' in Spanish
Te - 'yourself' in Spanish
Common misconception
'Me' and 'te' mean 'my' and 'your' in Spanish.
'Me' and 'te' are reflexive pronouns in Spanish and mean 'myself' and 'yourself' respectively. 'Mi' and 'tu' are the possessive adjectives 'my' and 'your' in Spanish.
Teacher tip
When using reflexive pronouns in Spanish, students can sometimes forget that the verb ending still has to change according to the subject of the verb. The dialogue practise in this lesson is useful for emphasising this point.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which phrase means 'weekend'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
pen
cat
dog
left
laughter
mobile phone
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
fun, funny
big
new
dirty
late
early
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I like living in the United States'.
Q5.Write in English: 'mi prima saca fotos'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'What is your name?'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which words are missing the sound [ge]?
Q2.Choose the correct missing word in each sentence.
__ hablo con el profesor.
__ llamo Lucía.
__ perro se llama Bob.
__ hablas con la profesora.
¿Cómo __ llamas?
¿Cómo se llama __ perro, Alex?
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'I get (myself) up'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'you put on a dress'.
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