Estrellas y famosos: plural preterite 'dar', idiomatic uses of 'dar'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the verb 'dar' with nouns of feeling and emotion to describe reactions to a film.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Damos' means 'we give', 'dais' means 'you all give', and 'dan' means 'they give'.
- 'Dimos' means 'we gave', 'disteis' means 'you all gave' and 'dieron' means 'they gave'.
- The words 'pena', 'alegría', 'vergüenza', 'risa', 'miedo' and 'sueno' are all nouns.
- 'Dar' often appears before a noun of feeling or emotion.
- 'Dar' + noun of feeling or emotion normally translates as 'to be' + adjective in English.
Keywords
Dar - Spanish verb meaning 'to give, giving'
Preterite - a tense used for completed events in the past
Common misconception
'To give' is always a natural translation of 'dar'.
When 'dar' appears with a noun of feeling or emotion, it is more natural to use 'to be' + adjective in English.
Teacher tip
If pupils have already learnt singular forms of 'dar' in the present and preterite, these could be elicited before introducing plural forms. This would help pupils to connect the different forms of the verb.
Equipment
Bilingual dictionaries are recommended for task C2.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'greeting'?
Q2.Which words refer to the weather?
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to have, having (done something)
I have (done something)
you have (done something)
she, he, it has (done something)
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
written
done, made
put
seen
Q5.Write in English: 'Hay una montaña inmensa'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I like geography'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are adjectives?
Q2.The verb 'dar' means ..
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
we give, are giving
you all give, are giving
they give, are giving
we gave
you all gave
they all gave
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
to be happy
to be scary
to be sad
to be funny
to be boring
to be embarrassing
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'We are scary'. Use the verb 'dar'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'The singers (f) were funny'. Use the verb 'dar'.
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