There are at least 6 verbs to be in Spanish :
SER, ESTAR, HABER, TENER, HACER+tiempo(weather), PARECER (to look)
How much of the verb TENER is used in English as verb to be is highlighted in RED.
pronombres de complemento directo/indirecto verbos de intercambio
Me lo ( da, dice… dió , dijo) secreto, regalo >>>> Me da un regalo
ME la ( da, dice… dió , dijo) carta, tarta >>>>> Me da una carta
TE lo ( doy, digo… di , dije)
TEla ( doy, digo… di , dije)
Se lo ( da, dice… dió , dijo) ( doy, digo… di , dije) >>>> CUIDADO , OJO! LE da un regalo Se lo da
SE la
I LEARN SPANISH SONG LYRICS from Spanish folklore from famous RTVE archive
Best way to learn new vocabulary and consolidate tenses.
SPECIALLY pronunciation.
Each song is from a different year in Spain’s historical context.
Bilingual Spanish/ English lyrics to help in the understanding and memory of verses.
I LEARN SPANISH SONG LYRICS from Spanish folklore from famous RTVE archive
Best way to learn new vocabulary and consolidate tenses.
SPECIALLY pronunciation.
Each song is from a different year in Spain’s historical context.
Bilingual Spanish/ English lyrics to help in the understanding and memory of verses.
Find the Spanish meanings Map of modal verbs
I can’t stop
it doesn’t let me
I give up/stop I mustn’t I must
I can’t
I am not able
I can
I am able to
Please lend me …
I wouldn’t let
I would let
I shouldn’t
I should
I am not to Do I have to? May I?
Could I ?
I am not allowed Not allowed
Do they allow
Do’s… Mind to Don’ts…
Avoid to
It is allowed
It is ok to
possible
GUESS WHO TYPE OF GAME
Adivina lo que hago normalmente para cuidar del medio ambiente
¿Normalmente separas los desechos?
¿Normalmente reciclas?
¿Normalmente evitas el alto consumo ?
¿Normalmente intentas consumir menos?
¿Normalmente intento reutilizar o reparar cosas?
extension:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dianahidalgo/6855938499/lightbox/
No queda= I’ve run out of
No hay= there is/aren’t any…
Me falta=falta= no tengo= to be missing
Me hace falta= necesito = I need.
Me falta jabón= I have no soap
Me hace falta jabón= I need soap
Agua caliente solo fría= hot water only cold
Es demasiado pequeña= it is too small
El aire acondicionado/la calefacción = the air conditioning / heating
Debe llamar a seguridad= you must call security
El váter/aseo= the loo
Quiero de mejor categoría= I want an upgrade
Puede llamar a un técnico= can you call a technician
Los empleados son antipáticos= The staff members are nasty.
La comida es asquerosa= the food is disgusting
No quiero volver a este hotel= Id o not want to come back to this hotel
No puedo callarme , esto es inaceptable.
I cannot keep quiet, this is unacceptable
Hay una averia en el baño.
There is a fault in the bathroom.
El secador está averiado, no funciona.
The hairdryer is faulty. It doesn’t work.
Hay un problema con la reserva.
There is a problem with your booking
El cristal está roto.
The glass has broken
La nevera está estropeada.
the freezer has broken down
Quiero un reembolso= I want a refund
Debe calmarse= you must calm down
No se altere= Do not get angry.
Tiene remedio= There is a solution
Le solucionaré el problema= I’ll solve the problem
No vale para nada/ la pena= it is worthless/a waste
¿De dónde eres? ¿Dónde está tu ciudad natal?
eres extranjero o del país
¿ dónde naciste?¿ Cuál es el lugar de nacimiento?
¿ dónde vives actualmente?¿ Cuál es el lugar de resicencia?
¿Cómo pasa tu tiempo libres? Que haces en tu tiempo libre?
¿Pasas tu tiempo libre en casa o fuera? ¿Pasas tu tiempo libre para relajarte o hacer deporte?
¿En qué trabajas? ¿En qué sector trabajas? En artesanía o industria, en servicios o en explotaciónes
Actividades para usar la concordancia entre objeto y adjetivo de tamaño.
Animales para ordenarlos:
Tucán
Hormiga
Hipopótamo
Pollito
Mapache-raccoon
Canguro (babysitter)
Pez
Rana
Lobo
Búfalo
Lobo maríno
gallina
WILL = ar,er,ir + é,ás,á,émos,éis,án
dir,har,habr,tendr, sabr,podr,pondr,saldr,vendr,cabr,querr+
Juan (haber) terminado el trabajo.
(Vosotros - decir) cómo os pareció el viaje
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Dime cómo te vistes y yo te (decir) a quién quieres parecerte.
El presidente (salir) a Europa para reunirse con sus colegas.
Speaking /listening importance of the verb PARECER/SE
parece mentira= it seems surreal untrue
parece extraño or raro= it seems odd
parece una buena o mala idea= it seems a good ideal
parecerse a su padre= to resemble hisher dad , to look like
que te parece si = how about…ing (suggesting something to do or plans)
que te parece esto= what do you think about this… how do you find this?
e.g. que te parece este vino? me parece muy bueno
que te parece la leccion? me parece bien.
answers :
me parece bien o mal ( for actions or plans)
me parece bueno o malo ( for things, objects, etc…)
PONER EXPRESSIONS
poner la mesa = lay the table
poner algo en un sitio= to place ( colocar) something in a place
poner un huevo= lay an egg
oponerse= to object
proponer= to suggest
esponer= to present
ponerse la ropa = vestirse= to get dressed
poner en la tele o en el cine= to show on tv or on the cinema
ponerse al día= to get uptodate
poner fin a algo = to put an end to something
componer= to compose
disponer= to make available
ponerse cream o el maquillaje= to put on cream or make up
APAGAR= to put out .English expresion put out = poner fuera means to put outside in Spanish.
Poner a alguien por las nubes= to talk badly about something
reponerse= to get well
descomponerse= to decompose
imponer= to impose
recomponer= to put together from broken or undone. ensamblar un armario de ikea
posponer= aplazar(adjourn)= retrasar= to postpone
ponerse a ar,er,ir= to suddenly start to
suponer- to suppose= imaginar que
ponerse el sol= to sun set
ponerse en marcha= to make a move
JUEGO GAME
LAMINATE SO YOU CAN REUSE WITH A BOARD PEN
THROW THE DIE IN TURNS AND CROSS OR CIRCLE YOUR NUMBER
UNTILL ALL NUMBERS ARE GONE … YOU LOSE A TURN IF YOU CANNOT FIND A NUMBER UNMARKED.
Describe what type of family you have.
only child, homoparental or monoparental, etc…
Describe what type of family environment there is. Pets, Relatives, Marital status, group of friends and reason for them.
structures needed
how to make the conditional tense of a given verbs = inf + ía, ías,ía,íamos, íais,ían
how to make the imperfect subjuntive of a given verb= root"they form preterite" +a,as,a,amos,aís,an
eg tener — tuvieron- tuvier/a,as
This resource is to support speaking as a guess game . Two players choose the type of family environment and type of family they live in . They teak it in turns to guess each other’s type of family and environment each other lives in.
The aim of the game is to guess your partner’s chosen greeting, farewell , feelings or the need to introduce yourself or asking questions.
Choose a shape and a colour , off you go.
SALUDOS y DESPEDIDAS memorise guess game Spanish greetings goodbyes
In pairs , you ask your partner one of these questions:
¿Te despides? - Is this your farewell ?
¿Saludas?- Are you greeting?
¿Preguntas?- Are you asking?
¿Estás bien?- are you OK?
¿Estás mal? are you not well?
¿Eres conocid@? - Do I know you?
The aim of the game is to guess your partner’s chosen greeting, farewell , feelings or the need to introduce yourself or asking questions.
the use of ser and estar is not introduced but it is used
estar means to be not forever or to be for a while.
ser means to be forever or for a long time
This game could be used as a dialogue composition game using this questions;
Saludo: hola , Buenos días,…
Pregunta 1: ¿Qué tal?
Respuesta 1: muy mal,… , muy bien
Pregunta 2 : ¿Por qué?
Respuesta2: estoy enfermo, … , estoy feliz
Pregunta 3:¿ y tú?
This game could be used as a colour and shape guess game using this questions
¿Es verde? and the other colours. azul, morado, naranja, amarillo, rojo
¿Es un cuadrado? and the other rectángulo, círculo, triángulo
Measuring Energy Stores with examples and calculations
visual explanation when is work done
Examples for the understanding of Potential to Kinetic energy transfers and vice versa
Examples for the Chemical food and Chemical respiration stores whilst at rest and from Chemical respiration to kinetic and back to rest .
Describing thermal stores as a lost energy to the surroundings and unrecoverable but useful to the body to keep warm.
Summary notes.
Speaking activity : ESTAR + Furniture and which location relative to it.
Writing activities: More phrases to express relative location in the writing.
ESTAR con situaciones en partes de muebles.
PRACTICE: del y de la after place prepositions such as :
in front of, behind, next to , on top of, under, somewhere on/by
delante de , detrás de , al lado de, encima de, debajo de, por
GUESS WHERE IT IS relatively to furniture
The speaking game is played by choosing an item of furniture and a relative location to it. So, you can say: is it( located) in the wardrobe? or
the other type of question, Is it next to a piece of furniture?
This way you are eliminating possibilities until you guess correctly.