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Vidas famosas - Frida Kahlo: indirect object pronouns in 2-verb structures

I can understand and discuss key events and elements in Frida Kahlo’s life and artwork.

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Vidas famosas - Frida Kahlo: indirect object pronouns in 2-verb structures

I can understand and discuss key events and elements in Frida Kahlo’s life and artwork.

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Key learning points

  1. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her vivid self-portraits inspired by pain, identity, and Mexican culture.
  2. Indirect object pronouns replace the person or thing that the action is done to when it is to me, for you, to them, etc.
  3. Indirect object pronouns in Spanish are ‘me’, ‘te’, ‘le’ and ‘le', 'nos', 'os' and 'les'.
  4. Indirect object pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or attach to the infinitive in two-verb constructions.

Keywords

  • Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person(s) or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb, when the meaning is 'to' or 'for' someone

Common misconception

Spanish word order is identical to English so I can translate sentences with indirect object pronouns literally from one language to another.

Spanish word order is different from English. Indirect object pronouns come before the conjugated verb. With 2-verb structures, they can go before the first verb or after the infinitive, attached to it.


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Students can deepen their understanding of Frida Kahlo's life and artistic expression by taking a virtual tour of La Casa Azul, her iconic Blue House in Mexico City, which can be accessed through the Frida Kahlo Museum's official website.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What does 'oye' mean?

come
go
Correct answer: hear
stay
leave

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:callarse,to be quiet, quieten down

to be quiet, quieten down

Correct Answer:dejar,to let, leave

to let, leave

Correct Answer:quitar,to remove, take away

to remove, take away

Correct Answer:insistir,to insist, insisting

to insist, insisting

Correct Answer:indicar,to indicate, indicating

to indicate, indicating

Correct Answer:respirar,to breathe, breathing

to breathe, breathing

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:arte (m),art

art

Correct Answer:cama (f),bed

bed

Correct Answer:cuerpo (m),body

body

Correct Answer:ojo (m),eye

eye

Correct Answer:secreto (m),secret

secret

Correct Answer:señal (f),signal

signal

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I never throw rubbish on the street'.

1 - nunca
2 - tiro
3 - basura
4 - en
5 - la
6 - calle

Q5.
Write in English: 'observamos la naturaleza'.

Correct Answer: we observe nature, we are observing nature, we observe the nature, we are observing the nature

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I went to the supermarket'.

Correct Answer: fui al supermercado, yo fui al supermercado

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which statements are correct?

Correct answer: Frida Kahlo nació en México.
Frida Kahlo murió en 1907.
En su obra, usaba colores oscuros.
Correct answer: Le gustaba pintar los autorretratos.
Correct answer: Frida Kahlo tenía problemas de salud.

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:me,me

me

Correct Answer:te,you

you

Correct Answer:le,him, her

him, her

Correct Answer:nos,us

us

Correct Answer:os,you all

you all

Correct Answer:les,them

them

Q3.
Which sentences are correct?

Correct answer: Te voy a mandar un mesaje.
Voy te a mandar un mensaje.
Voy a te mandar un mensaje.
Correct answer: Voy a mandarte un mensaje.
Voy a mandar un mensaje te.

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'I show him the book'.

Correct Answer: le muestro el libro, yo le muestro el libro, a él le muestro el libro, a él yo le muestro el libro

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