Entrevista a un actor de México: conditional
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can answer comprehension questions about an interview with Mexican actor Gael García Bernal.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- In Spanish, adjectives usually follow the nouns they describe to communicate a literal, objective description.
- Adjective position in Spanish can vary. Adjectives before a noun can communicate a figurative, subjective description.
- The conditional is a verb form used to express what would happen.
- To conjugate singular forms of the conditional, add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive.
- 'Habría', 'haría', 'podría', 'pondría' and 'tendría' are common irregular conditional verbs.
Keywords
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Conditional - form of verb used to communicate what would happen
Common misconception
In Spanish, all adjectives must be placed after the noun.
The position of adjectives in Spanish can be flexible. When adjectives follow nouns, this communicates a literal, objective description. If an adjective is placed before a noun, this can communicate a figurative, subjective description.
Teacher tip
LC1 contains some Higher-tier vocabulary, but could be easily tweaked to be suitable for Foundation-tier students.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are nouns?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to create, creating
to function, work
to improve, improving
to solve, resolve
to smile, smiling
to teach, teaching
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
dance
technology
sky
crime
work, book, play
advantage
Q4.Order the words to say: 'finally I live in a quiet city'.
Q5.Write in English: 'tengo el problema contrario'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'How old are you?'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.In Spanish, adjectives __________ follow nouns.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to affect, affecting
I, she, he, it would affect
you would affect
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
I, she, he, it would say
there would be
I, she, he, it would do
I, she, he, it would be able
I, she, he, it would put (on)
I, she, he, it would have
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'Diego is an old man'. In this context, 'old' means 'elderly'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'I have a new car'. In this context, the car is second-hand.
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