Pequeños cambios de dieta: singular affirmative commands
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use imperatives and modal verbs to give advice and suggestions about healthy lifestyle changes.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- We use the affirmative imperative (a positive command) to tell somebody to do something or give instructions.
- For -ar verbs the ending is -a, and for -er and -ir verbs the ending is -e.
- Modal verbs express ideas like advice, possibility, or obligation. They are most often followed by an infinitive.
- Some key modal verbs to give advice are 'tener que', 'deber' and 'poder'.
Keywords
Imperative - verb used to give advice or instructions, often informal or urgent
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g. 'must', 'can', 'want'
Common misconception
The singular imperative form for 2nd person 'tú' is the same as the present tense ending: -as or -es.
The singular imperative form for 2nd person 'tú' is the same as the 3rd person present tense - the ending is -a for -ar verbs, and -e for -er and -ir verbs.
Teacher tip
For Task B4, the teacher might want to ask students to record a video of themselves as if it were for a social media post.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Fue una experiencia __________'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
agency
lift
theatre, drama
worker, labour
point
hat
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
frequency
guide
smell
weight
pet
(piece of) advice
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
to cook, cooking
to achieve, achieving
to control, controlling
to mix, mixing
to smoke, smoking
to help, helping
Q5.Order the words to say: 'I am hungry but you are not thirsty'.
Q6.Write in English: '¿Es dulce o es agrio?'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which 'tú' imperative forms are correct?
Q2.Order the words to say: 'you have to cook the hamburgers'.
Q3.Write in English: 'podrías comer menos azúcar'.
Q4.You are talking to your best friend. Write in Spanish: 'buy more vegetables'.
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