KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
La pandemia: pronouns 'esto/eso', read aloud and transcription
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Your learning goal
I can understand the demonstrative pronouns 'esto' and 'eso' in an interview with a scientist.
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La pandemia: pronouns 'esto/eso', read aloud and transcription: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can understand the demonstrative pronouns 'esto' and 'eso' in an interview with a scientist.
Key learning points
- The demonstrative pronouns 'esto' and 'eso' mean 'this' and 'that'.
- Unlike 'este', 'esta', 'ese' and 'esa', 'esto' and 'eso' cannot appear before a noun.
- 'Eramos' means 'we were', 'erais' means 'you all were' and 'eran' means 'they were'.
- 'Cue' is pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cua' as in 'cuatro' and 'cui' as in 'cuidar'.
Words to know
- demonstrative pronoun
- a type of pronoun; in English this includes the words 'this', 'that', 'these' and 'those'
- esto
- Spanish pronoun meaning 'this' for something unspecific or a general idea
- eso
- Spanish pronoun meaning 'that' for something unspecific or a general idea
Common mistakes
'Eso' and 'esto' can appear before a noun.
'Eso' and 'esto' cannot appear before a noun because they are pronouns. Instead it is necessary to use 'este' and 'esta' (to mean 'this') and 'ese' and 'esa' (to mean 'that').
For parents, carers and teachers
- Slides 23-26 and 28 focus on a higher tier language feature. Teachers may wish to use or omit these slides, depending on the group.