El fútbol: suffix -able, indirect object pronouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the suffix -able and indirect object pronouns in the context of football and other sports.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The suffix -able is used to form adjectives and it is typically added to -ar verbs.
- Indirect object pronouns replace the person or thing that the action is done to, when it is to me, for you, to them.
- Indirect object pronouns in Spanish are ‘me’, ‘te’, ‘le’ and ‘les’.
- Indirect object pronouns precede the verb in 1-verb constructions, e.g. ‘me da la pelota’.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used
-able - suffix meaning ‘that can be …’ or ‘worthy of being …’
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Common misconception
As in English, indirect object pronouns follow the verb in Spanish.
In 1-verb constructions, indirect object pronouns precede the verb in Spanish. This word order is different to English.
Teacher tip
Slide 10, Check 2 and Task A2 contain Higher Tier vocabulary. The chunked nature of Task C1 lends itself to mini-whiteboard use.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is not an adjective?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'she is catholic but I am not religious'.
Q5.Write in English: 'el aire está limpio'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'they lived in a European country'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Order the words to say: 'my sister talks to me about the match'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'the team is respectable'.
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