Visita de un instituo español: irregular superlatives 'el mejor', 'el peor'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use common superlatives in the context of life at school.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ge] is pronounced as in 'gente', [gi] is pronounced as in 'imaginar' and [j] is pronounced as in 'ojo'.
- Demonstrative adjectives indicate a particular noun and they must agree with this noun in gender and number.
- Adjectives ending in -z, -e, and -ista have have the plural endings -ces, -es and -istas.
- 'el mejor', 'el peor', 'el mayor' and 'el menor' are common irregular superlatives.
- Superlatives must agree with the nouns they describe in gender and number.
Keywords
[ge] - pronounced as in 'gente'
[gi] - pronounced as in 'imaginar'
[j] - pronounced as in 'ojo'
Demonstrative adjective - specifies a particular noun, indicating 'this', 'that', 'these' or 'those'
Superlative - form of an adjective or adverb used to express the highest or lowest degree of a quality, e.g. 'the tallest', 'the least interesting'
Common misconception
The only translation of 'the best' in Spanish is 'el mejor'.
The superlative 'el mejor' must agree with the noun it describes in number and gender. Its other forms are 'la mejor', 'los mejores' and 'las mejores'.
Teacher tip
Exit Quiz Qs 5-6 and Learning Cycle 3 contain Higher Tier grammar and vocabulary. You could consider using mini whiteboards for Task B2 to assess for whole-class understanding and improvise additional sentences if necessary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
fourth
fifth
publication
page
sheet
to relax, relaxing
Q2.Which Spanish words have a hard 'g' sound?
Q3.What is the demonstrative adjective in this sentence? 'Este puente es muy largo y mide cien metros'.
Q4.What is the missing demonstrative adjective? ' árboles alrededor del parque son muy altos.'
Q5.Match the demonstrative adjectives.
that (m)
that (f)
those (mpl)
those (fpl)
Q6.What is the correct translation of this sentence? 'Esa lista es larga.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words have a soft 'g' sound?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
education
around
the oldest (m)
the youngest (m)
the best (m)
the worst (m)
Q3.Write the correct demonstrative adjective to say 'this': ' examen es difícil.'
Q4.The plural form of 'capaz' is ' .'
Q5.Match the forms of 'el mejor'.
the best (m)
the best (f)
the best (mpl)
the best (fpl)
Q6.'Tomo decisiones cuando estoy estresado.' What is the missing superlative?
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