IMPERSONAL “ SE “

Se prohibe usar teléfonos celulares en la clase

• These are "impersonal expressions". In other words, we don't really have anyone specific in mind when we say "They say..." or "One" or " You". We mean people in general. This is what we mean by "impersonal".

• Spanish has a slightly different format for expressing this Impersonal voice. Spanish adds the pronoun se in front of verbs to make general statements. Impersonal voice using se will use a singular verb since the se can be replaced by uno ("one").

How does one say "icecream" in Italian?

¿Cómo se dice "helado" en italiano?

You say (one says) "gelato". Se dice "gelato".

How do you spell "Valencia"? ¿Cómo se escribe "Valencia"?

Impersonal expressions don’t really have any specific person in mind when they make general statements or questions about what “they,” “one,” or “you,” do, but rather people in general. That is what makes it impersonal. There is no subject nor is there an outside agent acting on an object. You will use impersonal expressions to find out how things are done according to custom, rule, or general consensus. They are helpful for asking for directions, how to say things properly, what the rules are in a specific place, making general statements, and so on.

You often see the impersonal se in signs, advertisements, and directions.

These are statements in which the person performing the action is not expressed or defined

Relaciona la oración con el símbolo:1. Se prohíbe montar bicicleta, 2. se prohíbe jugar deportes, 3.se prohíbe mascotas, 4.se prohibe doblar a la derecha . Escribe en tu cuaderno la respuesta

A

BC D E

Note that the third person singular verb form is used with singular nouns and the third person plural form is used with plural nouns:

Vamos a completar la actividad del impersonal “se”

Impersonal se

¿Cómo se dice….?

Aquí en la clase se estudia

passive se

¿Dónde se vende pollo?

Se busca un mesero joven y bilingüe

The Passive Voice in Spanish is normally formed by using se + the third person singular or plural conjugation of a verb, similar to what we did with the Impersonal se. In Spanish there is not a subject - identified or not!

La carnicería

El kiosko

2.¿Dónde se vende la carne?

¿Dónde se vende (sell) la piña?

La heladería

La frutería

La verdulería La pescadería

3.¿Dónde se venden los pescados?

4.¿Dónde se venden los muebles?

La mueblería El mercado

Passive SeGenerally, we use the passive voice to indicate what happened to the object without saying who or what carried out the action. The object is acted upon by an outside agent, which is not to be specified. You will only use transitive verbs (verbs that require a direct object) in passive se constructions and you will also mostly use non-living nouns and pronouns as the object. It is not common to refer to people using the passive se.

Se comió la torta. (The cake was eaten.)Se escribe el libro en español. (The book is written in Spanish.)Se habla español aquí. (Spanish is spoken here.)Se alquilan kayaks aquí. (Kayaks are rented here.)Se venden carros usados hoy. (Used cars are being sold today.)

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Se habla español en Uruguay. (They speak Spanish in Uruguay.)

¿Cómo se va al teatro? (How does one get to the theater?)

Se escribe “pastel” p-a-s-t-e-l. (You spell “pastel” p-a-s-t-e-l.)

¿Cómo se dice “table” en español? (How do you say “table” in Spanish?)

Se dice que va a llover. (They say it is going to rain.)

Tortilla de patatas

Ingredientes:

• 3 o 4 papas grande

• 1 tasa de aceite de oliva

• 6 o 7 huevos grandes

• Sal y pimienta al gusto

• Un pedazo de pimiento

rojo

• Una cucharita de leche

Let’s go over the key instructions in Spanish with se + verb (in the present tense in third person singular or plural.) Notice that the English instructions are given as imperatives while the in Spanish the instructions use the impersonal/passive se construction.

A. Se cortan las patatas muy finas

B. Se fríen las patatasC. Se sacanD. Se escurrenE. Se baten los huevos.F. Se mezclan las patatas

y la cebolla con el huevo.

G. Se da la vuelta a la tortilla.

H. ¡Se come!

A. Cut the potatoes thinly

B. Fry the potatoesC. Take them outD. Drain them.E. Beat the eggsF. Mix the potatoes

and onions with the eggs

G. Flip the tortillaH. Let´s eat it!

Salsa de guacamole

Receta de salsa guacamole

• Ingredientes:

• 3 aguacates maduros

• 1 tomate

• ½ cebolla dorada

• limón

• 1 diente de ajo

• sal y pimienta (opcional)

A. Se sacan tres aguacates maduros;

B. se pelan;C. se les saca las semillas;D. se pican los aguacates y se

ponen en un plato hondo;E. se amasan con un tenedor;F. se pica un tomate y se agrega

al plato de los aguacates;G. se pica media cebolla y se

agrega a la mezcla;H. se pone un poco de jugo de

limón y ajo picado;I. se sirve el guacamole con

tortillas.J. ¡Buen provecho!

A. Take Three avocados .B. Peel the avocadosC. Take out the seedD. Chop and put it into a

bowlE. mash with a forkF. Tomato is chopped and

added to the avocadoG. Chop half an onion and

add to the mixtureH. Put a little lemon juice

and chopped garlicI. Guacamole served with

tortillas.J. Bon Appetite!

Tarea :

1. Para el lunes :Haz un afiche pequeño con tres reglas muy creativas para la clase de español o para la escuela Myer Park con el impersonal “se” haz dibujos.

2. Para el lunes :Escribe una historia en pretérito con los siguientes verbos : Traer, ir, ser, estar , querer, gustar, servir, pedir,preferir en preterito. Usa vocabulario de la unidad II y conectores( primero ,y, pero, tambien, ademas, luego, finalmente)

3. En grupo para el miércoles escribe una receta simple usando pasivo “se”. indica los ingredientes y el procedimiento.Haz dibujos