Experiencias de racismo: negative pronouns 'nada', 'nadie', 'nunca'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and use 'nada', 'nunca' and 'nadie' in the context of people’s experiences of racism in Mexico.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Nada' means 'nothing, anything', 'nadie' means 'nobody, anybody', and 'nunca' means 'never'.
- When ‘nada’, ‘nadie’ and ‘nunca’ follow a verb, another negative such as ‘no’ must come before the verb.
- Unlike English, double negative structures in Spanish are widely used in formal and informal language.
- To conjugate regular -ar verbs in Spanish, take off the infinitive ending and add the approriate verb ending.
Keywords
Negative - word that negates the meaning of other words and clauses
Nada - nothing, anything
Nadie - nobody, no one, anybody, anyone
Nunca - never
Common misconception
As in English, double negatives structures in Spanish are not considered acceptable in formal language.
Double negative structures are commonly used in Spanish and are considered acceptable in formal language.
Teacher tip
It is advisable to print off the reading text on slide 29 prior to the lesson to avoid flipping back and forth between slides. It can be found on the worksheet for this lesson.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
breakfast
fair
secondary school
weekend
fourth
fifth
Q2.'nunca' means .
Q3.Translate 'I never go to the football club'.
Q4.Which of the following is an infinitive verb?
Q5.Match the Spanish and English.
to help, helping
I help
you help
she, he, it helps
we help
they help
Q6.Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'andar'. Lucía __________ sobre el puente (Lucía walks on the bridge).
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
nothing, anything
nobody, no one, anybody, anyone
never
Q2.What is the missing word? hay nadie para ayudar (there isn't anybody to help).
Q3.Translate 'Hugo never tells the truth'.
Q4.True or false? In Spanish, double negatives are only used in informal speech.
Q5.What is the missing verb? Daniel y Lucía __________ dinero (Daniel and Lucía save money).
Q6.In what order would the Spanish verbs appear in this paragraph? Yo __________ todos los días pero mi hermano nunca __________. Mis padres __________ a veces. ¿Y tú? ¿__________ a menudo?
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