Subject: Spanish

Level: 3rd Form (3 Busines / Vocational)

Topic: Expressing likes & dislikes

Sub-Topic: Demonstrative Adjectives: ese, esa, esos, esas

Time: 40 minutes (11:45 am – 12:25 pm)

References:

1. Dos Mundos, Tracey Terrell et al, pages 187-189.

2. Spanish Now! ¡El Español Actual! Ruth Silverstein, et al, pages 197-201.

3. www.learnspanish.com

4. www.spanish4teachers.com

Previous Knowledge:

Students are able to define what a demonstrative adjective is.

Objectives:

Through discussions and the reference of a hand-out and worksheet students will be able to:

1. Distinguish between singular & plural demonstrative adjectives this & these and that &
those in both the masculine & feminine forms.

2. Produce a table that classifies nouns in demonstrative adjectives this & these and that &
those.

3. Value the importance of the correctly using Spanish demonstrative adjectives when
shopping for clothing.

Concepts:

A demonstrative adjective is used to indicate or show the closeness of a person, place, or thing
(or persons, places, or things) to the speaker.

While English only has two options for demonstrative adjectives—“this” for something close to
you, and “that” for something farther away—Spanish has three: this, that, and that over there.
The third option implies an even greater distance.

Demonstrative adjectives: PROXIMITY to the speaker

Close Masculine Feminine

this Este esta
these Estos estas

Farther Away
that Ese esa
those Esos esas

Rules:

a. THIS: Este (masculine singular) and esta (feminine singular) are used respectively
before a masculine singular noun and before a feminine singular noun.

For example: este gato or esta chica

b. THESE: Estos (masculine plural) and estas (feminine plural) are used respectively
before a masculine plural noun and before a feminine plural noun.

For example: estos gatos or estas chicas

c. THAT: Ese (masculine singular) and esa (feminine singular) are used respectively before
a masculine singular noun and before a feminine singular noun.

For example: ese hombre or esa mujer

d. THOSE: Esos (masculine plural) and esas (feminine plural) are used respectively before
a masculine plural noun and before a feminine plural noun.

For example: esos gatos or esas casas

 Ese and esa (that) are formed by dropping the t from este and esta. Esos and esas
(those) are formed by dropping the t from estos and estas.

Materials: pencil, pens, notebook, video, worksheets

Introduction:

 Students will be given two minutes what are demonstrative adjective in Spanish.
Development:
 1. After the two minutes, students will click on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kAr4YSvFNEU
2. Students are to write on their note book the different types of demonstrative adjectives
classifying them as feminine, masculine, singular or plural.
3. To reinforce students’ knowledge, another video will be display
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBB6ilYSj0.
4. A handout of demonstrative adjectives will be given to students.
5. Students will be given some sentences as class work practice.

Conclusion

 Students will describe the objects in their house using the demonstrative adjectives.

Write the correct form of the demonstrative adjectives in Spanish.

1. Me gustan _______ perros. (I like those dogs.)

2. Me gustan _______ perros. (I like those dogs over there.)
3. No quiero ______ casa. Quiero ______ casa. (I don't
want that house. I want that house farther back.)
4. ¿Recuerdas ______ días? (Do you remember those days?)
5. ¿Recuerdas _______ días? (Do you remember those days long ago?)

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