Wednesday, August 11, 2021

PRACTICE IMPERATIVES WITH VIDEO

Level; Pre-Intermediate/ Intermediate

As of today, April 13th, the Spanish are slowly returning to work after the whole country shut down because of the Coronavirus. 

On RTVE - the Spanish equivalent of RTE - they have advice and guidelines on what to do and what not to do when returning to work. 

As they are giving advice, they are using a lot of imperatives. If you are unsure what an Imperative is or how to form it, check out the blog on Imperatives

Watch the short video and see how many imperatives you can find. There are 14 positive and 2 negative imperatives (using "no"). The answers are below....

Some vocab.....

acudir - to show up, turn up, attend
contacto estrecho - close contact
para que acredite - so he/ she can confirm....
pañuelo desechable - a disposable tissue
estornudar - to sneeze








recuerda - remember
no salgas - don't go out
quédate en casa - stay at home
teletrabaja - work from home
no acudas - do not show up
contacta
prioriza - prioritize
viaja - travel
mantén - maintain, keep
continúa - continue
lávate - wash
cúbrete - cover
tíralo - throw it out
mantén
airéalo - air it out
sigue - follow








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