KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Lo mejor de todo: 'lo' + adjective
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Your learning goal
I can give my opinion using comparatives and 'lo' + adjective.
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I can give my opinion using comparatives and 'lo' + adjective.
Key learning points
- Grouping vocabulary thematically is an effective way to revise and retain words.
- 'Tan ... como' means 'as ... as' in comparisons.
- To form other comparatives in Spanish, use 'más' or 'menos' + adjective + 'que'.
- 'Lo' + adjective is used to talk about general or abstract ideas, e.g. 'the best thing' or 'the bad part'.
Words to know
- comparative
- form of an adjective or adverb used to used to compare people, things or ideas
- lo + adjective
- structure used to talk about general or abstract ideas, e.g. 'the best thing' or 'the bad part'
Common mistakes
I can translate 'the best thing was' word-for-word in Spanish.
In Spanish, we use the structure 'lo' + adjective, so we do not include the word 'thing', e.g. 'lo mejor fue el final' translates into English as 'the best thing was the ending'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Despite the fact that the structure 'lo' + adjective is only examined at Higher Tier, it is a structure that many Foundation pupils will grasp, and enjoy adding to their spoken/written repertoire. As such, teachers may want to teach all of this lesson to their Foundation or mixed-tier groups.