¿Este, ese o aquel gorro?
Posted by Katie BrennaThis one? That one? That one over there? We’ve all been in a scenario where we’ve had to point at something to indicate our preference. It sure does help to accompany the pointing with words, not only to be more specific, but also to avoid being rude. The seventh grade Spanish classroom was recently converted into a clothing store to bring this scenario to life. Student shoppers entered the store to purchase an item, only to find that pointing didn’t suffice. Correct use of demonstrative adjectives to indicate preferences was required for the shopper to leave the store with the item he/she wanted! Successful shoppers were hired on as employees to help increase sales. Although typically a difficult concept for student learners to grasp, when set up like this, students easily identified key factors involved in tackling this feat: taking into account the point of view of the speaker and the distance between the speaker and the item in question. Oh, and one more thing – gender/number agreement never goes away in Spanish!
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