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En países donde se habla español: -ar present tense 2nd persons

I can understand information about lifestyles across different Spanish-speaking countries.

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Year 11
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En países donde se habla español: -ar present tense 2nd persons

I can understand information about lifestyles across different Spanish-speaking countries.

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Key learning points

  1. Spanish is the official language in 21 countries across 3 different continents.
  2. Spanish is spoken differently across various countries, with notable linguistic variations.
  3. In Latin America, 'ustedes' is used for both formal and informal situations instead of 'vosotros'.
  4. The ending for 2nd person singular for -ar verbs in the present tense is -as and -áis for the 2nd person plural.

Keywords

  • 2nd person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' (singular) and 'you all' (plural)

Common misconception

Spanish is the official language only in Spain.

Spanish is the official language in 21 countries across 3 different continents.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
'Sí, __________ les gusta ir al cine'. Choose the correct missing phrase.

a él, a ella
Correct answer: a ellos, a ellas
a nosotros, a nosotras
a ti
a usted

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:accidente (m),accident

accident

Correct Answer:anciano (m),elderly person

elderly person

Correct Answer:cuidador (m),carer

carer

Correct Answer:red (f),network

network

Correct Answer:ruido (m),noise

noise

Correct Answer:vista (f),view

view

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:atraer,to attract, attracting

to attract, attracting

Correct Answer:divorciarse,to get divorced, getting divorced

to get divorced, getting divorced

Correct Answer:llegar,to arrive, arriving

to arrive, arriving

Correct Answer:parecer,to seem, seeming

to seem, seeming

Correct Answer:perder,to lose, miss

to lose, miss

Correct Answer:recorrer,to travel around (area), cover (distance)

to travel around (area), cover (distance)

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'it is necessary to buy a new screen'.

1 - hace
2 - falta
3 - comprar
4 - una
5 - pantalla
6 - nueva

Q5.
Write in English: 'la ciudad era sucia'.

Correct Answer: The city was dirty, The town was dirty

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I wore a black jacket'.

Correct Answer: Llevé una chaqueta negra, Yo llevé una chaqueta negra

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4 Questions

Q1.
El español es la lengua oficial en __________ países en __________ continentes diferentes.

3, 21
Correct answer: 21, 3
2, 31
31, 2

Q2.
Which sentences indicate that the speaker is from Latin America?

Correct answer: Tengo un carro bello.
Voy al monte en coche.
Correct answer: Mi celular no funciona en el valle.
Basta con reducir el coste.
Correct answer: Falta decidir el costo.

Q3.
Order the words to say: 'you (singular) dance but you (plural) do not dance'.

1 -
2 - bailas
3 - pero
4 - vosotros
5 - no
6 - bailáis

Q4.
Write in Latin American Spanish: 'you all buy bread'.

Correct Answer: Ustedes compran pan, Compran pan

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