Connectives Year 10 Spanish Connectives B I G

Connectives Year 10 Spanish Connectives

B. I. G (Brains in gear) Look at the word ‘connective’. What type of word do you think a connective might be? What do you think a connective might be used for? Can you think of any examples in English?

Starter activity: PLTS (TEAM WORKERS) (EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATORS) A connective is a linking word used to join ideas. In pairs, read the text below and see if you can identify all of the linking words: My name is Juan and I live in Madrid. I am twelve years old but people say that I look much older because I am very tall. At the weekend I like to skateboard or roller-blade. I also like to play football. but because or also and

Learning objective • To be able to recognise and use a range of connectives in Spanish in order to link ideas

Connectives • We are going to learn the Spanish equivalents of the following 7 connectives in English: and, but, or, next, because, also, therefore

and y

but pero

or o

next luego

because porque

also también

therefore entonces

7 connectives Copy the full list of connectives into your books: and but or next because also therefore y pero o luego porque también entonces

Practice I: Speaking 1. y 2. pero 3. o 4. luego 5. porque 6. también 7. entonces PLTS (TEAM WORKERS) (EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATORS) (REFLECTIVE LEARNERS)

Practice II: Speaking PLTS (TEAM WORKERS) (EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATORS) (REFLECTIVE LEARNERS) 1. and 2. but 3. or 4. next 5. because 6. also 7. therefore and y

Practice III: writing On the worksheet choose a suitable connective to link the sentences together so that they make sense. In some cases, more than one connective may be suitable. You may work in pairs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. y, también luego, y, también porque también, y o, y entonces, y pero, y Student feedback

Produce I: For each of the seven connectives, write a sentence using the connective to link two of your own ideas in Spanish: e. g. Connective - y (and) Soy un chico alto y delgado I am a tall and skinny boy

Learning objective • To be able to recognise and use a range of connectives in Spanish in order to link ideas

Plenary How many Spanish connectives can you remember?