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      Entrevista a un actor de México: conditional

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can answer comprehension questions about an interview with Mexican actor Gael García Bernal.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. In Spanish, adjectives usually follow the nouns they describe to communicate a literal, objective description.
      2. Adjective position in Spanish can vary. Adjectives before a noun can communicate a figurative, subjective description.
      3. The conditional is a verb form used to express what would happen.
      4. To conjugate singular forms of the conditional, add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive.
      5. 'Habría', 'haría', 'podría', 'pondría' and 'tendría' are common irregular conditional verbs.

      Keywords

      • Adjective - word that gives information about a noun

      • Conditional - form of verb used to communicate what would happen

      Common misconception

      In Spanish, all adjectives must be placed after the noun.

      The position of adjectives in Spanish can be flexible. When adjectives follow nouns, this communicates a literal, objective description. If an adjective is placed before a noun, this can communicate a figurative, subjective description.

      Teacher tip

      LC1 contains some Higher-tier vocabulary, but could be easily tweaked to be suitable for Foundation-tier students.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which words are nouns?

      Correct answer: acuerdo
      artístico
      Correct answer: asunto
      claro
      contento

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:crear,to create, creating
      Correct Answer:funcionar,to function, work
      Correct Answer:mejorar,to improve, improving
      Correct Answer:resolver,to solve, resolve
      Correct Answer:sonreír,to smile, smiling
      Correct Answer:enseñar,to teach, teaching

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:baile (m),dance
      Correct Answer:tecnología (f),technology
      Correct Answer:cielo (m),sky
      Correct Answer:delito (m),crime
      Correct Answer:obra (f),work, book, play
      Correct Answer:ventaja (f),advantage

      Q4.
      Order the words to say: 'finally I live in a quiet city'.

      1 - por
      2 - fin
      3 - vivo
      4 - en
      5 - una
      6 - ciudad
      7 - tranquila

      Q5.
      Write in English: 'tengo el problema contrario'.

      Correct Answer: I have the opposite problem

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'How old are you?'.

      Correct Answer: Cuántos años tienes

      5 Questions

      Q1.
      In Spanish, adjectives __________ follow nouns.

      always
      Correct answer: usually
      occasionally
      never

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:afectar,to affect, affecting
      Correct Answer:afectaría,I, she, he, it would affect
      Correct Answer:afectarías,you would affect

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:diría,I, she, he, it would say
      Correct Answer:habría,there would be
      Correct Answer:haría,I, she, he, it would do
      Correct Answer:podría,I, she, he, it would be able
      Correct Answer:pondría,I, she, he, it would put (on)
      Correct Answer:tendría,I, she, he, it would have

      Q4.
      Write in Spanish: 'Diego is an old man'. In this context, 'old' means 'elderly'.

      Correct Answer: Diego es un hombre viejo

      Q5.
      Write in Spanish: 'I have a new car'. In this context, the car is second-hand.

      Correct Answer: Tengo un nuevo coche, Yo tengo un nuevo coche

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