¿En qué puedo ayudarle? Formal and informal 'you' and 'your'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can prepare brief, accurate answers to a role-play in a restaurant.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- When preparing answers to role-plays, it's important to answer using short phrases or sentences.
- You must avoid giving one-word answers in role-plays.
- Role-play answers must be kept brief. Overcomplicating answers runs the risk of introducing ambiguity.
- In a role-play, you are likely to be addressed as 'usted'. As such, questions will contain 3rd person language.
Keywords
Role-play - task in which the student responds to several prompts in the format of a role-play
Usted - formal way to address 'you'
Su - your (formal)
3rd person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she, he, it, they', or 'you (formal)'
Common misconception
It is important to use a range of verb tenses and complex language in role-play answers.
Role-play answers must consist of short words or phrases. Overcomplicating answers runs the risk of introducing ambiguity through grammatical error.
Teacher tip
If there is time at the end of the lesson, students could perform their restaurant role-plays in pairs.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which are items of food?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
you (informal)
your (informal, singular)
your (informal, plural)
you (formal)
your (formal, singular)
your (formal, plural)
Q3.Match the opposites.
barato
frío
limpio
pequeño
Q4.Order the words to say: 'he has a coffee and you have a salad'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'we like Spanish food'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I ate in a Chinese restaurant'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
spoon
knife
starter
ice cream
dessert
fork
Q2.'Say where you want to sit'. Choose the best response to this prompt.
Q3.Order the phrases to create a role-play dialogue.
Q4.You are a waiter talking to a customer. Write in Spanish: 'how can I help you?'.
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