KS3 Spanish: Interrogation - 'El Interrogatorio - El Gato'

Video summary

A suspect is interrogated by a good and bad cop on the grammar used on a poster for a missing cat.

The bad cop is a grammar fanatic and goes through her poster line by line, getting progressively more apoplectic. The good cop attempts to calm him down throughout.

Not only does the bad cop point out the incorrect adjectival agreements and dative pronouns, he also takes them through verb conjugation on the board.

The suspect finally admits that she is English and this is why she has been getting her grammar wrong. The good cop is impressed with her standard of English after only a month in the country, but the bad cop says it’s no excuse.

Before she goes she must read out the full corrected poster.

After doing this she is free to go. However, the bad cop himself makes a grammatical mistake. The good cop holds him down as the suspect puts handcuffs on him, quoting his former line that grammar is very important!

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Teacher Notes

Pupils could be given a number of sentences with similar grammatical mistakes to those in the clip. They could then try to correct the errors.

This clip is relevant for teaching Spanish at Key Stage 3 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales and at Third Level in Scotland.

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Understanding infinitives and tenses are key to making sense of the criminals' heist plans.

Spanish KS3: The heist - 'Planeando El Atraco' (part 2/10)

Explore greetings, vocabulary, adjectives, colours and clothing as the police try to make sense of the evidence.

Spanish KS3: The search begins - 'Se Buscan' (part 1/10)

Explore Spanish grammar and vocabulary around planning directions as the criminals plan their escape.

Spanish KS3: The getaway - "Planeando la fuga" (Part 4/10)

Expand understanding around daily routines and geography as the criminal gets tickled in the interrogation room.

Spanish KS3: The interrogation - 'El Interrogatorio' (part 9/10)

Explore Spanish vocabulary around truth and identity as the police go through their undercover training.

Spanish KS3: Undercover training - 'Como Ir De Incognito' (part 5/10)

Expand understanding around arguments, numbers and dates as the criminal gang attempts to crack a safe.

Spanish KS3: Cracking the safe - 'La Caja Fuerte' (part 6/10)

Explore Spanish vocabulary around travel, geography, food and paella as the police try to make sense of the criminals' movements.

Spanish KS3: The search widens - 'Se Buscan En El Extranjero' (part 3/10)

Expand understanding around games, hobbies and music as the police go undercover.

Spanish KS3: Undercover - 'De Incognito' (part 7/10)
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