Los Sanfermines: affirmative imperative (-e), possessive adjectives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the imperative to give advice and instructions about what to do at a festival.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To make a noun plural, add -s if it ends in a vowel and -es if it ends in a consonant.
- [s] sounds like 'siempre', [z] sounds like 'empezar', [ci] sounds like 'principio' and [ce] sounds like 'entonces'.
- To say ‘you do something to yourself’, use 'te' before the verb, and 'me' to say 'I do something to myself’.
- When talking to somebody familiar to you (tú) with the affirmative imperative with -er verbs, use the ending -e.
- San Fermín (or San Fermines) is a week-long celebration held annually in Pamplona that involves running with bulls.
Keywords
Reflexive pronoun - used to indicate doing something to yourself; words like 'me' (myself) and 'te' (yourself)
Possessive adjective - words like 'my' and 'your'; they show that something belongs to somebody
Imperative - a form of verb used to give instructions or commands
Common misconception
'Me' means 'to me' and 'my', and 'te' means 'to you' and 'your'.
'Me' and 'te' look very similar to the possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu', but their meanings are different.
Teacher tip
Teachers might want to allocate time for students to research one of the festivals included in Task D3. As part of the writing task, students could also write about their plans at a Spanish festival as this would create opportunities for them to use the reflexive pronouns 'me' and te'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
Q2.Match each verb ending to the pronoun it refers to.
Q3.How do you say 'my T-shirt'?
Q4.To tell somebody to do something or to give instructions, we use ...
Q5.When giving someone who you would address as 'tú' an instruction, the ending for -ar verbs is ...
Q6.Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'Enjoy the festival!'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
Q2.Which plural rule applies to the noun 'televisión'?
Q3.To say 'my' before a plural noun, we use ' '.
Q4.Select the reflexive pronouns.
Q5.When giving an instruction to somebody you would address as 'tú', the ending for -er verbs is ...
Q6.How do you say 'eat' (as an order/command) in Spanish?
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