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La pandemia: pronouns 'esto/eso', read aloud and transcription

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I can understand the demonstrative pronouns 'esto' and 'eso' in an interview with a scientist.

I can recognise, spell and pronounce 'cu' + vowel.

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La pandemia: pronouns 'esto/eso', read aloud and transcription

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I can understand the demonstrative pronouns 'esto' and 'eso' in an interview with a scientist.

I can recognise, spell and pronounce 'cu' + vowel.

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Key learning points

  1. The demonstrative pronouns 'esto' and 'eso' mean 'this' and 'that'.
  2. Unlike 'este', 'esta', 'ese' and 'esa', 'esto' and 'eso' cannot appear before a noun.
  3. 'Eramos' means 'we were', 'erais' means 'you all were' and 'eran' means 'they were'.
  4. 'Cue' is pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cua' as in 'cuatro' and 'cui' as in 'cuidar'.

Keywords

  • 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 misconception

'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').


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:oigo,I hear
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I hear

Correct Answer:digo,I say
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I say

Correct Answer:recreo,break (at school)
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break (at school)

Correct Answer:vivo,alive
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alive

Correct Answer:contigo,with you
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with you

Correct Answer:paro,unemployment
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unemployment

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:apagar,to turn off, turning off
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to turn off, turning off

Correct Answer:luchar,to fight, struggle
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to fight, struggle

Correct Answer:respetar,to respect, respecting
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to respect, respecting

Correct Answer:robar,to rob, to steal
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to rob, to steal

Correct Answer:entregar,to hand in, handing in
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to hand in, handing in

Correct Answer:acabar,to finish, finishing
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to finish, finishing

Q3.
Which word means 'this' before a singular feminine noun?
esa
Correct answer: esta
este
ese
es
Q4.
Which word means 'you were' or 'you used to be'?
era
eres
Correct answer: eras
es
estás
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'You were a famous scientist (f)'.
Correct Answer: Eras una científica famosa., Tú eras una científica famosa.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I was a popular nurse (m)'.
Correct Answer: Era un enfermero popular., Yo era un enfermero popular.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:peligro,danger
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danger

Correct Answer:cuenta,account
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account

Correct Answer:cerebro,brain
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brain

Correct Answer:avance,progress
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progress

Correct Answer:aunque,although
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although

Correct Answer:evidente,obvious
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obvious

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:este,this (before a singular or uncountable masculine noun)
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this (before a singular or uncountable masculine noun)

Correct Answer:eso,that (pronoun)
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that (pronoun)

Correct Answer:esa,that (before a singular or uncountable feminine noun)
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that (before a singular or uncountable feminine noun)

Correct Answer:esta,this (before a singular or uncountable feminine noun)
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this (before a singular or uncountable feminine noun)

Correct Answer:esto,this (pronoun)
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this (pronoun)

Correct Answer:ese,that (before a singular or uncountable masculine noun)
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that (before a singular or uncountable masculine noun)

Q3.
Which word means 'you all were' or 'you all used to be'?
Correct answer: erais
era
éramos
eran
eras
Q4.
Which word means 'ill' in Spanish?
enfermero
enfermedad
Correct answer: enfermo
entregar
entre
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'We were important'.
Correct Answer: Éramos importantes., Nosotros éramos importantes., Nosotras éramos importantes.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'The effects were obvious'.
Correct Answer: Los efectos eran evidentes.

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