Year 10 - Spanish
Experiencias de racismo: develop understanding
My neighbourhood: la vida en México
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces new structures for forming negative statements, and revisits verbal negation with 'no'. Pupils learn second person plural -ar verbs in the preterite, and contrast this with the singular. They revisit -ar verbs in the present tense, stem change verbs, and possessive adjectives.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to translate complex sentences from English to Spanish in the context of people's experiences of racism in Mexico.
Key Notes
- Present-tense verbs ending in -gir or -ger have a spelling change in the 1st person singular e.g. dirigir > dirijo.
- [gi] and [ge] are pronounced as in 'imaginar' and 'gente'.
- [j] is pronounced as in 'ojo'.
- You can use context, cognates and prior learning to aid reading comprehension.
- Before translating from English into Spanish, it is important to consider the grammatical features involved.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [gi]: pronounced as in 'imaginar'
- [ge]: pronounced as in 'gente'
- [j]: pronounced as in 'ojo'
- irregular 1st person verb: verb that is irregular in the 1st person singular form of the present tense
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- In Spanish, [g] is always pronounced as in 'gol'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Present-tense verbs ending in -gir or -ger have a spelling change in the 1st person singular e.g. dirigir > dirijo. [gi] and [ge] are pronounced as in 'imaginar' and 'gente'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[gi]'
pronounced as in 'imaginar'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: In Spanish, [g] is always pronounced as in 'gol'. Correction: The pronunciation of [g] varies depending on the vowels that follow. [g] followed by [a], [o] or [u] is hard, whereas [g] followed by [i] or [e] is soft.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Experiencias de racismo: negative pronouns 'nada', 'nadie', 'nunca' Study Guide
- Experiencias de racismo: stem-change present verbs e--> ie, o --> ue Study Guide
- La vida en México: read aloud, role-play and translation Study Guide
- Una nueva vida: 2nd person singular and plural preterite Study Guide
- Una nueva vida: time, manner, place adverbs Study Guide
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