KS3 · Spanish · Year 8
Who does what? SVO vs OVS word order, personal 'a'
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Your learning goal
I can change the positions of the subject and object in a sentence and use them correctly to show who is performing the action and who is receiving it.
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I can change the positions of the subject and object in a sentence and use them correctly to show who is performing the action and who is receiving it.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [ñ] is pronounced as in 'español' and [n] as in 'mano'.
- MAP is a useful strategy to learn vocabulary in a meaningful way.
- In sentences, the subject does the action and the object receives it.
- There are two frequently used word orders in Spanish: subject + verb + object and object + verb + subject.
- We use the personal ‘a’ before the object if it’s a person or animal.
Words to know
- subject
- person, people or thing(s) doing the verb
- object
- person, animal or thing that receives the action of the verb
- personal 'a'
- preposition placed before a direct object when that object is a specific person or animal we have a name for
Common mistakes
In Spanish, like in English, the object always goes after the verb.
In Spanish, unlike in English, the object can go before or after the verb. In object-first sentences, we add the object pronouns lo (masculine) or la (feminine) before the verb.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Students need access to paper for Task B1. In learning cycle 3, the teacher might want to ask students to come up with their own story using the two different word orders.